The Queen's Jubilee,

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2629, 22 June 1887, Page 2

The Queen's Jubilee,

CELEBRATION. AT MASTERTON.

The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of Her . Most Gracious Majesty Queen of. Eng-. land, was celebrated in Masterton yesterday (Tuesday June 21st) in a manner that mil be -remembered. by.. all who saw or toof part ih'it, as an im*; portant event in the history of the. British Empire and as a red letter, day., in the annals of our .district festivals.' If anything was needed to show the loyalty of the Wairarapa people, the; present celebration goes a long way to prove that although we. hear of murmurs of discontent and tirades againstthe Royal Family, there lurks a spirit; beneath it all which only requires, a' faint breeze to fan it into a bright and warm flame of loyalty. This has been especially noticeable during the jubilee preparation in Masterton

where the most active meniu tho work were of an apparent decided republican school.and where we find the Infidel and Republican going hand in hand in the work of calling on the Deity! to' save and bless our Queen, we need not fear but that the causo of loyalty will be universally responded : to throughout New , Zealand. Thanks to Mr H. Phillips who convened the initiatory meeting, there has been a loyal demonstration in Masterton that we can all feel proud of. Tho oloud which first;-appeared almost tho size of a man's hand, assumed such proportions towards the last that it completely 1 covered as it were the heavens of ouif. resources, and we cramped as much enjoyment in one day that would -have seemed impossible to have, done a fortnight ago. Anyone would'h'avo thought that after the rain of last , week with Sunday's deluge and Monday's downpour there would have been no more left for Tuesday, more especially as the stars shone out brightly 011 Monday evening, but the early risers of Tuesday morning were greeted with such, heavy and continuous easterly showers that little hope was left of there being anything • like' Queen's weather for the great holiday. The children sang "Rain rain, go away,"'parents hoped at least

it would bo fine overhead, the managment committee expressed a belief that "old Sol" would breakthrough before noon, and it seemed as though their hopes would be realised,, for as the. morning 'advanced tW showers grew less frequent causing numbers'to- discard • their . overcoats, "but they acted foolishly,-as i\i& fmdejoie which took

place, at .12 o'clock was the signal for a heavy downpour which lasted-during! the procession, and thinned its'ranks considerably. About 11 o'clock the vicinity' of the drill Bh'ed' began to. assume a lively appearance, arid at 11-80, when the. Volunteers fell in, the/footpaths .on either';'side were crowded, The arrival of the numerous processionists, including about 300 school children bearing flags and banners, added to.the ~effectiveness of the scene, there; .being, not less .than two ..thousand people present- in - Hall street, when his Worship the Mayor announced that he hadbeen requested by. bis Excellency the Governor on behalf of the Queen, to read the following

Proclamation.

"I, 'William'Francis Drummond' Jervois, the Governor of New Zealand, do hereby, by the command of Her most Gracious .Majesty 'Victoria, of tiao United'.Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen defender of the faith, and 'Empress of India, proclaim and notify to all Her Majesty's-subjects in tlio said, colony and 'its dependencies that Her Majesty desires 'to render thanks to Almighty., God for many mercies vouchsafed during. Her reign, and for the loyalty of her faithful subjects throughout her dominion."

The Mayor said as there was a long programme to. go 'through lie. would make his'speech very shoit, but would like to allude to several events that had occurred during Her Majesty's 1 reign. They all knew that the Queen reigned oyer an Empire on which the sun never setover people of all religions, and under ev.eiy clime, all enjoying the same great' privileges of liberty. When Her ; Majesty' commenced her reigri there : was a deal of poverty existing in England, but the repeal of the Corn Laws proved a great boon to the starving masses, and the passing of the 'Reform Bill to the working classes. Religious" toleration was. instituted, which removed disabilities from the Statute Book, and gave equal freedom to all religions. The Great Exhibition of 1851 he considered one of the most important epochs of human life, an epoch more of peace than conquest, and the first great victory on behalf of peaceful industry, and science. He next alluded to the establishing of the Australasian colonies, the futurr homes of millions of the Anglo Saxon race ; the Penny Postage, that-great engine of civilisation , the Free Press, the guardian of the liberties of the masses and protection of suffering humanity, more, especially the .poor; the Education Acts, the great safeguard of the future,' the enlightenment of the people and the conserving bf the dignity of man; the grand and stupendous discoveries in all the arts and sciences were dwelt upon—railways,' telegraph, steamboats, telephones, photography, and numerous others both useful and ornamental, and also the many acts of . legislation for the benefit of the people. He said that there was sufficient done during Her Majesty's reign to immortalise a dozen monarchs, but they had to perpetuate her memory not only for her public acts but for her private character, in which she had set such an excellent example to the whole .world, as a wife, mother, and a loving and virtuous woman.

