OLYMPIC TEAM
t 1 FAREWELLED AT PARLIAMENT , ( Per Press Association. ) ; WELLINGTON, May 6. r A farewell was extended to the mem- c bers of the Olympic team, by the Prime < -Minister in his room at Parliament r Buildings. c Associated with him were other mem- t bers of the Government and people and f other members of the Cabinet, also the < Hons. Forbes and Coates. i Mr Savage extended the best wishes c of the Government, and the people, i and said that he felt that the Do- r minion would je worthily represented, a The members of the team knew the a spirit of sport and if they could only s have that in their minds and see some- £ thing of the other aspect of life on 4 their trip, they would probably be able I to say that they were glad that they h were sportsmen and not statesmen. ( Air Forbes and Mr Coates also ex- i tended best wishes to the team, and I Mr H. McCormick replied on jehalf of the New Zealand Olympic Games Association. E I At Mr Savage’s -call cheers were given for the tearw
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 107, 7 May 1936, Page 9
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