| Show ELOQUENCE OP OF A FRENCHMAN london june 5 mal daltre tre labord the distinguished french advocate speaking in a strange tongue english held the leaders ol 01 the british bench and bar spellbound tonight iby by his eloquence quence more than of great bri kalns most eminent jurists including the lord high chancellor all the legal members ot of the cabinet all the justices of the high court ot of judicature and many other distinguished persons aid honor to the defender of dreyfus and paid him a tribute such as was never before rendered in great britain to a frenchman the occasion was the annual dinner of the hardwicke Eo society clety lord halswick sir edwin Car wiek the so heitor general sir robert cinday Fin day the attorney general sir francis juene president denit of the probate dil verce and admiralty division lord morris sir edward dark Clar kand and other prominent men taking care to refer to M labori as the representative of the ibar of a great friendly nation bla his splendid courage indomitable persistence and valuable services vices to the cause of justice overcome with emotion maitre labora wiped the te tears ars from his eyes ammo mme labori who Is an english woman and who sat in the gallery amid a hundred of her kinswomen kinswoman kins women was no less affected as she heard her husband honored in such an exceptional manner for nearly five minutes a deafening din made M labori quite inaudi inaudible handkerchiefs were vere waved wildly and bios a jolly good fellow follow was sung then with marvelous control of english he modestly yet thrillingly told how grateful ho he waa for I 1 such a reception every period was wildly applauded and his splendid Or peroration oration which was delivered in bis his native french was followed by scenes of enthusiasm such as have seldom been witnessed at a banquet in this country |