At the conclusion of the Mayor's speech, three cheers were enthusiastically given for the Queen, then for the Boyal Family, and followed up by the same compliment to his WorslSip the Mayor. The Volunteers fired the feu de joie, the band played the National Anthem, three cheers more were given for Her Majesty, and the Marshal gave the signal for • THE PBOOEBSION. . The Masterton Volunteer band led

the van Mowed' by the company about twenty-five strong, and a detachment of the Papawai Rifles, numbering 22, whose soldierly appearance contracts favorably with the European contingent. The officers in attendance, were Captains'D. Donald and 0. Jury and Lieuts W, Moore and Martini Te Ore. The following is. the order in . which tlie. various bodies inarched Volunteer Batid,''Volunteers, Jubilee; s<^ m ittee,7 Boroiigh' Piliß Costume fgotbailers, Foresters,. Loyal United Friends, .Volunteer. Eire 1 Brigade, Goof' Templars,' "Salvatipri Army.Band, Salvation: AriSayi' : Sohool cWldrenV Citizens'.- • The Fife Brigade 'engines andhose reels weredrawn in •procession, the Borough paraphernalia being gaily decorated with .flags and evergreens and drawn by horses, the members being conveyed in a waggonetta, the brigade, banner preceded the engine, on which was the inscription " God bless the Quoen. The Volunteer Brigade' engine was embellished with : evergreen arches at each end, and Nikau palms at the corners, and drawn by four greys, the members being seated on top as though' ready, for duty. Among tho Friendly Societies the Foresters' far out-' numbered : any other . order, but as most of those in the pro T cession were members; of some Society, it necessarily follows

that some of the orders .would be weakened by the general turn out of all the organised bodies in : the.' town.. The Salvation Band, twenty-two in number, led a large contingent of the Army bearing flags and ■ banners, the latter being inscribed, " God save the Queen and bless the Masterton

people," The school children, to the number of two or three hundred, started in the procession bat as the, rain now began to fall freely they were left at the Theatre Eoyal where

they more fully enjoyed themselves The ronte taken was up Chapel-street into Queen-street opposite; Oxford House and thence to the main school and back, the procession leaving Queen-street at Eenall-street, and coming into it. again at'the School. During the whole journey the rain continued to fall, so that by the time the return was made , numbers had left the ranks. The streets wore

lined with spectators, the vantage grounds under the verandahs being crowded, and the whole affair was most orderly and well conducted, Mr T. E. Price, Marshal, assisted by Mr T. Mackay keeping tlie lines in ail even and methodical manner. TRIUMPHAL ARCH.

. This imposing structure spanned Queen Street from the Bank of New Zealand to Messrs M. Caselberg and Co.'b premises, and was in every respect a credit to the town. It was. designed by Mr C. E. Bremner,-and. the work was carried out with vigor by volunteer labor everyone working with that enthusiasm which always ensures success. The pillars were twenty feet high/built of very.substantial timber, well braced and tied, the width of the framing being about five feet, leaving the decorators 'plenty of room; to fill up with the embellishments; The horizontal "top was in the same proportions, as the pillars, tho springing of,the arch being .equally strong and substantial, The height of the centre of the arch was eighteen feet, and to the top of the elevated crown twenty-five feet. The Rpan measured forty-three, feet in the clear, giving ample room for the traffic to be carried on without impediment, The inscription on both sides of the structure was God Save the Queen," and the initial letters V R. on the raised centrepiece. Small arches were erected across the footpaths, giving quite rq attractive appearance to that part of the town. From the centre staff, floated the National flag of New Zealand, und strings of smaller flags were carried from each pillar, over tho top of the' centre staff. ' Taken as a whole the structure was well worthy the occasion and reflects great credit on all concerned in its erection, Tho following list of native shrubs, 4c., used for its decoration speaks well of the beauties and resources of !N#w Zealand foliageNikau, fern, cabbage tree, pine, tawa, tetoke, makau, hoia, karaka, manukau, totara, rama rama, kohe, houhou, rowhitu, rautawhi, The illumination of the arch was carried out most effectively in the evening, the transparent inscription showing up with remarkable clearness and was distinguishable from either end of the town.

