The Visit of Earl Home

Series

Series Name: Rhodesian Spotlight

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1957

Length of issue (in feet)

924

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

Rhodesian Spotlight Commentary - Arriving at the Prime Minister’s office in Salisbury is the British Secretary for Commonwealth Relations, Lord Home. He was in the Federation for three weeks. Among matters discussed with the PM was Dominion status. Lord Home presented a stone from the fabric of the Palace of Westminster, to the Speaker of the Federal Assembly. He hoped it would be a link between the two countries and the two parliaments.
For the Countess Home a special outing was arranged on Lake Mollwaine - a tour of the Lake in the Warden’s launch. It is perhaps symbolic of Central Africa that this modern man made stretch of water is the site of some Buchman paintings dating back possible to Prehistoric times.
Visiting the University, Lord and Lady Home took a keen interest in a great Institution of which the Queen Mother laid the foundation stone and is noted Chancellor. Education on all levels must play a tremendous part in the future of the Federation and its relationship with the rest of the Commonwealth.
One of the places visited by the Secretary for Commonwealth Relations was Livingstone, where a civic reception awaited them. Few places are more likely to fire the imagination, for here the memory of the great Missionary and Explorer still lives, and the thunderous Falls he named after his Queen cascade down in perpetual splendour.
Flying north, Lord and Lady Home were not in Lusaka by Sir Arthur and Lady Benson and a number of prominent people. It was in Lusaka that he visited the Gilbert Rennie School named after a previous Governor of Northern Rhodesia.
Sir Robert Armitage was waiting to extend Nyasaland’s welcome at Blantyre Airport. The gist of many of Lord Home’s speeches was the racial understanding and goodwill are capable of making the Federation a nation of great strength, if we stop squabbling and got on with the job.

Keywords

Education and training; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aircraft; Social events; Scenery and travel

Written sources

bund BUND No.107933 - used for synopsis

Credits:

Production Co.: Central African Film Unit

Length of story (in feet)

222

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