QUEEN CARNIVAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2478, 3 June 1915, Page 7

QUEEN CARNIVAL

\ 4 — 1 POSITION OF CANDIDATES

| FEW CHANGES RECORDED

The votes recorded yesterday for the inous candidates for Queen of the Carval made no great changes in the posi--113 as compared with Tuesday. Miss uor, Hiss Doughty, and Dr. Platts'Us hold their places in that order. For 5 oU wm lliss Palmer and Mrs. n a F "illiains ehango places. Nurse fentt, who was sixth on Tuesday, ■anges position with Miss M'Enroe, who is seventh. Miss low. Miss It'Coriftcfc, Miss Eoseingrave, Miss Lewis, and ilrs. W. H. Smith retain their places; lirs. Hempton and Mrs. M'Vicar change places for the thirteenth and fourteenth positions; and Miss M'Kegg, the Manawatu candidate is fifteenth on the list. The results of the voting as recorded yesterday are given below:— Miss A. M. Senior (Hutt Valley) 1 Miss K. Doughty (Commercial Travellers 2 Dr. Platts-Alills (Tramway Boys) 3 Miss A. M. Palmer (Public Service) ... i Mrs. Algar Williams (St. John Ambulance) 5 Miss M'Enroe (West Coasters) (i Nurse Everitt (Combined Sports) 7 Miss low (Combined' Drapers) 8 Miss M'Cormack (I'rentham Boys) 3 Miss M. E. Eoseingrave (Trades and Labour) 10 Miss Jessie Lewis (Young Boys' Society) 11 Mrs. W. H. Smith (Overseas Club) ... 12 Mrs. S.. Hempton (Te Aro 'Residents) ... 13 Mrs. A. M'Vicar (Highland Society) ... 11 Miss ll'Kegg (Manawatu District) 15 THE OPENING CEREMONY AT THE PARK. Ia connection with the opening ceremony at Newtown Park to-day, the chairman desires it to be understood that His Excellency the Governor and party will arrive at the Park somewhere between 12 and 12.30. After the vehicles in the procession have passed through the Park, the pedestrians taking part, together with the bands, will form up around the flagstaff, from which position His Excellency will address the gathering and declare the Carnival open. IF IT RAINS? Approached yesterday on the point as to how the publio were to be informed if the procession was not to be held on account of the inclemency of the weather the chairman (Mr. H. G. Hill) stated that a postponement was almost out of the question, as the thing was too big. Of coarse, if it does pour, the procession can't happen, but there is no way of advising everyone concerned at the last moment that the thing is off. All that has been dime is to secure the big Town Hall for the afternoon and evening of the three days—Thursday, Friday, and Saturday—in case the weather makes the Park impossible. The weather will have to be definitely bad before any part of the merry-making will be postponed. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. In the Mayor's room yesterday afternoon a raifle for a handsome tray cloth, made and donated by Mrs. Donald Robertson, of Wellington, was drawn. The winner was Mr. Orcheston, chief officer in the Telegraph Department. The raffle realised .£lO 10s., which is to be devoted to the interests of the Civil Service candidate in the Queen Carnival for the raising of funds for wounded soldiers and sailors. To enable residents of Lower Hutt and Petone to reach tows in time to see the Carnival procession to-day the Railway Department aimounco a special train to leaTe Lower Hutt at 9.18 a.m., Petone 9.22 a.m., Wellington arrivo 9.40 a.m.

THE MOCK COURT, (To the Editor.)

jir,—A report is gaining in circulation that the Public Service, by the introduction of a Mock Court, deliberately 1 trespassed upon the rights or privileges granted to the Commercial Travellers' Association, and I think it is only fair that the public should know what really took place. Ever since tho Carnival Competition commenced we all have been doing our utmost in the interest of our respective candidates, and have eagerly seized any opportunity, of raising funds. The Mock Court originated in tho South Island and no body or individual in this city had a patent right ovor the lidea. *

The Public Service decided to run a court in conjunction with a 6trept procession on Saturday last, and this fact was announced in the local papers on several occasions. .

No objection was offered to the proposal until late Friday afternpon, when Mr. Cardston, the official organiser, intimated by telephone that the court could not be held as the Executive Committee hael given the Commercial Travellers' Association tho sole right of running tho court.

_ Whether he was acting under definite instructions from the executive, I cannot say, but such a demand coming at so late an hour naturally caused a great deal of surprise and indignation throughout the Service.

The Carnival is indisputably a .competition. No applications were invited for special rights, and as a matter of fact, the committee had absolutely no power to grant them if the Carnival is to be accepted as a competition. . We therefore decided to hold our court in tho streets and to continue it at Newtown Park on June S and 5, hut owing to the protestations of 'tli® alleged 'sports"—Commercial Travellers-tho Carnival Committee absolutely declined to grant us space at the park, and wo are, therefore, debarred from entering into, what everyone must admit is, reasonable competition.

I am informed by some gentlemen who are faking a prominent part in the Carnival that we could ado]>t an attitude of defiance and enter the park with our court, out, for the sake of harmouy we ■rf d ® cldc<i t<> suffer the injustice. lhis Commercial Travellers have a wid n field for their energies and many influential citizens, at their back, whilst we bto practically dependent upon the support of the members of the Service. It is probable that there will be an attendance of 20,000 or 30,000 at the park to-day, and, as it will ) )B impossible for sS ir,™ ■„;!?"" *•» <- >» th7"s!, C orts'> hO I P^ liC to , ! '^ 6 wh ° «™ , sporta. lam sure had -wo tlie rd -I?' S^ ould llaTO ken only fo> jdenstd to welcome competition.—l am,

Wellington, u 15 DEVKrau X.