Memorial Service Held in HIMS. Capetown 'OMcers and men from all the! British warships. in. port, the Capetown, the Scarab. the Cricket "and the Diamond, gathered on board H.M.S, Capetown on Monday morning to pay their Inst tributes to Earl Jellicoe who was buried that day fat St. Paul's Cathedral, The gather-Ing on board the Capetown number-about" three hundred, and a special service. conducted' by Dean 'Trivett, was held In remembrance of the famous naval hero. All' the British and foreign warships in port, and most of the British-owned merchant. vessels, flew their lags half' mast as tokens of respect "The service commenced with the hymn "O, God our Help in Ages Past," after which Psalm 130. was read aloud. The lesson, taken from the first ten verses of the Third Chapter of the Book of Wisdom, was read by the First Lieutenant of the Capetown, and following some prayers. Kipling's Recessional_Hymn was sung to the tune of "Eternal Father, Strong to Save'
"In the course of an address, Captain D, A. Budgen, of the "Capetown. reminded them of the affection inspired by Earl Jellicoe in the lurider him in the his remarks to the youn them who did of remember him so well, he said that "Earl Jellicoe was appointed to the Home Fleet a day before War was declared, and was given the responsibility' of the greatest fect that the world had ever known.
was his love for the men under him "that contributed to the wholeheartedness which made the British Fleet what it was, At the Battle of Jutland, it was he who ensured that the enemy should never again appear inthe open sea, He saved the country a second' time when, as First Sea Lord, he successfully over~ came the submarine campaign which Was. proving such a menace to the. Allies. In all his varied duties, he achieved the same wonderful suc~ cess and showed himself to be a Tender of men. After his retirement, never rested, but busied himself with matters for the good of his country. 'The personal loss to the fleet as the result of his death was shared not only by the people of Great Britain, but also by the navies of the whole' world.
He would like to remind them of the. great loss sustained by Sir \Frederie' Dreyer. Commander-in-'Chief of the China Station, through the. death of Earl Jellicoe. Sir Frederic had served under him as Flag Captain during the dificult times of the Great War, and had always been his personal friend. He ked them to stand in remembrance of the great British Admiral Almost unbelieveable was the discovery of a Chinese police constable on Thursday morning for he not only Succeeded in finding the kidnapped] son of a friend of his, but he found the child almost oghis very door-step.
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