OHURA QUEEN CARNIVAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 53, 8 February 1916, Page 6

OHURA QUEEN CARNIVAL.

CLOSING SCENES.

From seven o’clock onwards, on Saturday night (.reports the Advocate) Ohura. was seething with excitement, the supporters of the various Queens standing about discussing the Prospects of the final position of their candidate. A good muster arrived from Matiere, which added to the excitement. Sharp at 3 o’clock the door was closed and the final votes were counted in the presence of Messrs El lit son, Bennett, Loveday, Chapman, McClenaghan and Cox, resulting in a. win for the ‘‘Matiere Queen,” the final figures being:

Matiere Queen— Mr s T. Hunt (blue and white) 64,782.

Northern Queen —Mrs E. W. Howie '(green and gold) 46.705. Soldiers’ Queen —Mrs F. E. Martin (red. white and blue) 33.8 ID.

Southern Queen —Miss N. Stuart (royal blue) 32,735.

The result, which was announced by Mr McClenaghan, produced hearty cheers for the winning Queen. According to the votes a sum of over £2OOO was subscribed, but one cannot take the votes as a criterion for the money, as many of these wereMor tiophies presented. The success of the Carnival was apparently in a great measure one to the Southern committee in making the running so strong at the start. A record was established in China, on the occasionof the Ball. The dancers and spectators came from all points of the compass, in spite of the hot weather. Dancing commenced at nine o’clock with the Grand March. Mr and Mrs Hunt (County Queen) led off, with Mr and Mrs Howie, Mr and Mrs Martin, and Mis s Stuart and Mr Lnttrell. The "Royal set of Lancers glum made 'a short speech, thanking in by 24 couples. During an interval Mr McClenaghan made a short speech, thankng tl,p ladies who had stood as candidates, and also Mr F. W. Roan for his arduous labour as secretaiy. - 1 McClenaghan remarked that the approximate amount collected per head of population was 625. A presentation to the successful Queen was to have been made, but it was decided to hold another function at Matiere. The speaker remarked on the wholehearted support given by the people of Matiere who had invaded Ohura, and ] ie hoped that Ohnraites would remember this and roll up in large numbers to the return function on the 18th at Matiere.