The unveiling of the remarkably telling monument to the memory of the gallant crow of H.I.G.M.S. Iltis took place on Monday morning under circumstances of the most enthusiastic character, enthusiasm not confined to the German commu nity but shared unanimously by the whole Settlement. Tie memorial, which has already been described in these columns, takes the form of asundered mast supposedly given'up by the sen, Cast in bronze it has been erected on the Bund foreshore opposite the house of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson dnd Ca., and adds nota little to the generally imposing ensemble of the leading thoroughfare.i The' design is ut the most approprinto kind and illustrates in a atriking- manner: the, terrible ind ness attaching to the memory of those that go-down to the sea in ships. Although very little time was.afforded to the comnmittee responsible for its erection the fact must not be disguised that they have carried out their work admirably, and without exception the arrangements wers perfect. The announcement that, H.
ince Henry of Prussia would race the proceedings by his presence: tendered the function the more important. and also the occasion for a great display of military and naval forces, one indeed that must have greatly impressed the natives us to the imme hate resources of the Western powers, A large stand had. been put up facing the monument on the Garden side which was crowded with ladies, whilst: others on the Bund pavement were also well filled with animated spectators. In the contre of. the ground were drawn up the vari officers, the Consular Body, the members of the Municipal Council and leading citizens, whilst ranged behind these were: sailors and marines from the different men-of-war and the Volunteers, all looking exceedingly smart and. well drilled. About four hundred sailors and marines were landed by "the "Deutschland and the. Kaiserin bluejackets from H.M.S. Phenix and tuputa, x force supplemented by forty Algerie, sixty from the Italian cruiser Marco Polo, sixty from the Austrian man-of-war Frundsberg, and smalldetachmienta from the Russian cruiser Kreyser and the'U,8.8. Monocacy, under their various commanding officers. The scene presented was one that will not be readily forgotten, and had the proceedings been favoured with more propitious "weather. nothing would.have deen wanting to ensure the most complete success. As it was, a biting cold wind blew across the ground accompanied by inter-mittens showers of wintry rain rendering matters decidedly-uncomfortable. - It was nearly half-past eleven before the Prince appeared, an unavoidable delay -having been occasioned in the landing of a party of
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