TRAFALGAR DAY

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1463, 23 October 1905, Page 2

TRAFALGAR DAY

Great Geiebratioiis at Home Ceremony at tlio Nelson Column Wreaths from All Parts of Empire Service on Board t!to Victory Patriotic IMfijs and Banquets Assoei*tion.—Copyright. . , London, Oct 22 Theiie -.-warn grra 1 . 1 oolebrations of the Trafaigit' centenary throughout the Em. pire. r • Bishop Woldnn conducted service at tho 'oot of the Nelson columa, Trafalgar Square. There ware 100 wreaths from all parts of tho empire, and 12,000 peoplo were present, (minding tho AjentrGoneral. Thousands'-thronged tho all day and during tho evening, defiling past the column. ( Priuco Edward of Wa'es ami his hrettior, in driving past, hailed and saluted. / " Hundreds visited the tomb of Nelson in St Paul's. . A special ceremony was, held aboard the Victory. 1 1 Lord Brasioy prosidfitl at a §roat meetr ing held in tho, Allien Hall, at which Lord , Banfurly, ei-6ovornor of Now Zealand, i prosided, At tho Navy League banquet Mr, W. P. 1 Rtiovos, High .Commissioner for New ' Zealajd, proposedTho Memory of Nel- • »on." . \ , •' I Tho British and Foreign Sailors' Society , presented tho French municipal represen- \ tfttives with a piece of the Victory oak in j. memory of Prance's brave sailors at the . batileofTrsfalgsr, Tlio incident produced . an excellent impression. Admiial Togo received a deputation and address frtjm tbo British Navy League. - The Celebrations in Mafia' i . 1 The Historic Signal 3 Ur,lur!iiii 1)} Grandson o( Original i . Hoister Press Association.—Copyright. Sydney, this day. Tho TrAfnlgar celebrations' throughout tho Commonwealth wero mainlv chsnclorised by a plontiful display of bunting. A great-grnndson of Pasco, who hoisted , the famous signal on tho Victory ("Bng- ,, lanil expefcla that every man will do his duty") unfurled tho signal at a naval s concert at the Town Hall, During tho e evening Captain Hardy, nephew of the captain of tho Victory, was presented to Admiral Fanshawn." A*i Brisbane n grandson of Pasco unfurled the f'tmons signal at tbo United Servico Institution. At Melbourne tho C*ulfield Cup overahadowod the' Trafalgar celebrations, though various demonstrations were held in tho evoning in commemoration of the bat'le. The snientc cordiale,\m in ov'donce j by tho general itilorlwining of the Union 0 Jack and tri-colour. 3 /HonART, this day, , Trafalgar Day was celebrated'by a profuse display of hunting. < Adelaide, this day, Trafalgar Day wai enthusiastically oh- . solved, and various functions waro held, Great Day at Kelson ; . His .Governor on Jingoism ,' Nkmon/ this day. , At tho Navy League celebration tho (rovotnor delivered an addross opposing the new jingoism. He roviowed 630 3 troops,. Thero was a torchlight procession | in tho orenioj?, eftoi* which, mombers of the Leoguo mrt and drank to the . memory nf ,Nel*on, and then cabled to London as follows: "Nelson living bin- ' ours Nelson tho immortal" 1 ' 1 l : ' > Trafalgar Sormons - | . Auokland, tliLs clay, i , Eoforonce was mado to tho Battlo of -Trafalgar in most of the churches yesterday. Bishop Ncligan preaobed on Patriotism as the Soul of the Nation," and alluded to tho driving together of England and Franco as an onion of peace,