WAR MEMORIAL
WELLINGTON CARILLON
BROADCAST IN BRITAIN
BRILLIANT RECITAL
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(Received 18th June, 1 p.m.)
LONDON, 17th June.
A recital of Wellington's War Memorial Carillon was broadcasted throughout the country with great success last evening. The richness and variety of tone of the forty-nine bells were beautifully displayed by the reci.talist, Mr. Clifford Ball, playing at the Newcastle Exhibition, where tho carillon is being shown prior to its shipment to New Zealand. Ttfo music included the "Londonderry Air," and the hymn, "Now the Day is Over.".
Sir James Parr, introducing the recital to listehers:in, recalled New Zealand's war effort on behalf of the Em-' pire, and emphasised the unique nature of the memorial in the fact that the bells were inscribed "The Sonune " "Jutland,." "Gallipoli," and other battlefields where New Zealand's seventeen thousand dead lie.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 18 June 1929, Page 9
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144WAR MEMORIAL Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 140, 18 June 1929, Page 9
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