CARNIVAL NEWS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 726, 29 December 1933, Page 4

CARNIVAL NEWS

TO-DAY'S PROGRAi . RAIN INTERFERES ARRANGEMENTS Foi YESTERDAY BIG BALL TO-NIGHT i . — 1 - . ■ Rain which developed ^ morning and which increasej ' tensity during t-he afternoon, erably interfer'ed with the scl programme and resulted ira th | ponement of the .speedway I which had been arranged' on { | tract at Te Ngae.' The meeijf i conseque'ntly be held this ajl commencing at 2 p.m. avhen f gdnal programme set down • carried out. The weather clea; ward evening however, and tt torua Swimming Club was ; hold its carnival in the Blue To-day will he children's dj ing the morning and afternooi a iuvenilft sports meeting , ■held on the Government Grm very interesting* and gramtme of novelty events lij arranged including aniong j evenits: — ■ (Baibies crawling race, slou race, lsack race, fhhree-lejggej wheelbarrow race, potato rat and spoon race, thread the race, tilting the race (on; obstacle race, skipping race, sgj flat ra'ces (all ages), apple bun eating, hlindf'old_ boxing, fight on, spar, hoys cockfighticj tug-of-war, cocoanut shie, m lolly scramhles, games. - (In the evening, the big ^ will b© the carnival hall to be! the Ritz Caharet when the.ne orchestra will provide thettiij commodation in the new hall j siderably g-reater than that Sylvana CaJharet where the k previously h'eeni held. Very t hensive arrangements have made by the committee in chan nothing has been left undone sure the success of the nigh; previous years, the carnival b 'beeini one of the hiigk lights holiday week and this year it he an even mere notable s Particularly good prizes arei in the fariey dress sections s as follows: — (1) Most original fancyc: lady or gent, trophy, 10s 6d, (2) Couple in best fancy trophy, 10s 6d. (3) Best group (not less ti trophy, £1. (4) Most humorous costui or gent, trophy, 10s 6d.' '(5) Best hotel set (net les 8. Competitors to he from. tb hotel and the winning hotel t Hotel Display Shield for one trophy, £2. Fancy dress is not essential, is hoped that as many as possi! doff dull care and ordinary n for the night and take on. te nival guise. Fancy dress and have been generally worn atp: carnival ha 11s and it is expectf the increased prizes offeredtli will bring many more people carnival attire .