RANDOM REMARKS.
By Onlooker. The festive holiday season is over, and people are settling down to their ordinary routine refreshed and invigorated by the change and enriched by another experience. The only people who did : 'not appear to take a holiday were the race followers. They flocked as usual to the customary course, and indulged in the fascinating pastime of picking loßers. In most cases they are sadder; in few instances wisdom may hive been added.to their store, but these latter cases are extremely rare, and they will go again and delude themselves with the belief they are taking a holiday. The noble equine has a wonderful attraction for some people; still more wonderful is the attraction of the weird machine which takes in money at one eide'and pays out portion of it at the other. Still, some deluflions have to be cherished in the interests of the race.
Naturally, the bowlers took a holiday in the orthodox bowling style. They'went looking for fresh greens and pastures new, and other rinks to conque?. Some greens were conquered ; others proved to be the conquerors. The club president at Wellington upheld the prestige of the King Country and added lustre to his -already bright record; others bowled at Taranaki and Auckland. Te Aroha, of course, was the resort chosen by the cream of the club players to astonish, -and a coupla of brilliant teams, accompanied by highly trained supporters, participated in the annual holiday tournament. The supporters participated fully as much as the players, and their games were thoroughly appreciated.
Nothing more surely indicates the end of the holiday" season than the resumption of work by the municipal machine, and the fact that a Council meeting was held on Monday evening demonstrates " the eagerness of our city fathers not to, let grass grow under their feet. The worthiness attaching to make two blades of grass -grow where one grew before is applicable only to pasture lands, and since the advent of the present ranger Te Kuiti streets are not commonly used for pasturage." Instead there are such problems as electric light and river deviation to be faced, w_hile water supply and drainage loom ever, larger in the distance. 1 Incidentally, the term of the present Mayor and .Council will shortly be ended, and ,prospects of a keenly fought election are already in evidence. Of course, there is no doubt concerning the Mayoral contest, but r'several new aspirants for Council honours are promised.
The ins and the outs in the political world are having-a-highly interesting time at present,-and both parties were able to keep cheerful during the holidays in the hope that they 'would be in theascendancv when one or two little matters were adjusted. Both, leaders are exhausting the resources of the Legislature . Act to obtain an advantage for the party without having to hold another election, and the issue remains in doubt. Whatever happens it is bound to be a good betting race, in which the favourite will obtain no undue, advantage. Major Lusk appears to think it is time the pernicious party system was abolished, but as long as the Par-. liamentary Stakes provides a finish like the Dresent, the sporting instincts of the cbmunity will be satisfied.-
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King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 736, 13 January 1915, Page 7
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538RANDOM REMARKS. King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 736, 13 January 1915, Page 7
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