EXTRA EDITION INDIA
IMPERIAL LEGISLATIVES CHAMBER. v
SYMBOL OF BIRTH TO HIGHER *
DESTINIES
BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT (Reuter Service.) Received Feb. 14, 10.25 a.m.
DELHI, Feb. 12. The Duke of Connaught performed the last official function by laying the foundation stone of the Imperial Legislative Chamber in Delhi. The Viceroy said the building would! . testify to the united interests of British India and the Indian States, and would also Symbolise the integral connection of the Indian* States with the British Empire. The, Duke of Connaught declared that the building would stand as a symbol of India's re-birth to higher" destinies and her solemn entry upon the path of responsible government. He hoped the new Delhi would become one of the great national capitals, which would link the peoples of the Empire in enduring peace and prosperity under the British, Crown
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 14 February 1921, Page 7
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139EXTRA EDITION INDIA Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 14 February 1921, Page 7
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