Show englishmen keep alive the story of trafalgar london oct 21 in every pan of tho british capiro today and wherever a british man of war floats the one hundredth anniversary ot belsons nelsons Nel sons victory over the combined flints of france and spain oft cape trafalgar is being celebrated on all the alps of the navy at a given hour flags were dipped while the bands played the dead march belsons nelsons Nel sons old flagship the victory still lying at portsmouth harbor was decked from stem to stem with bunting and thousands of electric lights were strung everywhere for tho night illumination of the old battleship it was proposed to illuminate the nelson monument on trafalgar square here but fearing the tremendous crush of people with the accompanying accidents the authorities would not sanction it in london the days celebration began at the hoisting of national flags on the nelson column immense crowds assembled and when belsons nelsons Nel sons famous signal england expects this day that every man shall do his duty was unfurled a mighty cheer went up the day was cold and threatening but this did not deter the people from coming out to participate in the nations holiday trafalgar square was elaborately decorated was naturally tho center to which all converged and much interest was manifested in the thousands ot wreaths from the colonies provinces and various cities of the empire which were piled in immense masses at the base of the nelson column among the floral tributes occupying the more prominent positions was a wreath inscribed bed to the memory of the gallant dead of france and spain who lost their lives in the great conflict the column itself was covered with laurels streamers stretching from the top of the statue to the bae the boys of the naval brigade ar lived at the scene from portsmouth during tha morning and after saluting the column by presenting arms placed on it a wreath from admiral togo sen ices which all largely attended were held simultaneously in st pauls cathedral where nelson is buried and in other churche the navy league took charge of the celebration in the afternoon and besides the services at trafalgar square similar ceremonies were held simultaneously under tho leagued auspices auspice i throughout the country consisting of special pra ers and the singing of kip lings recessional and the national anthem in trafalgar square the national anthem was played by massed bands while the crowds which filled every corner of the big space joined in tle singing tomorrow services will be held in all the churches at st paul s cathedral being of an official nature will be attended by british naval officers and the naval attaches of the powers captain 0 II 11 Stock slon the Amerl cau naval here will represent the united states As a more permanent recognition of tho centenary the navy league proposes to improve trafalgar square by increasing tho statuary and erecting majestic fountains typifying great britaina Brit ains naval successes |