THE CARNIVAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 231, 28 September 1915, Page 6

THE CARNIVAL.

100 CANVASSES FOB HOUSE TO HOUSE APPEAL ART UNIONS AND RArFLES. PROBABLE PURPORT 'X NEW BILL I.—Waiteruatn: Mrs. W. J. Napier (blue and gold I. 2.— Profusion* and Commerce: Mrs. E. N. R. Riiisi'll i cerise and white). 3.—Allied Ilct.iilrr.-: Mr*. B. Dnwson (black ur.«l white]. 4.—Quern of the North. ">. (Jncpn of the South. ll.—Soldiers' Quceu. Mr*. J. A. Wailitiffford I ml. wliite und Mue). 7.- Licensed Victualler*: Mr.-. A. X l!-uil.art (pink). 8--Uibour and Krirudlv Societies: The Mayoress m-d. yellow and black). l>. Piihli. Services: Mus Victoria Riilj;.-.- (bli»- and bUrk|. 10.—Suburb* and Allied Ijidie- I blue and black I. 11.—Queen of the Ea*t, li—Commercial Traveller* and Warehousemen: Mm. W. H. P.»rkc? (bin.- and ■white I. 13—Sports: MiAs Cr.ven Gorrie (green and gold). The lull which us nfcurring just no* :n tile penctaj acl.vitir* of the Oirnival i ?mmittf«s is only indicative of th. , im pending launching of many big. scheme* to appeal to public f.>Tnpatby and toucli | the puMic puree While tbr various committees are stealthily at work evolving ingenious by '.vh.ch they hope to nt«*.il a march on each other. ca«ih donation* continue to he received at the Town Mail and at the fern val Committee rooms in ."■Portland Mreet In promise.-, easii and kind, fonir £40.000 lv* been received Mnce the carnival appeal «ac launched. If the equivalent in vote* of thin hu |*urn w claimed :t niriiii tha; ->vcr t'irce 1 million vote* have already been purchased, which possfre a potent influence .n determining th* re-ult of the election. I DONT VOTE EARLY. Flenre the appeil made a few <i»\s ago hy ttie chairman of the Patnotie Association fat the donors of large, amount* should not determine where their vntre «-ll! jn it I tirueh one. Kor instance, i 1 one of the several donons of cheque* of £2.000 intimated the way in »h.. - h be would cue hie vote it vould give the rinjiditf in immediate utiirt of lisn.nnn votes Thi». obrioualy. l< « trexelv i:nde»iraole ,ir. a time when the »hw 'f the caniiditei hive not yet been chrvjen The »uggwtion ha.« been made that to ensure 3 keen and o.me ejiv-tion donons nf over £.iOO nhould be a*ked to exercise, citly £.iOO v»orth of vote* directly in favour of any "ne candidate, the remainfier of the β-im being equally diVide-1 ixone>l the remaininjt cand.tlate*. The e»Ub)»hm(-nt of thw prin , ci;i!e p-obably woufd hare the effect of prevent n~ the re»ult of the ejection becoming » foregone conoJueion In the early ni;r. of the carnival. I Mueii importance upon the I Cnxming Amendment Act Bill introduced 1 !>.•. it* firat readinj in the Uouu of I Rfpre»entatiTM la»t So oflictal : fttilrtnrnt ha.* he-rn made with rcjfard Ito the purport of the Art but it is grn--1 eraJlv 4--.-iime,l in aut'noritative quarters in Auckland t'rut it» intention 'is to litsalise art jnion* and lotteries held in coniirrtion wiiU tiic tarioiu patriotic appeaU. In view of the dm«ion of the. clorgy and mini»4er» t<7 appeal to the fiovenimcnt to intervene in the prof>o»al» of the Pajri.'lic the jh.ll i f a i prrjLl internet to AiK-kland. for if its objeotn are 1.1 arcord»nr/» with the general ajwumption. it may be cai<i to represent the Government* considered opinion upon a matter which has I raised much nontroreray. A MISCXDERSTAXinNG. Meanwhile much npe<-ulation '<* nfe a* t<l whether the churches will «Und aloof from, condemn, or support the carnival. The. decision of yesterday'« meeting indkated that the minietrv and clerpy are. not prepared to organise separately for the purpoee or raiemg direct contributions, while objection eeeme to have been raie«d to any proposal to 00-operate with the Patriotic AeaocHUion'e Canvajsing Committee unWn the pjarantre is jrivm that the opcxations of the Committee will \<c completely severed from t'no«r of the carnival promoter*. Prrrwely what the rlcrjry and I no» desire is not quit? apparent. Already the executive of the Patriotic Association h«* m*r!e it abundantly clear that ell money* raided by the tVin ia«.«inj r<-vmnutife will be paid directly into the fun 1 without deduction whatsoever They will not be associated with I the carnival in any w»y, except that those win contribute directly to the fund must be pivcn the «a.mc privilege nf voting for any o( the candMatoe ahoulH they «o de«ire it. Even m>. in order to he »enipulou»lv faifthlul to th« undertaking (riven tliat tho ( '»jiv«iieing Committre will work independently, it ha* been a;;re<"j that ordinary receipt* will be «Miucd for donaticms and votes for thF amount pi>en will only be available on the holder of the receipt applying for a corresponding nninilier of bellot ticket* at the ofttcc the Carnival Committee Apparently the n.«mrnnces of tlir> exeftitiw have bei-n misunder&tood by the minister*. In conversation with a "Star" representative this morning one ,of the Rcntlemen present at yesterday's meeting stated th*t the sole, object of tho stipulation that the two funde should he separated was t" provide n jruarnntrc that none of the exjiennes of tlie carnival— mich as nalary. lottrnr prizes, etc. —should !v cliarpcahle to the direct | contribution. It traj not understood by! the. meetinc that tl-i- j-.iarantec had | already bre-n given. The chairmnn of the executive I Mr Oorgc Elliot 1. \vh»n seen by a "Star" reporter on the point, *Uted ; tha.t it »a& never intended that any e\peases should be rhai;:'able to the direct contribution.*. Af n mntter of fart., there, j would practically he no e.vpen?ee in cm with the enmival. for nnarly nil \Uf work wai vnlnntniv, nnd most of thr> prizes '.verc beins mpp!ie<l; hut what few >-\rirn?e.« v.otild bn i.-i-uried uould he: ilefiayerl out of ;i'" fund- bundled by the 1 Carnival Commitk*. If the eupgestion 1 of the mini-ten wns that direct givers ! to the fund should not bo. given the option of claiming their votes or iirnorinp the carnival, he waa nfraid thnt nothing could ho done, us the committee had, nlrrndv (riven its decision on this point. ' ' THE rHF.F.nm, Cl\-KR. Thn response ' 1 'he re.ne'vpl appeal on behalf of t;ii' Wn-'f V p S.i 1 tier* , Klin'd continuei to be fil)';. rrtiJa::ory, but;

