VICTORY GALA

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 80, 30 December 1919, Page 6

VICTORY GALA

GREAT CONFETTI CARNIVAL.

Everything is in Teadiness for tho splendid New Yoar attractions to be provided at Lyall Bay on January 1, 2, and 3 Tho programmes are on sale at street' stalls and at Various, shops in tho city. The estimating competition is proving a wonderful attraction, find special gala tram tickets are selling rapidly Each gala tram ticket has a coupon attached, which enables tho holder to estimate the number of these special tram tickets that will bo sold up to tho night of January.3j l tho successful person being rewarded with a .£SO tour of New Zealand or Australia. Special ballot boxes are provided at the street stalls, where coupons may be depos.ted, or they may be put in the ballot boxes provided at Lyall Bay during tho carnival. . . , j An innovation has wen arranged, namely, a coupon system. No cash will be taken at the various stalls and side-shows-but coupons will be on sale there; also at two big ticket offices on tho Promenade at Lyall Bay; All the public has to do is to uso these coupons instead of "cash Ample refreshments are provided for and good luncheon and .refreshment stalls and afternoon ten places will be ready. Tho whole front to tne beach will be a great Mara of electric li"hl, so that with ordinary luck Lyall Bay at night timo during tho carnival will be a gay, .bright place- , Continuous pictures, tho baby carnival on Januarv 3, fireworks, and jazz stunU, together with a submarine explosion each day at 3.15 p.m., a long list of athletio events, and dancing contests,- also the r.-.isical competitions, with many other first-class attractions, go to make up a line programme. . The procession starts at tho Kilbirme Reserve at 10 a.m. on Thursday. Business Arms and public aro invited to enter There will also be ft juvenilo prof»s:r,i for tho'children at tho bay on the i.iird day. / The daiicin" contests will commence on tho morning of Saturday next instead of tho afternoon, as a largo number of dancers are entering. . There will also be life-saving contests between tho life-saving clubs ol Wellington.