CAPTAIN COOK STATUE
UNVEILING CEREMONY IN
LONDON,
ADDRESS BY THE HON. THOMAS
MACKENZIE.
Pr««a Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, July 7.
Mr Herbert "Samuel presided, and Prince Arthur of Conna.ught unveiled Brock's statue of Captain Cook cji the Mall. Prince Louis of Battenberg, Mr Churchill, Sir George Reid, and the Hon. T. Mackenzie were among those ' present.
Rnshall's Cadets were present at the unveiling, also the Agents-general and a number of prominent colonials.
The Hon. T. Mackenzie said that New Zealand's loftiest peak (Mount Cook) was the everlasting memorial to Captain Cook's work. New Zealand's external trade was now equal to the total import and export trade of Great Britain, Germany, and France at the time of Captain Cook's
visit.
Sir George R*id eulogised Australia's debt to Captain Cook.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16121, 9 July 1914, Page 7
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