LABOUR DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 637, 14 October 1909, Page 7

LABOUR DAY.

CELEBRATIONS AT MIRAMAR. CARNIVAL AND SPORTS. EEAVT TRAMWAY TEAITIC. Labour Say broke beautiful and clear yem terday, although a very strong .wind blow from the north-west. , City residents ill; thousands travelled to immmotablo picnic ■ resorts, : cach proceeding to beaoh or bush, suburb or 6porU ground, just as miited his or hor desire.; The* desideratum was a day eut.of. town, and tht people took full advantage of tho opportunity presented by tho holiday. . '■ ".

The chief function of the day was the cm* nival and sports a Wonderland, iliramar,, whero tho occasion waa. fittingly obsorved. Thd gathering took placo under, the auspices of tho Wellington Trades and Labour Council. Mem- . bers of the Utaietr? and local, members", ot Parliament were invited to bo present,, ar.4 those who responded to tho invitation wore Sit J. G.; Ward, Prime Minister, and the Hons. J. A. Millar, G. Fowlds,. J, Q. Tindtey, A. T. : Ngata, besides Messrs. D. M'Laren, J. P. Luke, K. -A. Wright, A. W. Hogg, and G.V. Pearce, M.P.'s. Mr; Luko, M.Pii called on Mr, -.W.' >C. Noot, president of th 6 Trades and Labour Council ana handed him a cheque for. JB2. 2s. and wished the gathering every success... Labour's Carnival i»' far. from what it used to be ten of twelve years ago. The piece do resistance of - Labour's panoply ■ was formerly a . wonderful procession," for - which preparation was mode weeks ahead, and. prizes wero offered for: the best- display. In those days some ■.. ■ tradesmen worked harder on Labour Day than any other day of the year, making elabotat# displays in: mlniaturo (on* a lorry) of tho vrorkshops they; lolled in tho year round. . Tbosa prooessious were doubtless very intere»ting to the onlookers, but it was a poor :sort of a holiday for those immediately concerned. They manage: Labour Day differently now. -Tester-: day, for instance, in perfect weather, Labour . disported itself at n Jpionio given in the pleasant grounds' of ■ Wonderland at,. . Miramar. / ; There, wafmed by tlje early summer 'sun and fanned by. a nice • breeze, some thousands onjoyed themselves to the lull. They wero near town, yet. quito-'.remote from it. . There were sporla, and all kinds of amusemchts and sideshows, to-add variety to 1 the dajf's' incidents, 1 and all'went. as merrily, as. a holiday should. ; Despite the large number of counter attraotious, the attendance, though'perhaps not quit* up to last'year's standard, was vefy largo. . -The Wonderland'--grounds'formed an ideal placo for (he observance of the -holiday, ' many - ' ' fainilics transporting. thtoMlves to the spot,v. :■ there to disiwrt themselves at'ileisure in the. spacious grounds, br to' makss-. 1 1 of i ,the;.<t. ,i . various attractions and.side Tho arrangements' were .very.Fatl6faetory, .and-en-.'- v ablcd tho heavy traffic to be '• handled expe- ■ ditiously. : Vull cars, poured in from - eleven,.... to; four o'clock, depositing their huHian freight - : at the rendezvous. ' ' ' ■ Wonderland's side-shows,-, consisting of the .. . toboggan; miniature railway, laughing gallery,,:. summer house,',lawns, pike, lake, water-ohuto.i ~ ' h«lter-»keltc^,'. katzenjammer i castle.;- fornM^, gardens, kiosk, ■ etc;; - were' patronised to their full capnoity. .All day long, .the approaches to practically all thb /side-shows were crowded,r long lines of people: standing by,; waiting,i their turn with moreor less patienos.-.The assist. ants liad a trying.and busy.time, but they did ; their work well, Tho most, popular atlraa--, tions wero the . toboggan and v, atcr-chute, ,ThcM wero'in oontihuous ,operation.'". Of thfe programme , the ■ baby i 6hovr . probably claimed the. most attention, and com-petition-in it tvas very. keen. • -a- - ■The oflloo-bearera and offioialt. who, were, m v follow,■ performed, well, their .allotted;, tasks;—, Presidentj Mf.' Wi C: Nooti 1 vice-president, Mr. ; H.' J- Carey; general Secretary,; Mr. P.' Bey- . ling; chairman of sports, Mr. 1 ? . O'Keefei .handioappcr,"Mt.'-P. Souiors;. judges,'.-Messrs,:.,. : Doylei -OLcaryr-Hogan,-Jones,l Quinn, Tracy,.. ;.. Blankio, Benson;'baby ishow judges, Mosdamee • T. Carmioliael, W; H: 'Hatnptoni-npd ,W. C. ■ . Noot; starter* Mr, E. rarkin),clfcrk,of coursc, Mr: Condon; sports secretary,- E.^ Kennedy. . The sports fixtures .resulted asifollow:-r fr,,;y Boys' race (botwenn 10 and 14 years of ago), , '100 Wilson, 1; P., Sullivan, 2. . Girls' race (between 10 and 14 years), 50-yards. —Bealxico White, 1; Mabel,.ll.Cabe, 2. ■■ r , Sword dance.—H. , ■ One mile bicycle handicap.—M. .Ford (scr.), 1( • J. Bowling (scr.),-2; C. Grey (40yds.), 3. > Labour- Day- handicap (first distance). 10(1 : yards.—.T: -Symondtt-'(3vds.),-'li l' 1 - M'Connoll (oyds.), 2; D. Morris (2yde.), 3. : --.i . , 'Old mon'e raco .(over,: 50, years), 50 yards.J. rullnan, 1,1. JUyling, 2 Miramar handicap, half mile.—C. S. Mahosej (50yds.), 1; J. Symonds (15yds.), 2; D. Morru (40yds), 3 Labour Day handicap' (second distance), .220 yards—J. Symonds (Gyds.). lj L. Brown (12yds.), 2; G Whitmoro (8yd«!), 3 Married women's race, 50yds.—Mrs. Pisk, .l| Mrs. Blank, 2; Mrs. Callonaer, 3. • . Walking race, one mile.—J. Pcrrot, 1; F. Sullivan, 2.' ' i , v "J' ; , 1 i-' w -.i : ■ Hicvclo handicap, ono milo and a half.—B. I Poynton, I;>M. I'ord, 2; J. Dawling,-.-S.- >. 1 .'-Irish jig.—P. Barry. 1 - , ,/• , ISig-of-war.—Drivers No. S. ■> : ~, , ■ TJ oi-tipi pp.i—>T. Itowo. 1 . .'Highland fling.-J. Piudlay.. . . ; ; : ,Baby show.—Best girl, Mrs. ,A. J. Turner*! child, 7 months old, 1; consolation prize, Mrs. ~ , Blade's child, 5 months old; best boy, Mrs. M'Donald's child, 9 months old; consolation, . pnze, Mrs. Falloon's child; twins, Mrs. J,Babbit's children. Tho prizes m this oven wero presented by Mis. T. Carmichaol, one of the.'. ]udges

