HOLIDAY CARNIVAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 277, 23 November 1936, Page 6

HOLIDAY CARNIVAL

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PROGRAMME FINALISED W IDE VARIETY OF El ENTS This coming Christmas will see the inauguration of an annual carnival for Wanganui, a function which should brighten up the festive season, and prove most successful if accorded the local support which might reasonably be expected. Great credit is due to the Tourist and Development League for its enterprise in initiating such a scheme, and no one can deny that the objects are worthy, viz.: To brighten up our festive season: to help to provide the means of sending our bands to the Dominion bands’ contests; to provide a paddling pool for young children on the Castlecliif beach; to plant and do corate the esplanade at Castlecliff; to help to maintain the boys’ afforestation camp; and to encourage and develop from year to year such other civic improvements as the league may see fit. An excellent committee has been organised, representative of most, if not all, of the sports bodies in the city, to control the carnival arrangements. The enthusiasm and initiative being displayed by this committee should provide an incentive for every citizen to help make the carnival a big success. It might, therefore, be opportune at this moment to review the official programme of events in order that everyone might be able decide in what direction he or she can help, and encourage friends to help—and a careful scrutiny will show that there are many avenues open to a willing public, e.g., in the grand procession, in the children’s floral procession, in the various competitions, >n the carnival fair side-shows, etc., as follows: December 26 (Boxing Day).—Regatta at Sandy Hook, including a full programme of rowing events: New Zealand outboard motors championship. Helean Cun. and other motorboat events: and Maori war and other canoe events. A rob-rov (Canadian* '•anoe event or events will be include'] if sufficient entries offer. At night a grand fancy dress bail. Also the North Island Rifle championships. golf, and bowling tournaments will be in progress. December 27 (Sunday) West Coast Surf Clubs’ life-saving event in conjunction with a competition for bathing beauties. (Don’t forget this, girls!) December 28 <Monday night).— Swimming championships at the Gonville baths, and Cook’s Gardens entertainment. including items by Mr Geo. Allen’s dancing troup: grand choir competition (get your choirs moving at once), and the Y.M.C.A. tumblers and acrobats. December 29 (Tuesday night).—i Bands’ entertainment on Cook’s Gardens. including marching, selections. I snecialities by the Highland Pipe j Band, and a massed band perform-1

’ 3 ■ - —= I. I ance. A brass instrument competi- | tion is also being arranged. j December 30 (Wednesday). i Wanganui Horticultural Society's I gladioli show, and at night a grand I open-air wrestling tournament in . Cook s Gardens, with a bout between the two best professionals in the Do- ' minion (a great opportunity for you I all to see prominent matmen in ac- • tion). ! December 31 (Thursday New Year’s Eve).—Street novelties; exhi- , bition of babies, finest ladies’ legs, and , ugly man competitions in the Drill Hall; and at 10 p.m. on Cook’s Gardens a line pyrotechnic display, with a fire brigade demonstration, and dancing on the green—to sec the Old Year out and the New Year in. January 1 'Friday New Year’s i Day *.- Sailing boat regatta on the lower reaches of the river at 10 a.m.; bridge-to-bridge swimming race (to suit tide); children’s floral proces- . ' sion at about 2 p.m., and children’s I floral tableaux in Spriggens Park at 3 p.m.; Maori hakas, pois, and har- ! monies on Cook's Gardens at 8 p.m., I along with floral tableaux and floral ; dances by children. I Grand fancy dress ball at 9.30 p.m. I Wanganui provincial championships ■ tennis tournament commences. | Janury 2 (Saturday). Carnival : greyhound races and axemen’s car- ’ nival on the racecourse at 10.30 a.m.; I and athletic and cycling champion- • ships on Cook’s Gardens at night. January 3 <Sunday).—Model aeroplane competitions at the airport, with • such major events as the Wanganui ' Aero Club can arrange, and possibly ; the presence of a large 'plane for pasI senger flights. Also a grand up-river trip to Ra- ' nana. with Maori functions at the pa i lor those who -'esirn '-.’•ch a novelty. ; Throughout the carnival peri | Grand Carnival .... .n; be run on j Cook’s Gardens, and will include j some of the finest rides procurable in the Dominion for children, and fun I for all. The Wanganui and Ratana i bands are co-operating whole-hearted-i ly. and will be supplying music in I abundance for every programme ■ event. I Cricket matches have been arranged for Christmas and New Y’ear weekends.

Two Excursion Trains More than 780 people from the Taranaki district were conveyed to Wanganui yesterday by special excursion trains from New Plymouth and Stratford, respectively. The train from New Plymouth, which consisted of 14 carriages and a van, carried 410 passengers, 365 of whom were for Wanganui. This train arrived at Wanganui at 11.48 a.m. and was followed at 12.20 p.m. by a second train of 14 carriages from Stratford, which brought 420 visitors to Wanganui. The New Plymouth train returned at 5.30 p.m. and the Stratford excursionists at 6.10 p.m.

Pine Band for Taumarunui. i It is understood that, provided satis- - factorv arrangements can be made, the Wanganui Highland Pipe Band 1 will pay a visit to Taumarunui on Saturday, December 12, to provide a concert at the King Country centre. i The band is to return on th° Sunday night, the round journey of over 200 miles being made by motor car. A church parade is likely to he held on the Sundav morning, ani the band will visit Ohakune on the ’ •.•pu'i) trip. An invitation has be extended la the band to stage its spectacular drum-major’s display during a short stay at. Raetihi.