EMPIRE EXHIBITION

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 May 1938, Page 9

EMPIRE EXHIBITION

PREPARATIONS FOR OPENING. [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.] RUGBY, April 30. Glasgow streets and buildings are being gaily decorated' in preparation for the visit of the King and Queen on Tuesday, on the occasion of the opening of the Empire Exhibition. The stadium, which will be the scene of numerous spectacles during the exhibition, is to be used for the opening ceremony. Its galleries ■will provide accommodation for about 100,000 spectators. Although many finishing touches are still required, there is every reason to believe that the exhibition will be ready in all respects for the, opening ceremony. TRADE DELEGATION. (BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.] RUGBY, April 29. The delegation representing the Australian Government, which will discuss trade questions with the British Government, has arrived in London. In a statement to the Press, the leader of the delegation (Sir Earle Page) said that the primary reason for the visit was to discuss revision of the Ottawa agreement which was made in the depths of the depression and was designed not only to stimulate inter-Empiro trade, which it had dene, but also to serve as a steppingUono towards a revival of Imperial ! rade as a whole. What they desired was an agreement which would retain the advantageous factors for the Empire, while giving greater opportunities for negotiating trade agreements with other countries.