WHEN PEACE IS SIGNED

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 199, 17 May 1919, Page 6

WHEN PEACE IS SIGNED

G.1'.0. TO' BE ILLUMINATED,

The. Government luis decided (hut th Chief I'ost Offices in the four centresWellington, Auckland, Christchurch, ond Dunedin—shall he especially illuminated and decorated in celebration of tho sign-' ihg of the Pcace Treaty. In the case ot Wellington, the illuminations and decorations will be of a fairly elaborate character. Both the Ecntherston Street and the Customhouse Uuav frontages aro vu- receive attention, 'the ' decorative scheme for the i'eatherslou Street frontage (the main entrance) will bo of a. daylight order only, as ■ the street is too narrow- to permit of anything in tho nature of an electric, light display. Bunting and coloured cloth, artistically dispose!)/, will play a big part iu the scheme. Uprights based in .casks of earth will lotm a Venetian pole elfect, when swathed in vari-coluured cloth, whilst between .the poles festoons of flags will lie draped to regular points on the facade. Trophies conuiosed of the Hags ot .all tho Allies will ornament the entrance pillars, and the vestibule will be decorated with tho national ilags and.flowers of the Allies. • The (lowers are boiii? mado by the young Indies on the G.P.O. staff. On the "Customhouse Quay frontage tho display will be in the form-of illuminations', as from the foot of the Queen's Wharf and the open space extending along the Quay a splendid view of tlia building will be .obtainable by a largo concourse of people. The feature's of tho scheme for this frontage, .will be the outlining of. the windows (save, those in tho centre) with electric, lights, the.tracing of the words."Peace with. Honour" (in letters 2ft. fiin. in depth) along tha parapet, and the.fillin|r in of Hie central windows with brilliantly painted transparencies! representing the national colours of the Allies. In order' that the transparencies may not be dimmed by the blaze of light from Hie' windows, four outstanding columns, in blue and white cher|iiers. will traverse Iho facado from pavement to parapet, acting as a shade, and also as a decorative feature.

Tt'has boon pointed out that the snace before the G.P.O. in Customhouse' Quay is the only one in mid-city where neopln could assemble in any number, audt.hat if a platform wore erected in front of'thfl t central entrance it would he an' ideal nlaec for am- speech-m.nkiug in the open. - 'The work of erectiiict the frame-work' for the decorations is proceeding apace, anil ~ .nnother week's' work should see everything in readiness for the great event.

LABOUR'S ATTITUDE TO THE CELEBRATIONS. ' By Teleeraph—Press Association. Christchurch, May .16. The following telegram was sent. by Mr. 11. Hunter (secretary of the United Federation of Labour) to. Mr. T. Bloodworth, Auckland (president oMlie federation): "What is to he Labour's attitude towards the peace celebrations? The unions wish to know immediately." Mr. Hunter lias received the following reply front Mr. Bloodworth: "Wo can tako no p?rt in the celebrations in honour of an event which'makes ths workers of oncWtion the slaves of ths capitalists of another and does not extend to all nations the' right of selfgovernment, and wc oppose all wasteful expenditure on such celebrations."