LONDON REACHED
SCOTS' RUNNERS “FIERY CROSS” BEARERS ONE BOUND FOR N.Z. (N.Z.P.A. —Reuter—Copyright.) (11 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 11. Twenty-five runners from the Scottish Athletic Association arrived in London from Edinburgh with “fiery crosses,” the Scottish symbol that the country is in danger which were last brought to England in 1745 when “Bonny Prince Charlie” marched south.
The runners worked in relays and covered 407 miles in 47J hours. They carried 10 crosses, nine of which will be sent overseas by air to advertise the Scottish Exhibition Industrial design which will open in Edinburgh on August 25. One cross will arrive in Sydney on August 15 and another in Auckland on August 16. Other crosses are going to Canada, South Africa, the United States. Belgium, Denmark, France and Holland. The crosses, which are made from branches of a birch tree were lighted before the runners left Edinburgh. They will be relighted when they arrive at their destination.
Sir George Wilkinson received the cross for England on behalf of the Lord Mayor of London.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22405, 12 August 1947, Page 5
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