CITIZENS' CARNIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1700, 17 March 1913, Page 4

CITIZENS' CARNIVAL.

SENIOR CADET TOURNAMENT.

Arrangements in connection with the Senior Cadet tournament, which is to bo held at Newtown Park on Ea6tcr Satur-' day and Easter Monday, in conjunction with tho Citizens' Carnival, are now Hearing completion, and indications point to a vorv successful tournament committee !*-• Majors Pottor aud Mathieson, 'Contains Richardson, Greenish, Hacfarland, I'randi and Johnston, and Lieutenant* , Hugo, Baxter, Duffy, and Ruck. Lieutenant Ruck is tlio secretary of tlio tournament. The programme for Easter Saturday will inolude a parade at Newtown, march ito tlio Park, inarch past on the Park, massed physical drill, sham fight in conjunction with the St. John Ambulance Association, route marching, bugle competition. On Faster Monday rifle oxercises, semanhore signalling, squad drill, physical drill.' A special pieeo of ground for the tournament lias been reserved by 'tlio Carnival Committee, this being necessitated by the numerous entries. A champion cup, of solid silver, kljidly donated by Mrs. S. Rhodes, of "The Grange," Wellington, is ito bo held by the cadet company scoring the highest aggregate in. route marching, riflo exercises, siiuuil drill, and physical drill. Tho champion out) is o.t present on view in the window Stewart Dawson and Co.. and ithe five other cups which arc to be competed for will also be on exhibition there in the course of a few days. The combined companies of Wellington City and suburbs are to take nart in the massed display of physical drill on Saturday afternoon, and as they have been receiving special training for this for several weeks past from Lieut. J. A. Duffy, officer commanding St. Patrick's College Cadets, and Sergt-Major Parkes, of tho Grenadier Guards, if. 1 will undoubtedly be tho finest display of the kind yet seon here, CARNIVAL JOTTINGS. Tho Plunket Nurse .Society is working with n will to ensure the success of tlie baby show. A schedule of the conditions has been prepared, and may be obtained at tlio Plunket Society's rooms, Vivian Strodt. In connection with tho fancy dress carnival, Messrs. Ifcesinjt and, .Tones are also busy enrolling entries, and as the sum of .£ls is being given in prizes, including one of ,C 7 for the most original costume, and another .€6 for itho' most, handsome, there should bo a large field of competitors, A "soccer" football match has been arranged between the Auckland and Wellington Y.M.C.A. 'teams, and will tako plnco on Easter Monday.

Tho Y.M.C.A. gymnastic class will provide an item of hand-balancing at tho oloetrio snorts 011 Easter Monday evening., The entries for tho latter liavo exceeded all expectations. Mrs. J. I'. Luloo has arranged for tho afternoon tea rooms and-buffet at tho Park for both days of tho carnival, so that there will be dearth of refreshments, Mr. Marsh, who lias charge of tho postcard and tobacco stall, has also arranged for n Post Ofiico 011 the ground, which will bo under tho supervision of an officer of the Post and Telegraph Department:. A special cancelling ■ stamp posted lit .the' Citizens' Easter Carnival will be used, Negotiations are taking plnce for a comof artists of repute to show at tho Park during 'tho two days, Thero is al>o a probability of n modern merry-go-round showing during tho carnival.