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EMPIRE DAY
SCHOOL CELEBRATION
GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S ADDRESS
Empire Day was fittingly celebrated in Canberra and Queanbeyan yesterday, when school functions were held, at which about 1,200 children were present.
The Governor-General, in his address at the Capitol Theatre, said that by working for Australia and the Empire they would show themselves worthy of representation in the great "Imperial citizenship.
In Canberra, last night, bon-fircs and fireworks provided a feature not hitherto conspicuous in city celebration, bttt^in dicative of the great increase in family, life during the'last twelve months.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S
ADDRESS
In an nddiess, couched in simple, yet
expressive phrases, His Excellency the Govornor-Gleiieral, Lord, Stonehaven, Impressed the cardinal pi incijiles of earnest Imperialism upon - the as- sembled school-children of Canberra, at the combined celebration of Empire
Day at the Capitol Theatre yesterday, i
It was during-- the reign of Queen Victoria, said His Excellency, that the British Empire had attained that spec- ial character which made it, different from any other empire tile world -had over seen, and had mace it the greatest force for progress and peace that man- kind liad been able to'devise No'bot- ler birLhrlglit than empire cltixocship could be bestowed upon any child; this embraced inestimable) rights and ¿>rl v ileges not onjoycd.'Tiy others. Those, privileges wore not'of spontaneous*or igirf, but had boon won by their for 'bears as the result of generations of endeavour 'and development. .To main- tain these untarnished and" to in turn bequeath them to theil; successors was 'the duty ol'. Hie joufh of the nation, lo
be regarded as a trust to lie respected and 'developed, one in which to take pride witlioul boastfulncss.
As citizens of the future, His Excel- lency continued, let them now deter- mine that, whether in work or plav, Hie schools of Canberra should attain higher distinction than any others In (Australia. Let them also lake pride 'in being Australians. Tremendous social and economic developments were 'foreshadowed for the future, and to anticipate that era it Was essen- tially important that the rislnne gener- ation should cultivate thought. Above all things, thov must lomembor the flag, which stood for ccntuiios of haul i-wpik, success, and also disappoint- ments, which,'however, they had never allowed to lessen their aspirations Hy ¿ivprklngTfor Australia and the emplie they woiit*show themselves worthy of
repiesehtation in Hie gi cat Tmpoilal citizenship. , . "
In a prefatory5speecli from the chair Sir John Bi|tteis said: "This is a day when we should think of what the great men of the past have done, of the pioneers of Austi alla, whoso deeds enable us to enjov the pilvlloges of
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EMPIRE DAY
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Wisli'.ili.m citizenship, See that you' do nothing to dim the lustre of the .
empire to which wo arc all pi mid to'
belong" i
After acknowledging the presenta-
tion of a portrait of Governor Phillip, I
in behalf of tho pupils Ol' Telopea Park- school, Mr. II. J. Filshie, head- master and chairman of the Canberra branch ol the Teachers' Federation, moved a vote of thanks to Iffs Excel- lency.
The Vlcc-Ttegal party and guests afterwards witnessed the exhibition of the him "Nelson." .
Among the visitors were Sir Little- ton1" and Lady Groom, Sir Robert and Lady Garran, Sir John and Lady But- ters,, Mr. and Mrs J, G. Latham, Mr. and Mrs. T. Paterson, Mr. and Mrs. J.. G. "McLaren, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Potts, Mi. and "Mrs. K. Binns, Mr. and Mrs. Marlin, Mr. and Mrs. Gee, Dr. and Miss Finlay Kov. E. L. Ver coo, Obi. P. T. Owen, Col. J. T. Thomas. Col. .1. T. 1-T. Goodwin. Messrs. C. S. Daley, II R. Waterman and It. Rowe