HILL £25,000.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14142, 19 July 1916, Page 4 (Supplement)

HILL £25,000.

'silver bullet cannonade.'

OPENING OF PADDY'S MARKET A CQ3IPREHENSITE DISPLAY

CFrom "The Colonist,!' July 18.)

The Drill Shed-was a veritable Ima of industry jesterday when pieparations weie completed for 'tlie , Poddy's Maikoc in connection with the Silver Bullet Cannotfade, which opened last e\enmg. In ordei to p lO vide the leuiied accommodation for the various stalls annexes to the mam buildinoweie eTected in Ha-rley and St. John" stieets, and e\en now the extra spac^ piovided is not likely to exceed the demands that will <be made upon it as tke Alai^et gets into full swing. An army oi workers was busily engaged'all day m a 1 ranging the Aanous stalls,, which aie m the names of the armies en^a^erl in the campa-gn. In the geneial 101 alive scheme the oolouis of the 'esrecti,e aimios ratuially piedominate, and some highlj aitistie lesults have been achieved, A great profusion of bunting, adds to the .. general effect, ialving the stalls in sequence from the •tiaa-loy street entrance from Hardy •stre'eti "tho-. first, stall 'on the left-hand side is. the flower and pot,plant stall.of the Bombarchers, Generous contributions of palms., shrubs, .pot planes^ and .spring flowers have enabled a fine show to be made. Adjoining i 3 the produce stall also in connection with the Bom-bardiej-s, and here purchasers will find a; wide range of -articles to choose from comprising pickles, sauces, meat, poultry vegetables, etc., to heavy lines Mich as chaif The next stall: is under the auspices-of the Guards (whose headquarters are at Wakefield), and variety l s M ?i s<?-a* feature o f this stall, for esi?)bited for sale are hai-es, rabbits iipplec pumpkin S/ fertilisers, a cultivator, a lady s bicycle, and various oflier 'articles. On entering the main buildmg tho first stall to strike the. eye is that of the Rangers. Gold and black drapmgs give it a distinctive appearance, and here also are a variety of articles for disposal, including fruit, vegetables, domestic produce, etc, etc On the right-hand side, the Grenadiers' fioall for, the sale of- plain and fancy work artistically decorated, with light and dark blue drapings, occupies considerable space, but not too much for tne quantity of articles thait hape been received. Here there is much that will appeal to the ladies, especially those who- are seeking ,fo beautify their nomes w^hile. the plain -,^C> fancy work should also be m keen demand Adjoining the Grenadiers' scull is the cake .stall winch is under the auspices of the bombardiers. Here a new note in decorative effect Jps vv been, struck. The colours of the:<Riny, black and red, are prominent in.the scheme, a feature of winch is the artistic arrangement of red japomca over trellis work in the front of the stall. On the opposite side °: ii c ? the Ftt^liers have two stalls, daintily deborated in gieen and w.ijte, the army's colours. One stall is occupied with a tempting display of sweets of all-kinds, and the other contains a variety of articles that will appeal to the children. The tea kiosk is located at the south end of the building, and at the opposite end a stage has'been erected, with all the necessary appurtenances for. the various entertainments that will be staged, nightly. Following are the names of the principals of the various stalls:— Fusiliers. Jumble—Mesdames H: Bum, W. T. Brundell, W. G. Clark, P W. Harrold, G. Hogg, L. Kerr, G. Robertson, W. W. Squires: Sweets— xVlesdames E. J. Allen, F. W. Hamilton, and W. Houlker. " - ■ Grenadiers: Art, plain and fancy work—Mesdames H. S. Robison and A. E. Tasker. ' : ; . Rangers- Mesdames J. Hunt, E. J: Tnomas, C. ,M. Boyce, and W. R. May, (Richmond). Bombardiers: Gake—-Mrs '"' ~E. S. Cj-esswell; Produce:.