QUEEN CARNIVAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2477, 2 June 1915, Page 7

QUEEN CARNIVAL

YESTERDAY'S POLL

MISS SENIOR STILL LEADING

t A - , M - Senior - the Hutt Valley candidate for the Queen contest in connection with the carnival, is still in the It ifi 35 . yesterday's count 01 the votes. Miss Doughty, the Commercial Travellers' candidate, moves up irom sixth to second place. The Tramyay Boys' candidate, who was fourth on Monday, has gained third place, while Mrs. Algar Williams has fallen back from second to fourth placo. The results show as under.—

Miss A. lit. Senior. (Hutt Valley) l Miss K. Doughty (Commercial Travellets) 2 Br. Platts-llills (Tranrvay Boys) 8 Mrs. Algar. Williams (St. John Ambulance) 4 Miss A. M. Palmer (Public Service)"... 5 Nurse Everitt (Combined Sports) G Miss M'Enroe (West Coasters) 7 Miss, Low (Combined Drapers) 8 Hiss M'Cormaek: (Trenth'am Boys) ... 9 iliss M. Rosoingrave (Trades and 1 Labour) 10 Miss Jessie Lewis (Young Boys' &>- ■' °iety) ' 11 Mrs. W. H. Smith (Overseas Club) ... 12 Mrs. A. M'Vicar (Highland Society) ... 13 Mrs. S. Hampton (To Aro Residents) 14 Miss Mlvcgg (Manawatu) 15 COMBINED SCHOOL CONCERT. ' A groat deal of time and- energy are being spent by the teachers of twentythree schools in trainign the children's •voices for the concert in connection with the carnival. The first massed practice wider Mr. Parker's baton was held in Sydney Street Schoolroom yesterday afternoon, when in spite of the fact that this is 'holiday week" some 500 out of the total 700 turned up. The result was most gratifying, and gave promise of an excellent performance on July 1 and 2, when the two concerts are to be given in. the Town Hall. The valuable help of Mr. Norman Collie, Mus. Bac., has been secured as organist. "SOCCER" SUPPORTERS' EFFORTS A meeting of "Soccer" players and supporters was held last evening to consider in what way the Wellington Football Association could further the interests of the Sports Bodies' candidate for the forthcoming Queen. Carnival. Various schemes were submitted to the sieeting, and after considerable discussion it was resolved, on the Tecommenda-' tion of Mr. T. Shields, to co-operate with all the other sports bodies during the carnival. It was decided to hold a monster Association football sports carnival on. June 12, tho programme to include ladies' football matches, «nd a committee was set up to arrange details. WEE NURSES AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS. The children's procession of wee nuTses nnd wounded soldiers" organised by the Labour Department is to assemble at Te 'Aro Post Office at 8.15 a.m. on Thursday, end will join in the main procession at the rear of the Government Buildings at 9 o clock. On arrival at the Park the children wjl, after being photographed, oe taken charge of by their parents or guardians. Many of . tho children have volunteered to help in the disposal of tickets for the art union, the prizes for which are tho model dolls'* houses and meccano sets. Two very handsomely, dressed dolls presented by Miss Palmer and Nurse Everitt are to be given to the two little girls selling the most tickets prior to the closing of the art union on June 26: for Thursday's display the children are invited to compete for prizes presented by the staff of the Labour Defor—(1) the daintiest and bestl 1?? 10 y®ars of age; l repreS f Ilte A lon of a TOunJed eoldiar by boys under 10 years; (3 and 4) most original fancy costume worn by boy and girl under 12 years in the Department's procession. An appeal is made in ; our advertising columns for motor-cars to i assist in the carriage of the children, to • the Park. j

