HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 3105, 24 December 1921, Page 5

HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS.

A VARIED FARE. PALMERSTON WELL PROVIDED FOR Palniersion North will nol luck holiday attractions? during Christinas and New Year week. What is more, there is every indication ihat the district will be treated to ;i further instalment of to-day's glorious sunshine. Already the town is crowded with visitors, mostly from the country districts, and with the exception of the shops I'almei'simi's observance of the holiday bus commenced. Chief among the attractions will be the Alanawut u Racing Club's summer meeting, in be held on Monday, Tuesday mid Thursday. Thanks to the recent improvements the course is now one of the best appointed in the Dominion, and given line weather there should be a big influx of visitors to Awupuni. Much interest is also centred on the big light to be decided in the Opera House on Monday under the auspices of the Mann. watu Boxing Association. The contestants are l.es Murray and Hughie Dwyer, who are matched fui' u purse of £IOO and ex-

penses. The Mauauatu Golf Clubs' three days' tournament will commence on Wednesday of next week, and on the same day the I'alnierston North Gun Club will hold a £IOO clay bird handicap and sweepstakes on the club's grounds, Boundary Road Last. Friday and Saturday, December 30 and 31, will* sec a representative cricket match on the Sport aground between Manawatu and Nelson, while on New dear's Day the local representatives will meet Southern llawke's Hay in a two days' contest. The Mirton races a two-days' meetingwill commence on New Year's Day, ami on the same day a start will be made with ihe Wellington provincial tennis championships, which will be held at Pah'nerston North. The tournament will last three days. In ihe line of indoor amusement the principal attraction during the holidays will lie the concert to be given in the Opera House on the evening of New Year's Day by the renowned duo. Dame Clara Butt and Mr Kennerly Rumford, assisted by Mclsa, a Polish violinist ol note, and Miss Grace Torrens. the well-known composer-pianist.

The local picture theatres are all putting up special holiday programmes throughout the festive season. CHRISTMAS MAILS. POST OFFICE STAFF BUSY. "The staff has been very busy bill \vc have not been extended." stilted a local Post Oflice ollicia.l this morning to a "Standard'' reporter. The volume ol letters had, lie -aid. been equally as large as on previous occasions. The once popular Christmas card seemed to have fallen out of favour almost entirely, only a small number of these being dealt with. Packets and parcels had been despatched and rereived in huge quantities, there being a preponderance of small packets. Telegrams had been sent ill fair numbers, too, but this more expensive mode ol greeting had not been indulged in to the same extent as on previous Christmases. Dur ;„-. the oast week, all the postmen had loft on their round- with full bags, whilst the parcel delivery van stall had been augmented to meet the increase of business Mails received from other centres had been large and the. stall' responsible tor the transference of bag- and hampers from office to train, and vie versa, had been perhaps more, strenuously employed than the MaliV of other departments, itiesday, Wednesday and Thursday had been the busiest days, the rush having eased oil' today to almost normal dimensions, although 111,'; postings of business and mercantile linns were heavy. FINK WEATHER IN WELLINGTON. (Per Press As>ocintion.l WF.LLLNCTON. Dec 24. ■\ here is beautiful weather to-day for the Ivrinnhm ol the holidays. The weaHicr bureau considers that the prospects are good for the next 48 hour-, but after that then may he a change from the northward.