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WEMBLEY STRIKES ITS FLAG.

AN IMPERIAL “AULD LANG

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IMPRESSIVE CLOSING SCENES.

The following vivid description of the closing of the Wembley Exhibition is taken from the Manchester Guardian

The ceremony in the Stadium this afternoon which officially closed the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley was unmistakably British. One wonders whether any other. nation in the world would have arranged a programme in which parade, dignity, and friendliness were so mingled.

The spectacular part was in the bands of the army. It was, indeed, almost en tirely military, but the Duke of York, the president, came in civilian clothes and touched his silk hat when he saluted the

colour of the Guards Regiment during his inspection... "It was also noticed that Boy Scout stood with the long line of kbaki men who carried the flags of the Dominions and of the smaller parts of the Empire.

We sang devoutly the great hymn “O

ST. PAUL'S DOME SAFE.

NO SIGN OF THE PIERS SINKING,

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The dome of St. Paul's, which as one time was thought to be in danger of crashing to the ground, is not aicking.

This reassuring nows was given to the committee which met at the Mansion House last month to hear the report of the experts responsible for the preserva ion work now going on. Measurements and observations, it was stated, revealed no sign of disruptive morements, in the dome ares

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FIRESTONE'S LIBERIAN

PHANTASY

FORMER MALAYAN PLANTER

CHIEF AIDE.

INTERVIEWED IN LONDON.

The natives were going to Sierra Leone and other places because, there was not work for them to do at home. When the Firestone interests started opening up AS the "land" "they were quite couådent they would have sufficient labour for all pur poses. During the discussion of labour situation, Mr. Ross again became vocal He said he had had experience of all classes of labour in the East and had found that the Liberian worked barder than any He was really a fool- worker, he did so much. He had had natives working for him for the last fifteen months on the 2,000-acre nursery, and they were giving every satisfaction.

Mr. Donald A.” Ross," at one time an

engineer on the F.MS. Railways engaged in the construction of the Jehore State Railway, and later manager of Malaya General Co, Ltd. Rengam, Johore, is the man behind Mr. Harvey Firestone in the Liberian rubbor venture. Recently he ac- The removal of the organ and choir companied. Me. Firestone's son from talls from the two piers in the chair America to London, where a representa has been almost completed, and arrange-tire of the Financial Times interviewed ments have been made to re-erect a portion of the organ in the north aisle of the nave.

All the monuments have been removed event is being injected, with the ex- from the bases of the piers into which ception of those to Nelson and Corn wallis, which have been encicsed in wooden casings to protect them from possible damage.

A special non-corrosive steel is being piles

COST OF LABOUR. 2

Mr. Firestone and Mr. Donald A. Ross.

On it being pointed out that his father's estimate of is a day wages clash- the latter being introduced as the offeinl red with the 23. paid by other employers in charge of the Firestone organisation's to the lowest class of labour in the Re- operations in Liberia At the beginning public, Mr. Firestone, jun, replied: “In that whatever he said should not be $10 a day, in the Middle West 5 day of the interview air. Firestone emphasised Philadelphia my father pays carpenters taken as a reply to statements made by they are equally good carpenters. It is Mr. A. E. W. Cripps, Secretary of the the same in Liberia. In some of the African International Corporation (1994), constal areas the rates may be Ss. & day, regarding the rubber venture in Liberia but in the interior they are much less. His father, he added, made it a practice We are confdent of unr of not replying to newspaper articles.

In day

fers to be judged by bis deeds. But, continued Mr. Firestone, jun.. I shall be pleased to tell you anything I can about Liberia."

The first question put by the reporter was

When do you expect to start pro- duction in Liberia?"

