There were in spite of the bad weather a good many arrivals from the lakes and neighbouring townships on the Monday but from almost daybreak on Tuesday the people began to pour into the town from all directions. The country roadways leading into Sale were lined with vehicles; the early morning train from Bairnsdale brought over eighty passengers whilst the special train from Morwell, Traralgon, Flynn's Creek, Loy Yang, and Rosedale brought a good crowd. So that at about eleven o'clock the streets were simply packed with people, and it was only owing to the excellent police arrangements that there were no accidents.

Just before eleven o'clock the Sale Borough Band in full strength assembled at their quarters at the Victoria Hall and marched to the strains of inspiring music to the railway station, where the procession was being lined up waiting for the arrival of the contingent by the Morwell special. It was indeed a merry scene opposite the railway and in the streets leading thereto, with the hundreds, aye thousands, of little children (including the large contingent of blacks from the aboriginal Mission Station at Ramahyuck) being arranged in order wild men of the west, and other comical characters dodging about making fun. Mr Gus Woods as manager of the procession business with the mounted marshals had a very busy time in arranging the order of marching, but at eleven o'clock the last train having arrived they were all ready and a start was made.

The Borough band led off and even the excellence of their playing, good as it has been in the past, was something of a record. The Sale Fire Brigade in full force followed and made a most imposing show with their tastefully decorated fire engine, ladder and hose carriage and wheel, to say nothing of their striking uniform. Closely following on this came one of the most taking and novel items in the procession namely, the Messrs Widdis' team of twenty black Polled Angus bullocks drawing as immense load of firewood; It made really a fine sight, and it may be some gratification for the Messrs Widdis to know that the trouble and expense they went to in bringing a this fine team from Flynn's Creek was warmly appreciated by the public and by the committee. But it is perhaps hardly necessary to say so much, for when Mr Mathieson undertook to dispose of the load of wood for the demonstration by lot, he was fairly rushed and it will interest our readers to know that the nett proceeds from that pile of wood amounted to £12. Following the team of Polled Angus in the procession was another team in striking contrast in size to the others, consisting of half a dozen calves drawing a trolly waggon driven by a small lad. Here and there through the procession were lorries, waggons, and carts loaded up with crowds of merry little children waving flags and yelling with delight, whilst a great many more took part in the procession on foot under the guidance of their teacher and others.

Messrs W. D. Leslie and Co. had their delivery cart beautifully decorated with an appropriate design and it was greatly admired, the whole work reflecting credit on the hands which directed and did the work. Another pretty little turn out was a goat cart in which a couple of little goats were driven by a lad named Hickey, and which was awarded the individual "turn out" prize, A wedding party, " Off to Kinsman's" was a grotesque affair, and there was the Boiler Borsters Band by a lot of youngsters in black, the Longord Cowboys mounted on horseback wildly dressed, and a great number more of more or less interest but which we really have not space to refer to.

But altogether the procession with its bands, firemen, waggons, fancy turn outs, and children was a grand sight and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed in the streets as it marched from the railway station down Raymond street to Foster street, which was exceptionally well decorated with bunting, along up York street round Cunningham street to Raymond. street, down Macarthur-street to York street, and then up to the Agricultural Society's Show ground.