Showing the Flag, South Africans Give the Grand Fleet a Civic Reception on Arrival at Cape Town

Series

Series Name: Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1349

Date Released

25 Feb 1924

Stories in this Issue:

1. Schoolboy’s Welcome, Prince of Wales Opens New Science Building at Mill Hill School
2. Filling Up the Chinks, Mah Jong Craze Keeps Chinese Children Busy
3. Showing the Flag, South Africans Give the Grand Fleet a Civic Reception on Arrival at Cape Town
4. Inter-Varsity Hockey - The Unbeaten Oxford XI Defeat Cambridge by 3 Goals to Nil at Beckenham

Story

Story No. within this Issue: 3 / 4
Summary: LV warship at sea. LV part of ship, longboat rows alongside. 2 LVs captain and civic dignitaries and others on ship. Captain and army officers inspect troops (South African) and chat. GVs procession and crowds in streets.
Keywords: Navy; Military
Locations: Cape Town; South Africa
Library number GR: 7333 57ft pos
Length of story (in feet): 88

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'Showing the Flag, South Africans Give the Grand Fleet a Civic Reception on Arrival at Cape Town', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1349, 25 Feb 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79645 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)

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