QUEEN CARNIVAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2492, 19 June 1915, Page 3

QUEEN CARNIVAL

YESTERDAY'S POLLING BIG BUSINESS AT THE BAZAAR : Yesterday's voting for the Queen of fthe Carnival has made very -few changes in the positions of the various candidates. Miss Senior still heads the list, ibut Miss M'Kegg, who ivas second, yields her place to Miss Low and takes third position. _ The positions now occupied by the various candidates are shown Below:— . (Miss A. M. Senior (No. 14), Hutt Valley _ 1 Miss Low (No. 2), Combined Drapers 2 iMiss M'Kegg (No. 11), Manawatu 3 Miss _K. Doughty (No. S), Commercial Travellers 4 ■Miss M'Enroe (No. 7), West Coasters 5 $Hiss M'Cormack (No. 15), Trentham } Boys 6 / -!Mrs. Algar Williams (No. 1), -St. John Ambulance .. 7 Nurse Everitt (No. ?), Combined i Sports ; ...; S ( iMiss A. M. Palmer (No. 13), Publio i .Service 9 ] iDr. Platts-Mills (No. 10), Tramway ( Boys i 10 ] ! (Mrs. M'Vicar (No. 6), Highland So- ] ciety 11 j iMiss Jessie Lewis (No. .4), Young Boys' Society 12 i jMiss M. E. Roseingrave (No. 12), i Trades and Labour 13 , Sirs. S. Hempton (No. 5), Te Aro i Residents 14 j Mrs. W. H. Smith (No. 3), Overseas . Club .... is j I SPORTS CARNIVAL' TO-DAY.' The members of the Wellington Foot'itall Association hold their great Carnival to-day at the Basin Reserve in support of their Queen candidate. The pro- j ceedings will begin with a grand" pro- '■ cession which will leave the Government ' 'Buildings at 2.15 p.m. Three bands— 1 ■the National Reserve Band, the. sth ' , 'Regiment Band, and tho. Wellington j . 'Pipe Band—will attend. In the after- ' noon there will be sports, harriers' 1 races, ladies' fancy costume football ) match, representative football match, • shooting match, 'and a number of side- ' shows and a "Mock Court", will be kept ' going. In the evening there will be an ' open-air concert, to which many well- ' fcnown artists will contribute'. There will ■ also be Highland dancing, Irish jigs, ' etep-dancing, etc. If the weather is fine j this out-door function is sure to be well attended. ' ~ ■ 1 ART UNIONS AT THE TOWN HAUL. The following are. the results' of the art unions drawn at the Town Hall on i Thursday. , Where known, the name • of the winner is given:-- j Publio Service—Green cushion. No. j .783, Mr. Bradshaw; gold brooch, No. i B06: plate and dish rack, No. 1734, i 'A. P. Stace; Morris chair (No. 1), No. 1 887, Miss Crump; wristlet watch, No.' ( 678, Miss Piaulston; vase No. 1298, I N- G. Williams; oak biscuit barrel, No. i 35, Miss Crawford, manicure v eet, No. ] 4535. _ Tramway Boys—Cushion, No. j ■10), No. 753; art union tickets (No. 9), 'No. 2496, Miss Joseph ; box chocoltaes, ( No. 2, Miss Turnbull; box hoine-made i sweets, No. 2, Mr. Trigger. St. John ] [Ambulance—Wristlet/ watch, No. 469, | 'Jean Smith; sweet bottle, No. 69, Mrs. | figurehead clock, No. 27, Miss ( Joseph; bead-bag, No. 4, Mrs. Bourko; pair of silver vases, No. 14, Cecil Beo, Napier._ Free Gift Stall—Autograph allium, No>i 000006; cushion, No. 10, V. L. Sinclair. Quaker Stall—Box of choco- ' lates (No. 3), No. 107, Mr. Blow. Sweet 1 Stall—Bos of sweets. No. 2, Mr. Grant. J Executive Stall —Box of sweets, No. 10, 'J. M. Brown. Hutt Valley—Cake, No. 724, Mrs. Meek; cake, No. 4186, Mrs. Cameron; Persian cat, No. 1121, Mr. Mills. Overseas Club —Doll, No. 3479, 'Muriel Williamson; pair of fowls, No. 8769; pair of fowls, No. 3707. Butterfly Stall—Pen-painted mats, No. 92, W. : 'J. M'Eldowney. Combined Drapers— Box of sweets, No. 1572, M. Roberts. The silver buttons, supper cloth, scent ./ spray, Norwegian . spoons, pen-painted table centre, and silver vases, raffled by the St. John Ambulance Stall on Tuesday and Wednesday, were'presented by Mrs. Salek, and the winners can obtain the goods from her on application. DRAWING-ROOM ENTERTAINMENT. Under tho auspicos of tho Commercial .Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association, a unique entertainment, in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fluid, was held in His Majesty's Theatre yesterday afternoon. The stage had been furnished as a drawing-room, and the contributing artists occupied seats thereon until the time for their itorns camo. Miss Doughty (Queen No. 8) was present, and the proceeds of tho concert will be devoted to the fund for tho > purchase of votes to further her candidature. Neat- souvenir programmes woro on sale. The entertainment was jiDder the Datronano of Her Excellency

