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PAGEANT OF EMPIRE TO BE FREE. BRITAIN’S DECISION. Bj Talegraph—Press Association-Copyright B-euter s Telegrams. (Received July 16, 9.20 a.m.) IjONDON, July 15. Tn the House of Commons, replying to a question, Mr W. Lunn, Secretary for Overseas Trade, said that it had been arranged to ■throw open at performances at the Pageant of Umpire. Nearly half the total accommodation in the stadium non Id be available, free of charge, to the public. The Government had arrived at the decision, despite the sacrifice of revenue, because it realised that the pageant was not merely a magnificent spectacle, but also an educational instrument of the highest value. It desired to give all classes, especially children, every facility for witnessing it.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17343, 16 July 1924, Page 1
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121CHANCE FOR ALL. Star (Christchurch), Issue 17343, 16 July 1924, Page 1
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