LORD MAYOR'S DAY IN LONDON

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 41, 12 November 1918, Page 6

LORD MAYOR'S DAY IN LONDON

? A MEMORABLE SPECTACLE

[BRILLIANT GATHERING AT

THE GUILDHALL

SPEECH BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE

i (Hcc. November 11, 9.30 p.m.)

j • London, November 10. ; The Lord Mayor's Show was a most le.morable spectacle. It was the longest recession >on, record, covering two miles, ihereiwere'enormousorowds. The show jas. entirely a- military' one, and injnded ■Bvit'isl-. .tanks.,guns, trench niorirs, v ; detachments, of Australians, New ealaTi'deYs, Canadians,' and South A'frifins, with bands of Serbians, 'Italians, ibrtuguese, and Americans, thirteen Gerian and Austrian guns, including one i).imni. gun which was captured by the .ustralians and a 77mm. gun captured y the New Zealanders, detachments of le British Army and Navy, volunteers, klets, various women's corps, and also ■lurry on which munitioners .were niaklg shells, fuses, and bombs. Overhead ji .airship, and many aeroplanes acconianie'd 'the procession;

AT THE GUILDHALL

iAVAI. BATTLE THAT MIGHT HAVE ■■■•■ BEEN.. : :•. - !. ■ (Kee. November 11, 9.30 p.m.) !'■'■ ■ London, November 10. IThere was a brilliant and jubilant ithering at the Guildhall. Mr. Lloyd eorgc. (the Prime Minister) and prac--01x11.7 all the Ministers 'attended, - .nnd ;so'Allied and neutral Ambassadors and latestnen, including M. and l.e rcpsesentativos of all tho overseas ominions. Sir Eric Geddes, in respondig to' "The Imperial Forces," said lat the enemy's wireless messages showlithAi. the blockade.was the main, cause i Germany's eollapso. ."An interesting ling happened less than, a fortnight ago, Ken the whole stage was set for a naval rmagtddon-' But the arm that should ire, made that last desperate gambling irbk'e was suddenly paralysed. I am } convinced aVof the fact that I am anding here that the German fleet was •dered out and would not coihe. Half ie German fleet is now flying the red jig-, as a consequence of British sea ;)w.er. \Tho British during'the present Jar 'had destroyed over a hundred Ger--sin"-.seß craft, while no, fewer than 22 'jllion Allied troops had crossed and reossed'tbe seas during the war period, ith/ a' total loss of under 5000." : f f'Mr. Lloyd George's Speech. Mr. Lioyd George had a tremendous reiption. He said: "I don't like to let y audience down, but I have no news ryou,; I may perhaps tOTinorrow, but ;e' isaift-s are already settled. We; in :o spring, were being severely pressedSie. Channel'ports were being threaten- ", the enemas steel pointed at our heart." "is" now autumn. Constantinople is. albst within gunfire; Austria is shattered id broken, the Kaiser and the Crown fihee' have abdicated, and their sucssor has not. been found. A regency is bttn proclaimed. This is the greatest dgmenr in history. . Germany has'V loice to-day. but she will have none toorrow. -Sne is ruined inside and outie. There is one way to avoid destrucjn—immediate surrender! We must ;ar in mind that the German people nsented to Germany's reckless .wanton:ss. Our terms must prevent a recurnco of that. AVe do no wrong to, srnd ive no designs on, the German people, it we mean to secure the freedom of our i : n people. Our Empire never stood gher in the world's councils. The next w years will. be charged with fate. ;t banish faction. It would be unfse if we forget that we must impose Jstice, thrtt divine justice.-which is il:e nndation'of civilisation. We must bfc tisfied seek' one yard of real sr'niun soil. " We are not going to repcAli e.folly of 1870."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.