“EMPIRE AMBASSADORS”
MR. COATES ENTERTAINS OLYMPIC TEAM
(From Our Resident Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Friday
The Dominion’s confidence in the Olympic team was voiced by the Prime Minister when he referred to them as “Empire ambassadors.”
Mr. Coates, Mrs. Coates, and members of the Cabinet entertained the New Zealand Olympic team at Parliament House yesterday evening be fore they sailed for Amsterdam. Mr. Coates, as president of tlie Olympic Council, expressed great satisfaction that New Zealand was able to select a team to compete at the games and congratulated the council on Its efforts.
The standard of the competitions and the achievements at Amsterdam have been gradually improving during the last 30 years, and it was questionable whether the champions of pre-war years, could they compete again, would oven be able to gain places in the duals to-day. While there ware those who doubted whether New Zetil&nd athletes were up to the standard, it had been undoubtedly a feature of the younger generation of New Zealanders that they had acquitted themselves well in any competitions they had entered, and the Olympic Games would test their standards. VERY BIG TASK “The task you have in front of you is a difficult one and very big. You will have to go a long, tedious journey and acclimatise yourselves; but with all those disabilities the council is confident that you wi:l give a satisfactory account of yourselves. We know you are all out to win, and wc hope your responsibilities as Empi’-e ambassadors and representative! l of vour country’s athletics will not make you over anxious. “You will never let New Zealand down. That's impossible, for we know your material and fibre. New Zealand looks to you to uphold its honour abroad. We are proud of you as representatives of young New Zealand, aad we wish you voyage, success and a safe return to your na- ! tive land.” Mr. H. Amos, manager of the team, returning thanks said that the council was disappointed that its appeal had been unsuccessful, but tbey were satisfied that the team they were sending would, win or lose, always remember the best traditions of British sport. The team was presented with alI bums of New Zealand views, prepared •by the Government Publicity Depart- ! ment
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 340, 28 April 1928, Page 13
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