"AULD LANG SYNE"
"Last Saturday, mother, my sister^ and I went down and : saw the GovernorGeneral '. away, and oh, Fairiel,. .it. was •SO sad; ■ . ' ■ - ' -.-. .: ■ .: ...: ' — ■; :; ."First of all, we got downrtoi" the wharf about 2 o'clock, and- we went over the Bangitata, which is just rip. ping; and really, Fairiel, it is-like a great big floating hotel; I would have given' anything to', be'going away oh"it. After we had said good-bye to our friends, we went back to the wharf and got a good position.' ' ''-'-;''■■'. "■"■ "At about ten to 4 the' Governor came on board, the band played ' Auld tang Syne,' the guns iired, and two aeroplanes hovered around doing stunts, and they were ever so low down. And then the boat -was adrift; we all cheered the GovernorGenera) and his wife as they went past,. and waved till we could hardly see .them. The harbour: looked ■so pretty, all dotted about with little white sailing boats. And then,- Fairiel, we all turned homewards, feeling very sad but trying to be merry.,;.. ". - "LYDIA OF THE PINES'" Kelburn. .-'...' ; . . *
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 39, 15 February 1930, Page 18
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176"AULD LANG SYNE" Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 39, 15 February 1930, Page 18
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