the Countess of Liverpool, and was very well attended. Songs were rendered by Miss V. Waters, Miss Driscoll, and Messrs. Hickmott, Fitzgerald, and W. Thompson. ,Other items were: Recitation, Mr. Culford Bell: sketch, Mr. Norman Aitken; sketch, Mr. A. Newton and MisG Newton; club-ewinging, Miss Crane; and humorous duet, Mr. Luka and Miss Lonsdale. The accompaniments were played by Mr. Petersen, who also supplied tha ■ overture. COLDEN CATE SECTIONS, Attention is drawn to. an advertisement in this issue regarding the sale of Mungavin for the Wounded Soldiers' Mungavin fo rthe Wounded Soldiers' i Fund. The sale is to take place in the Patriotic Society's mart, Hotel Windsor]; Buildings, on Thursday next, the sections being 17a and 17b, containing one j acre, Golden Bay Estate. They are well ■ sheltered and have a sea frontage. The > proceeds will go in aid of the candida- , turo of Miss M'Kegg, the Manawatu ; nominee for Queen honours. Particulars , can be gained at the 1 office of Messrs. Field and Luckie. '•-■■■■■ < —■ — i TUESDAY'S MAORI CONCERT. J One of the unique performances of j the Maoris will be given on Tuesday i evening next (not Wednesday as adver- < tised in Thursday's and Friday's ] Dominion). This exclusive Maori con- ( cert will take place in the large Town ] Hall, and a monster programme of ; hakas, poi dances, solos, duets, quartets, ] games, etc., will be presented. Their , Excellencies Lord and Lady Liverpool, ] tho Hon. W. F. Massey (Prime Minis- , ter), and Ministers of the Crown, Sir j Joseph Ward, His Worship the Mayor, , and other< citizens have signified their j intention of being present. Early ap- ; plication for seats is necessary, as a j keen demand for tickets is being daily ' made at Begg's Music Warehouse, j Maimers Street. j

THE CRAND BAZAAR. A record crowd attended the grand bazaar in the Town Hall last night. The price for admission had been lowered, and it was'estimated that 1600 people were on the main floor and the gallery. From an early hour till after 11 o'clock the hundreds of costumed attendants were busy selling art union tickets, and - the multitudinous goods which have been donated to the stalls. The takings last night, it is estimated, will constitute a record for the week, aud the grand total now assumes a big amount. Last night the Working Men's Orchestra, under the baton of Mr. M'Glashan, contributed an excellent programme of musical items, which were greatly appreciated, The bazaar will be again open to-day, when an effort will be made to dispose of all the remaining goods. REGENT BAND CONTEST. A meeting of tho committee of the recent Band Contest in connection with the Carnival was held on Thursday night, Mr. Baker, bandmaster of the Mission Band, presiding. The following resolution was carried: "That this committee will' approve that the past contest was null and void, and that this committee recommend to the Patriotic Society that another marching competition be held, and that the be handed back to the Patriotic Society for the proposed competition." The Patriotic Society discussed tlhe question last evening, and decided to refer the present questions to the North Island Brass Bands Association for its ruling, and also to take into consideration a proposal that another marching contest for the bands should be hold. BOXING AT PETONE. The Petone Lyceum Theatre was crowded to the doors last evening, when a lioxing tonrnament under the control of tho Wellington Boxing Association was held in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. Tho judges were Messrs. Gale and Talbot, Mr. Guise acted as referee, and Messrs. Binns and Blytlie were timekeepers. A lengthy programme was got through, and boiuo neat exhibitions of boxing wero displayed. In the amateur feather-weight contest, W. Martin (Petone) defeated H. Mudgeway (Hutt); amateur bantam-weight, D. Desmond (Wellington) beat B. Pointon (Wellington) ; amateur heavy-weight, Dempsey (Petone) defeated H. Tancred (Petone). In this bout the latter had the advantage in each round, but through fouling his opponent the bout was given to Dempsey. A skipping display was given by Mr. G. Turner, F.R.G.S., and there were exhibition boxing bouts by M'Farlane v. H. Richards, W. Elliot v. W. Mack, Tim Tracey v. Billy Olliver, Young Taylor v. Mark Minilie, D. Stewart v. H. Barlow, and also by others. AMATEUR CHORAL CLUB. The two concerts arranged by tho Wellington Amateur Chloral Club on Monday and Tuesday evenings next ,in Uio Concert Chamber aro expected to draw very good audiences. As in tho case of the club's previous efforts, all proceeds are to fo to the wounded soldiers' fund. The choral items will bo "Hunting Chorus" (Wheeler), "The EmDiro Flae" (Mackenzie), "Shortly

