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Ling the Prince of Wales would be the guest

CORRESPONDENTS IN: J The foundation stone of the Zeebrugge of the illustrious Belgian King. His Royal

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Manseer rate a dens stirring as any in sur roughhe, as the British representative offered island story.

heartfelt gratitude for perpetuating at Zes brugge The glorious menney of British, sailors,

Men Buzette, Minister of Agriculture, en behalf of the Belgian authorities.

Assembled around the base today were Antas Belgian Ministers, ex-Ministers, sadors, and many Englishmen and Belgians

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A MOST GALLANT DEED,

based,

of steered

"course through mine strewn waters to attack the dragon in his in great part, the hopes of Belgium were

Captain Carpenter,

.of the Admiral Sir Roger Keyes loud a great Vindictive, was not here, being on duty in ovation when called upon to speak, the Mediterranean waters where at Roger whole company rising. with

uplifted Brufor, the Marine V., but by Sir Reyes's side was a select number of officers glasses, their cheers being accompanied by worthily representing the living and the many expressions of gratitude for his The ariminal spoke in blunt, dend who fought for a glorious hour in the

like i

fashion, referring, to the charm- port.

ing cloquent, and generous remarks, but making no statement upon the exploit -After nur National Anthem had been that was being commemorated. He simply played by the Belgian regimental band, returned thanks on behalf of the gallant Lon Emmott, the Chairman of the

who sailed with him, and stated Zeebrugge Memorial Fund, invite the than had met their comrades-in-arms Governor of West Flanders to lay the stam for the first time that day since they stormed His lordship sail the funds were raised in Zeebrugge together. The admiral the Britain Belgian to quumemorate in permanent foria & it most gaihunt deezie Soue proposed the fonst. of the Burgomaster of

Brüges.

as a result of the splendid committee felt justified in proving to thrust of the Belgian field ariy in ro- creet th memorial the designs of

fras

operation with the troops of the Allies under the supretue commind of the King of the Belgians, he landles with some trepidation, that the Navy might be very un-

further sums were still required, but the was said the Belgian const

distinguished Felegian

and Shudderen, The

is there MM.

Dapon marked the the Allies to

sense of obligatione death, ale for the loss of life and the dunge

the

brave men who died in

indicted on Belgium property. However, the welcome on all sides and the generous sym

to those not less benve wijo livel, to tell the tale. He hoped the memorial might be not

a perpetual reminder of a never-to-be-pathy touched then very much. He went only forgotten fent of arts, but also a sign of the intu Bruges with the Belgian troops, and indissoluble friendship Lotween the Belgian would never forget the scene when the and the British nations, a friendship sealed gallant old Burgounster received his King, by sacritice and sufferings born in common, a cernente by the glorious victory eventually won.

ANGLO-BELGIAN FRIENDSHM

British sailors' brave in completa nad on all

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The next sperch was delivered by Lord Baron Janssens de Bisthoven gave full ammott, who said the story of Zeebrugge narration of the storming of the Mole and would ring down the ages as long as the the blocking of the Bruges canal, and in elo- British Navy endured and as long as 4 quent words paid a high tribute to the combination of skill am bravery com

and at the end of his under the admiration of mankind. When he in Belgium after the war was over calogy and thas

that Zeebrugge mark- was celebrating an oathened the turning-point of the val with her

sides unique in

als-is. Excellency placer a casket containing the records of the the time of the raid, from the military

And laid

of viaw we were in the darkest pint raid in abore it the foundation-stone.

was then far from over, and Zeebrugge was said by the Vindelira's chaplain, and theri

Mall and the heel of the German oppresors, wers placed on the still under number of floral t stone. Admin) in was a

miral Reyes's

white but the attack on St. George's Day preanged cross, a which was surmounted Saint the ultimate defeat of the Clerman hordes,

with the inscrip- Both as a great achi

achievement iz itself and in red roses, crosy

of those who fell on Saint as a real factor in the final stages of the war nierocy George's Day." On behalf of Princess Louise, the attack demanded a

the base of the neopravers wore months of the war, The great German attack

In

a permanent memorial. always had a wUTH Jarh Bel- gallant

who has taken warm interest in the work of The British arts for the

the Anglo-Belgin nion, a wreath of immor-cutner in their telle roses was deposited on the stone, with gian nation. The tearing up of the "scrap

