BAND CARNIVAL.
«»' ; " A distinctly novel and amusing.item that will be staged at the band carnival on gala day is "Smiting tlie Pig." In this a bell is attac'hcd to the pig which is set loose and the various competitors, who are blind-folded and have each a similar bell attached, have to smite the pig, being, guided by the sound, of the bell. The mistakes they make cause eonsiderabdlo enjoyment to the spectators. For this competition the committee are desirous of purchasing a pig as ugly as the Kaiser and as fast as Desert Gold. Any farmer possessing or being able to obtain a. suitable animal (the wilder the better) is requested, to get in touch with E. Sole, box 3G, New Plymuoth, who has charge of this event. Mr P. J. Flanagan, organiser of the school boys' tug-of-war, states that already considerable interest is being evoked in this contest among the country sdhools. Entries close on Friday, October 20th, and each team is requestted to have a captain. The pulls are to be limited to five minutes each. Mr 15. Whittle has consented to act as judge, A. W. Jenkins as time-keeper, and" N. Christiansen will have ehrvrge of the scales. The medals for this competition will be on view in Mr J. Bennett's window to-morrow.
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1918, Page 2
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216BAND CARNIVAL. Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1918, Page 2
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