VIENNA CHOIR
No Money Taken Out of Dominion GIVEN FIVE AUSTRALIAN £1 NOTES By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, May 31. Like the American singei - Richard Crooks, the Vienna Boys’ Choir left New Zealand without the proceeds of its tour in this country when the Aorangi sailed for Sydney. Mrs H. Marsh, who supervises the business arrangements of the choir, said before the vessel sailed that they had been told they would be able to get their money in three weeks. Meanwhile she had been given only five Australian £1 notes.
The conductor of the choir. Dr Gruber, said they had known about the exchange restrictions before reaching New Zealand and consequently no inconvenience was caused through not being able to take the proceeds of the tour. They had American currency and funds were waiting in Australia. In any case the choir did not aim at making profits. It was a cultural organisation and aimed merely at making the living and educational expenses of the boys, consequently the proceeds of the tour were not large.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21360, 1 June 1939, Page 13
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173VIENNA CHOIR Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21360, 1 June 1939, Page 13
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