THE CARNIVAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1916, Page 5

THE CARNIVAL.

PATEA TO JOIN THE SCHEME, STRATFORD MOVES INTO LINE. VISIT FROM WANGANUI "SOLDIERS."

The Carnival scheme is being taken up with enthusiasm in several parts of Taranaki, and there are indications that all the towns will establish committees to organise armies. It/ has been stated that a public meeting will be called in Sew Plymouth to appoint tho local Carnival committee, but this is not so, for arrangements are now in hand for forming a committee to control New Plymouth's pant in the Carnival. Waitara has decided to enter an army- and details will be arranged at a public meeting to be held to-morrow night. Information was received yesterday that Pntea is taking up the scheme with marked enthusiasm, and a meeting will be held there to-morrow night to draw up a plan of campaign. Stratford has produced many keen supporters of the Carnival and 'definite steps forward will be taken at n meeting on Monday. Inglewood, Eltliam and Hawejra lmve not yet announced their mentions, but it is understood the scheme is favored in Ingle-n-ood, while the enthusiasm displayed in other parts of Taranaki will no doubt extend its influence to Elthain and Haivera.

A feature of the Carnival will he a visit to Taranaki by tho Wanganui Huzzars. This is one of the regiments which participated in the recent Battle of the Bullion at Wanganui, and their raid on the Taranaki regiments will provide a great deal of interest. Mr. W. Lints (the organiser) is. now devoting fonsiderablo timcito drawing up tho .preliminary plans for the Fete of Nations, a gorgeous spectacular entertainment, which will be staged in Xcw Plymouth for nine nights. Mr. Lints is meeting with warm support in all quarters and. every assistance is promised to ensure tho success of llhe Fete.

BATTLE OF THE BULLION. The Battle of the Bullion is worked or. these lines:—The scheme provides for the organisation of an army by' each town or district, and the tussle will, he provided by competition in increasing each army." To provide an army money \ is employed on the following basis: The armies represented .by thfi nion<vy paid in by tho rival iiglutinj armies, in accordance with a definite s/alo of value, as: 200 privates at Is cash, £10; 16 lance-corporals at £l, £10; II) corporals at £2, £2O; 8 sergeants at £o, £4O; one i[uarter-master-sergeant at £lO, £10; two lieutenants at £2O, .£<10; captain at s'o-t, £6' i: totQl, £'2oo. This is the constitution of a company. Four companies constitute a regiment £800), for which, in addition, there must be provided one major (.676) and one colonocl ( £12o), making the value of a'.'omplete regiment £IOOO. Every shilling given represents a soldier, and, roughly speaking, £lO adds 200 men to the strength of the army for whoso benefit the amount is paid at headquarters. Every section of workers must, however, phovide a regiment ( £1000), and then increase it with men and officers in proportion. Tho army which can show the largest scoring army at th,e conclusion of 'tli" campaign will be the winner of Hill £50,000. While each section pays in to strengthen its own army, tho conditions provide that money may be employed to weaken an army that has become too strong. /,