DAILY AMUSEMENTS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 285, 28 August 1933, Page 14

DAILY AMUSEMENTS

An extremely diversified list of amusements has been arranged for the week, as will be seen from the following selections from the programme:— Opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 4, by his Worship the Mayor. A monster trade procession will parade through the town with bands. 8 p.m.: Scottish Society Pipe Band, Market Place. Tuesday, September 5. —10.30 to 11.30: Gills’ slow bicycle race, boys’ motor-tire race, etc. 4 p.m.: Four basketball matches. 8 p.m.: Salvation Army Band. Wednesday.—lo.4s to 11.30: Children’s games, Queen Street. 4 p.m.: Scottish dancing in Market Place. 7.10. p.m.; Procession of teams £rom the various sports clubs on decorated lorries or marching. Decorated trades’ displays, and others, accompanied by bands. Thursday.—lo a.m.: Civic reception to New Zealand Boxing Association delegates. 10 to 10.45 a.m.: Children’s races. 3 p.m.: Marlborough v. South Marlborough hockey match. 7 p.m.: Boxing championships. Friday.—lo.3o to 11.30 a.m.: Decorated bicycles, prams, tricycles; procession through town by children. 4 p.m.: Entertainment by Mr. Mack Love’s Maori Party in Market Place (hakas and poi dancing). 7 p.m.: New Zealand Boxing Championships. 8 p.m.: Regimental Baud, Market Place. ■ Saturday.—lo a.m.: New Zealand Boxing Championships. 2.30 ' p.m.': Wellington-Marlborough football, Lansdowne Park. During the half-time interval the Nelson and Marlborough Model Aeroplane Clubs will compete together. On each afternoon of Shopping Week (except Saturday), between the hours of 2.30 and 3.30 p.m., a lady or gentleman will be walking along Market Street between Criterion Hotel and Empire ' Hotel corner. This person will have 10/- to give away to the first person who says: “Welcome to Blenheim; please give me that 10/-.”