CITY CELEBRATIONS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 932, 27 September 1910, Page 6

CITY CELEBRATIONS.

THE PAGEANTS AND THE SPEECHES GOVERNOR'S PROPHECY. Beautiful weather .'favoured the;, various iimctibhs' which 'were, hold in Wellington .-- . -.yesterday inJ celebration . ofv . the , third, of. the elevation of ; the colony of "\New ■ Zealand; to ■ . the; status ; of 1 a • Though ■ the day , was not .generally observed as "a . holiday," the' dis-' ' .play .'of bunting in the .city.; .and the. ifightVtrappingsion the corporation cars betokened■; the observance :!of.' a.', gala, 'occasion." The day's -'ceremonials included the saluting of the flag at -the local '' .C:/Echools ' in' the' morning,' the' .cadet , review : 'at Newfown Park'in tho' ofterrioori,;a civil 'ixeception at the Garrison Hall .in the '.'!•- levening;: followed by the, inspection- of the : ]X (garrison;, troops',; by his • Excellency. the. ;. iGovernor at : the Pasin Reserve. ' .J; ■;. ' IN THE SCHOOLS. i Work at the schools v commenced' as ;; ; at■ 9; o'clock, in'the.' morning,;.,, and.. 'was; carried-on till "play-time" On're-:' V:i (assembling at ll 'o'clock,": the school; flags; ■ [were mnfurlcd and saluted with the' sing- • „ ling, of- the National Anthem and three • [cheers' by the assembled scholars, after • t [which i appropriate- addresses were deQivered. by; the headmasters' and members ;. jof. the school committees. . The scholars rdisffii^M',^for;■ the' .rest :of the: •V;'|idayvj^ j BRILLIANT SCENE AT THE PARK. , | -Newtown Park, admirably suited • for !:'• ;lthe spectacular. pomp and. circumstanoe ; military pageants, presented a brilliant i '''scene in the afternoon. ■■ .The lure of the ''clear 'skies and genial'. sunshine- was ?.''.jirresistiblo,, and between nine .and', ten : .'thousand people,assembled to witness the • : jTonew: ■of the junior and senior cadet. ; lattahons-by his Excellency the Governor. ;Gay dressei,. smart-uniforms, and . the of; sunlight:fin '• ti}e':p'oUshed; accoutre-; : : .^jHieqts ; ''ihade': a' s charnyiig:' picture; in'},its'. .|K?ifefti^ : ;'ctf' < ' ; compassed the .basin of tho' Park. • In f';*fth4. centre;were!th'e.'CadetT)atWibnß, par-a'dedjfpr'.the-ceremonialj .'-;{toe.vCMf6rt'abl^;^tiattinp.'on I :the; green' vpending":'^"jjhe'V^uspicious'.'"moment y.iwhen his Excellency, with his .'glittering A v -.etair, .'should arrive.' y ' .-. • V;■ Shortly;;'before v'three o'clock, tho WelEington' Pipe :'i3aiid,' skirling defiance.;to he*;!enemies -of •' tho Empire,::'arrived ' at' . (the park. Then the brigade bugle called a'; stentorian j'order:'.brought.jft]i'em;';np [click .ltdthe present,., and. as the strains fttf-lof^'tkeySaKonal--Anthem,-;.;played,.:by. the : (Garrison; through the"-air,;. theqyast;<audiehte ■! in v WmpKmentt to -,his Excellency,' -the King's (Sir . .' (Joseph'. Ward), ;• in - court .dress,arrived, ;jai-.the.same' moment,.with: the• members :. of the Headquarters Staff: of-the Defence pDepartment—Colonelv A. •W. Eobin, C.8., f;' ; l-.ah3/;Lieutenant-Colbnel ttor—and Colonel R, J;.-Collins.,;■ His Ex- ■■■■: iccllency, accompanied by the Prime Mm-: •'.Sster,. and, ;attended?-by;i his ; I aides—CapU'ii itaihs- Shannon,;::iCrichtbn-Maitland, : v and ■.if and..j;H4-members of; the Bead-' tte ibrigade,;l'.b4ing: 'received; by■'•■ Major. ■/IV .iK-WtMSpnardjiCb^ . J:-Cadets.'• The .inspection' over, the.;Govif; 'his retmiie tobk-jup, :• ition . at ■ the - saluting, the- Garrison [Band, struck ■ -up ''The " Campbells are . .Comiri',"-' and • tlio' march, past- began.' : ; • -First^came;the;boys(of; . detachment of< 27, and the manner in 3. i; |which' thej;; ma'rohed; palst Jfor' them. :•■! :rf;he,hearty applauso; of the big audience. jSext'came the seniof '.'cadet- battalion, ;V;;;CCinsisting ■' of the -Wellington-.College and' i;^]StiiPatrick's|Coll^e;;Cadets;;:Ki;;^rongi;; .-under .-Major D. M. Matheson; -.marching: ■ 'i-they saluted his Excellency.. . The junior--cadet' battalions—No:- -l; -Major. - F. - A. i;r';:iHempleman, 445 Major. A. Mac- : 393; Viind^pJl^J^MajbKiFml^ .S .rjall ithiiigs • consideredif'thpir'; marching rwas. ' I';? -TCTy; creditable.; indeed, ri;'Praise ; 'mustAbe'. :vr:-awOTded , =.-,tte ;-' : /jpaiiy, under • Captain :J. C. Burns (Nb. 1 ■ ;5;. ! .for . their really excellent perr ] 'V;«tformance. Nearly 'all , the.companies ' of-their i .. Eng the saluting base,. a fault- which be--i.. -came 'immediately, perceptible when the right!":,was^'given.; The ;•; t nezfc ;;movcment, : the* advance -in . review 'iorder, was "well dome, and at the conclusion, ;as^mbled,; , ; ;r 'kmd' briefly addressed l by his','Excellency,'; ': (who highly .compbmented iMajor MDon- . ' Viald aiid the ; ofGcers of the.battalions;up'on manher ; jperted thomselves. -' He would take l • tho '•i-^'"-l9^-°r.^™ify-'-'t® l 'l TOnvoyi'to - Ma jesty V pMg, : ;.thfough:i;the A prbper^chiimels.KhiS j't- >..; iThe .gathering, then dispersed./