THE QUEEN CARNIVAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2505, 5 July 1915, Page 2

THE QUEEN CARNIVAL

CORONATION SPECTACLE ~ - REPEATED. [TWO PERFORMANCES OM SATURDAY, • On Saturday two more performances of the brilliant - Coronation ceremony were'given at the Town Hall before huge audiences, who continue to manifest the-greatest, interest in the pseudo-royal proceedings. . At -the afternoon ceremony >the hall was once more crowded, hot a seat being vacant When the western doors were .thrown .open and Her Majesty's heralds sounded their trum-pets-(at least one of them did) to announce the approach of royalty. With kindly consideration the Patriotic Society had 'invited the inmates of the Hoirio for the Aged and Needy '.and Ohiro Home to witness the ceremony, and very heartily did the old people appreciate the treat. They were given front scats 011 -the ground floor, and though many "of them could only, totter in and view the gay scene through tho mist of advanced years - , the proximity of , the whole thing quickened' their interest from its inception. It was touching to see the way some of the old people.were effected by the pageant. Great tears rolled down the oheeks of one old lady, as little Belgium went baiting by bravely supported by ' the "Tommy" of England and "Piou Piou" of France, whilst the little Allies that followed this simple little moving tableau were most heartily applauded. The stateliness. and grace and the uniformly high note struck right , through the performance was the subject of general remark.

The ceremony -on Saturday afternoon and evening was also enhanced by the magnificent.organ playing of Mr. Bernard Page, who showed a fine gift folr improvisation and an apt appreciation for the musical demands of the spectacle. During the afternoon Miss Miiia Caldow sang "Land of Hope and Glory" and "The Laddies who play the Game," whilst a squad of troopers from the Trentham camp gave voice to tho 6ong and chorus "Tho Soldier," in a vigorous and manly fashion that appealed toithe audience in an uncommon fashion.

As the ohildren were to appear again that evening, and many of them resided at a distance, the society entertained them at tea in the Concert Chamber, which was a scene of great anima- , tion for the three hours between the performances. After the ohildren and assistants 'had tea they played games and listened to an impromptu concert supplied from amongst themselves, and supplemented l by a haka, danced 'in Maori fixings, by Mr. David M'Laren. In/the evening the great: hall was again filled almost to capacity, and again tlie beautiful incidental music of Mr. Bernard Pago "was a striking feature of tlie pageant, Miss Caldow again sang the songs that wero so much appreciated in the afternoon; Mr. Hamilton Hodges sang in robust fashion "Our Queen"; and Mr. Sydney- Allwright moulded his tone nicely in a well-studied loading of that beautiful song ' "Tho Blind Plowman," introduced by Mr. Peter Dawson. "The Soldier" was also chorused by tlio lads from Trentham with tho same enlivening effect as heretofore; . i

