THE DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1926, Page 4

THE DUNEDIN EXHIBITION.

[by TKLitfin.U'ii —mi rr.uss association-.]

DUNEDIN. Felt. 21

To-day was expected to have liven a hie day at the Exhibition as. in addition to brass bauds events, there was a one-dav contest for pipe hands, for which thirteen had entered, jho quickstep was got ~|f j,, the forenoon in tin, v.vather, hut rain set in til mid-day, and the remaining events had to he contested inside, instead of cm the sports ground. The attendance for the day will therefore probably n. i i nuie up to expect at ions.

Tim s, dm.il children from Christchurch. v.!is.- arrived on .Monday, were oliitially welcomed in the .New /calami .'secondary Industries Pavilion yesterday. The President. Air . Sutherland Ikis-. iii welcoming the children, urged them lirst always to stand on for I heir own province, which lie said, bail one ol tic best provincial courts, lie also asked them to stand up for Xc’a Zealand as a whole, pointin'' to the splendid agricuii lira! and pastoral display- as evident o of its primary resources, and to the secondary industries court as evidence of its nianufacturine: enterprise. He urged that if they always bought New Zealand woods, they would he providing employment for themselves, and keening nullify in the ecuiitry. Lastly, he asked them to stand up for l!u? Empire. drawing attention to the wonderful object lessons in ihe British (.'overnmeni Court, and ales those of Canada. Australia and Fiji.