THE EXHIBITION.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18625, 25 February 1926, Page 11

THE EXHIBITION.

> SCHOOL CHILDREN WELCOMED. (rB2SS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.! • , DUNEDIN, February 24. ■ To-day was expected tohave been » big day at the Exhibition, as in addition to the brass bands -events, there was a -one-day' contest, tor pipe bands, Tor 4S thirteen bands had entered. Tho quickstep competition in the forenoon in fine weather, but rainBet in at midday, and the remaining events had to be inside stead of on the sports ground The attendance for the day wiU therefore probably not come up to ■ expectations. P The school children from Christchurch who arrived on Monday were officially welcomed in the New Zealand Secondary Pavilion jester day The president, Mr J. Sutherland Ross, in welcoming the children, urgea them first and always to stand up »r their own province, which, lie saia, had one of the best provincial courts. He also asked them" to stand up for New Zealand as a whole, pointing to the splendid -agricultural and pastoral displays as evidence of the «"»toyf primary resources, and to the aecondaiy industries court as evidence of manufacturing enterprise, urging thatjr they always bought New Zealand goods they would be providing employment for themselves and keeping money in the country. Lastly, he asked them to stand up for the Empire, drawing attention, to the wonderful object lessons in the British Government Court, and also to those of Canada, Australia, and