FRUIT MART AT THE PARK. Ketail European fruiterers and emp t s i,- _? 6 865,611 wholesale fruit firms of Wellington; are collaborating for the purpose of running a fruit mart at the Park during the carnival this week, and also at the carnival bazaar to be held at the Town Hall between June 11 and 21 They have already beei promised 2001b ' ? f grapes by Messrs. Orr Bros., of the Lower Hutt, grapes of a quality that are bow being sold retail at 2s. 6d. per lb. Other donations are being made by fruitgrowers accustomed to doing business with the local firms. Many of the City carriers are co-operating with the fruiterers m this movement by offering: to deliver free of cost case lots bought at the stall.' A GENEROUS OFFER Messrs. Gamble and Creed, of Lambton - Quay, have generously offered to provide at their own cost all that is necessary in the way of afternoon tea to be served at the Kiosk at Newtown Park on Thursday next, and to give all profits to the Patriotic Society's Fund for the Wounded Soldiers. The firm have secured 2S girls, all skilled in the serving of afternoon tea and all of whom are giving their services for nothing. The arrangements made aro of so complete a character that Messrs. Gamble and Creed will be in a position to cater for the public at the Tate of 600 an hour. ARRANGEMENTS AND'METHOD OF COUNTING VOTES. Inquiries having been made- regarding the method of carrying out the Queen Carnival election, the returning officer (llr. Colley) supplies the following explanation of the system, adopted:—The votes are collected from the various boxes each night by the returning officer and deputy-returning office; a team .of poll ■clerks, selected from various Departments of tho Public Service, Education Board, and private citizens, who have kindly volunteered; these are divided into groups of four; each group is supplied with a calculating sheet upon which the actual numbers recorded for each candidate are \ written, and these sheets are signed by the two persons appointed as checkers by the group. These results aro handed to the returning officer, who enters them ■upon an aggregate sheet, and the result is announced to the Press each evening, ihe treasurer receives moneys from various persons on behalf of different candidates. For this he hands a certificate for a certain number of votes equal to the value of the money paid to him; the original scrip is handed to the payee, the duplicate is handed to the returning ofliccr, who includes these votes in his grand total each day. Tho position is this: Mch gToup of poll clerks only know the numbers counted by them, the poll clerks are changed every evening, <md no person other than the returning officer knows exactly th© number of votes which has been polled by each candidate. EASTBOURNE CARNIVAL.

His Worship tho Mayor (Mr. J. p Kelly) presided over a large and enthusiastic meeting of ladies at Eastbourne on Monday afternoon. All present unanimously decided to co-operate in assisting to mako the carnival to be held at ijnstbourne oil June 12 ail unprecedented success. Various committees were promptly formed, and arrangements for the following stalls was _ completed Flowers, tobacco, sweets, jumble, refreshments, fish, produce, fancy goods, jewellery, and bran-tub. The names of the leaders and their assistants will be announced at a later date. The Borough Council have decided to assist the function by reducing the fares on the-1.15 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. boats to 6d. Tetnrn (available for day of issue only) on the day of the carnival. A fancy dress procession, headed by a troop of pierrots and a brass band, will t ke'd on the day of the carnival. Mr. .las Dykes has kindly consented to conduct auction sales during the afternoon. Arthur Jacobs will take chargo o! tne rostrum at the evening session. As . there appear? to be somp misapprehension regarding the manner in which the noting for the Queen candidate wiii be conducted, the executive desire to announce that the fund raised will not be i i u ? i? tßrests of an - T particular candidate, but that each purchaser of nn admission ticket will be entitled to vote for any one of the 15 candidates .ther may

select, and the candidate polling the highest number of votes will derive the benent of whatever funds are raised. Ballotboxes have beon placed at Mr. .Tas. Speed s establishment, Lambton Quay, the Day s Bay Ferry wharf, and the Eastbourne Hall, PETER DAWSON CONCERT. In connection with the monster patriotic concert, arranged by Mr. Peter Dawson, to take place at the Grand Opera House to-night, the organiser has arranged a v ® r y popular programme, including some of Mr. Dawson's most noted items. Seeiny the very deserving object for which thid concert has been arranged, the public is certain to show its generous appreciation of Mr. Dawson's efforts, by giving him the pleasure of seeing a full house. The bos plan (now open at Begg's) is fast filling,_ and early application for reserved seats is necessary. Jnpp's Band will march from the Government Buildings to the Opera House, while the sth Regimenjal Band will play a programme of music from the balcony of the Opera House. MUDDLING THE FLAGS, "Very Indignant" writes:—We are shouting "Keep the flag fiying," and forthwith hoist the German and Dutch colours, and thinking that Jittle Belgium fas, not yot suffered enough, inflict a last indignity on her bv mutilating her flag. Lest this appears obscure, let me explain. The Belgian flag has its stripes vertical. We m Wellington improve on that and place them horizontal. Holland has not yet joined the Allies, yet wo fly her flag ill the main streets. The French red, white, and blue has the stripes vertical, with the blue on the staff, but "nous avons change tout cela," and place the red on the staff. (See the telephone poles). The German flag is black, white, and red, olaced horizontally— 4 specimen is seen on most of tho strings «cros9 the streets. The colour may possibly be intrinsically bhie, but it' looks black, and that is all that is required of a colour. If the flags were not placed so high, I would take great pleasure in tearing them down. A MONSTER PROCESSION. I The carnival proper will commence tomorrow (King's Birthday) at 10 a.m. sharp, when a monster procession will begin to move away from Government Buildings to Ne>vtown Park This procession promises to be on a scale of magnificence never witnessed before. The route will be from Government Buildings, along Lambton Quay, Willis Street, Manners Street, Cuba Street, Vivian Street, Cambridge Terrace, Dufferin Street, Adolaid Road, Riddiford Street, and to to tho Park. On reaching the Park the procession will march past His Excellency the Governor, who at the termination of that ceremony will pronounce the carnival open. At f.30 p.m. a sports programme will Too started, and will be controlled by the officials of the Wellington Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A.

