MANY FIXTURES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 116, 13 November 1939, Page 5

MANY FIXTURES

CENTENNIAL EVENTS

BUSINESS WILL BE BRISK

NOVEMBER TO MAY

Sportsmen and talkers from' all over New Zealand and many other countries will come to Wellington during the months of the Centennial Exhibition, which is drawing to the Capital City numerous sporting events and confer-j ences which normally would be held elsewhere. Even without the visitors! ;who willb come only for the Exhibition Wellington would be provided by the arrivals, for meetings with the busiest time in its, history. Most of the events have: their dates already fixed, and they make.a formidable list. A few of the dates given below are tentative and subject to alteration, but the great majority will not be changed. The list is as follows:— NOVEMBER. November 15-16.—Conference of Associated Chambers of Commerce. November 16-21.—New Zealand Amateur Fencing Association. November 23. —Conference of New Zealand Employers' Federation. •Novembor 25-Deceraber I.—Petone jubilee celebrations including Petone A.A. aad C. Club's Laykold■ Cup -meeting, opening of new . grandstand, and reunion of old residents. November 28-29. —Conference of New Zealand Grain. Seed, add Produce Merchants' Federation. DECEMBER. December 11-12.—Public' Service provincial! tennis championships. I : December 23 to 27 and December 29 to January 2.—Wellington Cricket Association, Plunket Shield matches,' Auckland v. Wellington, Canterbury v. Wellington; and Auckland-Wellington Brabin Shield game. December. 26 to January 3.—Wellington Lawn Tennis Association championships. JANUARY. January 8-22.—New Zealand bowling championships. /January 11 and Following Days.—New Zea- \ land croquet championships. January 15-22.—National yachting championship week, Including contests for Sanders, Idle Along, Cornwell, Monotype, and Tauranga Cups, finish of ocean yacht race :=.; from Lyttelton, and Anniversary Day regatta, i January 16-22.—Centennial camp of overseas and New Zealand Girl Guides at Tauherenikau. January 16-19.—New Zealand Gun Club competitions. . . . y January 17-20.—New Zealand junior tennis championships. January 22:—Opening of Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial at Petone. .January 26-27.—New Zealand pipe band con- ■<■■ • test • 'January 28.—Methodist Church Centennial service, Petone Beach. January 30-31.—National Centennial Flower Show and conference of New Zealand Institute of Horticulture. FEBRUARY. , February 1-4.—National Eucharlstic Congress. February s.—Public Service provincial swimming championships. • February 6-9.—Conference of New Zealand Dental Association. " February 7.—Public Service provincial athletic championships. " ' . February 10-17. —New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association championships. ; 10, 12, and' 14. —New Zealand amateur swimming championships, Klddlford -Baths. .- . ■•■ ;■■., .-■.-,■■'' February 11.—-Harbour swimming race for Annette Kellerman Cup. . February 14-15.—Conference of New Zealand Kegistered Nurses' Association. February 15-17. —Conference of Ancient Order February 15:—Public Sevlce national swimming championships. February 16-17. —New- Zealand amateur track cycling championships, Petone Oval. February 17.—New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association championship regatta. ■-.-. TFeftruary 16-18.—New 'Zealand surf champlofl- '.•>' sblilps, Ly^ll Say. ■■■■. '.'■-' Febrtiary 48-25;— New Zealand' brass bands contest. February 20-24.—Conference of New Zealand - "Institution- of' Engineers. "" ""' v February 19-24.—Conference of New Zealand Institute of Opticians. February 20.—Public Servico national tennis championships. . N February 20-23.—Conference of New Zealand Institute of Architects. •.February 20-23.—New Zealand Presbyterian Church pageantry. February 21-23.—Conference of New t«ealand Master Builders' Association. February 27-March I.—Conference of New Zealand Society of Accountants. MARCH. March 2.—Wellingtori provincial-athletic championships. ■■'-.■•■- March 5-7.—Conference of New Zealand Master Bakers* Association. :"•.._'•■•'• March 5-9.—'Municipal Conference^ ; March S-11.-r-Cohfererice, knd demonstrations of United Flirt Brigades, at Petone. ' March 7-10.—Conference of New Zealand Town Planning - Institute., March 8-9.—New Zealand track arid field athletic championships. March 11.—Public Service national athletic and cycling- championships. ' > . .-.' Slarch 14-19.—New Zealand Salvation Army Congress. . ' - March 18.—Conference of Federation of Labour. March 20.—Public Service national golf championships.. ......... March v23.—^lnterprovincial championship rowing eights. March 21-26.—Australian-New Zealand Y.M.C.A. tournament. ". .. March 21-26.—St. John Ambulance Brigade camp for Australian and New Zealand members. - March 23 and following days.—New Zealand Basketball Association tournament. , March 25 and' following days.—New Zealand Labour Pasty conference. •In addition to the sports gathering? and conferences shown above there are others for whicli definite dates have not yet been .fixed. The New, Zealand Motor-Body and Coachbuilders' Association and the New Zealand Master Butchers' Association will hold conferences in February or March, and the annual conference of the Honorary Justices' Association is set down for March.

In May the New Zealand Association of Refrigeration Engineers proposes to hold a conference. The usual conferences of the New Zealand Educational Institutes, of the secondary, school teachers, and of the technical school teachers will probably take place from May 13 to May 17, and the annual meeting of the Royal New Zealand Aero Club will occupy a date later in the month. Organisations which intend to hold meetings in Wellington during the Centennial period should notify the Centennial branch of the Internal Affairs Department.