BOXING DAY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 79, 27 December 1907, Page 5

BOXING DAY.

•I'ERFECT, .WEATBJiIi I CONDITIONS,,.* '. •- LARGE EXODUS: FROM: THE CITY/ ' Tho.'idpal weather.with' which:the holiday. ; was,.favored.yesterday caused an immqnsa. .exodus, ta bo, mado from, the city' to various '. outdoor resorts. -A large number lhade'itho vqry "pleasant excursion to Picton in the Victoria,"' and tho ferry boats, which plied to' Day's , Bay,;'vjeatouii, and pother harbour- ; spots, wero'crowded on their numerous trips; : - The Catholic.picnip to. Lower .Hutt was very > largely, attended, ' arid :at : Bellevuo and , Mason. there... were. erpwds_qf. Jipljk-_ day-makors. Thocar, traffic to picturesque suburbs was heavy throughout the day. Baciiig folk werp well catered for with meet-, ■ .ings at Palmerstou Nprth/Pprarigaliau, and Lcwer- Valley (Jlartiuboroiigh), , - while- tho - ''Hutt-'. Valley--Trotting... Club.'s. .meeting .at _:..■. Petono .was .very largely attended. " Won- „ derland " was tl)r,onged i throughout- tho day and evening; the new musical comedy at.tho ." Opera House was greeted by a holiday audi- -.'■ eiice, and West's.Pictures.in the Town Hall, Messrs. Fuller and. Sons at the Theatre j -Royal, and other 'public, cntcrt-auiers also had overflowing houses. ■ •■■ ■ ' •■■ ' ■..■.' .'.-' -

RECORD HOLIDAY"TRAFFIC.■ i>

TOE RAILWAYS,.. _.'/■_■.'.;.. -,' ".- The..pbrspir-mg man wit'j the portmantoan, j ".'.■.- 1 'and..tlio', w.ohian. with tlio'ticking babe, rush-'..-.' ing ' to, catch:, a. .train, will. now. bo, less .ifftrj quent on, the. landscape,:, Tho stress of the holiday: traflic is over,'and it'.only now re-:' mains -to. see..to what extent .tho'-.trippers'; . - , (bavo/used tho railways, and how the Christ-;,. ' maa traffic is going to benefit the railway;- \ revenue. Returns' at this stage are neces--.'' r sarily inc6mplotb, , - : buti-.Fti'was..ascortaihal)le i ( frpm..the Traffic Offico last pn,,tlie,.,-, I Gpvernmen£.line.s tho.nunijjer'pf.pepplqicar,-', ' ' : ; ried has,been slightly greater-than last year;;. " ■>'■ This ''applied' both" .'.to.' the •: miriibers 'leaving'. ';" and tho niunbors.arriving.at. thes, city. \,Tlie: L "', special., :,tra to i . i pii-. Christmas'. ,Eve. , carriqfl', nearly i double "the', number,' . : . . travell«l-last.year._..Y.(>sterday,..the..iraffic \rx>. tho suburbs reached 4000; about; 1600 people', "travelled.to-t'hq Upper Hutt, arid spmo 500were;' carried over the Rimutaka incHno.; .• ThisiVaftogetlier]'''exceeds the figures'of-last :: '■ - Boxing,Day'^by',abput.looo' passongers. The , perfect; , I. ;, : trains"ran-Wpll;.up; to time,; and no: accidents ,i' occurred.".- "«-;-■" =•* * "-■-_» - l :■.