EMPIRE DAY.
(Received 11.30 a.m.)
LONDON, May 24.
Empire Day was celebrated in brilliant weather. A huge crowd witnessed the Empire pageant •in Hyde Park, where 10,000 children with banners inarched past Prince Albert, who took the salute. The children were chosen from the Boy and Girl Scouts, the Church Lads' Brigade, and Barnardo's Homes. Lords Meath and Milner and the High Commissioners were present at the saluting base.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 124, 25 May 1920, Page 7
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