ARIA.
Own Correspondent.
Preparationa are well in hand for eportfl on the 26th, and throughout the countryside and surrounding parts much interest ia being shown in them. The horse and axemen's events will he well competed for, a« will also the foot for which quite a number of competitors are in hard training. A mild excitement Is being worked up among the younger people who are looking forward to the day. Picnic parties are being formed encouraged by the fact that hot water and light refreshments may bo had on the ground. The weather has boon hot: and sultry, just what was required for growth after the two beautiful rains that have fallen. The heat, however, has not been conducive to energv, malting many feel like taking things more leisurely during the middle of the day. Th« caws, too, seem to find rest and shade hisUrad of feeding. We chronicle with regret an accident to Mr P. !). Smyth. Ho was chopping a stump and a piece of wood Struck him in Che eye necessitating him going to a specialist at Auckland However, it. is satisfactory to learn that tho sight has boon saved.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 645, 21 February 1914, Page 5
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193ARIA. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 645, 21 February 1914, Page 5
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