THE HOLIDAY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2122, 14 April 1914, Page 7

THE HOLIDAY.

GLOOMY SKIES & HIGH WIND.

CELEBRATIONS ELSEWHERE. Easter Monday; was marked by extremely gloomy; weather, and a high north-westerly; galo_. whioh made out-of-door reoreatiou the reverse of enjoyable. llaihi threatened early in the morning, and a' slight shower fell about 10 a.m. as a warning to those holidaymakers who were contemplating a jaunt into the country, but fortunately the rain held off during tho rest of the day, though there was ever a threat in the scudding "leaden-toned clouds that shut out tho sun throughout tho day. Tho uncertainty of the weather had tho effect of keeping a great many people in town,, who otherwise would have been tempted to seek pleasure farther afield. It is, however, an.ill wind that plows nobody some good., and' tho theatre managements profited by the effect of the indecisive character of the elements. , There .was a fairly good l attendance only aU the Canterbury-Wellington cricket ma ten, played i'i the Easni Keaerve. which resulted in a substantial win for tho local roproseiltatives. On tho bowling-greens only those who were engaged iu the citizens' carnival tourliarnent trod the greens. It was too cold and blustery for t'he oasual player to be tempted into having a roll-up- A fairly large crowd visited Lyail " a y during'tii© day to witness the coiitmuation of tie gala, but it was scarcoly carnival Weather, and thoso who ventured into the surf were stoics who deserved to be enrolled! m the golden scroll of heroes. It Was estimated that 1600 people journeyed to llay's Bay by the Eastbourne ferry steamers. The nigli northerly wind was responsible for raisin" a choppy sea in the harbour, and to"this was due tho small inimuer of tieople who took advantage of tho out,ng ■ p- : Over 1000 people journeyed from Wellington to Pioton by the ferry steamer Wahine. A most enjoyable day was spoilt on tho other' sidß of Cook Strait. On the run across the Wahino logged 201 knots, and : cut out the distance between the two wharves in 2 hours .39 minutes. Excellent time was registered on the return trip, and the vessel was "tied up" alongside tho Queen s 'W'harf at 6 p.m. Seatoun Was en fete; when a carnival and sale of work was opened by tho Mayor of Miramar. (Mr. P. Toiynsend) at the Seatoun Bowling and Tennis Olub's grounds. From the proceeds of tho affair it is hoped to wipe off an overdraft of between £50 and £60. The weather was , -unpropitious, but when tie function opened thero was : a good attendance. ' The patrons of the carnival speiit an enjoyable afternoon and evening, playing various games and listening ■to the inusio of the Miramar Municipal Brass Band. Tho various raffles and games Of skill were conducted with marked success. The carnival will be continued this evening at 7 o'clock. .

ihero Was fun for all at Lyall Bay yesterday, when the. efforts of .the Maranui Surf find Life-Saving Club, to raise funds towards providing, further equipment for life-saving, wore continued during tho rifternoon and evening. The,' principal events were a sports gathering, which was held on the boach, and massed displays of life-sav-ing and land drills, j The events, which attracted a large number ; 'of' .'entries, f viero keenly contested, and were watched with evident interest by ' a large crowd of peoplo. Other attractions included an ocean'Wavb' !r aii(f a siTe of Work, and 0 continuous picture show in the Lyall.Bay Hall. 1 A feature of yesterday afternoon's programmo was a baby show, for which upwards, of 60 entries wore received. The gala will be concluded this oveninp, wlien a special programme will be given by tho Wellington Literary Institute in the Lyall Bay Hall.

IN OTHER CENTRES. . • (By Telestraph—Presa Association.) ' Auckland, April 13. The holiday passed quietly in Auckland. The weather was fine, but very sultry. There \fero big crowds of visitors in the city a and the Exhibition, now in its last week, was crowded. The Itacing Club's Easter Meeting was tho principal attraction, and many thousands of people were at tho pleasure resorts in the Hauraki Gulf and camping at numerous bays aud islands. Chrlstohurch, April 13. ' Splendid weather was experienced for the holiday to-day, and all outdoor fixtures were remarkably well attended. Tlmaru, April 13. The weather broke fine for tEe holiday,. Tho Agricultural Show at Fairlie and bicyclo sports at Temuka attracted many peoplo. A. good numljer also left by the special race train for Ohristchurch.