QUEEN CARNIVAL.

Shannon News, 25 September 1923, Page 3

QUEEN CARNIVAL.

i POSITION OF QUEENS. _______ • i The vgtpious committees of the different queens were busy on Saturday In furthering the candidature tif their queens by means • tff guessing competitions, etc; ‘ In the' afternoon hockey rfldtdh was held in the Recreation Grounds between a -team iiorii Mangore -and the Maoris, which caused a lot Vpf merriment among this small fryg , On Friday evening a plain and fancy dress ball in aid of the Fibre Queen was held in the Druids’ Hall an(J ..proved..a. most enjoyable Junction. There was a fair attendance aiiTiough very few appeared in fancy dress. A '* - y

A most iuccessful dance \y y » given ait IhakaraJfor the purpo?<. of assisting' the Farmers’ Queen (Miss Easton) and a®, a result her shakos have gone up considerably. j. Ye&terday-V the members of the Maori String Band journeyed td Otiaki races where they rendered musical items to- raise funds for their 1 Queen. ? M The resulfe of ‘wo of the guessing competitions- at the Farmers , stall were annuoiiced on Satur.L,v evening and were as follow: —-Weight- of live turkey, 20jlbs, Mr Brook, weight of cake, 7Jlb-si, Mr Millar, Mam gore. < ’ "> . The' position of the Queer - - 1. Set-urdav.-were as follows: ’ * }. Farmers (votes) ... 1901 < : Snorts ... .... ... ... 1716 - Fibre . ... ... ...; 1240 | Maori -.. ... ... ...? 803 "j