PICTURE OF KING IN N.Z. HOUSE
* UNVEILING F',Y PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAUGIIT LONDON, June 25. Jii the presence of Mr and Mrs G. W. Forbes, Mr and Mrs J. G. Coates, Sir James Parr, and his daughter, and many other New Zealanders, Prince Arthur of Conna.ught unveiled at New Zealand House a full-length portrait of the King, a gift from Mr T. B. F. Davis, a South African millionaire. Prince Arthur attended at short notice, because of the absence of the Duke of York, who was temporarily indisposed with a slight cold and ieniperat.ii re. He expressed the hope that some da*' lie would visit. New Zealand, upon which Mr Forbes and Mr Coates urged him to try New Zealand's fishing. Mr Forbes said the portrait wouid be proudly welcomed in New Zealand, and would be hung in the National Art Gallery in Wellington.
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21510, 27 June 1935, Page 11
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PICTURE OF KING IN N.Z. HOUSE
Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21510, 27 June 1935, Page 11
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