A GOOD EASTER
BAIL AND ROAD BUSY
HOLIDAY COMMENCES WELL'
r. *M* cv ■an exceedingly;, .unpleasant Thursday, Good Fridiy turned "out :- a delightful day, and today, with its light southerly, speaks for itself.. 'Apparently the. heavy southerly on Thursday made little difference to holiday:plans, for train travelling, from and to Wellington, has been very brisk, at least as good as last. Easter and probably better. Bookings on all trains, Manawatu and Wairarapa, have been'heavy and short-distance tf ain3 have also been well filled. The recent-broken weather^ probably discouraged a good many parties who had intended camping, but yesterday and.. today were .certainly great motoring days, and 'most! thing's on wheels went somewhere. SPORTS ATTRACTIONS. Cricket, tennis, bowling, • yachting, golf, and racing are the main sports for Easter. ...•■.■■,■ ~ The cricket fixtures today' included a representative' women's match between Wanganui and Wellington,'a boys' match at .Kilbirnie,. and a match between the Auckland and Wellington Harbour Board staffs. Reports of these matches appear elsewhere. ' The Wellington Lawn "Tennis Association 's Easter tournament, which commenced yesterday at Miramar, is being continued today and on Monday. . At Heretaiinga . the Wellington provincial amateur championship is in progress, and there were also several club tournaments today'and on Easter Monday. . This afternoon the New Zealand interprovincial eight-oar rowing championship Is being decided. Seven crews representing Auckland, Wanganui,' Wellington, Marlborough, . Canterbury, Otago, and Southland arc participating" At Trentham the Naval Squadron. i» engaged in rifle shooting, and Welling* tori clubs are taking full advantage of the excellent, weather. Further afield is the ' attraction of. the always popular Tauherenikau rac» meeting, to be continued on Monday' nnd races are also being, held at Feil(? ing. ■ As to indoor amusements, there wa» the usual picture entertainments, most of which offer a change of programm* this eveniug, and the Wellington Easte*. Show, of which particulars are give»elsewhere in ; this issue. '
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1934, Page 12
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308A GOOD EASTER Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1934, Page 12
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