EXHIBITION STADIUM.
AS LARGE AS JERICHO. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Heed. 4.5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 24. The King i and the Prince of Wales are both expected to attend the football cup final on April 28 at the ; new stadium; at the Empire Exhibition, -which is as large, as the Biblical city of Jericho. ; - ; When the Prince heard this comparison, he said: "I hop© when the band plays it will not have the same effect as ; the trumpets at Jericho." The safety of the stand was tested to-day by 1200 workmen. An enormous margin of safety is assured.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18334, 26 February 1923, Page 7
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99EXHIBITION STADIUM. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18334, 26 February 1923, Page 7
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