HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 170, 24 December 1914, Page 8

HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS.

The attraction!) for the public of | Taran&ki during tin) Christmas - holidays should suffice to f^ivo every, ono who bo desires all the enjoyment they naturally expect at this time of the year. The sporting commu, nity will naturally gravitate on l!oxing Day and tile following .Monday to the TARANAKI J.C. MEETING. The programme of races is one that has attracted good acceptances, and is sure 1 to provide some keen and exciting contests. Apart from the racing, the .grounds are themselves well worth a visit, and the public will lind that tins club has in every way studied the convenience and comfort of patrons, while the intervals are pleasantly occupied by popular music. Given fine weather, visitors to the races may rely 011 having a most pleasant day, and possibly a prolit- . able one, but the latter has just that element of risk that lends additional j charm to the excitement. CRICKET. Lovers of the good old English game of cricket will have an opportunity 011 Christmas Day of witnessing a match at the Recreation Grounds between the /Thursday and Saturday players. It is at 'all times a great pleasure to spend a few hours at the Recreation Grounds, and a good cricket match enhances that pleasure. To the numerous visitors to the town these grounds form a great attraction, and the wonder is that they are not more patronised locally than is the case. THE SEA BEACH. On Saturday (Boxing Day) the West End Foreshore Committee have ar. ranged a festival of revelry 011 the West End beach, with races and games foi children, afternoon tea (hot water, tea. milk, and sugar free), competitions, ami all sorts of amusements for folks of al. ages. As this is the only seaside attraction on Boxing Day, it should Ik largely patronised by town and country people. AOTEA. On Sunday afternoon the cluirminf ! grounds of Messrs. Sole* Brothers, 01 i the Avenue road, will be thrown opei j to the public, and Mrs George's orches ! tra have kindly undertaken to suppl; . one of their enjoyable musical pro - grammes. Afternoon tea will be pro , vided at a small charge, and a collectioi i! taken up in aid of the Belgian Kelie > Fund. All who can do so should cor - tainly take advantage of the opportu nity of strolling about the picturi'sipr r grounds of Aotea, one of the chie 'j beauty spots in the district. I THE AXEMEN'S CARNIVAL. V , . t The New Zealand 'Axemen s Associa g tion's fourteenth grand annual earniva r at Eltliam will, as usual, be a great at traction for holiday-makers. Not ; r ' great many of our townspeople are dir j ectly acquainted with the process 0 0 ' tonrerting the forest into open farmin; land, and it is interesting to watel at work and play these men who, yea: in and year out, fell the giants of tin g forest, and make land settlement pos 1, sible. There will be some fine exhibi tions of sawing and chopping skill, 1 s tug-of-war, and a cycling carnival 01 both days. Taumata Park, with a nici y piece of' native bush, makes an idea picnic spot. OTHER ATTRACTIONS. a Among the other pleasant ways oi 1- spending the holidays, there is fismnji V at the Breakwater, climbing Pantutu 1, visiting the Mountain House, bowling :t and other recreations, so that everyone II may find some means of spending an enjoyable holiday. y