-'" ' : ' ■"■ >■. '-' The -Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company also , 'report an : excess of traffic: . \ generally this 'year. Yesterday's .returns.**■.'.'■■■■■' sho^J'tl|at'~ispP T ":p'a.ssengers''were.'Qarried-to ; ■■'•■■ tlio-i.- , alniofsto'n"'Nprtli" racps.-(S00 from liugton -and the. balance' frpin'country, sta-*-tions) . ' Three ■ hundreij were bookedffo r sta- ;■ . ■ tiijns,. ljorth' .of . North,{aiid •■- for 'places betweeii.r^yi^Uirgtqii, and Piiekaka-'! - -iikU^this-.la.ttei;c figures,-telliug; to."■ what,,ex, ;,•-;. tent favourite Bea-sido resorts, were, patro-.; ' ; nised.'-'Uenorally,. the trains' on .tho ,'Coni- ! .-'.., paiiy's lino rau we'll up to'time, but last; : ■' ' nightT,{fiq' r 7.2o' 'p.mi'clbwii'- 'express waS'/de-/ -.. layed'pne and'a half hours by ii slip north;.' : ~ of! "'* ■;„:. .;"'„>' ""■ ■ '■ "'""' ■ '■ | ■■ '■■'■':■ '"■ v •' : . i;li the i; city;tiiaiis. i; ;.,,.,•,,;-,L': : ,-- li.i;the'. ojd'horse-car days', : a good average ■( «'• daily'.passenger record oft the city,;iirams waa .| , /'■■ about nine qp .ten ..-tlipjisand.;,- The : greatest': number, eyer carried; \v.ns fifteen, thousand.-;.,, \.' On-VTuesdiiy':last ,-(Christmas Eve)'.ino "lessV. ■-,-''. than-104,675 parsons travelled by, the: cars—?; ,■ a irecord : iip tp:thnt" diite! -The figures ■ aro.'v- ,' as' foll'mr'^/!;'-'-'' , ;-?. , , v ; .' :; ■ -': "•' ,'. n ;, .: " ■'.'. •■ Carried'on; £hej-city-lines _;■ •.-..;- • \_.i--j.98,912V : -.j . Carried; on 'the lviirpri line :.-.•' ■:'•%■'■: ?3P5' ":.■' Carried"oil tho'-Miriiiiiaiiand.Seatoun''.:'.'.."l":: , ;: "] liubs .A;v-.-f"' '"'■:■ '■•<.•.' : ':"--^ '•■', \^:,.-W$ ' 1 '?-■--■■-■■-.— -------,-Total-V.V" 104,675 -, '' .Total fares collected ....-••'• - ••.•'-' £s'2' : Ti>3 'figures"for Christunls'.Eve,:. 1906, werij i [ as' f0116w,:-7-''' ~- V '•.""'■'',' '}■,"!",:■' rn )f\nl ' Carried'on'the city: lines ;...■-.■ ... '°'™9.'.T()tal takings'' ... L '-...- .;.-,...,. '£§? iYestorday's-'figurea.jj'er.e uoJ.qomplete last*] ni'g'hv,, .J.f WAS^M^pi'taine l ! 4, a late hour,, iIJ/lp, -as/ r nguinst«379 last year!-v'i-i---- : i' ■ . '' 'Last,, year the Miramar,. Seatpun, and Ka-rori:-lines we\'e not'in use;.but, putt-ing that asidtlVtlicre still i'eVnains'an'-exeess'bf "traffic " pii -me city..lipes,this.year...,of.2P,ooo pas- ' seir/ers—a y6fy large'incj'ease.'lt must be ii^ied' th'atjvhe'rdas.last' Ghri.stmasEyo about ; i; 50.'cars were in comniissipii, this year GF-". ;■ V'/Cro 'running. Doiiblc : cleckers have also placed the'smaller cars'-on the Island Bay) n'in. This, is spmo indiqatiqn that the greater tie indiite'me.iit 'tlio'' nior6 : thb people . IS''liiis: already-beea : . stated that'-last.'Saturday's; takings were . record up to that-date,-and Sunday's. re T cqipts, also, eclipsed-tho totals of