People’s Day.

Taihape Daily Times, 22 July 1919, Page 5

People’s Day.

.__.:_o_..___ AN UNPARALLELED SUCCESS. LARGEST CROWD EVER CONGREGATED IN TAIHAPE_ MONSTER PROCESSION. The day broke fine on llonday, but a keen wind was a somewhat unpleasant fcaturc during the day. Ea:-‘:7 in the morning --motor cars, vehicles of all kinds and horsemen. kept continually arriving, until by 11 o’clock the streets were alive with people. The scene of attraction was the vincity of the Fire Brigade Station, and by 12.30 the intersection of "Hautapu Street and Mataroa Road must. have been crowded with fully 1000 interested persons; watching the arzrival and positioning of thte“commoment parts of the monster procession During the wait a number of selections were played by the Kazoo Band. The Maoris enlivened the proceedings with‘ a number of dances, and the antics of some of the exhibitors kept the large crowd in great good humour. Marshal F. Marlow and his band of willing workers were busily employed in,arranging the procession. This work was made easy by the admirable forethought of the procession committee. Every exhibitor had his or her posi. tion indicated by notices, and there was a total absence of confusion. Within ten minutes of schedule time, the procession, headed by the Taihape Band, marched off from the point of assembling. the route ‘b’6ing up Main Street, Tui Street, along Station Strce't_ down Kuku Street. thence along Pokako Street. completing the block by marching down Kuku Street ‘to the Recreation Grounds. Immediately following the band were returned soldiers to the number of 95. followed by the veterans, and five returned soldiers in charge of a captured machine gun. The Fire Brigade Was next, followed by a lorry containing a coronation scene, with Mrs. R. W. Smith was queen, and Messrs. R. Smith and S. Peyton. wearing the regulation wigs and gowns of Her Majesty’s legal advisers; the usual court entourage consisting of pages. ladies in waiting. etc.. being represented. An impromptu band was followed by a representation of a U—boat. “Deutschland No. 8.” and a attractive picture of n

launch “Doris/.’ With a Very chm'ming crew. A car beautifully decorated with Maori mats of Various 'dosi'_rnS created great interest. A tableau of -“Britannia” was eXCODfiOIIfl”V “"3" rendered. ‘One of the most Dictul'eS—que. and certainly. one of the‘ Ynost original exhibits was a Maori whare. built of raupo. on the front boards of which were drawn representations’ of Maori carving. A charming levy of ‘Maori maidens. giving an exposition of the poi. was the e,\?nosm'e of every eve. and as the sweet voices of the singers were. lifted up. it made :1 seem worth coming a long wafiv to see. ‘An Tndian and his sauaw. on a. bicycle. zmrade a. pleasing‘ ‘nicture. and then followed an exhibit reminiscent of ‘the early days of the backblocks. 'l‘he3'e was the old four-wheeled chaise "lii-awn‘”‘by a pair of lean creamy. ‘horses, the wheels of the vehicle being

