FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE.
■ —4 — HOW OUR riEIAM FAILED 1. (Per United P'esa Association.) . WELLIKGTQN December 28. The Klein" Zealand Festival of Em>pire.OtHnmittee last night entertained Mr R. Coombes, ■who their Vepresentativo in London vith the Australasian team In the coui&e of hi<! reply to the welcome of the committee he said Ihe teinm ■\vhuli ■went Home was foredoomed failure. The membeirs of the tCuin lepohed London one by one, and -vero located in different parts of the pity. Consequently it was difficult to deal with thorn as a team, as each man was left to his ■ o'.vix devils.--Vrticnsvoi" tlie faxun. went Home again the nfombere should go together and be in the same quarters, and when they ooi to Ehgland to be bound to do as» they., are told by tho l'epiesentativr. in charge of tho teiinv. Tho team was .hallniaiilwd with defeat before it left tlie shores of Australia and' New Zealland.
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Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 29 December 1911, Page 1
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