The weather on Victoria Day com pletely spoilt the Friendly Societies luiniml fete, which was to have come oil on the Show Grounds. Hockey and football tourneys were to have been held and a large procession was to have pre ceded the show. In the morning there was the heaviest downpour experienced for some considerable time pastafc The Annual Ball in conncMp with the Friendly Societies came oft in the Lyceum Theatre on Friday night, and was an unquestionable success.
The fete has been postponed till a future date.
The church parade was held yesterday afternoon. The weather was very threatening. College Street School Cadets, three Volunteer Corps, the Friendly Societies band, and the Fro llrigade nmrched around the Square to the English Church, where an impressive sermon wns delivered by Iter. C. C. Har per, The Mayor and Borough Councillors were also in attendance, A Gospel Temperance meeting, in con nection with the Prohibition Convention was held in the Theatre lioyal last night, the ltcv. F. Isitt in the chair. There were live speakers, including a Patoa Maori chief.
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