QUEEN AT FAIR.
DOMINION STALL VISITED. Received Eebruarv 21. 8.5 a.m. LONDON, Feb. 20. Her Majesty the Queen, visiting the Australian section of the British Industries Fair to-day, saw toy .koala l>ears and remarked to Mr Duncan, the Australian representative in the absence of Mr S. M. Bruce, that the Princesses had a similar toy, of which they were very fond. The background of photographs, including the King and herself at Canberra, recalled their tour.
Visiting the New Zealand section, the Queen told Mr W. J. Jordan (High Commissioner) that she always used New Zealand rugs and occasionally wore New Zealand gloves.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 71, 21 February 1939, Page 9
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102QUEEN AT FAIR. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 71, 21 February 1939, Page 9
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