KING VISITS CARDINAL.
King Albert, of Belgium, accompanied by his Prime Minister, visited Cardinal Mercier in his Cathedral city of Malines recently to invest his Eminence with | the Grand : Cordon of the Order of Leopold. J The King thanked the great prelate for his devoted patriotism during the war, . and after an hour’s .intimate conversation his Majesty inspected the damage to the Metropolitan Palace, which suffered considerably from bombardment. During the King’s visit the beautiful carillon of the Cathedral rang out for , the first time 1 since the invasion, and a vast crowd, assembled in the Grande Place, sang the “Brabanconne” with verve. The people of Belgium are profoundly touched by this reunion between the two great figures of their country.
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New Zealand Tablet, 15 May 1919, Page 29
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121KING VISITS CARDINAL. New Zealand Tablet, 15 May 1919, Page 29
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