ROASTING THE BULLOCK. This wus looked upon by all as the event of the day, and tbo. general com* committee are to be commended for placing' the arrangements in such capable hands aB Messrs Porry, Carey, and Ross. The lion's share of the work naturally fell on the latter committeeman, and the methodical manner in which the whole affair was managed was proof positive that a' deal of study had been given to all the details, The least, which turned the scale at about TOOlbs, was presented .to' the committee by Mr W, H. Beetha®, and was as nice looking a piece of beef as one could wish to have. The first intimation of the roast was given oi} Mondayatternoon, when the carcase,' dressed and spitted, was drawn around the town in an open brake on a olean bed of straw. The cooks had the furnace all ready,, and the iron standards that carried the spit were in position, and everything ready for starting before dusk on the same evening. A horse-power had been converted into a mannal power ' for turning the huge joint, and at . 11,.o'clock on Monday night the fire was started and the roast began. By continual turning and basting things went along monotonously until daylight, when it exhibited Bigns of getting done, and those who had come to the conclusion that things could not be surried out the same as they were in the good old days' altered their opinion when they saw the browning sides with rich sravey running from (hem. Crowds flocked to the cook house in Mr Dalrymple's paddock Hall Street, during the rooming and when the joint was laid on the table ready for carving, at one o'clock, there was great difficulty in preventing .the spectators.from overturning the -wiole lot, in their desire to get a view, (ireat excitement prevailed when the carving commenced, with* n workmanlike cat

from a knife by Mr G. Beetham, nearly everybody appear* ing anxious to taste of tho 'dish. The carvers wero kept busily employed and not till after one hundred and twenty loaves had been demolished and nothing remained but bone and fat, were the multitude satisfied. ' ' :' • : MAoai cooSs; > '•. !;' Great interest-mi ■the cOolong arrangements ' the or'fire sacks of 'potatoes, and .several of 'mutton;:: Th© top of them, : and then' placed and' potatoes among' them, covering ( - the whole over with stones and''ewth& While the viands were cooking: '* Natives busied themselves jffith * the platting of flax baskots for' the ;Euro* peans to eat from. How milch this was appreciated by the larrikin element was soon apparent, when baskets; hot potatoes and meat was thrown about among the Spectators in 'a manner that was dangerous in .the extreme, and the utter disregard they paid to the kindness of their: Native v vftitora was shown by the idiotic and barbario style in which they rushed the potato pits as soon as they were opened; destroying the contents by deliberately ■jumping among them. This part oi the v 'programme was therefore spoiled by the action of tho Masterton hoodlums. MAORI HAKA. This was carried out 'uu'der the verandah of the Theatre Koyal by a contingent of the Papawai Native Corps under command of Captain Jury, ' Mr T. Thompson kindly placed h ,v •'

spacious balcony' at the service' of tjfei spectators who availed themselves™, the vantage ground to the fullest extent while the leas fortunate spectator below were being hustled about to the mud in the endeavor to form a ring round the dancers. The i time,- action, contortionSj and everything necessary to carry out a successful dance were performed ta a nicety, butone could hardly realise a Maori haka when" if was being performed in Volunteer uniform. No doubt the hakaiats had a regard for thc feelinga of their , lady spectators, and . dispensed with' their usual embellishments, which' take the foftn. of a< small mat around the waist.' After the. dauce cheers were given by the crowd, and soma liberal subscriptions were handed in to provide the dancers a treat which .was freely partaken of.

DECORATIONS. Mr H. Phillip's Occidental' Hotel must be placed at' the bead of private decorations, for the. amount of ;tiftsH[ and trouble devoted towards iUTeurJ bellishment transferred the placi? 'into; a perfect bower. 1 .- Each span of the spacious balcony supports were minature arches, and the top of the balcony was for the time . a shrubbery, and adorned with Chinese lanterns and flags, At the corner was a flag with the inscription, Friend of all Nations," and along the front"of the building was the device," God save'the Queen and all tho Royal Family, inay Ho preserve them . from all evil." The interior was decorated iu an equally lavish manner and . Mr a feu dejoie from his-verandah at noon, an illuminated blazing star from'. the top of the house in tlio evening, also a fireworks display from his balcony. Tlio Empire Hotel was profuse in .eyergreens* and flags, as was also tlio Glub and Prince of Wales Hotel, the . latter taking second place in the rank. Messrs L. J. Hooper &' Co had » number of flags along the front of iheii; establishment and throe from theirv flagstaff's. Mr Whitt's furniture Ware-1 house was a fitting addition to the great * arch, being nicely decorated with overygreens and flags. Messrs Voight and Brashs' furniture establishment , wai prettily embellished with horeldic.designs, flags,and shrubs, which had a very nice effect,' Most of tho establishments of the town were more orlesß decorated but .those mentioned were among the principal ones In the evening a transparent "street .on., fire" scene of tho Standard, .Injurance Company was illuminated -at Mr Dalryuiple's office, and under • the verandahs of the town, more that of Messrs 0, Smith and Co., wete hung with Chinese lanterns, .jjie Municipal Fire Brigade Station and'thelire bell were artistically fixed... up j a string of candle lamps around the.top of the latter having a very pleasing effect,

