"STATUES IN KILTS."
An amusing incident is told in connection with the "Kilties" departure from Canada and their farewell appearacne in Vancouver. In the early morning policemen and others weie astonished to see ail the statues in the park and public gardens rigged -out in flaring red shawls and kilts. Robert Burns was decorated with a gorgeous plaid in addition to the kilt A little before noon the police, amid the cheers and laughter of a big •crowd, removed the superflous cluthing. In the afternoon the "Kilties paraded the city. Then it dawned on the citizens that the dressing of the statues in Highland costume was a clever bit of advertising. The "Kilties" will give a concert, in the Town Hall on Thursday evening next. A matinee will be given or. the Showgrounds in the afternoon.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3050, 21 November 1908, Page 3
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136"STATUES IN KILTS." Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3050, 21 November 1908, Page 3
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