ALFRED THE GREAT.
SPEECHES AT THE DIILLENARY
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Bept. 21.
11l connection with the Alfred the Great Millenary, Lord Rosebery, unveiling the statue at Winchester, described Alfred as an ideal Englishman, a perfect sovereign, and a pioneer of England's greatness. He gracefully mentioned the ancestry of the Americans, who, across centuries, in moments of stress and sorrow, irresistibly join hands with us. Lord Brassey and a number of other prominent men identified the colonies represented at the millenary.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 220, 23 September 1901, Page 2
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