EAST END PICNIC.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 210, 24 January 1913, Page 5

EAST END PICNIC.

LIFE-SAVING EXHIBITION. <" ' _ Thousands of persons, including hires contingents from the, country, wended their way to the East End' Bathing Rgt serve yesterday on the occasion of the second of this season's picnics. The weather was glorious, the arrangement's' (6f picnickers most satisfactory, and under such favourable auspices the day proved a complete success. There were hundreds of picnic parties under the shade of the pines, and the beach itself presented a perfect panorama, with its thousands of men, women, and children scattered 1 like the very sand. Some bathed, many paddled, others (the children} did the round of the swing-boats, the "ocean wave" and the like, for there was such a diversity of amusement. Not a few contented themselves with basking in tlu?. sunshine ainl watching others enjoying themselves, philosophising the while" One and al-1 wore pleasure bent, and as usual Mil Flanagan's obedient team of donkeys were in great demand. In the afternoon there was boating and swimming ofi. t'lit river for the children, while the adults partook of tea under the pines,' hof water, tea and sugar being provided free . by the East End Committee. The''Garrison Band was in attendance in' the evening, and the proceedings were enlivened by an excellent series of. kinematograph pictures screened, by the Royal Pictures Proprietary. Thousands again paraded the reserve and beach, ■and the night ,was beautifully fine. It was, indeed, ''a perfect day." A SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION. Great interest was taken during the afternoon in an exhibition of life-saving by the JH'Wiy-fonjied. Life-Saving and Surf Bathing Club. Tlie of the team made nee of "the reel and. gear kindly lent 'by the Wanganui Surf and, considering that it w. : is*.their/ fplt appearance-In- public, carried the,ir v d(e,niojwtration through very successfully Afriswortli' (thcH'&tfojectf'.) .fcjvajm 'jgjjUa considerable distance from" shore djlKliat a given signal ,the rescue act was staged. No. 1 man ;(.TagoJ'immediately swam tout to his assistance, followed by tHegre.l,l f Mcr' of the' «]jti;\d'. ; Y'ith' Ai Y.jpfphr in the .van—thq first man ; on' tlukjripe. The others were'' Arranged «lons f lthe ropes at. set intervals in the. foHpwing 4 J. : f U>hr. Nil, ;. 1 ); Fi; Ewijng.' N[o.' 0 J-tyoker. No. 7 Doning man" first, supported him until,;jthe arrival' of 1 the rope.-• 'The- "siibjecjtf' jjsvns thefl'Stfcien! in tow; at the ; tcel taking care that the life jhyas drawn in slowly—tfr'inisnHlle winding m;of,<}ss r might .easijy . drown the ject." . Oh arrival'oil i?]iore the .prdcess of artificial The -(lmise crowd,of. somewhat hampered the team in operations, atiil-nal urally the members of the squad' were not all experts at the J but nevertheless the exhibition completely demonstrated the effect of lifesaving, as carried on on the Hues of the little band of enthusiasts that afternoon. The club is as>ye£'iw ill? in fancy, but its members nlrtSadWsiVe,. taste of considerable proficiencv. juiil there' is no reason why they should not become as expert as their brethren in longer-estab-lished seaside resorts.

During the afternoon .*1 bevy of young ladies conducted an energetic canvass.

in aid of the funds of .the club. J