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Hawera Star, Volume L, 6 March 1931, Page 9

Just how the Prince enmo to ho chosen to go to South America is re-, vealed by a writer in a laondon paper. When those responsible for organising the British Empire Trade Exhibition were casting round for a “personage” to perform the inauguration ceremony, it was decided to ask the Prince of Wales to suggest somebody. The Prince himself had! visited South America in 1925, and it was not considered reasonable to propose that he should make a long journey a second time, though it was hoped he would recommend a good deputy. Along went a small delegation to put the proposition before the Prince and tell him what the exhibition was expected to do for British trade. Who should go out for the opening ceremony was the last remaining problem before the committee. “Well that’s settled,” said the Prince, “I’ll go myself.” The British Territorial Army strength now stands at 6.765 officers and 128,593 other ranks. This is a total decrease of 1,433 on the 1929 figures.