BELLS OF REMEMBRANCE

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 141, 11 December 1929, Page 12

BELLS OF REMEMBRANCE

TO PLAY IN HYDE PAEK

The recent decision of the Hyde Park authorities, London, to allow the Wellington War Memorial Carillon to be erected in that great rendezvous provides a rare instance of departure from an inflexible rule regarding the sanctity of the famous reserve. The negotiations occupied many months, and only with the persistent support of a group of newspapers, coupled with a strong backing of public opinion, was the High Commissioner for New Zealand able to announce a satisfactory deciswn. Much has been heard in Ivew Zealand of the wonderful recep\°n^ gIY£ a to the Carillon frequently at the Newcastle Exhibition, where Mr. Clifford Ball played to audiences of up to 100,000 people. Upon the approach of the closing of the exhibition, a number of English daily newspapers strongly urged the loan of the Carillon for London, pending the completion of the Campanile in Wellington The arrangement for the use of a plot in Hyde Park is regarded in responsible quarters as a distinction worthy of the project. Asked if any further details had been furnished, the chairman of the Wellington War Memorial Carillon Society (Mr. H. D. Bennett) said he Jiought the temporary tower would be nearly ready by now, as dismantling at Newcastle was commenced at the end of October. He had been adyised by the Treasury Office in Wellington that the site allocated by the Park authorities was a spot some 900 i a ™ w smi5 m i>M!! lWe Areh > 500 y«as trom Hyde Park corner, and 150 yards north of the bandstand . overlooking Grosvenor House Buildings. The site had been examined by Mr. Harvey consulting engineer to the New Zealand Government, and another officer ! at the direction of the High Commissioner, and was reported on as beins entirely satisfactory for the purpose