EASTER VACATION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 85, 9 April 1936, Page 6

EASTER VACATION

MANY HOLIDAY SPORTS ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME ARRANGED ACCOMMODATION AT PREMIUM Provided that the weather remains fine, this Laster vacation will be memorable une iu Wanganui lor a ct-ni prehensxve prugiamine of sporting at tractions unu uutertajniueni, Uue*, oj them 01 Hoiniuioii wide importune*, will attract tu tne city an cxceptiunali\ large tJbvsd of visitors lioin boih the 4N01i.11 and booth islands. The large influx ot visitors will create n serious dein'.uid ior accuniniu’datioii. Alt the available rooms at hotels and pri vale hotels have been buokcl for iliu holiday period and in many cases pnvat'e nomes are catering for paving guests for several days. In order to acquaint visitors to the city with the chiei points of interest which they should nut fail to see, the Wanganui Tourist Development League lias isued a small pamp'hiet. Thus vi.*it(/is will bo aware or the times ami locations of the various attractions and in addition will be provided with hi formation regarding the running of trams and ’buses and the spots jn and around the city which sbuuld ve visited. Rowing Championship IScven crews from both islands have entered lor me .Dominion cigoi- mr rowing championship to be helu on tiie Wanganui liivor, Dominion’,, hnesl rowing course, 011 {Saturday aLU-rimon. Rowing as a sport lias many iclLjweis and tins event alone will attract many visitors to tne city. What liner sig.u could they see tnan crews or vig.j pitting muscle and mind against each other in perfect imytnmtf iNu sport tie pends so much on perfection in rnylbm for each man must act in unison with his follow crew members. Lacli 0 u must leave and enter the water as on?; each body must take the strain at the same instant. The trophy for this event, the Halli-burton-J onnstone Cup, is one of V-ic most coveted, trophies iu New Zealanu and is also prcuably th-c most vaiu able. The championship will be rowed over a course oi 2j miics and devoted of the sports will be able to follow the progres suf th.? crews a.ong the river bank. 'Dae race commences at Upper Aramoho and the winning crew will flash across the finishing linn at Sy due v Place. Pipe Contest For those who love the martial strain of the •'ScotUsD pipes Hie .Dominion Pipe Band Contest at Cook’s Gar/*..r win be Vac gatneuig place. Over -•> bands, representing me cream of piping talent in New will ue competing in the A and B grade com-petiuu-ns. Jhe contest, wmcii win open on {Saturday ami conclude on •Monday will be the most spectacular yet held. Ou {Saturday afternoon the massed bands will march from the ±"wu Brb.ige through the Avenue to Cu-ok’s Gardens and it can easily be gathered what a spectacle the parade will be. The contest will be held at Cook’s Gardens at 8 p.m. ou {Saturday and on Easter Monday. Un Sunday nignt at eight o’clock the pipers will give a Sacred concert at Look’s Garden*. Other Sports The bt. John's Tennis Club has planned its annual tournauieut to extend over the holiday period, ’lue Castlccliff Go-lt Club nas arrang- d a special tournament and the Wanganui Bowling Centre is promoting a spec..al championship tourney. The Marist Footbaii C.iub will tiuva/t to compete in the Spillane C-'ip Noria Island tourney, Kaierau will travel to Wellington to play its annual fixture with Oriental, Pirates will meet Ki:i Tua at Palmerston North and A\auga nui and Old Boys will play .1 match against New Plymouth. The Wungan.ui Pigeon Plying Club 1conducting a young bird *ho > al AD. D. Robb's residence during the wee!; end. Collegiate Old Boys The annual gathering uf uid boys will be held at the Wanganui collegiate Behool during the week end, aud it is expected tba. there wid be a nigger reunion than for many years. Ill's Easter the gatuering win estend official welcome to the new headmaster. Mr. F. W. Gilligan, and Mrs. Gilligan. A comprehensive programme oi spurting events between past and piS'C'it pupils of tile school and local uid boys and visiting ol.i buys Ims Imcn arranged. Tuc gathering will conclude on Mondav night when the old boys’ ball will be he.d in the Big 1-cllool. Shopping Arrangements The usual weekly late shopping night will be observed to-nigbt instead ot to-morruw night, h riday being a close holiday. The greater percentage of business premises m the city au' suburbs wiil be open for trade u.i >*at urday morning until 13.. 10 p.m. and win remain closed from tiien until Easter Tuesday. Grocers’ shops, however, will not open on Saturday, their employees being bi.-iind by an award which declares Easter Saturday a holiday. Picture theatres will not screen to morrow night but will show piet'iies on Saturday and Monday nights as usual. The call of t'ne road will be auswereu by many holiday makers and parties of young people will spend the vacation in motor trips. The popularity ot camping is increasing each year and should tho weather be kind it is nnticinated that the motorists’ camping sites will do a record business this lionuay season.