The Daily News. MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1904. HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 2, 4 January 1904, Page 2

The Daily News. MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1904. HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS.

Wo are pleaa«l to ish tlias morning Uk; remarks of our correspondent, "Advance New Plymouth," on tiho subject of providing some means of attracting visitois to Now Plymouth d,uriug the Christmas swusoji. Our e.orrespoai(d<L"nt lias gone Ktruigtrt to tire point, showrng tradespeople tlhe reason why Christmas is slack, and also pointing to a roniody. VVhy is there suuh a slump in sales ol articles of ChristmtaM cheer, ns compared to previous yours ? The uinwwer is not hniti to find:. It is simply because our people kaive to gw elsewlhere to find 1 that 'amusement anjd emtertuti'nineait wlvich is inscparaWe from t.iw restive season ; ainid, going, 'tukie their |>etty cash with them awd s/pead it in other towns and otn sports gjxAuiids iai iiariouis parts- oi the 'district. It si-ems to us that this sort of thing cum fan stopped, nay, that it must be stopped, to we cnanno't 'Milord to send all ojur hard casih out of the -town. There is another skle, too. Why slHouM New Plymouth people be put to the pxpcnw anlii trou!bi« oi iu<£-

rating to other centres .for klwir «.u----■n\tal outing, w,hen they ougilvt to h'ajve it pro<v:itic*l at their very "doors'? What is there to prevent tlii« town l'rom keeping its people at home by giving them some enjoyaible fixtures'? And what to prevent New Plymouth iattractiiig her sljiwe of the tliouduiuis of people who at every Chris t-ma-s tilde have to deckle the \qf.ie.y----t-ion "Where shall we sjxuvd thv Ivolitlti.ys'?" Thei<e is -no Ix'ti-er place i'n the colony for »|>eiuH{ivg a holiday lima- here. Our Recreation (Jrotnixlw are unsurpassed ; our town clean and the hotels and boaii duny'houses all up-to-date ; railway facilities m/d couching services are of the best ; the place af.J.ni'ii/Jtt in historical spo'ts antl meinorit-.s of t»he Maori war ; there axe spleUdid paxwuifliajdes, bea-U----tiiul uulks, and drives, cncKet, tennis, howling, hulling, boatwg. iwd every conceivable form oi amusement. P.titithlijg miust be mvniioned sHjHiui'lely, foj' this is a great attnaclion. Our saltwialer baUw are gonAl, and neiit to viisitors. Akkivd lo this is the excellent scenery which aiboiiiuds, tuitfJ the gioii ious iViotin'l lOgimotil, is eai-sily reached. All of t'hese forms of pleasure caii, w.'utilised, an;<l what is warned now is a little energetic or-igjtm'isa-ti-oiii. Tiiis is the time to make a start, for, lo quote an- old lVieiad, "Wlile we st'an'd still we are hiickwaiU'." Orur oijjjmon is t'lua'L fJiis lovely sca«i,\Jv town of oui's Suzuki be tiuongtid with plea.sureseekers rig,«.'i tlii'Cu'gih thv hoiiduys, inbte.jd of so .very few visitors, who, tlve )>hice, coma heie year after year to recuperate after the worries of business. We trust that residents will wake uj) to own mten>s'ts, aavd arrange siojnc big cai'jiival for next year. JLt is imi|)osßiljle for us to believe that 'UdsineMs ]>eoj>le -do. not recognise its li-w-vswity ; but why they migleet to fill the waJi't is beyond comprehension. "Prompt" must !>o tlie watchword in U.»is matteo*. Let us ; kope the suggvistion herein contu'ined will W acU'J upon. W-e sliall niot let this iniiporkwn question re>;t. "Ccuistaait nirippi-nig wears away the stone," arad we will comtiiMie until coiujtiant wi-it-iKg w-eai's away the veil of ajJaithy so iifcj!iv't , ta , b'lc amongwt our tovvnsjx.'ople. tm.'J oiUiniary com.miouiseinse forces them to take Nome steps to provi'de IjoJkJ'av anrusemonts for our own people wxl to attract visitors to this btjjutii'.ul seaside boj'ow^i. ON THE FOURTH PAGE. The Dairy lnrfustry in South Africa. r lMve British' Butter Market, Oan Japa,n Beat Russia ? Poultry Notes. Customs Returns,