General Smuts at ceremony (1917)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit General Smuts receives souvenir casket at christening ceremony for the aeroplane, South Africa Full Description: ENGLAND: Middlesex: Hendon: EXT Smuts, Gen.: Gen. Smuts receives aeroplane Gen. Smuts: Receives Aeroplane “South Africa“ Aeroplanes: Gen. Smuts receives aeroplane at Hendon Desborough,Lord: Gen. Smuts receives aeroplane Hendon: General Smuts receives aeroplane Hucks Aviator Captain: receives aeroplane MLV Gen. Smuts (?) and other dignitaries around aeroplane (17ft) MV soldiers in Scottish (?) uniforms and others around aeroplane, working on it (?) (23ft) MV dignitaries and officer talking together, lady with flowers, children looking on (sev. shots) (44ft) TITLE: Lord Desborough presents a souvenir casket to General Smuts. (???1ft) SCU officers and dignitary, Gen. Smuts, talking. (50ft) MV dignitaries (Lord Desborou