NELSON DAY
London headquarters of (he ,'Navy ..League liavo circularised branches asking . that'-Nelson Day this year siiall botpeei- ■ ally celebrated. The Wellington branch has accordingly made suitaulo arrangements for the 'purpose. The citizens are invited to assist by inal/ing a giiod display of bunting on Tuesday next, wii'cu tiie Amokura boys will parade, and a band will render patriotic seicctions dur. mg the afternoon. In the evening a gathering will ba held in the big Town Jlull, when au attractive imisiuil programme.- will lis presented. ..Their iis.eeloiicics the Gover-, nor-General and the. Countess uf LiverjKiol have signified their intention to ho present. Admission will be free tu the public, The speakers will be Mi'. Justice, riosking and Mr. J. i l . Firtii. 'J'licWellington College Cadets will parade at (ho College grounds at uoon, when Colonel Campbell will' present a New,- Zealand ensign to the principal of iln/ College, Mr. J, 1\ Firtii. on uenalt oi the \\ ellinglon branch ol the -Navy Liague. Members of trre Navy League and the general- public are invited tu bo present at the ceremony.'' • .On. Monday morning Commander Williams, Government Naval Adviser, -will present a New Zealand ensign on behalf of the' Navy League, to tin, Uril,uniart and South Wellington Schools.
iAt tlio Dannevirke High School sports, the 4W.vds. championship was won by Mollgard 'in' Msec., Jessop being srcond. Jessop bent last year's record in throwing tlie cricket ball by 11 yards. Newline coniinjr second.
Georges Duval, a labourer, who was sentenced to death'by court-martial for luiv.npr betrayed, in October,- 1!IH. two British soldiers in the invad«l Frnuch territory, hiifi bsen shot at lioiieii.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 20, 18 October 1919, Page 10
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269NELSON DAY Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 20, 18 October 1919, Page 10
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