Then Commissioner Wiener made a neat speech on the formal dedicating of the display. He said he was glad to reach the successful opening of an enterprise which had involved an ium and had but little in it for the projectors. It was intended, he said, to show the people something of the resources of the colony, and at the same time familiarize them with the comparatively unknown methods, of diamond mining and polishing. When the chief of the department finished his appreciative response, the band struck up a lively air, and the cleavers, cutters and polishers gan putting the diamonds through thei machines. The guests of the day adjourned to the Commissioner's office, where they pledged the health of the Commissioner and the success of the exhibit. Within a few minutes the aisles were jammed with sightseers, who looked with wonder at the display, and speculated on its probable value,
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