THE FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE
(By Tfllecnpk.—Pro*a Association. —CopyrlgU.) LONDON, March 14. Six thousand men are working night and day erecting 300 buildings for the Festival of Empire. There will be 600 exhibits in the All - British Exhibition. Clubs for colonial visitors are being opened at Sydenham, Knightsbridge, and Crystal Palace. Forty thousand school children will attend Mxteon full-dress rehearsals in connection with the Pageant of Empire. Ten acres will b ■ devoted to sheep, cattle, poultry, butter and fruit, at the exhibition in connection with the Agricultural Congress.
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Southland Times, Issue 16687, 16 March 1911, Page 5
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87THE FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE Southland Times, Issue 16687, 16 March 1911, Page 5
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