PEACE CELEBRATIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 July 1919, Page 4

PEACE CELEBRATIONS.

LONDON»*FESTIVTTIE». A GREAT PROCESSION. CONTINGENTS OF EMPIRE *AW» ALLIED TROOPS, By Telegraph—Press ilm.-*?xiJKliat •' Received July 12, 9.5 pan. London, July 13. London's peace festivities on the lStft will open with a great procession of 5000 sailors and soldiers, service women, contingents of Australians, New Zealandert, and troops from the other Dominions, 3500 American b, 800 each of French, Italians, and smaller bodies, of Belgian and other Allied troops. Two thousand seats will be provided for incapacitated fighters. Old English dances, scenes from Shakespeare, eon* certs, galas, and children's entertainments will occupy the parks in the after* noon. A choir of 10,000, accompanied by. massed Guards' bands, will give a eon* cert in the evening in Hyde Pafiywkere there will be a fireworks display ae-iO o'clock. <*>•* It is noped the electrical be settled.—AHS.-N.Z. Cable Ann. WANG-ANUI AJFRATP OF TBI r [WEATHER. ' . t ~. Wangsmd, East Nlgiit" ■■ • At a meeting of the Peace Ceubra't tions Committee this afternoon, it JWM decided to postpone Children's Day till the anniversary of the armistiea, Not. Ilth. It was considered that the weather conditions would be too.trjMr* tain on Monday next. > "' "■ PROCESSION V Arrangements in connection with.Jp procession on Saturday, as part of ippeace celebrations, are advertised in>todat's issue. Places and time faM&e different sections to assemble art notified, ifud the order in which they ale to join up in the procession is SttteL The procession moves off to the Pari? at 1 pjn. The order may be strbjectwl to some slight amendments. The committee are contemplating holding a seven-a-side football toarna* moot, and should sufficient entries bt forthcoming the tourney wfll be ton* tinned on Monday. ..'.,, When the procession reaches the Park" and has been properly assembled the King's Peace Proclamation will be raid by Ms WorsSup the Mayor, {fart speeches will be delivered by the Haftr Mr. S. G. Smitih, M.P., and Oofeoel Weston. The judging of decorated Veftelei «&' also take place immediatels. . - '"'•' t A XI p ; m - the p^^t*wtt*ito football tournament will be held. At night the town will be ffirimuv. ated, and between 7 and 8 6'cJoertteWJ, will be a torchlight procession throaab? the town, under the management ofttS'' Fire Brigade, who will also make a flS*' play of fireworks. At 8 p.m, there #fflf be a huge bon-fire on the hill at Weetern Park, and the Fire Brigade win also make a further display of feeworks, including the firn».-of *om« large-size rockets, ( : - —in CHILDREN'S DAY. ' Monday will fce the day lot the childnen, when they will be treated -trf free motor rides an* ricturc-ahw «*«, tertatnments. The Wangannt Borough Cconcrf wWBS* ftp the New Plymouth Borough Council mat .night to the effect that the local Peaco Celebrations Cromnittee was of «pinion that a children's day should be held at a more seasonable thne of the year. It was felt that »he ymQ*r was so uncertain, at tho present time tof the year that it would be nrach better to postpone the children's outdoor cefe-' brations until a more seasonable, tfmo of the year. The letter nrxtdtbat representation should be made to the Clov« ernment on the matter. The Council decided tha* all Mfrfcngements were now completed It wa» too late to make any alteration. > CARS FOR THE (MLDBE&, The committee in charge of ffcethj. dren's triumphal procession meets to-day to make final arrangements. One bun* dred and fifty cars are required for the purpose, while of this number 100 are in sight. In addition to those alreadr mentioned, the following residents havi placed their cars at the disposal of the' committee in connection with the chO* dren's peace outing on Mondays PlUhket Society, Messrs Jackson, P. Hoby, B. " Uurent, W. Luscombe, J. H. Street fcLealand, P. Flanagan, J. Moray. V. Quaeon, McAlpine, H. De rtr> Anshs, Jellyman, Barnet, Phwtree! Eberlet and Morgan, GHnwnr and Glark, Parker, Waldie, Butcher, Woollen* A?. drew Smith, Beere, Beu Snelllng and Co, mu t l r ' West ' E> w «oldridgof Bendafc |G.lbert, Bergensen, A. Boon, J. A Marett, Daley, Guscott, OrbeU, F.' rf D° b f? son i ' -J&& WashS' ' Pankhurst C E. Bellringet, Beadle™! Quilham, E Smart, L. B. Webster, f' Q. Grover, T. C. List, Mesdames '"'. Burgess, and "anonymous" ' hava '■ arranged to provide hired cars. < ;.";