THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 June 1920, Page 5

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

NEW ZEALANDERS FAREWELLED PREMIER'S HOPES OF VICTORIES, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The members of the team which will represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games wore tendered a civic farewell ai: the Town Hall to-day. The Mayor (Mr. Luke) presided. Mr. Massey, who was among those on the platform, presented H. E. Wilson with the New Zealand flag, and hoped that the loader of the team would have the opportunity of carrying the ling to victory on many occasions. Win or lose, the team would, he was sure, show thi-.mselves trim sportmen. ' Wilson, who took the flag from the Pome Minister, paid thas :7iey considevi".l it a great honor to represent New Zealand. They Wanted to bring New tfwtland before the notice,of other countrits. If trying would make winners, then there were four winners on that platform. Mr. Marryatt, ihe New Zealand representative on the Olympic Council, presented each of the representatives, and Mr. Walrond, with a silver fern badge t--;th "Now Zealand" engraved on it. Ho referred to tho fact that it was the lir.-it time New Zealand had raised tho flaj? at tho games, and lie was very giad In sec that a lady was amongst jht team—a lady who liad equalled the record of the champion lady swimmer at the last game;.