THE HOLIDAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 775, 26 March 1910, Page 7

THE HOLIDAY.

« A BRILLIANT AUTUMN DAY. Tho prognostications of weather prophets are not always to be relied upon. Wellington was told that the prospects of line weather were not by any means too good, that they wore, imperilled by a low pressure that was up to something in some adjacent atmospheric territory. So far this disagreeable "expected arrival" has not materialised, and to como to tho point Wellington was favoured with just about as brilliant a Good Friday as anyone could wish. Bine sky, and a spanking northerly breeze, as fresh and clean as one could desire it, infused an exhilaartion into the air, tempting all into the open. The trams, whicJj ran a Suuday service, were well patronised, and many hundreds journeyed to Lyall Bay, where tlie surf-bathers bid defiance, to tho changing season, and to Day's Bay, which looked at its best yesterday. TO-DAY'S ATTRACTIONS. The weather of yesterday is required to-day, when many will want to continue their acquaintance with "the outer air." The chief attractions will be the Australia-New Zealand Test cricket match at the Basin Reserve. Tho second day of the Wellington Provincial (lawn Tennis championships should witness some good "games on the Brougham Hill and Thorndon Tenuis courts. There are races at Tauherinikau and at Miramar, and bowls will be played on all the. city greens. During the afternoon the "Bia.ses o' th' Barn Band will play at the Athletic Park, and there will be matinee picture performances at tho King's and His Majesty's Theatres and SiThomas's Hall. In the evening "Peter Pan" will be at tho Opera House, pictures will prevail at the King's and His Majesty's Theatres ' and St. Thomas's Hall, and a capital vaudeville programme will bo presented at. the Theatre Royal. Special tram and ferry steamer arrangements have been made for coping with the holiday traffic to-day, to-mor-row, and on Monday. " • |

Perfect weather was experienced for. yesterday's holiday and a largo number of people availed themselves of the opportunity of going out into the sub.urbs and to the seaside. Lyall Bay was probably the most "nought after place closo to town, but' a large number of people left town by early morning trains and by the Day's Bay ferry steamers. The train service, which was the ordinary Sunday, service with "specials to connect with the early trains was well patronised in spite of the double fares. Altogether 1560 adults and 136 children were carried in tho morning '.'specials 11 ' the revenue from this source alone amounting to £40 17s.