During: tho evening a Boy Scout was presented to tho Queen, and in a graceful manner presented Miss Lewis,, tho candidate of the Young Boys' Society, with a. handsome bouquet.' Several of the candidates were attended by a guard of 'honour. In the front row sat a row , of nurses, looking trim and ever so fresh in their , grey and''white dresses. These were there to do honour to their Princess, Mrs. Algar Williams. A guard of trannvaymen' in uniform attended Dr. Platts-Mills, the Boy Scouts were in attendance on Miss Lewis, and a squad of Cadets did homage to Miss'M'Cormack. One of the "Princesses" was missingron Saturday, Miss Teresa M'Enroe, tho candidate-for the West Coast Association; havife left on a visit to Sydney. Among those '.honoured with knighthood on Saturday were: Mr. T. W. Leslie, Major A. M. Samuel, . Messrs. A. A. Bennett. A. G. Washer, W. J. Gardiner, 13. L. Sinclair, D. M. Yates, W. H. P. Barber, H. W. Harris, L. M. A. Rearden, G. P. Hanna, E. Boxshall, F. Brown, Hector M'Lcod, H. J." Gilmore, W. Kerr, T. Pender, Frank Court, S, L. Leonard, E. W. Killick, and Geo. Cliapman. . There will be two more performances of the .Coronation ceremony only—tonight and to-morrow night—which will make seven performances in all of this -very interesting and- imposing spectacle. THE QUEEN DOLL. Tlie following.is the list of purchasers at. auction of tho Martha Myers "Queen" doll when it'was submitted for sale - (patriotically) by the Lord High. Auctioneer (Mr. A. Jacobs) on Saturday evening :—Mr. Abrahiram, £5; Mr. Moir, £1; Mr. Mitchell, £1; Mrs. Napier M'Lean, £5; Mrs. F. W. Bowron, £1; Mr. James, £5; Mr. Thompson, £2; Mr. G. A. Cliapman,. £10; Mr. W. Jupp, £1; Miss R'. . Maxwell, £1; Mrs. Anderson, £1; Mr. Parkin, £1; Mr. J. Lewis, £1; Miss Namiested, £1: Mr. J. M'lntosh, £1; Mr. Blackman, £1; total, £38. . The a/iictioneer announced that the doll had realised' about £450 in all. It would be auctioned again to-nigbt and to-morrow night. VOTING BY SCFIIP. Tlie following is a, complete return of tlie amounts represented by scrip issued in return for casli received by the treasurer, Mr,. James M'lntosh, in connection with the recent "Queen" Carnival election:— No. 1 candidate, £1535 ss. Bd.; No, 2, £4452 19s. lid.; No. 3,' £76 Ids. lid.; No. 4, £211 4s. '3d.; No. 5, £265 14s. Gd.; No. 6, £11 os. 7d.; No. 7, £1106 10s. iSd.; No. S, £12,210 7s. Bd.; No. 9, £844 6s. 6d.; No. 10, £14237 7s. 9d.; No. 11, £4258 3s. Gd.; No. 12, . £148 os. 5d.; No. 13, £4077 Bs-. 3d.; No. 14, £6585 13s. 5d.; No. 15, £12,773 lis. lid. Total, £52,794 10s: 7d. In addition to these amounts scrip was issued for amounts totalling £6611 lis. 9d., certificates for which had been received from the . Mayor. The treasurer states that ho still'had t® make a filial check of those amounts.. . The amount realised in round figures from the matinee given by'Williamson's Pantomime Company was £360, : which had been divided between tho three candidates that had sold tho most tickets for the performance, in the proportion of 60, 30, and 20 per cent. Miss Doughty (Was the gainer of the 50 por cont. WAiKATO FARM. i'Asked to make a statement with respect to the big land share _ rafflo by tho Wellington Patriotic Society, the chairman (Mr. H. G. Hill) said that tiio facts of the caso are that Mr. M'Masters had handed over the scrip and had agreed to transfer same to the trustees of tho society (the Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, M.L.C., and the Mayor of Wellington), this agreomeiit being in the possession of tho manager of the Commercial Bank, Wellington. "The scrip represents 4000 fully paid up £1 shares in the Maraetai Farms, Ltd., in the Waikato. The ■ society deeply appreciates Mr. M'Masters's offer, and will: take, tho earliest opportunity of placing tho same under offer to the public in the .form of an art union." money still flowing in. On Saturday morning R£r. Dan Thomas, the comedian at His Majesty's Tbaatre, who makes a. nightly collection in aid of the-'Wounded Soldiers' .JJjmd .'touabL'tlj} Bjngj 'sftYhgjtt' ,th§.

