INVERCARGILL CARNIVAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 295, 22 May 1915, Page 8

INVERCARGILL CARNIVAL.

A GREAT SUCCESS. By Telegraph—Press Association. InTcrcargill, Last Night. A most successful carnival week has concluded to-day with the annual winter show as the central feature. Perfect autumn weather prevailed throughout the week, and there was a large influx of risitors to the town, all the available accommodation being fully taxed. The winter show was the best yet held !>y the Southland society, and the additional fixtures were the annual poultry show, the annual dog show, the annual conference of the South Island Dairy Association, the Waterloo Cup meeting of the Coursing Association, and gatherings of minor importance. By way of a conclusion this afternoon the Patriotic Committee organised a demonstration, which' was a brilliant success, the attendance exceeding 10,000. The gross receipts have not yet been ascertained, but £6OO was taken at the gate and the grandstand to-day. The theatre was thronged in the evening, when a patriotic concert was held, at which the local war funds were further increased and vigorous recruiting speeches were made. The success of the initial carnival week is a matter for general congratulations.