EMPIRE EXHIBITION
FINAL DAY AT GLASGOW ENTHUSIASM IN RAIN ?§ [from oub own correspondent] LONDON. Nov. 10 J A record attendance of 364,0918 marked the closing day of the Empire Exhibition at Glasgow, but the misfortune that had pursued it' throughout its run in the form of bad weather persisted to the end, and the exhibition was washed out. in a continuous downpour of rain. '" '■ Nevertheless, it was the biggest crowd at any exhibition in the United King? dom, "and the attendance during tbo complete run was brought to a total of 12,593,232. Never before in the history of any Glasgow venture have such scenes of enthusiasm been witnessed,, The Times reported, in describing the final scenes. **•
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23208, 30 November 1938, Page 10
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