reinforced by a pair of homemade spokes. The whole get up was extremely good. After an intervahof some yards, came the latest addition! to local muiscal circles, the worldfamcd “Kazoo Band,” under the con-i ductoi-ship of Signor Ponderoso. Theiri music was rather over the heads of the average person, but they must! remember that even Wagner at one time was not understood. One of the best. a.s well as the most appropriatei exhibits in the procession was that of an old time pioneer, mounted on ai horse, with two children behind him,i leading a packhorse with all his} household gear thereon. It will servei to remind the present generation? of the hardships endured by their forebears. There were numerous other exhibits of undoubted merit, which. we have not space to particularise, but we must mention a beautiful Japanese scene, with a number of Japanese maidens in national costume, the car bearing many coloured ribbons. To our Maori friends we extend congratulations for the splendid nature of their exhibits. They were one of the most important featuresof the show, and certainly the most attractive. As time goes on there representations of phases of Maori life will become a memory, and their retention in public functions should be encouraged in every possibl'e‘ivay. The crowds which gathered in the streets during the progress of the procession through the town was the largest on record_ . Arrived at the Recreation Grounds the exhibits paraded several times outside the oval, and were much at‘!mired. T THE PRIZE LIST. The following are the awards:—— Decorated Shop.—Collinson and Gifford lst, D_ Neagle 2. Shop Window.——D. Neagle 1, F. W. Somerville 2. VVar Tropllies.—McLaughlan Bros. and H. J. Boughton, certificates. Decorated _Cars.—Floral: R. W. Smith 1, E, Olsen 2; Novel: G. Gibbs 1. V. Capill 2; Naval or Military: T. C. Revell 1, H. Dashwood 2. Best Decorated Car.——Misses Spooner (Japanese) 1, Miss Whenuaro (Maori mats) 2.Decorated Lorries——Patriotic: W. R. Bennett 1.. - J '-Best Decorated Car.—-Whiti 'l_‘_ema. Vifharepuni 1. Motor Cycles.——E. Harford 1. Tradesnlen’s Turnout.~—A_ Evans 1. Backblockg Tllrnout.—W. Oliver (Pioneer and family) 1, L. O’C'§llaghan 2. . Most Original Horseman.~—(Mounted)) W. Oliver 1,, Mrs, Stephens 2. School Horse,--J. Dennis 1, R. McCormick 2. Best Decorated Maori.——Male: P. Pini 1, female: Miss Simons 1, P. Turima 2. National Costume.—D. Beban 1. L. Wriglitson 2. National Costume (special}.- M. Nengle 1. Miss Bennett 2. Humorous Pt-destrians—Back Blocks ,Wedding Party 1. “Night Attire” 2. lThe names of the prize winners in this ievent we are unfortunately unable :n ;obtain. VVe would gladly publish them, }as the exhibits were both of out]standing merit. ' 5 Most original or Decorative turn--{out in procession.—-»Whiti Toma, iwharepuni 1, G. Gibbs 2. 1 Children’s Novelty Tur"nout.——Gordon Smith 1. Geo. Swindells 2. { Pt-rambulator.—S, Fleet .1_ 1 Childrc-n’s Novelty Turnout.—- A ;special prize of 10/ each was awarded ‘to Oliver and A. Dennis. , Those who have not received their ‘prize money may obtain it on applica,tion -to Mr. D. Neagle. A 1 The Peace Celebration Certificates iwon by exhibitors will be available for {distribution within a week. I - FOOTBALL. | There was a very large crowd of spectators present during the afterinoon, and the various games were iwatchcd with the keencst interest, the [majority of the people remaining,un[til well on towards five o’clock, Dur'ing the afternoon the Maoris enlivenlcd the proceedings with dances and ‘pois, and contributed in no small 'me:.islll‘e to success of the a.fternoon_ ! No time was lost in getting the 'football events off. the first round scheduled being I Mataroa Juniors v. Pirates Juniors ill. ‘After an evenly contested game !Mataroa won. Dockery scoring a try, {which was not converted. ' I-luia Juniors v_ Pirates Juniors I.— IA rather one-sided game. For Pirates: §Keating scored a try and kicked a ,goal; Perry one try, (undonverted); {Eaton one try (converted); McClure one try (unconverted). _i.'6——o_ ’ Huia Seniors v. Rovers Senior-s.— IH-uias had all the best of the game. !Hui-as .18. Rovers nil. I Diggers v. Pirates_——The former were ,the popular team, and after a good igame, were defeated by 3 points" to inil. i Final.—Mataroa V. Pirates Juniors. ,—A very interesting game. with Matairoa having the worst of the luck. For ‘Pirates Perry scored three tries. 19. Mataroa nil. s .Final_--Huia Seniors v. Pirates Seniors'.—-The native team was a Warm favourite, and started off to lmake the pace a cracker, -the ‘ball ,travelling up and down the field. the iHuia backs putting in some splendid ‘offensive play, but the. Pirates’ tack‘ling was Very sure. Shortly before ghalf-time Pirates took a hand in at'tack, and gave the Huias so_ni€...2JlXloUS moments. but they clcaredltheir line, imainly through the efforts‘6’f Bennett, [Serra and Rodgers. Coming back |Pirates carried play to Huias’ territory, where from the field Pirates reElistercd a. pretty goal. This score put Huias on their mettle, and attack after attack was broken down by the deadly tackling of the Pirates, for iwnom AT. McAuliffc shone out above !all others. From a handy position, iHuias had a shot at goal. but there Iwas nothing doing. The no-side whistle brought to a conclustgri one of the fastest and -hardest fought games {this season. Pirates 3, Huias 0_ E HOCKEY. I The hockey match Huias v. Old Girls was looked forward to with in-

