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NATIONAL V-E CEREMONY WELLINGTON. Wednesday New Zealand's national V-E Day ceremony was brief and simple, lasting only half an hour The large crowd which assembled sround the v.ar memorial and on the lawns of Parliament grounds before the ceremony began listened to an i.ppropriate programme by the R.N.Z.A.F. band until the \ ice -Regal party arrived shortly before noon. Their Excellencies appeared with the acling-Prime Minister, the Hon. W. Nash, and the acting-Leader of the Opposition, Mr W. J. Felscn, on the balcony of Government bui'-dings, from where they addressed the gathering. UNFRIENDLY DUBLIN CROWD LONDON. May 8 Eig forces of police are on duty in Uub.'Ln today to prevent a repetition of last night’s riotous victory scenes, says the Evening News. Eooing spectators last night rushed Trinity College when students rail up the Union Jack and the flags of the other Allies Civic guards made a hatjm rhajge agsi.ist 'the hissing crowds and several Were injured. ‘ NOW OR NEVER ” FOR JAPAN NEW YORK, May S The Tokyo radio announced that Germany had surrendered unconditionally. Admiral Teijifo Toyoda said ” In this hour of crisis it is impertinent merely to set forth plausible reasons for our failure to carry on production as originally scheduled. This is the very moment when all available materia’s b ust be used to step up production It is now or never ”
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Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 22605, 9 May 1945, Page 3
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