EMPIRE EXHIBITION.
BIG ATTENDANCE ON MONDAY. LONDON, June 9. There were unprecedented scenes at Wembley where over a quarter of a million visitors were registered. Early in- the afternoon queues hundreds of yards long waited good-humouredly for admittance. The restaurants were besieged and all the avenues thronged. The ambulance station deal with over one hundred minor cases. The exhibition grounds were brilliantly illuminated at night time, when at tho firing of a maroon signal, everyone joined in a great "link of Empire" handshake, which completely encircled the lake, and included citizens from every cornet of the Empire. The carnival procession was a remarkable sight. It is officially stated that 321,232 people visited the Empire Exhibition on Whit Monday,
The business done in the Australian and New Zealand restaurants is highly successful anil they are always packed. There is strong demand for apples, honey and butter at the New Zealand pavilion. There is satisfactory evidence that the exhibition has begun to fulfil its objectives. There are many enquiries from prospective emigrants to Australia and New Zealand, with capital ranging from £SOO to £15,000.—A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1039, 11 June 1924, Page 5
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185EMPIRE EXHIBITION. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1039, 11 June 1924, Page 5
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