CROWDED DAY IN MELBOURNE

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21319, 12 November 1934, Page 11

CROWDED DAY IN MELBOURNE

MANY CENTENARY EVENTS BIG AIR PAGEANT (Received November 11, 9.20 p.m.) MELBOURNE, November 11. Saturday was the biggest day in the Centenary programme so far. Many important evenvs were held simultaneously. The air pageant at Laverton attracted 100,000 people, who saw a thrilling display of aircraft and their uses in peace and war. They included the bombing of a model ship erected on the aerodrome. The air race winners attended and were presented with their prizes, cheques, and trophies, by the Duke of Gloucester. In conjunction with the pageant a giant barbecue was held. Twenty-seven bullocks were roasted on open fires and distributed among the visitors. At the showgrounds the naval, military, and air forces gave a gymkhana, in which there were spectacular displays by cavalry, infantry, artillery, armoured cars, and naval gunners.

The Duke had a busy day attending the pageant, the Flemington races, and a dinner at the Town Hall given by the Soldiers' League, at which more than 600 soldiers attended.

SHIP TO BE LAUNCHED BY RADIO DUKE TO PERFORM CEREMONY 12.000 MILES AWAY (EBITI3H OFFICIAL WIEiELEB3.) (Pteceived November 11, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, November 9. The Duke of Gloucester, while attending a concert at Brisbane on December 7, will launch the new Orient liner Orion, now building at Barrow-in-Furness, by pressing a button.

An electrical impulse will be sent by land line to Sydney, and thence by radio and telephone trunk lines to Barrow-in-Furness, where it will close a power circuit and release the ship, which will immediately glide into the water. The Orion will be the first ship of the British mercantile marine to be launched by wireless telephone. The new liner will be 1 of approximately 24,000 tons gross. She contains gas tight chambers for the transport of chilled meat from Australia.