BRILLIANT SCENE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 291, 6 November 1934, Page 7

BRILLIANT SCENE

LORD MAYOR’S BALL

A BUSHLAND INTERIOR.

VISITORS TO CENTENARY.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received November 6, 9.15 a.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 6.

One of the most brilliant events in the Centenary was the Lord Mayor’s Ball last night. The Town Hall was transformed into a bushland scene, with trees, ferns, and a running brook cascading over a boulder-strewn course. The illusion was complete, even to bush tracks winding among shad3 r glades. The Duke attended and expressed his admiration of the ingenuity of:the decorations. New Zealanders present included the Mayors Mr D. G. Sullivan, Rev. E. T. Cox, and Mr Bennett. Among the visitors who arrived by the Monowai were General Sir Alexander Godley and General Sir Andrew Russell. They were welcomed by war comrades and will take part in the military events of the Centenary.

CENTENARY ATTRACTIONS

THE POLO CONTESTS.

WANGANUI SCULLER ILL

Received November 6, 9.15 a.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 6. A. G. Moss, who rowed No. 2 in the Wanganui crew on Saturday, suffered a strained stomach in the semi-final. He rowed in the final and then collapsed and was sent to hospital He is unable to visit Sydney with the crew. The polo handicap matches will begin on Wednesday. The handicaps have been declared as follow:-—New South Wales, nil; South Australia A, Queensland, 4; New Zealand, 5; South Australia B, 9; Victoria A, 14; Victoria B, 18. In the polo championship the New Zealanders beat Victoria A, 15—0. It was an easy victory. Johnson was brilliant throughout and Grigg was also prominent, his speed being much admired. Hennessy and Gould met all demands made on them. South Australia A beat Victoria B, and Queensland beat South Australia A. New Zealand will meet Queensland in the semi-final on Wednesday.