any^pr'evious 1 Sundayfbeing'£3o37agahist £280. On\Mon-> . :: day-£428-was-collected r which,: with. Cluist-. m'as Eve, makes £1000 in two days. , i ' HARBOUR^TRAFFIC. ; ■'. plied cpiistautly ''all' 'day long boA -~ . tweeij-^'tliq ■'" 'WeUihgtpn :Ferriea,j'. - ; Wharf anil Day's 'Ba'Jy and it was estimated/ that COOO people .were carried across. and I : -brought back amiin safely, in the. evening'.! . Fi-ye.':boi{ts'|.n"iil! ; .w6re running. The'bar-*.-., bour'.trip,'-; with, the ..'cool.'. breeze . .blowing,,. proved most pleasurable. At the Bay the-' people wero well catered for in the way of,, attractions.' Thousands patronised the water! cliuto, laughing gallory, camera obscuraj . • etc., while' Professor licckforil amused many with Punch and Judy performances. Every-J ■ . tiling was done.to make tlio,outing enjoyable. Other harbour resorts, Soatoun and; Karaka Bay, were served , with special- trips*' . '■ of wKich large numbers took advantage. . _ ! EXCURSION TO PICTON. JTlie Huddart'-Parker steamer Victotia con* ■ vpyed considerably over a thousand excur-., sioniststo Picton yesterday. She left Wei- j lihgton. at-,7.50.a'.m., ami arrived at Picton l ; ; at.ll^3o.a.m:;\and, after a stay of about , , ':. four hours, set out'.on. the return journey,, i arriving here at 7 p.m.. A good number of I. the passengers journeyed , ■.through to Blen•heini,:but. the stay was ,vnry short, as ' the.' train arrangements only fallowed a stoppage . of twontv minutes. Pqrfect. w.eathcr prq-i : . ..yaile'd -'"i firouglioi'it,'; and '■tlie' Victoria. whs : ' spokeii highly of by the excursionists, the majority of whom had a pleasant, trip. ■ [■' ■'■'■'■■" ;BELLE V VUE ( ' /■ '■ , One of tho most popular resorts yesterday was ..Re.l)ort!d.,,Qijrdeiis, . -Mr.) Minifip's full siring 'baud performed at- frcr j . qiienit'int'e'iTals" throughout 'the day. Piciiio | ■'~-. phffi.O3 to'ok' ! advaiit'agq of. tho, many par'ticti? { . livrly'.iilviting''spots in.tlip'gftrdons,' and. with' , , tho aid of tho hot water supplied by ilia ..-.'. nianagemoiit the cup tbnt cheers was com- ...''-. oiisly partjiken qf_. Refrcshinent.s, from the-,, sonarci nieal'to siijiimor drinks and frail con- ._! fect'ionory, wore supplied so plcntcously tha* ' tlioro ; vras no vnlid excuse for leaving the ojifti'med oiiclosiire. Tho Hutt Brass. Bnmt .- played in tbe evening, nnd tho gromids wore beautifully illnmiiiatnd, though a slight, mis-i ~ hap occurred jvith tho light. Tho fireworks,. howovci"; Hiiro tho'gro'at'"l'qntiirb''of tho'OV.on- j ' iijg. They had been purchased direct in ,• JJo'ndou, and . they constituted n succession-' ■ of brilliant and ingenious spectacular effects. Yory many of -those present- had soon nothing to be compared with them. The programme. -.'-.