FEBRUARY CARNIVAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 301, 21 December 1933, Page 6

FEBRUARY CARNIVAL

WANGANUI’S ATTRACTION rs PLANS WELL IN HAND. e ’t BIGGER i:FFORT THAN BEFORE. Io •j Plans for lhe Wanganui February Carnival are well forward, and at a meeting of the executive on Tuesday the work done up to date was reviewed. Ample evidence was forthcoming from the reports of various committees that the carnival this year will outdo the effort of February last. Mr. R. E. Cuthbertson, reporting progress made ia connection with tho processions, said that all the firms that participated last s year would be on parade again, and h there wore others ready to join up. One >s man had rushed along to the carnival L office wanting to know whether he was d too late to make an entry. Street lighting is to be a particular feature of the carnival, and the chair- '* num of the committee in charge of this *) activity (Mr. J. Williams), reported that he had hopes of all the shops in '• the Avenue participating in a general *• scheme of festooned lighting. He had • arranged a display as an example of what was intended. Mr. Henry Keesing dealt comprehensively with the elaborate plans being laid by “Mr. High Jinks.” Authority was given for tho erection of several feet of stalls, the expenditure being of a capital nature. Mr. Keesing said that the special lighting to be introduced would be more brilliant anu would cover a much wider area than i the wiring of last year. As a matter . of fact, “High Jinks” at this coming carnival will command a locality twice the size of that allotted to him last February. To lend interest to the effective setting in the pretty racecourse gardens, the erection of stalls, games, ' and sideshows had been so planned as to leave an avenue down which a full view of the whole scene could be had. He predicted that everybody who attended “High Jinks” would marvel at the result in this special direction. Mr. C. G. Russell briefly reporter? 1 that all arrangements for the daylight gala on Tuesday, February 20, we-ie well in hand. Shops intended to close from two to four in the afternoon. It was reported that the suggestion of holding * children’s historical pageant had fccen enthusiastically commented upon by several headmasters, and the Wanganui Education Board had seen fit to grant a whole holiday on the Tuesday for the purpose of permitting the schools to take part. The idea is to give each school a special portion of a definitely planned procession which will cover a period from the days of the Maori down to present time. Street Activities.—l-n keeping with an arrangement made with the Wanganui retailers, special street functions have been planned to be promoted on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (February 21, 22 and 23. A steam roller race had been definitely agreed upon, the nominations received being; The 1 Wanganui City Council's male roller “Pride o’ St. John’s” (by “Car 1 Wrecker,” out of “Bitumen Princess"), : colours, blue and black. Wanganui < County Council’s female roller, “Coun- t tess of Ruapirau” (by “Puffing Billy” i out of “Lady of the Highway”), 1 colours, purple and gold. The race ’ will take place on Wednesday, Feb- ! ruary 21 in St. Hill Street. Riders ] have not yet been chosen. “Pride o’ St'. John’s” was schooled over a fur- 1 long yesterday. “Countess of Rua- I pirau” has done a furlong in an hour, i but it is believed by her backers that i before the day of the race she will be i capable of doubling that time. 1 On Tuesday, February 22, a fancy I dress bicycle parade is to be arranged j to move down the Avenue in the after- L noon. On Friday there will be a procession indicating the evolution of I transport, commencing, if possible, with a bullock dray, and ending with an aeroplane. It has been thought, too, t that in tribute to all the horse had done for man, it would be fitting if a blood animal was secured to move behind this procession, carrying a banner '“Monarch ot AH I Survey.” s Mr. K. H. Armstrong reported pro- u gress made in connection with the pro- I motion of a fancy dress ball on Satur- ‘ day, February 17, and a further one c on the night of the grand finale. Sat- f urday, February 24. It had not yet c been definitely decided whether these " functions would be held in the Drill l * Hall or Sarjeant Gallery. Mr. Alex Takarangi, deputising for v ' Mr. W. Emia, discussed the matter of r ' bringing the natives into the carnival programme. Provision has been made ■for the Maoris to take part in the grand a opening teb’eau on Cook’s Gardens on Monday, February 19. Mr. Takarangi undertook to see Mr. Emia and go into u all matters affecting the natives. "