Boys Come Marching Home," handed over a cliequo for £-10 to tho treasurer, of the Wellington Patriotic Society (Mr. James M'lntosli), as the result of his week's effort up till Friday night last, when the sum of £4 16s. Bd. was thrown on the stage. Mr. Thomas, who collected the' sum of £1000 for the Belgians, lias sot himself the taak of collecitng a similar amount for tlie wounded soldiers and sailors of New Zealand, and is quite hopeful of accomplishing his object. / Mr. .M'lntosli also wishes to acknowledge the'receipt of the sum of £3 7s. 3d. as the result of a. dance organised by the Maranni Surf Club, and £10 17s. 6d> as the proceeds of a dance arranged by Mrs. M'Gill. THE £1000 NUCCET. Great interest is manifested ,in the nionster art union for the £1000 gold •nugget, or equivalent cash value, in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. Orders for tickets are coining in from all over New Zealand, and the secretary and'committee are kept very busy. All the tramway hoys' art unions as under will close on July. £1000 gold nugget, £500 motor-car, silver tea and cotfeo service, piano, and the £5 gold nugget. - "THE CARNIVAL' BOOK.'< "The Carnival Book," which has just been published, is an interesting souvenir of a great occasion in Wellington, and) doubtless will, be valued as such near and far. It contains many pages of clever sketches from the facile and witty pencil of Gr. P. Hanna, whose sense of humour is best in his illustrations- bearing on military life in Samoa, in which he was concerned. There are also some sketches of carnival notabilities and men about town, a page of Noumean types, and a cartoon representing the shade of a Crusader accosting a New Zealand trooper with the words,- "Thou,- too, woulds't fight the Saracen?" There are ; too, patriotic verses by Messrs. David M'Lareri, Phil Hereford, and others, an outline of the coronation ceremony, and two reproductions of flashlight photographs of tho brilliant sceno made familiar to the' Wellington public last week. "The Carnival Book" also contains photographs of the Governor/ Prime Minis-' ter, Sir Joseph Ward, the Mayor (Mr. J. P.- Luke), tho president of the Patriotic Society (the Hon. J. G. W. Aitken), and the chief executive officers of the society,, with the complete names of the various committees. VOTING RESULT-A PROTEST, (To the Editor.) : - Sir, —As one of the close onlookers on Saturday night, also a sympathiser of the Trentham Boys, I am more than, disappointed' at the fall of the red, white, and blue, which has always stood at the top. But I should like to. know, and also would a great many others, how, if the .Trentham Queen was leading at 10.10 p.m., could it be possible foi'hor to conn down at 10.15 p.m., when the poll was to close at 9 p.m., and after the Trentham represen-' tatives had been congratulated at tho success of their candidate. On behalf of the Trentham Boys arid their sympathising supporters, I would like to ask the returning officer for a recount. —I am, etc., : . DISGUSTED. "Tlie above writer (says tho returning officer, Mr. E. J. Colley) has been misinformed on several points, and has fallen into error. As a matter of fact 110 announcement as -to the position of candidates was made after ii p.m. 011 the day of the closing of the. poll until tho final announcement was made <yt tlie Town Hall at 10.20 p.m., and.it was subsequent to 8 o'clock that nearly all the big cheques were lodged l . Tho statement that the Trentham Boys were congratulated on the success of their candidate has ho bearing 011 the case. Such' congratulations',, may have been expressed by those who had formed the opinion that Miss M'Cormack had won, which at the best could only have been a matter fo. - personal cor.-, jecture. The only' protest that can be officially entertained is one lodged by one of the scrutineers appointed by the candidates' representatives who were present in the booth between 9 and'lo - ' _____ i THE DUNEDIN CARNIVAL (By TeleEnuli.— yresj Association.) Dunedin, July 4. Tlie collection made by the punediri Hospital Association on Saturday in aid of tho Wounded Soldiers' 'Fund, assisted by tho committees of tho various Carnival Queen candidates,' realised a very satisfactory sum. The /work was carried 1 out most' energetically, in fine weather. Tlie takings aggregated £670. The Carnival procession organised for the afternoon was the largest of its kind ever seen in Dunedin. AUCKLAND SPORTS CARNIVAL. (By Telegraph.—Press Association*) Auckland, July 4. . -A' successful combined sports carnival was held in the Domain yesterday in aid of the Hospital Ship and Wounde'd Soldiers' Funds. Probably the finest fancy dress procession ever organised in the Dominion marched to the grounds,-the J procession being over a mile ling. Tlie attendance at the Domain was fully 15,000, and it is expected that the total-'proceeds (including £850 from the Mock Court), will bo considerably over £2000. The programme included exhibition games of hockey, Association, Rugby and League football, basket ball, and: golf.