THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY. A FITTING CELEBRATION. Received 9.10 a.m. PARIS, Nov. 11. France celebrated to-day the fiftieth anniversary of Ijie Republic and the burial of an unknown warrior of France. CroWds all night long passed before the ceno'taph, and this morning President Miljerand and his Ministers walked bare-headed in the procession to the Pantheon, conveying the unknown poilu's remains on a gunearriage and Gambetta's heart on a wreath-covered waggon. There was an impressive scene in the interior of the Pantheon, when President Millerand formally received the remains of the men representing the two greatest epochs in the history of the Republic. On President Millerand's left hand four persons were seated, symbolising the unknown poilu's family, and on his right hand were seven members of Gambetta's family.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3626, 12 November 1920, Page 5
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128THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3626, 12 November 1920, Page 5
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