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SCHOOL FUNCTION

About 1,000 scholars from the schools

of the city arc expected to attend ttie^ Empire Day celebration at the Capitojl Theatre this morning. The gathering is to be seated at 10 a.m. and His Ex- cellency the Govcrndr-Gcneral and members of the Government will bo met at 10.10 by the Chief Commissioner, Sir John Butters, and the chairman of the Canberra branch of Die Teachers' Fed- eration (Mr. H. J. Filshie). '

' After the singing of "Advance All's«* tralla Fair,",Sir John Butlers will open the piocecdings, und the Governor-Gen- eral, Lord Stonehaven, will address the children. , '

The pi;escntatipn will. then bo made lo Mr. filshie" fo'r the .Telopea' -Park school by the Chiçf Commissioner of a portrait of Governor Phillip, on behalf of die Governor Phillip Recognition Movemont-.to^bo* followed byi ¡he sing- ing by the children of Kipling's "Children's 'Song."

The British film, "Nelson," will bo screened and the function *.\lll close with the "National Anthem."

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