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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18586, 21 December 1934, Page 5

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MELBOURNE’S STREETS

FESTIVE APPEARANCE

MELBOURNE, Dec. 20. Though the height of the centenary celenrutions has passed, the street decorations and illuminations are being continued • till next month, when the pyions, Venetian poies and flags will be removed and the streets will resume, their normal appearance. The illuminations are a great factor in preserving the city’s festive appearance, and will uc greatly missed when they are removed. The centenary programme, however, will continue for several mouths, including many international sporting events, athletic and swimming carnivals of world interest. HoCekuUepers, Wave qompiainddl that business has not been up to expectations throughout the celebrations. Some say thut they lost money preparing for a rush of visitors.

The chairman of the centenary council, Sir Gengoult Smith, described the claim as absurd. He declares that the celebrations have brought and are still bringing thousands of visitors weekly. In any case, the centenary was not conducted for the purpose of puttingi money into the hotelkeepers’ pockets, but for the benefit of Victoria and Australia. A complete programme of forthcoming eventy, particularly those relating to Melbourne’s centenary, as against the Victorian centenary, will be announced early in the new year.