ENGLISH TRADITIONS
RELICS IN FRENCH TOWN. Dinard is a town of English traditions. It was founded by English people a century ago, as a memorial stone bearing the arms of Great Britain and France testifies. This stone is set in a place of honour before . the Town Hall. The flags of Great Britain and France fly not only over the casino but also over the main hangar of the aviation field. Almost everyone in the town in this well-known seaside resort speaks English, learned for the most part through contact with English visitors and residents. Before the war, Dinard had a colony of British officers of the Indian forces who went there for the mild climate. So much is Dinard "anglicised” that on the walls of the post office, a government building. the signs “way out,” “letters.” and "stamps” are painted up in English as well as French.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 July 1938, Page 8
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148ENGLISH TRADITIONS Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 July 1938, Page 8
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