tcrest in face of the drawn game fought last week, but the Old Girls had to strike their colours after an ‘interesting and even game_ lHulas 2, Old Girls 0. 1 1 TUG-OF-WAR. 4 { Great interest was taken in the! tug—of-war contests, and teams repre-l senting Maoris, Railwaynien Diggers, ‘Cookies, Footballers, and Civilfaffis en»! tcred the fray. The Diggers had at ‘large following and in the Cockies’i itfatxn wereFlt3alid,b J. Anderson, P. I e ersen, izier ert, Gregory, Mickielson, and Frank Hintz, and it is safe [to say Monday’s effort was the hardlest work they have done for many a , day. The Railwaymen were left in the ifinal with the Maoris, and after a astrenuous struggle the Native team [proved victorious. , _.____. . TORCHLIQHT PROCESSION AND CARNIVAL. I Shortly; aftcf 7 pm. the torchlight procession was marshalled at the Fire ‘Brigade ‘Station, under the direction -of Captain Sep, Reid, and -headed by ‘the Band, nlarched down Main STreet ,to the Town Hall. As the procession {turned the Post Office corner, the in*inumerobleßoman candles, s'quibs, torches ,and fireworks of varied hue, lmade a fitting prelude to the Carni’val. The varied fancy dresses and icharacters, some of the latter most ludicrous, gave the appropriate atmoisphere to the carnivald hspiriits, and -; there was a jollity an : iari y ramlpant, which never developed into ‘rough horseplay or hoodlumism. A ;crowd of one thousand pcolple congre',<,rated round the Town Ha , wai ing ‘for the opening of the Grand Ball. The iband relieved the interval by selecltions of music, until the doors opened. I [ THE BALL. i Never in the history of Taihape has |there been congregated such a crowd fat a ball in the Town Hall, as streamed through the doors. Most of the {people were masks or fancy costumes, land the floor was packed with dan,cers. Needless to say there were too ;many for comfort, but the knocks and [collisions inevitable as the dancers circled round the floor were given and taken with a smile and a Jest. Every‘body was there to enjoy themselves, and that they succeeded was evident ito the most casual observer. The dancing was watched from a crowded ‘dress circle. among whom were :3. lot ,of delighted children. The hall was ';’r.°..lSteful£ly decorated withl g%-eenery, ‘Wllio t‘ere were variegatec estoons of drapery from different parts of the ihall, caught in the centre by the head ‘lot’ a cabbage tree of bright green colour. Refreshments were provided gin the supper—room, and dancing was ‘kept up till an early hour this morn- - inf; . We have to congratulate all these {ladies and gentlemen who for weeks Ipast have laboured so hard to make [the Peace Celebrations worthy of uTaihape, and it must be a source of {much gratification to know that their ieffcrtg were so supremely sueIcessful Visitors from outside towns liavc come spontaneously to our ofiice. stating that the scope and comprehensions of the [festivities were not surpassed by any gtown they had visited, and all united .in praising the wonderful organising ‘of such varied functions. There was ]not a single incident during the ‘whole of the celebrationstliat detract‘cd from, or marred the thorough engjoyment of the historic occasion. Tai;hape’e effort does the town infinite I credit. ' KEEP ON REJOICING. . i The victory of the Allies in their [great fight for the freedom of the I world is worthy of more than two days iof rejoicing. The returned soldiers are holding a social and dance on !Wednesday _ evening at the Town |Hall, and you are invited to keep on (rejoicing. Elaborate preparations are jbeing made to make this» social and dance the most enjoyable of the series, and patrons will find "that their comt’ort and enjoyment have been well catered for. There has been a. hencgmcnal demainld for tickets. pbut a number are s i] on sale. Continue reijoicing by attending this social and fdance. as a fitting winding—up to the fcelebrations of a glorious event. I 1 NOTES. i The returned soldiers desfifie a Especial word of Draise for the number ;that turned out on parade for the fpetace (cielebi-atio}ns, they: lbeing 127 are urne men w 0 para er. includin lnien who were eiigaged in other part: of the procession. i The display of _war trophies by i;\TesSl's. M.cLaug-man Bros. in their window c}re:tted CO(l;SidCl‘abiO interest to every am 1* an recalled manv memories of the world’s great war. . The lighting effects. which were a prominent fc:l'tlll'e of the performance ;of }the Grand Rexgue 05 uSatur-day nignt. were given y a a. ey Li ht iinstallation. kindly placed at lily-_ ;Pcyton’s services. bi’ Mr. Spedding. I To Mr, Swedlund. the public were ‘iindebted at the grand Revue per,forma.n'ce on Satin]-day dnilghlt, for the iVery charming C‘-0 01179 iglfs. which iwere thrown on the -various scenes, wand the players as they flitted across [the stage. I We have to thank the various igentlemen connected with the two ;days’ festivities for “an unfailing 'couri~es_v and assistance to our To re. isentative in getting details of Qghe ‘Serious item? to \vh:<t:h is largely _ue our abi i y in ge mg a eonmrge ‘report of the festivities in to—(l:ty.'s issue. i A gentleman. evidently of Inusic.a.l tastes, a stranger to Taihapo, who !called at our office to-day, stated that the was present at the Revue on sat. urday night and was Surprised and idelirzhted at the excellence of the miisienl items. and the original and lstriking stage effects He voiced his emphatic opinion that with such lmaterial it was a. thousand pities that the members of the company w ,7 9:: [formed into a permanent organisgtirén, and the good work continued. We leommend the ssuggestion te"Mr. and Mrs, Peyton. ‘ __ ' "_“

