LATIN AMERICA

Evening Star, Issue 20556, 7 August 1930, Page 11

LATIN AMERICA

BRITISH TRADE EXHIBITION PRINCE OF WALES TO ATTEND (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. RUGBY, August 5. Arrangements are in hand for the Prince of Wales’s visit to Argentina and Brazil in the spring of next year. The main purpose of the visit is to enable the Prince to take part in the opening of the British Empire Trade Kxhn.aion, - . w Buenos Aires for about six' weeks from Marc ll 14, ; : 't is .. c - . s • . c

Prince, when homeward bound from South Africa, made a tour of the Argentine and other South American States. The Prince has since taken a keen interest in'the development_'of trade relations with Latin American countries, and following his visit an Anglo-South American Association was formed to further this object. Another step to extend British markets in South America was taken by the appointment by the Board, of Trade of an economic mission ot industrialists, headed by Viscount d’Abernon, which recently 1 visited i oti.. a . .ii.

British manufacturers are displaying keen interest in next, year’s exhibition, and the applications' for space in the trade sections, .have necessitated the provision of more than. double, the covered space originally designed. The grounds and buildings coyer more than twenty-five acres, but it will be difficult to accommodate all who wish to participate. Owing to the greatly increased importance now assumed by the exhibition the British Government has decided to treble the sum that is to be expended on its official participation in the exhibition, and a considerable part of the impressive British Government exhibits that are now being shown in the Antwerp Exhibition will bo displayed at Buenos Aires.

PRINCE TO TAKE PLANE

(British Official Wirelesi.)

RUGBY, August 6

(Received August 7, at 11.30 a.m.)

The Brazilian Ambassador in London has received a message expressing, on behalf of the Brazilian President and the. Minister for Foreign Affairs, their pleasure at the proposed visit of the Prihce of Wales next year. The message states that Brazil will regard this, visit-as one of the most agreeable with which she could be honoured. The * Evening News ’ states that the Prince' will have his own private aeroplane with him on his South American tour. ... The aircraft carrier Eagle is to be stationed in Buenos Aires for the British Empire Trade Exhibition, which the Prince will open in March, and it is reported that she will carry the Pnnco’s plane, together with some thirty aircraft of her own. Several British aircraft manufacturers who ■ are exhibiting are arranging for demonstration _ flights daily while the exhibition is in progress.

OFFICIAL INTIMATION.

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 6,

(Flccevied August 7, at 10.20 a.m.)

The British Ambassador has advised the Ministry of the Interior that the Prince of Wales’s visit to Brazil is scheduled for March 19*