-. bo repeated on New Year's Day and . oyening. . I ;r: T^ . : ;• "" ]. '."•• . iTho"'c6acir'Er-rvicq"from' Lower HiittyeiV tcrday .was,hardly ablo.to convoy tho large , riumbere' of pepplo that, were bound for I . Jlasqn'sGardensat Taita. ■ Numerous family J parties, eat-down, to lunchoon-and tea in the' sliadb of tho beautiful treos nnd shrubs.'Tho.- * grassy "lawns wore a "paradise "for tho children, and,. young- men and maidens >,ought quiot nooks and glades to say swcot nothings that,:,might.not bo, qverheard. Tho raonkoys and kangaroos, those living caricatures of otlior creatures, wero surrounded all day with wide-eyed youngsters and their , sjniling,iplijers.„ „, „, ....:>,-,.. ~,.,. I •"■■■"'.;-- —- \\v-i . I! ROMANS CATHOLIC t PICNIC. I'lt-.Wfis a happy crowd that Rathored yest'orday at tho Catholic picnic , iii Father Lauo'a pleasant grounds beside the river at Lower Hutt. Old and young were there, and all ' appeared to be enjoying themselves. It was 'agreed that the attendancp,- which must ..'■ have esceeded 1600, was greater than insny j '••

; : providus year.'.-'■■' Thero was an."interesting ■■"■-,■:. '■" programmo of/sports'arid fa'cSs,,'wKlpy'danc- ■."':' ing anH ''oth"er"round game's' w.ere' - gbirig on ■ ' in other parts of the grounds. Skittles, too, • ■■'-:' -.. bad thoir devotees, .and-tho children raced "'■•■ for prizes. '.. /Refreshments,'were dispensed : . by : the ladies, 'apd- rneah? -werei taken 1 in tnje picnic fashion i)ndor ; tho willows'.'; St. Maxy's _■.;'"■.•. : Bandi played .ap'propriato. sckctions. '■ His Grace Archbishop .Redwopd^and.'inost/of tlje Catholic iclorgY: of 'Wollingtbri .and' district were; present. , Tho H offioials controlling, tho : ■ eports.were:— Casey, secretary; .'.'". J.}.Hayes, ; assistant secretary; 'T. Connolly, . : : E. Hayes." i Kv'M'Rae,yP,.,O'Deai l J.' ,o'Brion, ■ ■•' J. O.Sullivani''and vW.'Noazor,- judges. ;.A : i ■'■'■'.■ coiicorjb.fand'.danco'.were. hold in,?ithe:Drill .".,-.. Hall.in"theleveniDg.;:: ; -'Followin'g.-'aro. the i :.•-.;■ results bf{_the ■•'"■_■ . -■' V 100 Yards Corson, l ; K. .■'•:■ ■'''Ho'are, :2sd'~''''::."'\. : ''\ '.':'■■'■- ■■'■;"'■'"•y'-'^■■;''' '"' ':■ .:■■■ ■,^"RiTriTiiiicr-Hop.-'Stop^.'and , J.uinp.—J, Har- .:■'■■■■■'. • nettj "l : :;L;' r Sulliy!ihi' : .2si''.'--' : ""-'V":-' V." '?'.' /'•..' :,\ ;,100,.Yards:Open 1;' .'*-. ;° , /J: i .'RVv.irtlWßOn;-..'2.' ':-'"; : .Q':i.lx.:'\i?. : ':*-}-'{~-?-~ -''.' .:' '■■ : -«" Jump.—T;-.Eing^l;:JM)ri3- ■•':, 2. ~..V..W.'.- ■:. ■■ '','"' '.('/: ' '-•.■■'•,■■■-,«. .Boys' ; Race. (100 yards), -.under.'■ 16.-J-W. •-■..' ■'. '■'~ \ ■ ~'-: "T" V ' 220 Yards, Open'Handicap.—E.'..Hayes, 1; .' ' ; '■;■>V. ■■•HarhetV 2'". : -•■ ' /'■' "■■ : ' ' : ■'■C. ' ; ''/;.' . ■•■■■^■.•■.r-■ , ■l■oo■iYard■^;Th^e■βilβgß^;R^.