God, our help in ages past"; we joined 7„uses for reinforcement, with some of the He never cares to say much. He pre equally optimistic regarding the Mon-

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passed out to be greeted by the great crowds in the grounds.

in, singing Land of Hope and Glory" in small muffled voices as if we were pray ing, half hoping our neighbours would not overheat. The whole assemblage, which was for the moment a congrega tion, repeated the Lord's Prayer, so that the Stadium itself seemed to be worship- At night the Stadium was crowded ping, and, though the programmes told to uverlowing for the last performance us that the voice of the Bishop of Willes. of the Tattoo, the wonderful spectacle den was beseeching the blessing of the that has thrilled London for weeks. From Almighty and begging that we might the. Erst moment when little Peggy Bat realise and be worthy of our great res chelor danced into the arena at the head ponsibilities, we had a curious illusion of the advancing troops and danced away that it was the microphones prejecting into the shadows at the far end, the into the arena that were praying,, But enthusiasm was unbounded. Nearly all we niso sang "Auld Lang Syne," and the time the galleries were in darkness. very nearly went so far as to link hands. The searchlights played on the dark The Dominion representatives by the ground, fading away for the torchlight royal box gave way to this impulse on maneuvrings and the eerie dancing of behalf of us all. It was a truly Imperial the kilted Scots, lighting up the gathering.

troopers in their diverting equivalent clusical chairs, and throwing a golden light on the magnificent exhibition of physical drill by the 400 men of the Royal Air Force and the musical ride of the Hussars. The full light thrown on the six gun teams as they were driven out after they had woven wonderful patterns across and across the ground, winding up with a wild career, had a curious effect, for from nostrils and reeking sides the horses exhaled clouds of steam, and they seemed to vanish in their own

IN THE STADIUM.. More than half the immense crowd paying its final visit to Wembley turned its steps towards the Stadium in the afternoon, for if the room inside was limited to 40,000, quite as many packed themselves on to the terraces and the roads outside to watch for the coming of the Duke and Duchess of York. Wise people had arrived before lunch to secure good seats, and there was plenty of entertainment for the crowded galleries mist. in the three-quarters of an hour before "Nothing aroused the enthusiasm of the the beginning of the service. The vast crowd more than the marvellous threatened rain had passed over, un colour effects achieved by the Royal Air casional gleam of sunshine scouted the Force again in their lantern march. The fear of fog, but a greyish gloom hung arena was in pitch darkness; nothing about, and the hard-trodden ground of could be seen but the flat red and yellow the arena was a sombre grey.

lamps looking like tiddlywinks.

They moved in single lines and in masses, always in perfect line, forming strange shapes and melting into new. They formed themselves into red and yellow segments and wriggled with a whishing sound. across the arena. They' formed a St. George's Bag and Buttered. Tuiti-They

In the middle stood a flagstaff where the Union Jack hung limply over the almost indistinguishable Wembley fag, and on the walls Dominion flags showed like threads. All the colour was in the bright bats of the women gay blobs of orange, green, and red against the misty pinks and greys of the encircling tude.

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turned info huge aeroplanes, taxied across the arena, reversed, and taxied back again. Then they returned into letters, spelled out the word Britan nia, and sang

Rule, Britannin, Britannia rules the air, Britons never, never need despair.

A estimate of 16. Mr. Firestone expressed himself na rovian Harbour venture. He said the J. G. White Engineering Corporation had. sent their experts there, and after were confident of the success of the pro- thoroughly examuning the locality they ject. There was going to be a further examination, however, before work was actually, started. The country was also Ross.roails At presents, there was no intention.

perfectly suitable for the construction of

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ALREADY: PRODUCING. The answer was supplied by Mr. who now took up the conversation. said: We are already producing are tapping 2.000 acres. Pressed to save sene definite details of the amount obtained per acre, he contented himself with stating that the output compared very favourably with that obtained in Malaya Beyond that he would not go He did add, however, that the 2,000 acres were leased front the Liberian Govers ment.

roads would certainly be constructed. to build light railways, but hard-surface

Mr. Firestone, sea.. had sent his experts. all round the globe. 10 degress north and south of the Equator, bis son said, before settling on Liberia as the most suitable spot in the world for "the cultivation, of rubber. The 1,000,000 acres acquired in the Republic were not all in one block, but were split up into a number of specially selected plots. It was proposed to twenty years in Malayn, first as a Govern-organisation for the gradual development.

Mr. Ross explained that he had been establish 20 centres, each with its own ment railway engineer and taea as a rah- of the territory. It was not possible at ber planter, and had bad experience in all the moment to say where they would parts of the peninsula.

start planting," but an exploring party was setting out shortly.

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"Will you not have considerable digi. culty with the many and extensive swam areas in Liberia!" was the next question addressed to Mr. Firestone.