—Mrs fT; Johnson; F.low-er\s,and:;pot plants-—Mrs .W.;S.: .Snodgrass.' ; ~ '■ ■ Sharpshooters:: Messrs A. Batfc . and '£-. F. Hunt. ■'• ■. ; ■•; Tea Kiosk: Mesdamos E.-C. Kelling, A. R v Kitching, E. and F. Smallbone, Webb, and Miss Gibbs. Each stall has a large army of assistants. . . 'OPENING PROCESSION. Prior to -che opening of the Paddy's Market last evening there wacr a procession through the principal streets, those taking part being returned soldiers, Territorials, National Reservists,* members of the Fire Brigade, and a drag load of stallholders^ together with the band of the 12th Regiment and the National Reserve Band. Major Stiles and Captain Woodward, of the Fire Brigade, were in charge of the arrangements. THE MARKET' OPENED. , The Drill Hall was packed with people when the Market w-Aa declared open by the Mayor (Mr C. J. Harley). In the course of a speech he said tiiat the object of .the Silver Bullet Cannonade \vas to make as much money. las possible for the Sick and Wounded Solciiers' Fund.. During the past 14 months, £11,000.had been raised in the district, sWiaich,:was*a, small ,sum witn. suihs raised in other districts.- Afteiatteaiding conference;of- -delegates ,af ollington he came^awa^' gui Lt satisfied tiiat it : was absolutely necessary for Nelsoh;; to'-."increase its fund. In the Dominioiv ■£l,000',OQ0: had been raised equal to about £1 per head of "the population. In Nelson district, with a' population of 25,000, only £11,000- had been liaised, or less than 10s per head, to this iund, although the people had ;subscnbed liberally xo .the Red' Cross i\M Belgian Relief. Funds. With the object, or bringing the contributions in tltis distnet in line with those of other parts of the-Domiiiion Mr W. S. SnodgTass and an energetic committee of citizens had- engaged Mr Lints,, and the f r Sn s Pall??na«le .was inaugurJitecL I lie., campaign' w-as being proseCUukl most successfully, and they-were ■getting- rnoue.v out of people in a fashion that-had never been done before.-Many handsome donations had been made am- already £9000" had been subscrib-* cd. H^p behoved the-amourit aimed at Uxr bf ralsed- TLe fund, continued Mr Harley, was absolutely necessary bmce . the evacuation of • Gallipoli fe,w .men had come back invalided,- but our men ..vcre again-.in the trenches, and,in a very short- tune'the people they were ngntmg.ior wouM kno,v by the casualiies of the deadly struggle they engaged .^m. It . was for these .brave men that he askqd the people 4x> con- - Uirjnto. -■ It ; was : ;proposed ,to enlarge 1 uio scone .ot- the fund, so that the vvivt-s , aria children and relatives of those who •- hncl gone .to:, the front could be helped ' v necossary. At the present time the \ '!li lVc Sn y j>;):l^°r the Sick and Wound- j ed boldiers' Fund was spending £1200 , a year .(including, £600 a "year towards '- .pftf. ( s!fk and wounded soldiers in hosjwi 111 hn»land and elsewhere), and so . long j A the war continued this exocn-ll u-iuve \ronk! inrrcaso He hoped <Cnffi-'; ci'i-.t r.iono\ would be laised to ena'blel. rw:?t to bo granted to all who required '. it. In conclusion. ih c Mayor ur^ed ■ tn^,o 'vho-v.ere able to .afford icvlo- \ -V»pA f-veil. B ,nd ihoso «>, O had • nos 'j ir.r.rjp, to spcJKl hp nsjfed t ],*, fc t] , pv | shwil.' iiiJicr coLtribulions to the vari-l, mis stalls. - I-lo tnen declared the mar- 1 koc ocicially opened. After a Verse of the National Antnem nad been sung, three hearty cheers, on the ©all of Mr H. R. Duncan, < jcnan-man of the Silver Bullet Commit- ' tee,, wpre given for 'lOur boys at the < 1 front."- . - ' {