WEMBLEY EXHIBITION.
CLOSING SCENES. THE KING’S. MESSAGE. 8Y CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. LONDON, Oct. 31. Crowds, brought by special trains from all parts of the country, began assembling early this morning; for the closing of the Elnpire Exhibition at Wembley. The ceremony was imposing. Massed bands greeted the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York with a fanfare. Bishop Wellesden offered a praper, and the huge assembly sang “O God Our Help in Ages Past.” At the conclusion the buglers sounded the retreat, the Dominions flags were struck, the bands played “Auld Lang Syne,” and the audience sang “Land of Hope and Glory,” and finally the National Anthem.
The Duke of York, in a speech, said that the decision to continue the exhibition into the second year been amply justified. Doubt no longer existed that it had completed the task of Empire education. Speaking at a farewell lunch given by the exhibition staff to the overseas commissioners, the Duke declared that there was a consensus of opinion in Dominion and Colonial circles that the work done at Wembley should he carried on somehow, in the future. The Duke of York read the King’s speech as follows:
“The exhibition marks an important stage in the history of my people, both at home and overseas. It not only taught us much of the productive 1 capacity of the Empire, but stimulated legitimate pride in our past achievements, as well as an increased .sense of responsibility for the years to come. I pray that those lessons will not be forgotten, and under God’s guidance our commonwealth of nations and mankind in general may strive to attain that spirit of mutual trust and confidence without which the peace and happiness of the world cannot be secured.” Crowds seized the fast chance of purchasing at reduced closing rates. The day’s sales were a record. ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR Received Nov. 2, 11.5 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 1. The total attendance at Wembley for the year was 9,500,000, as compared with 17,000,000 for the previous year.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn,
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 2 November 1925, Page 7
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