BOOMING AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1806, 19 July 1913, Page 4

BOOMING AUSTRALIA.

g GREAT EXHIBITION. PROPOSED. Tho' enterprise of Mr. Arthur Rickard; president of the Millions Club, and a well' known businoss man of Sydnoy, will lead to the holding of a great Australian exhibition or carnival in London in 1916. if Mr. Albert Goldie, a Sydney journalist (who is travelling by the Tahiti, via America, to mal;o tlio preliminary arrangements) is successful in his mission. Interviewed on the arrival of tlio Tahiti from Sydnoy, Mr. Goldio said:— "This is an entirely patriotic venture, which is being promoted by Mr. Arthur Richard as the result of certain negotiations entered upou by him wliilo in London recently. Mr. Richard proposes to hold not only an exhibition of Australian industry and resources in London, but also a monster sports and athletic carnival, and a display of Australian artislio and musical talent. In short, ho intends to present to tho people of tho_ older world a concrete and comprehensive exhibition of all that is best in life in Australia, with tho solo object of attracting people and capital. By making it a lingo entertainment, Mr. Rickard hones to, attract crowds from all parts of Europe in a way that 110 mere display of products could possibly accomplish. "The season of will probably be dccidod upon as tho poriod for holding this event, because it is wished to secure amusement attractions from tlio San Francisco Exposition of 1015, and because it is h?lieved that after tlio conclusion of tho Olympic panics in Berlin in 1010 many of tho world's champions can be engaged to bo pitted against the Australian champions in London. Mr. Rickard has offered, without any hope of financial gain, to defray the wholo of tho initial outlay of tho scheme, which moans that he will propa.ro a complete prospectus of tho wliolo of its possibilities and then present it to the public, who will bo asked to elect a Board of Commissioners to carry it into effect. Asked if Now Zealand would 1)0 invited to join in the undertaking, Mr. Goldio said that it. was premature to extend any such invitation imtil tlio scheme had been perfected mid the six States of the Commonwealth had first been brought together upon it. Personally, however, and ho 6poko also for Mr. Rickard, it was hoped tint the event would develop into an "Australasian" "As tho main objcct of tho exhibition is to obliterate inter-State jealousy, and to present as big a front ns we can to tho wholo world," concluded Mr. Goldie, "tlioro is no visible reason why the uiulertnkiiiff should not bo extended to New Zealand."