King's Birthday dawned with the promise of being a bright day—the kind of holiday weather which is sometimes experienced even in winter; but it failed to keep its promise, and, all day, the weather was dull and overcast. Under these conditions there was little inducement for people to celebrate the holiday out of doors. Some took their courage and their overcoats in their hands, and went to the country. A fair number took train to the Otaki races, but most were content with such shorter excursions as visits to the football matches, the pictures, or the pantomime. The big Soccer match at the Basin Reserve attracted a large crowd of holiday makers. Government and municipal buildings flew the British flag in honour of the Sovereign's birthday, and at noon a salute of twenty-one guns was fired from the forts.
[The Sovereign was George V. The Basin Reserve match was an Australian Association team playing a Wellington selection]
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