those engaged in promoting the appeal empn»aiee. the fact that the donors of big ohequee arc those who hs.vc given spontaneously and, in many casks, frequently. The financial ahirker—the man to be in well-to-do circumstances who ha* not jrlvcn a, shekel as the token of hi* patriotism—is e>till unTesponsive. When the bijr uanvHaaing .-cbeme which is ohaped by the Organising and Canvassing C-ommitteee of the f'aixiotic Association has uuUured, jt, is hoped to touch every section of tnc community with a dir<»<-t appeal. In order to W argumentatively efjurppcd tlio Canvassing Committee is .the exe<utive for a written statement of the vbje«.-t.s and intentions of the fund. and. thus armed with the patriotic < redo, the can vassers will endeavour to pet m many HuhArribers to the faith an possible. Already a small army or nearly HX) enthu*iA.sts has conn- forward to assist in the hip to house campaign which will btart in the i-nur.se of a week <»T bo, and the committee m preparing an elab.iratr orpanieation. It is proposed to divide the fity unci Miburbs into mnall areas, eaih of which will l.r exhuu.itively eanvasned. For covering the remainder of the Auckland military dmtnet the cociperatM,, ~( the whole of the local authorities m tv be Invited, while to (five lln L.-iijx-tui to tin- a|ip,'nl a plat form committee mil hf nitahlished, un»l the tlnod pate.s of oraturj- will in turn b« opened upon the \anoti 8 districts in ttic province.