Another fanfare of trumpets, from trumpeters stationed on special balcony erected on the Scoring Board, preceded the reading by Lord Wakehurst of the King's message and welcome to the teams, Again the fanfare of trumpets sounded, The Governor then declared the Games open, coincident with the playing and singing of the National Anthem and the raising of the Union Jack, Best Scouts then Wolsted the National flags of all the competing countries to their respective mastheads.
Once again the trumpets sounded, followed byt a salute three guns denoting the opening of the games.
Amighty whirring of wings heralded the release of 2,000 pigeons, and as the birds fluttered overhead, the oath of amateurism was. taken on behalf of all the athletes by a mem~ Ber of the Australian team. The choir of 2,000 voices was then heard in "Rule Britannia" as the flag~ earers returned to their teams.
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