WAR RUINS.
OBJECTION TO PRESERVATION. (By Cable.—Pr»?a Association.—Copyright.) (Australian wjd K. 16. Cable Association.) tl r. LONDON, January 10. Brusse ' s correspondent of the Daiiy Express" states that the Government Reconstruction Bill, which Proposes to preserve Ypres, Nieuport, and Dixmude in their jpresent ruined S Vri e ' * s * n dan S er being defeated. ihe Mayor of Ypres is vigorously urging -the complete demolition of the ruins, and the rebuilding of the city, and the Cloth Hall on tho same site, at a cost of £5,000,000. The correspondent adds: "British, Australian, aud New Zealand troops respect the Ypres ruins as a sacred spot which should be unmolested."
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16420, 14 January 1919, Page 7
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107WAR RUINS. Press, Volume LV, Issue 16420, 14 January 1919, Page 7
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