dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz jˈɪɹ æz mˈeɪɚ, hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈɛmpɚɹɚ wˈɪlhɛlm ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ˌɔn hɪz vˈɪzɪt tə ʃˈoːɹŋklɪf tʊ ɪnspˈɛkt ɐ kˈævəlɹi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.
During his year as Mayor, he received the German Emperor Wilhelm II on his visit to Shorncliffe to inspect a cavalry regiment in November 1902.