On Tuesday the King unveiled the Queen Victoria Memorial in
the presence of the Queen and the German Emperor and Vmpress. Lord Esher read an address to the King on behalf )f the Executive Committee, and the King's reply was full of strong feeling and admirable phrases. The King reminded his audience how King Edward had watched the rising Memorial " with tender interest and close attention." He went on to describe the essential greatness of the Victorian era. " This monument represents the tribute of races and regions more various in character• and circumstance than have been combined before upon a common purpose." The King then spoke of the German Emperor in warm and affectionate words, and recalled his devotion to Queen Victoria, whom he " always loved and venerated with natural affection." The Emperor, after the unveiling, placed a large green wreath at the foot of the column. Before the company dispersed, the King knighted Mr. Thomas Brack, the sculptor of the Memorial.
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