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Show By SIR OLIVER LODGE THE world is the richer for the experience of the past few months, and Belgium has inscribed its name on an eternal roll of honourithe roll of those who have died in holding a pass against overwhelming odds. Humanity blesses the heroic struggle for freedom of the Belgian nation ; for without their aid the face of Europe would have been changed past redemption, and the Earth might have been subject to a brutal and intolerable dominance. We have witnessed in our own generation one of the classical contests of the world; and the tale will go down to remote posterity~a tale of deep infamy and lofty honour-relating how at this time the powers of evil were frustrated, and how the holiest cause emerged, stricken but Victorious,-triumphing as always through grievous pain. //), / By \CLAUDE MONET TRES honore' de l'occasion qui m'est offerte, de pouvoir crier toute mon admiration a l'héro'ique Belgique, et d'adresser tres respectueusement la méme admiration au noble et vaillant roi de la nation Belge. Vive la Belgique I Vive les Allie's ! Vive la France ! TRANSLA TION :4. \ mum: muml' I feel myrelf greatly honoured by the opportunity given me to express all my admiraiimz of heroic Belgium, and to ofler a like admiration to [he noble and valiant King of the Belgians. Long lire Belgium! Long live the Allies! Long live Frarzre / 9 6/" I, ‘ ( A'- .440" ( By SIR JAMES CRICHTON-BROWNE BELGIUM BELGIUM, a stripling Knight in the shining armour of Truth and with the flashing blade of Right,withstood the first fierce onslaught of the mon- strous and fire-belching Dragon that has grown up in Central Europe and uncoiled itself to devour the world. Scorched, wounded, trodden on, the stripling has never blanched nor quailed but has given pause to the Dragon and time to the strong men to awake from slumber in which, but for him, they might have been smitten down. When, amidst the execrations of mankind, the Dragon is driven back to his lair and chained there for a thousand years, then, for all that time, will women, with tears in their eyes, tell their children of the stripling's agony and men With stiffened sineWS recall his valiant deeds. Laud and homage to Belgium I bravest of the brave, lealest of the leal, and loving care and succour too, that healing and solace may come to him. Wow" 56 |