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MONDAY MAY BE
WET '
Mr Hunt's Holiday
Forecast
Fine weather for tho week-end wns
predicted by the Commonwealth
Meteorologist (Mr Hunt), today, but
he cmid that -cloudy. and unsettled eon.
ditlons would probably come hv Mon
day — Eight Hours' Day.
The main roature will be the .Eight
Hours profession. '
The route, of- tho procession has
been changed. The fiplsh will be at
the Motordrome; 'instead of at tho
Exhibition; gronndr'i ll win take the
following course ..frOnF the" TradosTlHl I
at/I I xtfni.! — Vldtorirt 'strpOtV IJIlaboth
street . Bdurko'stroet; flwanstonr street
and, Bat nian avenue.
lTpt>c races will be run at rounoo
Valley, Soml-llnnls for the- District
second premiership will bo plaved.
Four athletic carnivals, including
tho Eight Hours' sports on the Motor
drome, will bo held, The countrv fix
tures nro tho Mlldura Gift and a
meeting at Dandcnong.
Largo crowds are expected nt Phillip
Island for- the 100 mile motor road
race — -the' first In Australia. For, those,
travelling op 'Monday there will be a
special and an ordinary train, which
will leave Flinders street at 7.30. a.m.
and 9.20 n.ni. respectively. On tho
return a special boat will leave
Cowes at 5.15 p.m. to connect- with a
train at Stony Point at 5.55. Two
more boats will be run nt G.30 and tS
p.m., tho latter connecting 'With a
train from Stony Point at 9.30 p.m.
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