MRS HILL STILL AHEAD

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21581, 18 September 1935, Page 3

MRS HILL STILL AHEAD

PROGRESS OF QUEEN CARNIVAL FUND REACHES £IO,OOO ~™" - * With the queen carnival approaching its conclusion, there is keen interest in the competition among the seven grfoups. Mrs Herbert Hill, commerce and public service queen, was still leading yesterday, with Mrs J. R. McKenzie (racing and trotting) in second place. The fund held by the city treasurer has reached £10,050, and it should rise considerably further during the last few days of the carniThe order of the first four queens yesterday was as follows: — Mrs Herbert Hill, commerce ana public service (pale blue, No. 4). Mrs J. R. McKenzie, racing and trotting (red, No. 6). Mrs A. L. Cropp, manufacturers and industrial (green. No. 7). . Mrs Ernest Boulton, licensed victuallers, wholesalers and- commercial travellers (yellow, No. 1). _ The other candidates are Miss Betty Cotterill, Miss Joan Cuningham, and Mrs Kenneth Ballantyne. Final Payments Tuesday of next week will be the final day on which payments can be made. Community singing will be held in the Civic Theatre at 2 p.m., and the coronation chair will be auctioned at 2.30\ The successful bidder will* be allowed to nominate the group to which the payment is to go. At the community singing and auction seats will be reserved for special group representatives, and after the auction the chairmen and treasurers will file through' a side door to the Mayoress's room in the City Council chamber. _ They will meet there at approximately 3 p.m., and from then until 3.45 p.m. payments may be made to the City Treasurer, Mr J. Niven, who will be in an adjoining room .with the Mayor (Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P.) and the carnival secretary, Mr Tom W. Smith.

At 3.45 payments will cease to allow the treasurer to check the figures. Then, at 3.55 p.m., the group representatives will be allowed to make their final payments, after which they will return to the Civic Theatre to hear the result of the "poll." While the payments are being made, from 2 p.m. to 3.45, changes in the positions of the queens will be announced on slides in the theatre. It is expected that the final order will be known about 4 p.m. Swimming Carnival A comic swimming carnival organised by the combined banks on behalf of Mrs Herbert Hill, the commerce and public service queen, will be held at the Tepid Baths this evening, starting at 7.30. Post entries will be accepted for all Events, and with the exception of the first race women are eligible to compete as well as men. The following is the programme:— Inter-bank relay race for challenge cup at present held by the Bank of New Zealand; flag race; Monte Cristo; beer and banana race; group 4 relay race (open to any section or firms in No. 4 group); diving exhibition; clothes race (bring old clothes); primary schoolboys' cork scramble; ladies' special event; obstacle race; ribbon dive; balloon race; free for all (final dash). A charge of Is will be made for admission. Two Dances The Christchurch Golf Club will hold a dance in the club house at Shirley this evening for the funds of the sports queen, Miss Betty Cotterill. It is expected that this function, like I others held at Shirley, will be an outstanding success. Tickets are 6s 6d each. The Canterbury Master Butchers' Association will hold a dance at the Winter Garden to-night for the funds of the manufacturers' and industrial group. -v It was announced yesterday that a full orchestra of the Christchurch Orchestral Society, with 50 performers, would play at the coronation ceremony. The following handicaps nava been declared for the mile race, saddle, for women riders, to be run at the burlesque bicycle and trotting carnival at Adclington on Saturday: Passport scr, Orwell scr, Doris Dillon scr, Banffshire Lad 24yds, Cadiz 24yds, Royal Palm Sky Wink 36yds, Desert Maiden 48yds, Lone Derby 48yds, Che£ 60yds.

MONSTER PROCESSION OF CYCLISTS

LARGE NUMBER OF PRIZES FOR

COMPETITION

An invitation for all and sundry to take part in the monster bicycle procession, which, headed by six bands, will leave the hospital corner at 1.30 p.m. on Saturday for the Addington trotting grounds, has been issued by those organising the burlesque bicycle and trotting carnival, in aid of the funds of the racing and trotting queen, Mrs J. R. McKenzie, and the sports' queen, Miss Betty Cotterill, which will be held at the trotting grounds on Saturday afternoon. Those taking part in the procession may go in fancy dress, and a large number of prizes for the best costumes has been given. However, all wishing to take part in the procession, whether in fancy dress or not, must purchase tickets which will admit them to the trotting grounds. These will be numbered, anci the person holding the winning ticket will receive as a prize a new bicycle valued at £6 10s. It is anticipated that at least 5000 cyclists will take part in the procession. The following prizes have been givnn for competition among the cyclists:— A new bicycle for best decorated cycle and rider in fancy dress; a prize of one guinea for the oldest and a pair of vases for the second oldest lady taking part in the procession; a prize of one guinea for the oldest and a pair of slippers for the second oldest man taking part in the procession; a prize of two guineas for the biggest, a 71b cake for the second biggest, and a 10s order for the third biggest family taking part in the procession; a watch valued at two guineas for the first, and a prize of 10s 6d for the second most comical costume; a clock for the best and second best advertising costume; a prize for the best display hockey team; a prize for the best display basketball team; a prize for the best display football team; a prize of 10s 6d and a consolation prize presented by the Crystal Palace Theatre, for the best of the picture "Red Hot Tyres"; a prize of 10s 6d and a consolation prize presented by the Avon Theatre for the best representation of the picture "Sanders of the River"; a prize of 10s 6d and a consolation prize presented by the Plaza Theatre for the best representation of the picture "Going to Your Dance"; a prize of 10s 6d and a consolation prize presented by the Theatre Royal for the best representation of the picture ; "Friends of Mr Sweeney"; a prize of 10s 6d and a consolation -prize presented by the State Theatre for the best impersonation of Warner Baxter in "Under the Pampas Moon." Particulars for the last-named competitions may be obtained from ' the theatres.

JUMBLE SALE TO BE HELD

The women's committee of the retailers' queen will hold a jumble sale at St. Andrew's Schoolroom on Friday evening, commencing at - 6.3Q,

VARIETY PROGRAMME

FUNDS FOR SPOOTtfr 'feftOUP

A variety and sporting ptOgramxne was presented by me sports' group in the Metropolitan Queen Carnival at the Toe H hair last evening. The programme- included exhibition wrestling bouts, am&teur boxing and wrestling matches, song and dance numbers, gymnastics*, and many variety turns. There was T a good audience, and the funds of jthe group should benefit considerably from the effort. - ;