ITALY EN FETE
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) Rome, October 28. Italy must lead the world in air, land and realm spirit, declared Mussolini from the balcony of the Plazzo Venetia at the climax of a glittering march of 16,000 war veterans and blackshirts celebrating the eleventh anniversary of the Fascist march on Rome, inaugurating the “Imperial Way,” Mussolini has had reconstructed through the historic gate of the Ceasars, on which the Roman soldiers marched 2000 years ago. As the Fascist eagles and other emblems dipped under the ancient Arch of Constantine, newly revealed by excavations, cheering thousands regarded the spectacle as a revival of the ancient triumphant march of the legions which was made impressive and heightened by the presence of the King taking the salute for the first time in the anniversary celebrations. The whole of Italy was on holiday, bands playing in the squares, and bonfires blazing on peaks of the alps and the Apennines throughout the night. A huge works programme involving £40,000,000 was inaugurated among the day’s celebrations.
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Southland Times, Issue 22159, 30 October 1933, Page 7
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177ITALY EN FETE Southland Times, Issue 22159, 30 October 1933, Page 7
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