FOOTBALL AND SWIMMING
-In the matter of' sport the officers'and men of H.M.S. New Zealand are being well catered for. To-day a team from the warship is trying conclusions with the Wellington hockey representatives on the Basin Reserve, while quite a number of bluejackets are making use of the invitation to be present at the inter-collegi-' ate. Rugby match at Athletic Park. ;"-> •■<
Swimming sports for the visitors-have.«■. been, arranged for this evening, at <tlie.': Boys' Institute) Tepid IJaths... An attrac- « tive programme has been arranged by the Wellington Swimming Association, arid It ■. is expected that about fifty members/of the battleships' -crew will participate. V • An Association football. match will'be
played on .tha'Bamn" R«»erve to-momji*
afternoon, between a team from the warship and the local representatives, while an effort is being made to arrange another hockey match, possibly Ramblers v. H.M.S New Zealand, An additional attraction for Thursday -jwill-bea Rugby match between H.M.S. S-New Zealand and Oriental. '
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 47, 25 August 1919, Page 7
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