EASTER ATTRACTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1704, 22 March 1913, Page 6

EASTER ATTRACTIONS.

HOLIDAY FIXTURES.

Tlio following tire the holiday fixtures for tho holidays which comirience iu earnest to-day :— SATURDAY, MARCH 22. Daytime. Newtown Park— Citizens' Carnival', all day and in tho evening. On the Harbour—New Zealand Champion? ship Rowing Regatta. 1 Wellington Club's Courts—lnter-Varsity tennis. - , , Basin Reserve—lnter-'varsity cricket 1 match (continued).. Basin Reserve—P. and T, cricket match (Wellington v. Auckland). Town Hall (9.15 a.m.)— Civic Reception to 'Varsity visitors. (Bowling Greens —Wellington Centre's Carnival' Paira Tournament. Tanherinikau—Races.' Prim© Minister's Grounds—Sunday School Union's Garden Party. Evening. .Newtown Park —Electric Light Sports. Town Hall—lnter-'varsity Debating Tournament. St. Anne's—All Nations' Bazaar. Opera House—"Tho Wearing of the Green." Theatre' Royal—Fuller-Brennan Vaudeville Company. His Majesty's, King's, New, Empress, Shortts' Theatres, and- the People's Picture Palace—Pic.tures. Eclipse of the Moon. EASTER MONDAY, MARCH 21. Daytime. Basin Reserve —P. and T. cricket match (continued). Newtown Park—lnter-'varsitj Athletic Sports (10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.) and Carnival Sports (rest of day). Bowling Greens—Carnival Pairs Tourna- .. ' ment. Steamer Excursion to Picton. Port Nicholson Yacht Club—Annual Picnic. Tauherinikau—Races. Evening. Newtown Park—Electric Light Gala. Opera House—"The Wearing of tho Green." Town Hall—'Varsity Ball.' St. Anne's—All Nations' Bazaar. Theatre Royal—Fuller-Brennan Vaudeville

Company. •••..■ His Majesty's, King's, New, Empress, and Shortts Theatres, and People's Picture Palace—Pictures. . TUESDAY, MARCH 25. Daytime. Wellington Tennis Club's Courts—Final Inter-'varsity matches (9.30 a.m.). .. Evening. 'Varsity Harbour Excursion. : Town Hall —Boxing Tournament. Theatre entertainments as < above.

BIG INFLUX TO CITY. The suggestion that Wellington should have its Carnival Week the same as Christchurch, in November, and Auckland at Christmas, found immediate favour. The. result was evidont in tho city on Thursday afternoon and evening, when the main streets were thickly populated by large crowds ql people, many of whom 'could be detected as visitors by those having an ,everyday acquaintance with "the face 3in the street." The trams wero unusually crowded. At the Lambton Station, the "Bank" cornor, and Courtenay; Place stopping places, tram-trippers piled up thick'lato in the afterneon and during' the evening, and some rushes for seats in'already crowded cars were • witnessed between 5 p.m. and 7-p.m. Tho Maori brought 700 passengers to Wellington yesterday, and the ' Mokoia 300, from Lyttelton, whilst tho Pateena, Mararoa, and Araliura from Picton brought a large number of Nelson and Marlborough visitors. Tho railways also brought many to town on Thursday and yesterday. , .It is pleasing to record that tho weather so fat has b'ian : was'as perfect a summer's day as ono could wish. An almost cloudless sky, genial sunshine, and tho lightest of southerly freezes (which died down alt9gether in tho afternoon) gave magnificent holiday conditions, and as the result' tho bays, gardens, and reserves were well peopled throughout the day, and all appeared to bo pleasantly affected with tlio holiday spirit. If such perfect weather prevails to-day, ' tho, rowing' fraternity will be indeed fortunate, and the many who are interesting themselves in the Citizens' Carnival will have cause for satisfaction. .

The Government Meteorologist (Mr. D. C.' Bates) is delightfully non-committal on the point. With subtle meteorological diplomacy he reported on Thursday "There is a cloud or two on the horizon, and I am -watching developments. Tliero is a disturbance of considerable intensity to the north of New Zealand with which 1 am not in touch, but I know it is there. The balance, however, runs in favour of fair weather setting in." With such, weather as. was experienced yesterday, the publio may spiilo at the northern disturbance of "conr>iderabie intensity," and continue'to revel in the proper carival spirit.