DOMINION DAY.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15395, 28 September 1915, Page 10

DOMINION DAY.

V EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY. Flags flying from numerous buildinns in tli© city yesterday, and the fact that- Government iukl other offices i wore closed, wore tho outward and visiblo signs locally of tho celebration of the eighth anniversary of tho announcement that New Zealand's status lind been raised from that of a colony of the, British Empire to that of a Dominion. j At some of the city schools, the j scholars assembled in the morning and i saluted tho flap. They wero briefly addressed on the significance of the day. and were then dismissed to enjoy a holiday. _ , . ~ \t Biirwood School the chairman, Mr H* P. M. Berry, gave.a patriotic address to the children, after which the fiar was saluted and three cheers givon ! for"the New Zealand boys at the front. 1 lie scholars arc at present collecting funds to send a Christmas packet of tobacco and cigarettes to the soldiers at Galliiwli. UANGIORA Dominion Day was celebrated by th© school children saluting the flag. Tho llev. F. P. Fenda 11 gave an address of jn patriotic* character, and Mr F. B. T/ane. chairman of tho School Committee. also snake a few words to \hc : children. j j KAtAPOI. j Douuuion Day was not observed as _a I holiday, except 'by tho Magistrate 8 i Court, banks, and legal offices. I'lags i were displayed at the Post Office ar.d Borough Council Chambers The District Hic;h School saluted the flae in tho presence of the Mayor, Rev. P. \V. Fair- : clough. and Mr T. Douds (headmaster). ; Mr J. H. Blnckwell (Mayor} handed to ' tho school from Mr .lohn Sims a hand- [ si'ik Belgian flai;, which was nci ceptc-d by the headmaster on behalf of ] the school. ASHBURTON. Dominion Day was observed in Ash- ! burton by beiivj; flomi from tho j public buildings and a number of business aud private houses. At the High { School the headmaster (Mr "YV. F. I Waiters) addressed the pupils on the j significance of Dominion Day. a-"id at. j the Borough, Allenton, and Hampstead I schools the scholars were assembled and .saluted the fin;; and sang tho National | Anthem. Addresses were also delivered.