LORD MAYOR’S SHOW

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1931, Page 5

LORD MAYOR’S SHOW

A LONDON PAGEANT. -? (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 9. Large crowds lined the London streets to watch the procession, which was a mile long, accompanying the new Lord Mayo 1 ', Sir Maurice J-enfcs, on his drive in the State Coach to the Law Courts for the traditional ceremonial declaration before the Judges. In addition to the representatives of the City Companies, the procession composed a pageant in several sections illustrative of the progress of inditstrv, aided by science, and the ad-, vane© in the methods of transport, including Sir Malcolm Campbell’s car, the “Blue Bird,” in which he created a world speed 1 record of 246 miles an hour for one kilometre, and also Lord Wakefield’s racing motor boat, “Miss England II,” which holds the world’s waiter speed record of 110 miles an hour. The great electrical and wireless industries Were represented by various tableaux. A car .provided by the Imperial International Communications Company pictures universal facilities afforded by this company, which owns mow than half of the world’s submarine dnbles and a widespread system of wireless &er * vices. The Lord Mayor’s Show opens three days of the pageantry ceremony in London.