N.Z. AND SOUTH SEAS EXHIBITION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19155, 24 April 1924, Page 2

N.Z. AND SOUTH SEAS EXHIBITION.

WEMBLEY EXHIBITS. From time to time representations have been made to exhibtors at Wembley to transfer to Dunedin, at the close of that Exhibition, ilieir exhibits either wholly or in part. This applies both to individual manufacturers and to national displays by various British dominions. Attention is also being given by the directors of the .how Zealand and South Seas Fi-fiibi-(ion Company to oilier matters, and by the latest mail letters are being despatched to the High Commissioner for New Zealand (Sir James Allen), asking him to use Ills good offices in obtaining a loan of the costumes and equipment used in ihe Now Zealand pari of tho Pageant of Empire It has also been suggested that til? High C’ommia.-ioner might endeavour to secure tlie loan of similar equipment from other parts of that great spectacular feature of Wembley. A noth t request is that a loan might ho "runted to our Exhibition of tho naval moUls specially made for the King's pavilion. These models will it is understood. he representative of British naval architortui e at vrions periods of past centuries nn to the nrosent dev. In some eii.-es there will he a mimic battle fought with these little vessels. It is imn ii tliai at least the models will be obtained. evn if if is irnpneticnhle to secure 4he moeV'iism and appliances for the mimic battle as well.