STREET PROCESSION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25924, 16 August 1945, Page 6

STREET PROCESSION

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME SALVO OF GUNS THIS MORNING To avoid clashing with the national ceremony which will be held in front of Government Buildings in Wellington at 11 o’clock, there will _he no public gatherings in Dunedin this morning when the only official ceremony will be the salvo of 21 guns to be fired from the Oval. The main attraction this afternoon will be the procession arranged by the Federation of Labour with the assistance of a large number of other organisations. The procession will include 70 decorated' motor lorries, two fire engines, a carnival dragon arranged by the Chinese Association, and all of the local bands. It will be headed by the Otago Hunt Club with 30 horses and 16 hounds. Following the vehicles will be a marching throng expected to number many thousands. Assemblv Arrangements

Sections of the procession proceeding to the main assembly area in Lower Rattray street, Crawford street, Vogel street, .and’ Cumberland street will enter Crawford street from the southern end and the intersections of Princes street south with Water street, Liverpool street, Jetty street, and Police street, which will be barricaded off from 1 p.m. until the procession leaves at 2.30 p.m. The procession will follow a route through the main streets as far as Frederick street, and the Mayor (Mr D. C. Cameron), who will be accompanied by the Minister of Defence (Mr F. Jones), will take the salute as the parade- passes the Octagon. It will proceed down Frederick street, around the Hospital block by way of King street and Cumberland street, proceeding along Cumberland street to Albany street, then up Albany street to George street and back to the Queen’s Gardens. „ , On arrival at the Queen’s Gardens those taking part in the procession will be addressed by the Mayor and representatives of the various sections taking part.

Firing of Salvo

In each of the four main centres the army authorities have arranged for a salvo of 21 guns to-day. The area commander, Colonel S. M. Satterthwaite, announced yesterday that the salvo in Dunedin would be fired from the Oval at 11 o’clock this morning. Residents in the area are asked to open the top and bottom windows of their houses in order to obviate the possibility of any damage by blast.