At 3 p.m. there will be a Rugby football match between teams so evenly matched that the display is sure to create excitement.

Whilst thes3 events are happening on the sports area the crowd will be entertained by dozens of excellent side 6hows and a. fine display of national dancing. The fu.n will be continued in the evening, when there will be a comic interlude by the Darktown Fire Brigade, whilst side shows will develop attractions suitable to the hour.

Friday is the Children's Day. 'All day long tlie little ones will be amused and entertained in a hundred ways, and an exhaustive 6ports programme for children of all agos and bora sexes will occupy the attention of the athletically inclined. That evening there will be a grand torchlight procession to the Park, starting from the' Government Buildings at 7.30 o'clock sharp, and on the sports ground will .be given an elaborate fireworks display, amongst other attractions. On Saturday there will be another profession, whioh will leave the Departmental Buildings at 1.30 p.m. for the Park, but instead of proceeding via Cuba and Vivian Streets, the route from' Manners- Street will be along Courteney Place. That afternoon there will be • a brass band confor which seven entries have been received. The adjudicator will be Mr. Albert Wade, of Wanganui, an acknowledged expert on brass band playing. During the evening tlie principal attraction will be a display by the Wellington City Fire Brigade. COLLECTION BOXES AND COLLECTIONS. A thousand collection boxes have been made to the order of thi Patriotic Society for the use of authorised collectors during the period of tho carnival. None aro official without they bear the society's label. Mr. James M'lntosh, the treasurer of the Patriotic Society, wishes it. known that he is acknowledging no money unless the same ; s, paid to him either in cash or by chequie. He points out that it is possible for the public to gather wrong impressions when an amount is acknowledged by himself as well as one or other of the various candidates' committees. He instances the case of the .£SOO which has beon paid to him by tho Gear Meat Company, and is also announced by the Petone Committee. All moneys to be credited to a particular Qi;een candidate must be so specified when the amount is forwarded, otherwise it is paid into the society's fund diTect. BASEBALL PROPOSAL. A meeting of baseball enthusiasts was held in tlie Y.M.C.A. last night to decide whether a match New Zealand v. America could be arranged, in aid of the Carnival Funds. Mr. W. Wadinan presided. Mr. T. Shields put before the meeting a proposal to make a. combined sports endeavour ,and suggested that the meeting should adjourn to TJ Shed to attend tlie big sports gathering. It was explained to the meeting that the Commercial Travellers' Committee had promised to pay the expenses if two good teams were put in the field for their candidate's benefit. It was decided to hold the exhibition match for the Commercial Travellers' candidate, and that baseball enthusiasts should also be asked to assist the Sports' candidate in any indoor function that might he held. TRAMWAY BOYS' CANDIDATE. An enthusiastic and largely attended meeting in support of the Tramway Boys' candidate, Dr. Platts-Mills, was held in the Y.M.C.A. last evening. Mr. C. M. Luke presided, and a strong executive was set up to favour the Queen's candidature. The officials of the Tramways Boys' Committee gave the meeting valuable advice on various matters. The headquarters of the executive will be the' General Committee office, in Featherston Street, where inquiries can be made, and all art union books, badgos, etc., can be obtained. Mrs. R. J. White donated a trophy, a case of cutlery, valued at .£2O, to be disposed of on behalf of the Tramways boys' candidate. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, Nurse Everitt's committee has received a handsome gift in the shape of a hundred-guinea cup, presented by Mrs. Tt. W. Paterson, of 38 Roxburgh Street. The cup was won by the mare Solution (owned by Mr. "Bob" Paterson), in 1301. It is on view in Mr. Tj. M'Kenaie's window in Manners Street. Members of the Central National Heserve Band (Jupp's) are requested to meet at the Government Buildings this evening at 7 o'clock sharp to play to the Grand Opera House in connection with the Peter Dawson patriotic concert. Messrs. Symonds and Co., Conrtenay Place, have kindly intimated that they will donate all their cash takings for next Monday towards the fund for onr wounded soldiers, sailors, and their dependent?.

A most successful card evening, followed by a dance, was held in the llafonic Hull, nculcotc Street, last evening, organised by the iadies of the Commercial Travellers' Committee, in support of lliss DougMv's candidature a.s Carnival Queen. There were a large number of fables, and excellent arrangements had been made to secure o pleasant and profitable evening. A jumble sale in connection with the candidature of the St. .Tolm Carnival Queen candidate is to be held in the Mount Cook School this afternoon.