Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-07
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society
Marsase, one of the many watering

Marsate, one of the many watering places on the southeast coast of Eng land which resembles in miniature our own Atlantic City, has been raided by a 5omb-droppjng enemy aeroplane. The town is described in the following war geogra aphy bulletin issued by the National Geographic Society:
 While not among the most fashion able seaside resorts in England, Mar gate and it's twin city, 'Ramsgate, four miles distant, are crowded every sum mer season, when the population of each, 23,000 and 21,000 respectively, takes a decided trend upward
 ''Margate has the advantage of an excellent beach, and this natural prom enade has been supplemented hy a jetty, 9 quarter of a mile long, and by 300 foot pier.
 "On bank holidays before the war the London trains bound for Margate and neighboring resorts invariably were taxed to their utmost capacity by the pleasure seekers of moderate cir cumstances. The town, which is sit uated on the north coast of the island of Thanet, is T4 miles east of London, 20 miles northeast of Canterbury and 20 miles directly north of Dover. In times of peace steamers piled daily be- tween Margate and London as well as to Dover, and at the height of the sea- son there was daily service to Calais. Boulogne, and Ostend, the last named resort being only 65 miles away in a norrheasterly direction.
 Between Margate and RamSgate is the qulet and attractive little watering place known as Broadstairs, the name being derived from the broad stair or gap in the cliff which leads down to the sea- This charming spot was a favorite retreat for two of England's greatest novelists-Ieorge Eliot and Crh9rIne DiPlxanS The x1ybip Dickens occupied is now called Bleak House, but it has no associations with the story of that name. However, parts of Pickwick Papers were writ ten here.
 Beyond Ramsgate, and about seven miles from M1rgate, is spot, marked by memorial cross, which is hallow- ed ground in the religious annals of England. Here St. Augustine, at the head of mission directed by Pope Gregory l. landed in 597 and was cord ially received by Aethelbert, king of Kent. who subsequently made the mis- sionary monk the first archbishop of Canterbury. The place is known as Ebbs fleet and is near the center of Pegwell Bay, famous for it's picnics and it's shrimps.
 Tradition says that this was also the landing place, 15o years earlier. of those history making brother chief tains, Hengist and Horsa, leaders Of the first Saxon adventurers to set foot in England. They came upon the in- vitation of King Vortigern who at that time was sorely in need of help in his desperate struggle with the Picts, These pioneers from Saxon land soon quarreled with the people whom they had come to assist, and established themselves firmly on the island of Thanet and contiguous territory Eventually Horsa was killed in battle with Vortigern and thereafter Hen- gist reigned alone in what became known as the kingdom of Kent
 As early as 1500 there was a pier at Margate, but even up to the time of Elizabeth the place was only a small fishing village and possession of Dover. It was not until the middle ot the nineteenth century that it was in- corporated as an independent town.
 Tn the waters off the coast between Margate and Ramsgate the English fleet, in spite of it's cripled condition owing to the diversion of funds voted for its maintenance but spent by the luxury loving Charles in court ex- travagances, defeated tine Dutch fleet in 16s6."