FIREWORKS, ic, At 6 o'clock in; the evening the fireworks display kindly provided'by Mr G. Beetham, took place in Bfi ' Dalrymple's paddock, under the ® ance of the skilful Too Long, who sent up the graceful sky robket, which broke forth into myriads,of "'colored, stars, the " Devil among the Tailors," which caused consternation among the ladies, Romancandles, squibs, Catherino wheels, crackers, Jaqk.itrr.tbe: boxes, and numerous other kinds, not/orget* ting the colored fire' a' blaaing tar barrel, -which caused "the fire- bell to ring a faint peal. , • '

HAGIO LANIEBN. The • Theatre Royal was,' iiterally packed withhold and.young to see jEft magic lantern entertainment.' also 'pro* vided by Mr G. Beetham, Mr Penny, father delivered the connective stories of the exhibition,, which were of'the Jack and the Bein Stalk, the Old Man and bis Donkey order, 'and greatly tickled the fancies'"of Vail Bent. Mr W? H. Beetham treated-,tJiOiL large audience to a dancing' sailor todw a Highlander, which stepppd it merrily to the music. Mr Wiokers6n contributed a song, " Bye Bye—Bftty, which seemed to suit the fancies of $0 youngsters, and the . entertainment;, wound up with views of London . the portrait of Her Majesty. '"ifta latter was kindly taken by Mr T,;B. Price yesterday from a painting, add was greeted with cheer.upon cheer by the whole assembly. Before breaking up," three cheers were 'given' for Mt Beetham and Mr Pennyfather, and thp whole company sang the nationri anthem.

CHILDBEK'fI TREAT,. • At 11 a.m. about -200 ohildrea assembled at the premlMs/ of Mr ■f. Jago, where they werisi (Applied with

them by Mesdames Jago nnd McEvven, From thence they were marched to tho Public School under tho charge of Mr JAgo, where they wore mot by Mr Grundy, the head master of the , -Bchool, and another detachment of ifchool children. They then formed in '■procession, passing along Queen-street,. joihin'g the main procession at the -■Drill JHalL'. '.Owing to the heavy downpour of,rain,, they only : marched is- "far".« the Theatre' Boyal,' where U 'they,, were' .conducted • -inside,'; and .*! regaled, with.lunch, .tho gilt, of the. < [ .'-Town'lands .Trust,, and provided, by. STr ii 'D. "Jelling."'. The children,'; Vwhose 'numbers miwfc have been' fully. .•. ..'.600, were then seated ia -rows, and t vlhad-their eatables portioned out to 11,.'I 1 ,.' them in 31b baqs, tho latter containing ." sandwiches, tart, bun, cake, and a . small package of lollies. Whilst the . process of emptying and . filling was going on, Mr H, S. Wardell, K, M. • ■ greatly assisted the little ones' . digestion, by giving them an excellent address, in tho course of which he referred to tho accession of . Queen Victoria to the throno, and also tihtliß bringing up of tho Queen's ~ children as obedient to their parents, . setting a worthy example to ', the nation. Mr Wardell then called, .. . for .three cheers for tho Queen which ,; ' was loudly responded to, a similar com- „ pliment being rendered to tho speaker .'....and also to Mr Grundy. The greater portion of the aftornoou wasspentby tho children in games inside the Theatro, , . after which tho lloor was cleared to make ready for tho magic lantern. , .Great praise is due to Mr. McEwen . (tho only representative of tho School ± Oommittoo who was present) for tho warm interest he displayed in making ™ the entering a success, and also Mes- " dunes McEwen, Caroy, Bamber, Kichardson, Junior, Messrs, Jago, ~Nicol, Young, Coker,and Owen, and , also several young ladies who assisted, for tho satisfactory manner in which they carried out their arduous duties . .of waiting &o, Tlio children are also to be commended on their behavior, which was excellent. THE BALL. Tho plain and fancy dress Ball was • a splendid success, and exceeded even tho most sanguine expectations. Over ," a hundred couples were present at the ■ Drill Shed, which was well arranged, and nicely decorated, and prompted by good music, and a capital floor, footed it merrily till live o'clock this morning. The dresses were exceptionally good, but we must curtail the description of them as pressure on our space will . . only admit of a passiug note. Tho ' . music was supplied by Miss Covbett, piano; Mr Mueller, violin; .Mr Tierney, cornet; and Mr Pearson, The refreshments wero .... supplied in Mr Pelling's usuhl style, and appeared to give general satisfaction.

We hold over our general remarks . till to-morrow, when we will deal with any omissions in to-day's report. EKETAUUNA. ;■ The Jubilee was celebrated in Eke-

■ tahunaou Monday evening by a dis- > play of fireworks, concert, and ball, The latter was largely attended and i passed off most successfully, realising a handsome sum, which ib to be devoted to tho funds of the sohool. " During the evening the school children sang rneral selections very nicely. The . w&lls of the school were tastefully ernamented with pictures and fever- ■ greens, which presented quite a gay - sppearance.