LONDON RBJOICES. } MILIARY PROCESSION SEVEN - MILES LONG. TOUCHING TRlßl_?'l‘E TO THE 1 ’ FAl':l‘.EN. l LONDON, July 19. Victory Day was celebrated by all classe sin Britain in bright. weather, which ensured the success of the longpreparcd festivities. Joy bells lleralded the marshalling of the "pageant. at Knightsbridge. Relays of ringers Continued -all day long. A procession of 18,000 troops, covering a length of seven miles, and representing twelve victorious nations, defilcd through the Albert Gate at 10 -o’el-oek, marched through Slaone Street, over Vauxhall Bridge, and traversed South London, returning via. Westminster Bridge. The tail of the procession left. Albert Gate as the head entered Hyde I“arl~: corner. Every yard was crowded with cheering onlookers, many camping along the route at daybreak. Every "train, bus, and tram from the suburbs was packed to its utmost capacity. General Pershing headed the procession with 3200 Americans brought from the Rhine. Marshal Foch. was continuously cheered as he rode by at the head of 1200 French troops, including picturesque Zouaves a.nd Tirialleurs. A feature was the display of fifty-one French regimental colours. ‘each -an emblem of victory. Detachmcnts of Japanese, Belgian, Italian, Polish, Serbian, Greek, Czecho-Slovak, Remnanian, and Siamese troops followed. The only disappointment was the nonarrival of the Indians in time to participate, owing to an outbreak of influenza on t.heir froopships. After the Allies came Admiral Sir David B'e:atty and Admirals of the Grand Fleet, including Admirals KingHall and Patpy, heading 4000 naval men,‘ each squadron having a band. ‘ Dame Furse headed the “Wrells” in smart blue uniforms and white hats. Sir Douglas Haig led the Army Staff, including Generals Birdwood, Monash, and Russell and‘-’detachnlen»ts of all branches of regiments in the British army, ending with four tanks. An Australian band ‘led the Australians and New Zealanders, each with detachments of nurses. .Th.ey everywhere were received with cheers and cooees from thousands of comrades in the crowd, , . Detachnien-ts of doctors, clraplains, womcn’s legions, nursing services, and massage corps followed. and nineteen squadrons of the air force closed the procession. ' The route was brilliantly decorated, the Houses of Parliament flying specially presented Dominions’ flags. Apart from the salute? taken by the King, the most memorial episode was the passage of troops through Wliite—' hall, where was a. cenotaph at the end -of Downing Street, 33 “feet high, inscribed in letters of gold. “T_he Glorious Dead.” On top was an altar covered with :21 Union Jack and a laurel wreasrh. Guardsmen with bowed heads and rifles reversed. stood niotionless at each. corner of the base. The. pro—cession here broke into two columns and marched six :I’breast'7on either side of the Cenotaph, saluting the heroic dead, bands being silent. A pleasing .-touch was that Kitchener’s bust, on a pedestal outside the entrance of the War Office, and Nelson’s Column were t'estooned with laurel ti-opliies and flags. The Mall was a brilliant speetu<:le. Fit’t_v pylons, 23 feet high. inscribed with the names of famous battles. and g,\n'mcunf(\,d by golden gIObOS, \\'~('l'E‘ ill‘mnded to be illuminated at night, but the eleetriciam, struck. The Hall and Coiistitiitioxi Hill were lined with stands, including Lords and Common~ ers Chelsea Pensioners. .-and sthousands of widows and orphans of soldiers and sailors.