other Observances. The excursion steamers appeared to hurt V as much as they could,do to ferry folk aerossi •• ,i :to Day's Bay. In the morning thero were mora than could bo managed for a time.' It was a joyful day on tho water, and within sight . . of it. - :■ . TJio city bowling greens and tennis- court* ■ were.well patronised throughout the day..' l . The volunteers had a lively day in the Hutt ,' i!Valley, where ,the wont of a new-born iuminer. filled ths air. • ••> Trains, and trains received their full holiday , quota, and nearly every yaclit and motor-launch that has. been "readied " for thq season was 1 ,out and about T+ith crows in high 1 holiday hu- : niour. . ' JI..J v-"

IN OTHER CENTRES. ■ " (By. Teic^aph— Press' Association!) : . ' Auckland, October 13.' The Labour Day sports were held here in beautiful weather to-aay, and attracted an attendance of netrly 10,000 porsons. The prin- " oipal event was a ten-milo amateur Marathon race. Fourteen competitors parted, ; the event •. being won by C. Eeid, whoso time was sstoii>.> 34seo. The other plaecd. men,wore C. l\ Ornstcin, who was second, T. F. Johnston .third, '' . and .E. W. Skannhan fouttli. R«id won by over 1000'yardsr A sealed handicap raoo was also hold in conjunction with tho sporls, And rosultcd as follows:—IV. I\ Johnston (6mln.); . ,1s W. A. Wilshaw (7Jmin.).' 2; A. Mends (8. min.), 3; C. Reid (ecr.), 4.

Christchurch,. October 13. Military manoeuvres wero conduoted at Yald. hurst to-day by about 400 men ofi the Christychurch Garrison. Some 250. of them were ,conveyed'from the city to the scene of operations by sixty-seven .motor-cars, : supplied By members of the Canterbury 'Automobile Association. Those not so conveyed were taken by train for the greater portioh'of the distance, and convcvod over the romainderot the journey by relays of motor-cars. This experiment in rapid transportation proved'a complete success. The idea of the 'manoeuvros'was that a foroo was attacking Christchnrch, and that tho volunteers had been dispatched to, rtpel i them. The operations'extended .over 'a considirahle area of country, and ptflrtd altogethor too extensive for the time, ivt tho di». posal of the troops, with the result that th» general movement aid mSt develop sufficiently to eniihle'the forces to come into contact.■ , Dunedln,Octobei 13, Tho weather is beautifully fine, and a-elos« holiday iB being observed. The prinoipal at-: tractions are tho Labour Day sports at Outram and the .racing at .Wingatuv : (Prom Our Special Correspondent.)' ' . Palmersion, October 13. Labour Day at Palmorston was only partially observed, a portion of the business placos being olosed. , The- holiday is ; looked upon askanoo hero 'by employers, - and, employees alik«, 'and.' many,, libld that it .is abolished tho' betlcrt- as it; upsets business without'answering any desirablo purpose.' ■