WEMBLEY, 1925.

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WEMBLEY, 1925.

"THE WINNING HALF." EXHffiITION TO CONTINUE. GOVERNMENT READY WITH FURTHER HELP. (BT CJIBLE—PRX3S ASSOCIiTtOK->CO*TMOKT , l (AtIBTBAIJAN AKD N.Z. CABLS ASSOCIATION.) (Received Novemher 18th, S.lO p.m.) LONDON, November 18. Mr Amory (Secretary of State for the Colonies), at a dinner, said that in order to continue the. Empire Exhibition, the Government' was prepared to do more financially than had been done in the past, to make 1925 tho winning half of the Exhibition's life. The Duke of Devonshire said that although ho was not authorised to make a definite announcement, he was as sure as ho stood there that tho Exhibition would be continued. Mr A. F. Roberts (New Zealand), replying on behalf of tho Dominion Commissioners, hoped the Exhibition would wove like Saturday's football match to him. The first half was not unsatisfactory, but the second half was a sheer delight.

PRIDE OF EMPIRE. THE LESSON OP WEMBLEY. GOVERNMENT'S POLICY DECLARED. (rbuter's ttblbgiums.) (Rceoived November 18th, 10.40 p.m.) LONDON, November 17. The Duke o? Devonshire presided vit a dinner g»yen by .the British Empire League to Wembley Commissioners. There was a distinguished gathering, representing 41 portions of tho Empire. In proposing the toast of 'The Guests," the Duke of Devonshire declared he was confident that the Exhibition would be reopened in 1925. There were certain difficulties, of which he had no doubt a solution would be found.

He claimed that the Exhibition had resulted in <m entirely different conception of the Empire. Mr 3>ewan Bahadur (India), responding, declared that he felt as much a son of the- Empire ae the New Zealand or fciouth African representatives. He had n feeling of full sonship and equal rights -with other sons of the Empire, and he confessed to a shameless and unrestrained pride in the Empire 1 , Mr Amery (Secretary of State for the Colonies) said the display showed what the Empire might be if its. resources were pooled. A ibition-80 or 30 years hence would be something far beyond present-d«y imagination.

The Government, thereof ore, was of opinion that the- Exhibition ought not to be allowed to come to ka untimely end. It had brought'home the possibilities of the Empire to a considerable, flection of the population; but the Government wanted the whole of the people to understand wha-t it.meant. Therefore it certainly intended to see that the Exhibition should not only be continued, hut that it should be continued- more effectively thaji in the past months.