Again the answer was supplied by Mr. Ross. The percentage of waste land in Liberia is less." he inid, than in Malaya. where they reckon on about 25 per cent.

their seeds for the big area which it was Asked where they proposed to obtain understood is to be planted, Mr. Ross stated that their present nursery of 2,000 acres would, supply them with sufficient There were also many small native plan for from 30,000 to 50,000 acres per annum,

could also get supplies from the German tations they could call upon, while they

Cameroons,

At this point Mr. Ross said to the re presentative of the Financial Times, "You will, of course, promise to show us anything you write before it is printed. won't you?

On being informed that no such promise would be given, Mr. Rose retarted: "Ther I have nothing further to say to you." He. took little further part in the interview. and shortly afterwards left the room, re- An interlude of colour, darkness again.maining absent until just prior to the from one end of the are the crush and departure of the reporter.

Then the bands began to march ou, each greeted with clamorous applause. They marched and counter-marched the sound of martial music, and then took up their stations on the far side, where, they continued to play to the apprecia tion of the crowd. At last they broke into." Hearts of Oak" as the Naval Guard of Honour came in and drew up in front of the royal box. Then came the Grenadiers with their colour, and the of battle, and wounded men came staggering out it to the illuminated men of the Royal Air Force, the darlings shrine of the Bed Cross at the far end, of the Wembley crowd, drawn up behind Then a wonderful picture in duli, metallic the naval men in echelon. Another shades of all the forces engaged,, with pause, and the men in khaki entered white, and colours when the old uniforms bearing the flags representing the Eof regiments and the Chelsea. Pensioners pire, each on a red ground. One looked expectantly for detachments represent- The audience sang Abide with me," ing the Empire's civilian forces and ser- the troops. melted away, the Chelsea vices, but they were only manifest in Pensioners and Boy Scouts marched out those drooping pendons.

nt the side, and the, arena was in dark- ness save for the light shining on the Red Cross.

THE DUKE'S ADDRESS.

A fanfare of trumpets hailed the ar rival of the Duke, who was greeted with tremendous enthusiasm, and there was another fanfare from the gold-coated mounted trumpeters when he walked down into the arena to inspect the Guards of Honour. This was a very po pular ceremony though all the women wished it had been suitable for, the little Duchess to take part. Returning to the gallery where the Duchess sat with the Bishop of Willesden and Wembley high oficials, the Duke spoke to the vast audience through the medium of the amplifiers. In a firm voice and very, briefly he declared the Exhibition closed, delivering first the following message from the King:-

At the close of the British Empire Exhibition I wish to express my thanks to you, as president, and to all who have contributed to the success of this great enterprise. The Exhibition marks an important stage in the history of my people both at home and overseas. It has not ouly taught. much of the productive capacity of the Empire, but has stimulated a legitimate pride in ur, past achievements, as well as an increased sense of responsibility for the years to come.

"1 pray that these lessons will not be forgotten; and that under God's guidance our Commonwealth of nations and mankind in general may strive to attain that spirit of mutual trust and confidence without which the peace and happiness of the world cannot be secur-

ed."

STRIKING THE FLAGS

The most impressive moment in the service that followed came when buglers and drummers were grouped around the central flagstaff. The buglers sounded. the First Post" and marched gaily away. A blue-jacket lowered the Wem- bley fag, leaving the Union Jack in solitary possession, and all the flags around the stadium were struck Then "the drummers sounded the "Betreat." Finally came the National Anthem, sung by all those thousands, and the Duke (Continued on next Column);"

came on.

THE LABOUR QUESTION. Before leaving, though, he did add that the cost of opening up rubber areas in Liberis would be less than in Malaya, The climate of the former country was more favourable, and gave a distinct dry spell for clearing.

Invited to give his views regarding the labour supply of the Republic, Mr. Fire- stone said that, according to the census. taken some years back, there was an estimated population of 2,000,000, and at present Liheria was exporting labour.

thought the production would be in 6,

Invited to give some idea of what he 10 or 25 years time, Mr. Firestone said he was unable to give even an approxi- mate estimate. "I cannot say what will happen in 25 years! time and I don't think you enn he commented, "Everything would turn on expediency, 'buff' be to get Liberian rubber.". added, The Firestone employees like

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