•^;■Ha^n;ott • . :<and ; E.-Hayes, I '■l';''K.-Boarenrid H.-Bowdeni' .' v ■vYonng Ladies' Race. I —Miss '.Sullivan, 1; -.-."■. ':" .''Bliss Nieazpr, .2.. ■ ..•,>■,. ■•'•' ..',." : ' n , ~',: ::.,.V 'Marnod^ "Women's Race.—-Mrs:,. Fisk, 1; '■■-'•..,• ■ i ,i:".'Mrß;-.;Bpwdmi',''2'.'.'-"- ■.'■■.".;■/,■"'.'■". ■''■■; ; . ■:■'■',,.'■.,;. ■ " -. . i 220 Yards 'Boxing-' Day Handicap.—G. ..... j. AWhitmore'and'J/JSarnetti dead.heat,-!.' < ■ :'" ,: \ : 1; :'J. .'::>:•. ■: : Sunivan ) v;2.k- 1 - ~.: '■•.■■■''.?--'-'^' , /''ft : '} : "'.- i.: -. -;,Sackcßace -(100 ■'yards):—JV'O'Brien, - 1; ';.■'.-; /,"W:'v-Bowd.Bii, ; '.-.--2v!!-''i-":-;S-.fi r:r--\r::--i-,^\:. • - v S..y'TTig-of-War:f-TbDrndqn : > 'Veat:';'Kiß.Ora, ;: Th6rndon"Beat:Hntt.'.^'i.;i.''"''' ;: ; \:" A :''VJ;fT^ : '' , OTHEE':CENITt^ ; " : :■■■'; '•■(.' *■*'.'- (BI \ ■. / ';.: ;V:;,..&nicke'rs;-'arid,. excursionists, were;''.Vnot• ;■ : :.''&r^n'a<»:'OTth^rJg^ ;"' :'' At'ions J. to-day,' raid , :, again 'falling vat winter-. '. V•";./' ' ''vals.'. / 'ByJ';steiiner,':;;tramv:and' ; train ■"■ ■'..■.'■iileftv'tne icity^ini'thonsarids,;bpundJiifor.Avar.i-., •;'.;; 'i.ou's islands .ml'thp gulf/ picnic'grounds in ': ■ . \alie..^,/\The;vlei^:'and v ;.coastal,-rcompanies'. .;•. :■ ■' J6^eanii6rs.werp"v/ell:filled,■ while I 'the'.Nortih'- :•■■■:■-. r :, j'ern ■'Steam'stupVComp'any'j-'t6ok;i'soP' T :passeii-. '■■■- 'J\■■ \gers/jtb';Go'w^s;fflay\(WailieMV'sPo^o:;:Wai- ,/;/ , vi : {wera^v6oo'*o v KaVau,''loo«^q-P6ntf ; lsldnd, : i .''-";'end : ?700 to_ : v'v'. : / : ' ;"; . [• "(Br OOBBESPONDBNTO, ' \-:i-':r\ : j '■ '■'-'~- y J : •')'-'Ciri , !sit6huroh ) .;'i)eceniber'"26.'- ■■.: ■';■■;"■:;('■ From''every: pqint-.of •■,-riaw v tKe'. Christmas : '}■:■ . have:;;feri.' m6sj«'s\ic,cessftl.' i Tuesv . day , . wSs appropriately;'.'.hot; ■ though .dull and ,:' -'.' >the cooler weather.'experienced-;on: Ghristmas \j-\- .:;■:;•: 'J)ay.:' camo ,as :a /welcome:relief .''..The;:-town '''.■■ : ; , jifas packed ■in ,tho: afternoon. and.'eVening: Of ~"-.., ..[Tnesaay, and ithe ,; shops :'did an enormous; C ;.' ■'•tho. 'community ■ : '..■ ■.was.'indibat'ed.'by the :fact'''tha£'many.,more ,;■-.; people than usual' purchased expensive" gif^e. ' ■', ,i sajß.'thjjtrthe,tr'ado . '. / .■' [.'this > year''was very .-,- ■/ \'y\ -'year,., ; and -Jast i year- %■record^■ ?Tho ■ : damand ; - was,' for .broochesjiaiid -; ) ■.';.■' and other jewellery, of .that ..;'■ ,;Ecriptipn,., and .instead):of . the ...majority -of .;';.,••" ipnrchases' aVeraging' 'from" 2s:'"6d. to 554 ;"':' : . : 't6'. , 2Qs. '." ■ .■• ■•iAnofcher, .satisfactory; feature'was 'th'at'. : there ■, '."' jwasiipt so[intich : credit asked ,f.or.-as■'was .the i. ■'■.',■., i sasp;last..seascsi.,'''A^^'bookseller reports/a .big ; '.;.. t;jsraclpi'Tif,Chfi'stmas'i'dardsj'vand;.a;phenphiQnal , .