ANTARCTIC HEROES.
MEMORIAL TO CAPTAIN SCOTT,
Ml?. ASQUITH'S TRIBUTE.
By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright
London, May 3. Mr. Asquith, unveiling in St. Paul's Cathedral the memorial to Captain Scott and liis companions, said it would be idle to apply a conventional eulogy to Captain Scott. Besides being a great explorer, he was one of the most courageous and most devoted sailors. The story of Captain Oates* death would become a classic.
These were men who showed in the dim polar twilight, without witness, without knowing whether the ; record would ever reach Britain, the supreme quality of thongbtfiilness, courage, and endurance, and this before the great ideal which on the world-wide stage was now testing the national manhood. While we were justly proud of our heroic warriors on sea and land, let us not forget the imperishable debt and tireless example the whole Empire owed to Captain Scott and his comrades.
The Lord Mayor attended in state and there wag a great concourse of notabilities.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1916, Page 2
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162ANTARCTIC HEROES. Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1916, Page 2
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