O LYMPIC TEAM.
GOVERNMENT FAREWELL. SPORT AND \VORLD AFFAIRS. (By Telemann—Press Assocmnon.) \V‘ELLINGTUN, \\'cdnesday. A farewell was exlemled to members of the Olympic team by lhe Prime Minlater, the Hi. IIUIL Al. .1. Savage, in ll].I‘oulu in l’ui'liauui-ul Buildings iu—Llay .\ssocialcd with him \wrc uihor memhers 01' Linhiuel. uml llw High! llous U. \\'. Forbes and J. l'-. Lluulcs. .\lr Savage mlvmlcrl Hm licsl wishe: of the Um'm-uuu-ni, and proph- and saic he fell ”11‘ lmmiuion ‘.\‘()lllil be worthily represented. Hulsum-lILV haul sai-. lhul if um» lhe lair—play spirit or spmi I'eiszneil m'ox' inlvr'uuliuuul :In‘uirs llu cal force, “hich i'ulml lllL’lll now would shrink away illlll human lil‘l “Quid emerge fur the lii->i lime from the Jungle.
"IL would he -’I \wmlcrl'ul “ling,“ said Mr Savage. " il' ”[0 filil'~lll.l.\ spiri! in the \\orld_oi‘ spul‘l ruled in the international sphere. Members or the team knew the spirit 01' sport and if they could only have that in their minds and see something of the other aspect of llfe on their trip they would probably be able to say lhey were glad they were sportsmen and not statesmen.
Messrs Forbes and antes also extended best wishes to the team and Mr H. McCormick replied on behalf of the New Zealaud Olympic Games .-\ss=ociation.
At .\lr Savagc's call cheers war given for the team.
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19879, 7 May 1936, Page 12
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220OLYMPIC TEAM. Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19879, 7 May 1936, Page 12
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