The Archive · 1924

First Prize in Empire Competition

London, July 29.

Of 60,000 entries from the Empire for the National Baby Week competition at Wembley, Mary Pat Wilson, aged 2 years and 8 m0! from 'East Malvern, a anburh of Melbourne, wax adjudged the Empire's " bonniest baby. She' receives. £200.

Over half the entries were from several tered, on the Bri There wer

from China just failing to secur 2 prize.

Elsie Hallowes of Hongkong war awarded £20 equally with for others in the class for babies of 2 to 5 years.—Reuter.

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