-,^^..v.Heto^d.for.tnrfuTe'iOps^cards/and'p '.:. .'almanacs, ','tne', Woflington ; . btarich. '.being' . /, •: 'jjallecl ; :on\fpr..lfurther,'' supplies of.^'-thei.latter., ;; , . . l'he' gifts',for , ladips'.H^ere'/inairdy.'.peggy':bags' ." '■' ■ :/■•'■ offvaricnis sortsv";and : 'thore''wa's, also : a great 'demand'.f or'books,, especially pocket , editions , ■-'•.- ■ ■ ;of~ dainty'size'and binding; .• His firm* on^Sat-' ■ ; ■; .";','nrday*- sold \ more .'than,'.'a' 'liunfli;ed'-.;cop'ie's.'. of. ; ; ; ,'.'Omar 'Khayyam.'^in? various;'.edit.ipns.-.'.The , U drapers "anil/fancy gpods:"people v.did gbpd . .'.t..business. Frait,'-.except ■pines'..and'pranges; ~-■.■■ * '-/WM 'in'good supply,|.aiid'ifairly'i cheap, /.ono ~. '■ ; solMg?nearly; a quarter bf,a.'.'ton of .'•-••' cherries of his owh-.gcowing>at a shilling to ■■/ .... two shillings-percrpound-qn-.Christmas Ev,o. ■'.':.' ".J 'Although separate statistics; of the volume ■■•... ..., of postal will:-'not; , "■ be- ; V;-',;-', ■, ;'' compiled'/.this'jyearj:, but,; will merged ;into '. /: •■■;-.,; the: usual -monthly .return, /been..,aseer- -/■••■,'-. >'.\tained-ithat '■& .-feature;.'.of :this.. : year's .•Christ- ;-. ■ ;.'; .far, as';the 'Ghristchuroh.post, '''office is -concerned, ,is.the;-:large increase in ..'. ' .'the' inrmber of I'piictorial'fiostTcards forwarded .:./ in j lieu of'the' Christmas' , cani propei;; :! a fcor- \ ':' .'respoiidmg'faUing^ff.;in-. ; 'th'e;Christmas' card' ' .— deliveries', and. an'unusually- of :./, email, Christmas"; gift pafcels. !,Thp: officials" of the Telegraph office had,.the;',usual..streh- -,\ nous time, ■,and:some of the operators, who ': began -work -at -eight /.o'clock.' .-■ on - . Tuesday morning,.did not finish until:'nearly, twenty.-. ■ ■■ rlourVhpurs plater; •,.''■.;•■■ ■•■*'\ , :Y;'?'',i/. ■'■'' : \:<:-, ' \ '■...'%;'. .;■. (BY.' ASSOOUTION.) "'.';. ;' ' ( :\ :> -':'"-: : : ;: '';^ v ''.'' , ;;; ; : i / i- .'-' .Christmas; Day' was>.tlieY:wetfcf!st ■ day": we .'have had; for-. Wo- monthsj • but-'■ to-day, has been. fine-, and ploasantly;.cool,' ; and:the,!larg;oy . . ..V .number/, of., towna'pedple!, and.'.; visitors ...dis-.- ,:. jpersed; in /various.,.direction's, ..picnic '.'parties '■' i.. 'taking ; the, .bulk,, of; them',i though; ( 'th,'e'. sports,. ■■- '.■ ■ -at'-Farndon ; Park- and;, the. ,racbs,. l at;, Petane :-\ . ■'-''•were'-'iboth.well I ;attended.,;■■/..•■.:;••.-,'■ ■:;':,;■'•,. /■ : j,'v^-; ; .•; ''•■■'■' :;■ '■■' v ;Blenheim,'December 26: ! :!•' "/'•; '.Favourabls v/eather'.was' osperienced for / .,_'S-f ) /: .the'lolWays,-,/which; passed.';off /successfully.i?K '''^Tradesmeri.-rep'o'irff^ - and -iprosperous;. conditions. 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