CLAIM BY JAPAN
Largest Wooden Building
"in the Government Buildings. Wellington, New Zealand claims to possess the largest wooden building in (lie world, but I heard this claim challenged in Japan,” said Alajor J. R. Kirk yesterday on his return to AVellington from a tour in tlie East. "There are at Kyoto two giant temples, popularly called Higashi (East) and Nishi (AVest) Hongwiiuji, tlie head temple of the Shinshux sect of Buddhists, and it. is in relation to the Higashi Hint the challenge is made.” lie said. “Although I have seen Hie temple I inn unable to say that (lie claim is incorrect, but I incline to tlie belief that: New Zealand’s is Hie more sound. The Higashi appeared to mo to lie more like a series of buildings.”
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 254, 24 July 1935, Page 8
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129CLAIM BY JAPAN Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 254, 24 July 1935, Page 8
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