THE CARNIVAL QUEEN

Southland Times, Issue 17533, 22 September 1915, Page 7

THE CARNIVAL QUEEN

THE PRESENT POSITION, THE QUEENS. The Town Queen 1 The Country Queen 3 TOWNS PRINCESSES. No. 4 —Railway and Shipping Princess (Miss Dadsy Hamilton, Bluff) .. 1 No. s—Princess of the Lakes (Miss Johnson, Lumsdcn) 2 No. 2 —Wholesale Merchants and Travellers’ Princess (Miss Minnie Mills, Riverton) 3 No. 6—Array & Navy Princess (Miss McKenzie, Lady Barkly) 4 No. 3—Public Bodies and Schools’ Princess (Nurse O’Shea) .. .. 5 No. I—Sports’ Princess (Mrs W. T. Hazlett) 6 No. 7 —lndustrial and Retailers’ Princess (Miss Milne, Mataura) .... 7 THE DAY. The Merchants’ and Travellers’ Day to be held oh Rugby Park this afternoon is evidently being promoted to eclipse anything of the sort previously aimed at..' The programme is filled with novelty events, and this section has tho name of swine something that it worth going a, long way to see. For this afternoon they have promoted something new,' not only to Southland but a competition which has never before taken place in the Dominion in the shape of an amateur auctioneering competition. This event is open entirely to amateurs, a number is drawn by the competitor, and he is handed an article of a corresponding number to sell, he not knowing his task until he enters the box, which makes this competition as interesting as an unprepared speech. Besides the amusement the public will receive, they will bo allowed to bid for the articles put up, and they will bo sold to the highest bidder, and no one is asked to put up their purchase a se-. cond time, unless they so desire. Although the entries are post entries the committee have already received 17 nominations. Two well-known town auctioneers have kindly offered to judge this item. Altogether the programme will be the most interesting of its kind yet attempted. A band of Dunedin travellers are coming to assist this deserving function, the proceeds going to the wounded soldiers. INDUSTRIAL AND RETAILERS’ PRINCESS (No. 7). A well-attended meeting of the Executive Committee held in the secretary’s office last night was presided over by Mrs S. McDonald. A large amount of correspondence was read and dealt with and very satisfactory reports were submitted by the various sub-committees. The P.O.P’s. committee announced that everything was well in hand for the concert tonight, and that the programme was one of the best that has been yet produced.

BIG DAY AT WYNDHAM. A most enjoyable day is promised at Wyndham to-day, when the Industrial and Retailers’ section will hold sway in the pretty inland town. The residents of \A 7 yndham and the surrounding districts may rest assured that something entirely out of the ordinary is in store for them, and no effort has been left undone to make the function an entire success. The Princess f.Miss Milne, of Mataura) will be present, and will take part in the procession. The special train will leave Invercargill for Wyndham at 1.45 p.ra., aoid will return leaving Wyndham ten minutes after the conclusion of the grand concert in the evening. Cheap tickets are procurable from all drapers. Alessrs Kingsland and Co., S. McDonald, and T. Simon, bootmakers, Martin and Co., Don street, and Beggs', Esk street. Also, a ticket box will be placed outside the railway station on AVcdnesday from 1 p.m. Intending visitors should note that tickets purchased from other than these sources will be at ordinary rates only. "THE WHITE COMPANY.” The most ancient company in existence: Jts history and origin can be traced back to the very beginning of things— to the first Adam. Adam was the first man to realise that there was business to be done, and foreseeing a demand for fig leaves took up the lice and secured tho order for the whole population, but being now at the game he unfortunately neglected to buz up the flaming sword and came to an untimely end. Another early member was Joseph, who fell foul of a trust composed of brothers, got sold up, but went to Egypt, worked a corner in wheat and made pots. The Queen of Sheba was the first woman who is known as a member. She bought tip a lot of cheap jewellery and traded it off to old Solomon, who was reckoned cut; but she reported good business. Noah struck a now line by getting wise lo the flood, but the point to be made is this, that the White Company has always been up to date or a bit ahead, always had something new and intorsting. and now they come out as one man with the AA'ounded Soldier first in their thoughts: (heir lime, their talents, and (heir organisation at the call of any section who asks a helping hand. To-day the AVhite Companyrun “The Day," and the public are assured of something new and original, something bright and chippy. Dunedin Travellers will he there, and eA’eryono who owes them an order, a grudge, or a smile, is asked to go to Rugby Park today and get rid of it.