At two o'clock this afternoon the British flag was lowered at Hohemollern Hotel, Wiesbaden, announcing the end of 11 years of British occupation of Rhine territory.
The ceremony of departure took place in the presence of the British Commander-in-Chief, General Sir William Thwaites, and the French Commander-in-Chief, General Guil-
After a general parade at which music was provided by military bands, the last body of British troops left for England travelling General Thwaites, speaking in German from the steps of the town hall, bade farewell to the assembled citizens of Wiesbaden. He said:—"Since we came into this zone you Germans and we English have worked together in delicate cireumstances. It has not been pleasant to you and it has not been easy for us, but I feel we can congratulate leach other upon our behaviour to each other. The memory of our long sojourn in your wonderful Rhineland will always remain with us. Our life here has helped us to understand u.e German people better. You, on your part, have learn-led to understand the sterling quali-tics of the British, soldier.'
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