The procession fook two hours to pass the King, whom Mr 'Lloyd George attcndocl. The Royal Party were stationed on the eastern side of Victoria Mano;-ial, in :1 pavilion duapecl and ('3.110pi0(l with Royal purple, with the .V[al'blc Memorial as so/ofin-g, and the facade of the Palace as background. The spaces on either side of the pawl!ion wcro filled with tc"x'l‘ thousand (liszrblcd soldiers. and sailors, of whom many were from the Dominions. The King en’ror’r:l'lnod the British and Allied generals and aclmirals at lunch. ‘

The afternoen’s festivifies in Hyde Park were unique. Folk dances and nmypoles A were mdslt pietureq'que, while there were hosts of gaily decorated‘ marquees urfder national flags. Kitcliens in all parks provided food for hundreds of thousands of Visitors. Fireworks at night were on a reeord 59,313 Pol'tr.aitS Of HlO I{ing and Queen. P!‘II]COSS Mary, geiierals, and statesmen were raptuously applauded, the climax being a colossal device in Ir%Hl(}l‘S aof fire reading, “Victory. Thanks to 11110 Boys.” ’luen was lighted a huge uonfire, which was the signal for bonfires ’rhl'ou-ghent the kingdom. Similar festivities were held. everywhere in Britain. {L featul'e’being Weleeme—home dinners to all breturned c-.nl.r‘.inv.c and sailors; galutation of %‘:he Allied flags on the village greens. fancy

dress carnivals, and water galas atl seaside resorts. _ i When the Peace processi-on was near- i ing the Royal pavilion, the King sent! for Marshal Foch, who, dismount.ing,§ walked to the dies, saluted the King,i and kissed the Queen's hand \\'l’lllg quick virile gracefulncss. The Kingi similarly summoned General Pershing,'=l Admiral Beatty, Sir Douglas I~laig,{ and other war leaders joined the King g and watched the men they had led tel \icto'ry file past. Rain marred. the evening jublications I in London. _"_ § During the evening, in response to; an enthuiastio call from an immensel crowd outside Buckingham Palaeeflg l‘l1()ll' Majesties appeared on the bal-1 eony and bowed their acknowledg-I ments. ‘ lflx-serVieemen’s grievances at Luton, ! regarding peiisions, culininzrted in the! inter-ruption of’ Peace celebr.ativons,£ sympathisers storming the Town Halli and smashing furniture and pulling‘ down the deeorc.t'ions. Order was, gi'a(lllally restored. 1 —————— 1 IRELAND ‘S HALF-HEARTEI? ‘ CEL‘EB‘RATIONS. ,’ ‘ ‘LONDON, July 19. Peace was celebrated half-heartedly in the west and South of Il'el:ancl, where, as a protest ‘against the nonsettlement. of the Irish question, business was carried on as usual. Many houses flew the black flag; ~ AT MARTON. MARTON. this day. Children’s Day was celebrated at Marten yesterday by a magnificent spectacular pl‘Oeoshibhi, -"«.Ma‘rton and the neighbouring schools taking pant in the pageant. representing the ;\_lll'.‘.‘~‘..‘ with numerous tableaux. Over 1200 ehil<lregl took part, the route being lined with spectatdrs. . At M.:arton Park the children sang epatriotic songs. Mr De Berry. headjmaster of Mai-ton school delivering a ; stirring address. The march past was 1 a brilliant. spectacle. The proceedings iterniinated with a. ehilclreln’s fancy F dress ball. _.—..__...__._.