CORONATION CELEBRATIONS.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1049, 24 June 1902, Page 3

CORONATION CELEBRATIONS.

V —*— w GOliE. All arrangements for the local celebrations on Thursday are now complete, and comprise a most varied and comprehensive programme. After the religious services, a monster procession comprising all local institutions, Major and Councillors, school children, i«t\J volunteers will form at the Fire Brigade station at 1 o'clock and march to the Caledonian ground. The school ehildrin in the cent)'.; of a cord an formed by the volunteers will sing " Kulc Britannia," after which the Major will present medals to icturnsd troopers. The volunteers will perform a number of evolutions, and a fancy costume foothill match will be played. Cycling and pedestrian events have also been arranged, and the children will be regaled with refreshments. At the close of the afternoon's [iingraimne the precision will return to the oiigmal startii".' point. In tile evening a torchlight procession will be held, starting at 7 o'clock, and comprising the same units as at the earlier procession, except that the school children will be omitted. The route will be from the lire brigade station to Mersey street, over the bridge, along the I'.-planade to Nelson street, thence to Huron street, along the Esplanade to tbf bridge, down liiver street, Mr rt-ry and Main streets to the lire brigade station. A I splendid display of fireworks will then be marie, and the ilay'.-r functions will conclude with a plain and fancy dre»s social under the auspices of the Fire Brigade. It is expected that public illuminations in the town will be on a scale of unusual splendor. MATAUKA. The Cmonatiun celebiaiiun,-, at Mataur;i will Ikj commenced in the in -1 n:1 h> the holding t'f religious service At midday the school children .silute the thiLr. after which :t hj" <ii~ /"if will he lired by the Mutihiku liil'e.-, Cadet Corps and Defence Kille Club. The school children will afterw;ud.s be entertained, and at 1 [J. in. a procession, luaded 1)y the Mayor and Councillors, and all local itn titutions and ti ade.-,. will march to the >ito of the Alheiiaauu to he erectid in commemoration <-i the event, when t&e stoiif of the Coronation Hall will be laal. .-port:- j.'; 11 ht■ rll i {.; will be caiiied out in LhtF afternoon. at.tl in ilie evening tt combined * bai:d-> pruuiena'ie concert and liteuoiks display, to he followed b\ a dance, will terminate the day's n-juicing. IiMTi;JISKU TUOOI'KHS' MEDALS. Captain JJoyne has received South Afiiean war meiiaU fur di.-trict members of the lounii and .-ixih eonlii ;/enfs, and will he piesented to the men hy the Mayor at the Caledonian '-'round on Thuisday immediately at'er th'-lii uf the lc.iyal salute - shortly alter '1 o'clock. .Medal- are available for pre.-entalion to the following:--i i n i'<>n 11n<i I'ri\:ite Hank.-, ll'ver-d ilu. I). Camuoi!, Waikaia. ~ 1). bt'-k-011. Cl uydoil. ~ C. S. 1)1111. Dmnohin. ( i. V. 11. Da\ . i ioie. .. T. F'.rd. (tui'e. .. (iu'lk. (run*. C. l/fcy. Guiv. ~ !•'. J. Lawrence. Hiver-dale. W. I:. .Milne. J'ukerau. J. I). Mul Gore. .. Mae(iit',- r or, Mataura. ~ A. E. Ward, Gore. MVHI CnyilN'OLNT. Mc.Meikin. Otania. I'livate E. D. Cameron, Maiauia. .. T. K«-y, (.Kama. T. .Murray. Clit.tun. ~ L'. -I. OTIa;-ein, l'u);erau. It will hj" ivmemlnTid that the medals for the Sifth nt wc,e pre.-i'aiti d at InvTeai'jili h\ the (iovf j-jiyr in June of lsis-'t year, aii'l that tinoie'h some of the paprs -i a>tia>. medal- tor the l-.iuth continent were noi then availahlf. it u lcju-'.-.-ted that veterans and returned trooper.; uiil lake pail in the pioee-sion on Thur.-day. and that ex volunteers will join their le.-pective companies for that (lay. Spu-ial Coronation service* are to be ei>ndueteil locally on Thursday morning at Htdy j 'Trinity Cimrch, at the l'n:bhyterian Cinirch i (hy tiie liev. A. Gray anti Dr Copland;, - ;>nd at tlie Town il.ill. At ll'tly 'i'li'iity Chinch the s'Mviee wiil hi: identical wilt! th:it rendcieil al W estininsler .vhhey, Mavc that sevf-ral details to hccairied out.) will he omiu-'d. The hymns, ad written f-r tin* occa.-iun. will hcreudeitd hy the choir, a< conipanic-d by the ui'; r a)i and the Orpheii.- Oichotral Union (coiidiu-ted hy Mr C. Si' an?). It will he noticed hy advcrti.-i iiK nts apperrin;.: ill l ' day' i - lie- that the lintelku-pM? oi Gme, Matauia. and llivei'.-dale li;l\< a;;i« •d I t clu: r tin ir bar.- duiine ihc injurs uf Dninc; sci \u-e on Coronation l)ay i The Alhinn l-'ootliall Ciitb wili take a pm- I iniM-nt p.ti 1 in TnurMlay's procession, win-n member.-, to the number of probably "ill, will apiear in fancy dre>-. Tie- mailer has been he!! rtilv ta!:'. n lip by ne ntber:-, and teams i will ak : o be entered fur the •" -oihall tourney and relay racf. A iiKetin;: of those taking part will he heid at Tuinbull unit Nicolson's rooms tu-ni.^ht.

