MANAWATU HEADS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1717, 7 January 1920, Page 6

MANAWATU HEADS.

Tills popular seaside resort is now crowded with families from far and near, and wore double the number of houses available they could easily be filled with'.intending visitors. On Boxing Day a large number ot cars, crowded with visitors, arrived in the morning) but owing to the day proving wot loft soon after mid-day. Tin* weather since then lias been ideal for the seaside, the absence of wind being much appreciated. New Year’s Day was a record for the beach, fully, 200 motor cars, besides busses arid lorries, motor cycles and horse vehicles, all crowded with people, made an attendance of over 2000 persons. A sports programme was hold by the- Beach Coujmittee. Races for the children and - adults wore 'keenly contested,, the high jump being the feature of the day. A Foxton resident made the prize money .Co. Some boat races werejudd, also a launch race, and altogether, it was a very enjoyable day. In the evening a concert and da v nce was held in the beach hall. A capital pro-, gramme had been arranged, and the hall was not large enough for the occasion. .j

The bench improvement committee gathered ‘(£>7 3s lid clear of expenses from Boxfrij; Day to January 3, Tho reeroalion ground js now almost fenced in, and a ue\y clay tennis court, which has hoen laid down behind the hall, should ho a further attraction for visitors.