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The incription on the stone is as follows: "The Foundation Stone of this Monu- ment, erected in order to commemorate the storming ot the Port of Zeebrugge by British Naval Forces, on April the 23rd, 1918, was laid by Raron Janssens de Bis- thoven. Governor of Western Flanders, on April the 2nd, 1923.

an inscription signed by her Royal High of paper" stal the attack on Belgium

of ness, "in" perpetual

this

England whole-heartedly into the brought The war. She did all she could to succour and achievement of Britis

"navigation." Anglo-Belgian Union's wreath was made of help Belgium in hur distress. Our friend- Flanders

with poppies ned palms of victory, ship was not merely sentimental or spiritual. A small naval ensign, draped between Our connection with Zeebrugge was to be flowers, and the carl be the works, " of a practical type also, and one of the first

1918, where

fruits memory of St. George's Day,,

of the great reorganisation of British every moment

eut bad its deed and every leed railways was the commencement of a line its hero" Viscountess Burnham also placed from Harwich to Zeebrugge. Bowers on the foundation stone.

Lord Burnham said he had the greatest in identifying the Anglo-Belgian pleasure Union

memorable cercinony

It with this seemed to him there could be ne finer gesture, no more inspiring sentiment thin to take as an external and visible sign of their friendship the memorial of one of the greatest deeds of bravery and sucrifice that ever thrilled the

and strengthened the faith of generations yet to EHITISH AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH.

ever the term

the Guest of

it was in the Burely, The ceremony over, the company of more Justified and cared, than two hundred assembled in the Palace case of the Dover Patrol. It lund been sait, ffotel at luncheon, over which Viscount that the impossible is often true. When" Burnham, the president of the Anglo-Belgian one looked at. the uole and the harbour, Union, presided. While lunch

one felt that, in the words of the most progress a telegrain from the King was distinguished of English writers, there is received by the British Ambassador, the nothing human patience and human cur- reading of which evoked, great enthusiasm. age. will not undertake, au little st His Majesty's message was in these words:

human patience will not endure. He re- "I have heard with much pleasure gretted the

of the venerable Burgo- absence that the foundation-stone of the master of Bruges, who was the author of the

monument at

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day by the Govbrugge will be laid to phraso: "Commit brutalities, if you must,

of West Flanders in but be polite, as he said to the German

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the presence of a distinguished company command, and they salutes him as a hero of of Belgians and English, including re- civic life. presentatives of the Anglo-Belgian

Union As patron of the fund, I am gratified to think that it has betty possible, to commence the building of a memorial on the spot which will for ever recall the

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The first of a number of speeches, all of Sir James Cantlie gave some homely which centred upon the gallantry of the Navy and the need for the continuance of to his "physical. jerks" class of women. friendly relations between the two peoples, and elderly men, fast mouth, when is met was delinved by Sir George Grahame, who at the Mortimer Hall for the last time said the monument would not have its full this season. What is tho good of these significance if it were murified fromte jerks?" he queried. "If you come here the magnificent net of

an with the idea that you are going to deve He would wish it also to record and testify lop your bulging muscles, you are mis- to-future generations that at perhaps the most frugie period of dicir history the two good to anjing muscles ar ant much aations were welded together and foul good to anyone. What these jerks do is Routt on the internal parts of your body in absolute and loyal comradeship. Through in such a way as to keep you fit Above out! the vicissitudes of the last five the two peoples never found themselur in all, you have to keep your liver. St. That

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is still director of the course. The class includes several wellknown men of past The same thoughts inspired the Province of Western Flanders, heir to so great a past, riddle age, including the Hon. John and the Communal Council of the ancient Collier, the artist, the Hon. FC. Wade. city of Bruges when they gave generous con- K., Agent-General for British Colum tributions to the monument raised in hon-, bia, and Mr. Street, a director of n woll I our of our sailors. He salated the Belgian known West End firm.

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