Fail the Shades of Night" (Hatton). In addition the club has been fortunate enough to secure the services of many leading artists, and two realy artistic programmes have been drawn up. Box plan is .'now open at the Bristol Piano Company.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, The Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association have prepared a special programme for the concert tomorrow.night at His Majesty's Theatre. The success which has attended the efforts of the Commercial Travellers in all their entertainments is a sufficient guarantee that the Fund for Wounded Soldiers and 1 Sailors will be greatly benefited by their eiforts next Sunday night. The public is notified that the drawings of the art unions under the auspices of the Wellington Commercial Travellers' Club close on Saturday, Juno 26. Those desirous of purchasing tickets should do so as early as possible, as the -rickets are selling rapidly. The following are among the valuable contributions made to the Patriotic Fund in aid of the Tramway Boys' Queen candidate, Dr. Platts-Mills: — Section of land at Kelburn, valued at £175 (presented, by Mr. D. Milligan, Wellington); racehorse Cadonia (presented by Mr. W. H. Balliuger); splendid English piano, valued at £75 (presented by Bristol Piano Co.); section of land in the Raumati Estate, valued at £50 (presented by the Hon. C. H. Mills); section of land at Woodville, valued at £50 (presented by Mr. R. Keene, Wellington); valuable old china tea set, valued at £40 (presented by Mrs. Hoare, Eastbourne); tea and coffee service, valued at £30 (presented by Mrs. R. J. White, Hataitai); tea and coffee set, valued at £10 (presented by Mrs. J. M'Laugblin, Manakau). The following cash contributions ha.ve also been received: —Mr. Arthur Martin, Martinborough, £20; Sir Robert Stout, £15 155.; Messrs. C. Hill and Sons, £10 £10s.; Mr. J. Sykes, Ghuznee Street, £10 10s. The sale of tickets for. a Kelburn villa,_ in aid of the Combined Drapers' candidate, finished yesterday. Since Saturday last 10,000 tickets have been sold, and no further tickets will be issued. ' The Carnival Committee decided last evening to pay the train fares of children coming into town to practise for concerts, etc. : Mr. J. M'lntosh, tho Carniv'al treasurer, reported to the committee last evening that the recent Cinderella matinee realised £300. One actress sold tickets of tho face value of £15 for £120. Messrs. Joseph Nathan and Co. sent a letter to the Carnival Committee at its meeting last evening, in which they stated their intention of donating £500 to the fund. The Carnival Society stated last evening that the £4000 realised for the Waikato farm donated by a Wairarapa. resident is to be sent to Wellington to support the candidature of a "certain candidate"- as soon as the donor was satisfied about a partioular aspect of the fund. Professor Cardson stated at last evening's meeting of the Patriotic Society that everything for the Coronation ceremony was well forward. He had seen the robes, and nothing so beautiful had ever yet been mado in Australasia. The Wellington Savage Club issues a warning to the publio in this issuo. Citizens are cautioned to keep away from the Concert Chamber next Thursday evening, when the members of the Savage Club propose presenting "positively tho worst concort of the Carnival." Tho advertisement is worth reading, for it gives promise that the "worst concert" will bo about tho best given this Carnival time. The Combined Drapers have arranged for a very fine concert to be given tomorrow at 8.30 p.m. on Everybody's Theatre,. Manners Street. Musicians under the conductorship of Mr. Herbert Bloy will contribute items, aud others assisting are Mrs. Denhard, Mrs. Wooward, Misses Petrie, Messrs. F. Johnson, Hamilton Hodges S. Laslett Exten, R. S. Allwright, and Alf Truda. The second patriotic meat auction was held last night, and was even moro successful than the initial one held last Saturday night. The mart was crowded right on from 7.30 p.m. utnil well after 10 p.m. Mr. J. B. Moody was the auctioneer, and he was kept well occupied by the brisk and willing bidding. The net proceeds are expected to be even higher than from Saturday's sale. ' The meat was all donated for the good cause by local butchers.