MISELLANEQUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1924, Page 2

MISELLANEQUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION.

OLYMPIC GAMES. I.OXDOX. July 3. The Australian Press Association’s Paris correspondent says; All is ready for the opening of the Olympic Games on Saturday. Xever before have so many athletes joiirned to these famous gathering.-. The vi.-itors are so numerous that practically all tig* Paris accommodation is taken lip. The fir-t events will he run on Sunday. and thence the games will continue until ihe end of July. The Au=tialiaus will he < oliipcling practically every day. Considering their trying voyage, and their training the team came through Every member will he able to coni|>o£e. though miner mishap- will definitely affect the chances of a lew men. The French cyclists have proved superior to the Ausraliaiis. who have not reached tlu* top of their loim. hut they expect, to ride well in the teams’ event. Australia’s other hope is the Murray Bridge crew. The mile ami a quarter is a little .short for them. The Xew Zealander- are training with the Australians. The Xew Zealand boxer. Ptirdy, is .strongly fancied. .Miss .Siiaml lias not struck form, Imt there is -till a fortnight for training. Performances wherein many iccords have been broken suggest that new records will be established in almost every sport. X.Z. DISLAY AT WEMBLEY. LONDON, July 2. Sir Janies Allen gave a luncheon to bankers and sbipiiei.s at Wembley. Ho said that Xew Zealand’s display of primary products was unexcelled, lint she might have line! a bettor show of secondary products.