* 'VI).' Gore (iirW l.iu-r;iry Club ni'-t ausuiij la-t rvcnin'_ r . limvrs jin-si iij■;. .I'M* t-\t■ 11i11was <!<-vi.tol to an impromptu speak in;; cimis'iilion. ami a thoroughly enjoyable oW-llil'v' Was the result. Kit's' JllilfC was, awal ill 'I til Mis., Johnston, whose sllbjcrt was ■■ Which would you rather Ito a \'i-at painter or a 1 eat siia.'or anil why'. 1 " Miss IJini;-las was placed second for her j remarks „n •• Shir;.'." anil several other suli- ; ji'i-ts lII' a mini' or l'ss intere.-tin;; ntiunv were also ili.-rii.-si J. " " Jin stit'it Box" will bo the bill "I fill'-' for »' *' 1 A tin' occurred at Balfour this niori.iii'.; about 1 o'clock. anil destroyed a stable and feed-house attached to Mr Geo. Marshall's l.ini'-'riilL'O Hotel. Sumo » ba;'s of oats, two Inns of chaff. saddlis. bridles. anil sundries weir burred. but a I>||}»'V ami bono weie saved. Till' tin- was discovered hy Mr Humphries. wbi) sleeps in a hut nrar the stable, who was arou-ed by tlio craeklin.L' of the dames. The origin of the outbreak is a mwteiy. There is a small inturanee on the prnpeity. but Mr Mar.-hall will 10.-c consider- ( u l,lv over anil above that. , Two thousand colonial fi.rci's at Alexandra d l':iik. frftmloti.« nj3ifK.il ill a military tattoo Beu Saturdav. at tile conclusion of which the ' [roups massed beneath the lioyal Siaudaid and sane the " Old Hundredth '' and the National Anthem, tli imands of speetiitnrs ' joining ill- The New /. aland troops and Maoris arrived by the Kinfanns Castle, and were pii-seiit. Captain Taratiaki and Lieut. Uru eontra.eted enteric or, the vovngc, and were removed to Xetley Hospital. The new Law Courts at Dnnedin were opened vc.-tetday in the presence of the \e'in':-l'r.mil",'. Ministers of Justice and Lands, and Judges Williams and Cooper. There was a very attendance of the Ota'.'o Bar. The proceedings lasted an hour. The main featuies were imimssivo addresses hv Sir Jc senh Ward, .Tud<te Williams. Mr Har.lon [president of the local Law Society*, and Mr Allan Holmes, the oldest member of the Bar. On Sundav, Monday, ami Tuesday evenings next Mrs Hani-on L"e, the widely fumed oraticr-s on temperance and social refoim questions, is t>> conduct meetings at the Go-e Town Hall. Mrs Harrison Le.c conducted a most ?ucee-sful mission in the colony just prior to the last election, and the picsent campaign which she has started upan proorses to be no less successful. A combined choir will render suitable music on each evening. Wiight, Stephenson and Co. sell horses at Buzaar on '2Sth .lime. Entries for Gole Fanciers' Club show close on .Ith July. J. B. l'erks, gardener, is agent for Montauk. Wri-'ht. Steplienson and Co. sell hut, etc., on -J>th .Inne. • Knapdale lload Board invites tenders for works. Wri'-'ht Stephen-,in and Co. sell horses under disire-s warrant on Saturday.

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