DOMINION DAY.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13230, 25 September 1908, Page 7

DOMINION DAY.

♦ The celebra&aa of Dominion. Day anniversary to-morrow will ,bo •of rather a quiet character. In view of, the City Council determining not to ask the citizens to observe a J holiday, the fane- ' tions will be limited to tjie distribiition of Dominion medals to the schbol » children and the inspection by Colonel Robin of the volunteers in Cranmer square. It' has" been stated thata request has been made bySir Joseph Ward to nitanicipalitiea that they should ask their ' citizens to hoist flags on the occasion. So far as can be ascertained," however, no such, request has been made to the Christchurch City Council. - . Dominion Day at New Brighton will be observed this afternoon, -α-hea the chairman of the local School Committee will present the scholars with the Dominion medals, the function commencing at 3 o'clock. The presentation of Dominion Day medals by the Mayor to the pupils of the Technical College Day School will take place this morning, instead of on. Dominion Day, on account of the large number of pupils who come from country districts. Short' addresses will be delivered by Dr. Hight (chairman of the Board of Governors) and. .the , Mayor. . - - At Lyttelton to-morrow a ehort ceremony in celebration of the anniversary of Dominion Day will beheld in the High School grounds at 11 ajn. Addresses will be given by the Mayor (Mr C. Cook) andl the chairman of the School Committee, and the Dominion Day medals will be presented. The Lyttelton Volunteers and Marino Band will parade. V The Garrison corps of Volunteers will parade in Cranmer square to-mor-row at 2.30 p.m. for review by Colonel Robin, C.8., Chief of General Staff Council of Defence. The Hon. R. McNab, Minister for Defence, will bo present. " : Colonel Lov<iday, officer commanding the cadets of the Dominion, met' the officers of the city and suburban school cadets at the Normal School yesterday , afternoon. The arrangements for the . display on Saturday afternoon were. discussed. Colonel Loveday stated that . he would arrange for the payment of . tram fares cadets, at suburban ... schools. The opinion * was expressed 1 ' that the. cad<ets should not be required to enter the Barracks after the march through tbp'city, and it is probable that the wishes of the officers; will be: met by dismissing tho lads inCashel street. A rehearsal of the march past will be heia this morning in Cranmer square.-' -'.' . : ' ■.- -/•' \. \ - -\V .. .-._■ .■ ; ■; ' " (PRESS ASeOCIATION TELEOIUM.) WELLINGTON, September 24. By "Grazotte" notice; to-night. Dor minton. Day is substituted - for Prince of Wales's Birthday in the list .of. nondays' to be observed in the post and telegraph service. ■'-.•.■/.■■•■ . ,