QUEEN ELECTION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11672, 12 April 1916, Page 6

QUEEN ELECTION.

TO-DAY'S POSITION; At norm to-day ibe unselected candidate for tho • "Hills Group had assumed the lead in the Queen Election, and the places of tin' other candidates were undisturbed from yesterday. The number of votes polled since yesterday was ]'2'J.OOO. .making a grand total of 4.028,00 i), representing a monetary value of £07.800. The positions of the candidates are as follows: — 6. Hills, not selected (black, yellow and red) . . . .. .1 5. Professions and Commerce, Mrs G.' G. Stead (red, white and blue) . . ... 2 2. Peninsula and Ellosmere, Miss Birdling (navy and white) 3 8. West and Suburbs, Airs J. Deans (red and black) . . . 1 7. Wholesale and Retail. Miss Clifford (black and gold) . . 5 1. Industries, Mrs Walter Hill (blue and gold) ... . . t> 3. Public Services, Mrs J. C. Palmer (green and gold) . .. .7 9. North, Miss Miuian Addinell (red and gold) ' ... . . 8 i. Soldiers, Mrs G. E. Rhodes (red and white) . - . . . . !, 9

SOLDIERS'GROUP A meeting of-ladv lwlpors for the gala and military, sports to be held next Saturday at the Trotting Grounds, Addington, was held last night at>. tho C.D.C. Rooms. Mr Nat Woods presided over an attendance of nearly a hundred ladies.. Arrangements w.t'rc completed for the decorated gocart ;and prams, fancy costume competition for children, fancy costume parade for ladies and gentlemen, pa rack- of girl queens, children's refreshment stall, fairy well, and a. host of attractions for the children and Indi-Kj. Tt is expected that at least 300 lady helpers will he available for the big show on Saturday, wliich promises to he highly .successful. ; SOLDIERS' GIRL QUEEN CONTEST. There is very keen competition i.n the" Girl Queen Contest, in connection with the Oala and Military Sports at Addi'iigton next Saturday. . The present position of candidates is No. 3—Miss May Throp ,• . 1 No. 2—Miss Trixio Bradley (Territorials) . - . . ! v - 2 No. I—Miss Jessie Loach (Returnturned and Active Soldiers) < . 3

To-day's donations included:— £ s. d. Painters''sub-section, on accomifc i 51 13 tf T. J. Edmonds. Ltd 500 0 0 11 as tie, Jhill and Pickering and onipioy ees, on account 20 0 ; 0 Employees International Harvester Company 38 0 0 International Harvester Co. subsidy . . 3S 0 U Messrs Strange and Co. 0 subsidy . . . 50 0 Messrs Strange and Oo.'s employees . . 50 ■0 0 Staff Carlton Cafe, on account/ . . . 6 10 0 Archibald Clark and Co 0 employees' • • -\ 10 0 Aitchinson, Stean and Co. 120 0 0 Painters' sub-section 23 1 4 W. J, Hughes ' ■ • • 0 5 0 (}. F. Robinson . • o 5 0 J. H. Shaw../ New Brighton 5 5 0 A. AV-. Grimmer 5 5 0 •J. Kerr . . . . ■5. 0 0 W. • Spieev . . 2 2 0 W. imp,soil . . • 1 1 u