THE HOLIDAY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13195, 5 June 1906, Page 4

THE HOLIDAY.

I I I Yi-stkimiay (WhitfMouday) was only parti} I observed as a holfbiv, as a huge number of J the shops jimLw/iviioiisrs which dosed on j Empire Day Ippi* open. The Print* of Wales' liirlhpy, which fell on Sunday, was also \ obrrved , yesterday. Very few of i the business premises in Queenstreet were. [Imjxl. and the street present*"') the appearance? of a Saturday afternoon. The- variousUoveminen! i trices were closed, but the Stiptine Court and the Arbitration Court eotititijed their sittings. The banks. insurance iifJce?. and Stock Exchange were closed, as jvere also the grocers' and butchers' slips. The principal outdoor gathering wa» nt Klkrslie, where the .second day's racing it the Auckland K(icii|i» CUih'tt Great jXorthjru Steeplechase Meeting «.<s held, Lnijc numbers were conveyed. thither, by tjsiin and iuiiii, and a number visited rtth«| places oil the Auckland railway line. The ferry steamer* were also well patronised, people availing thrnselvcs of the opportunity to visit the various bar- ] bour resorts; The evening attractions included the performance* at His Majesty'? Theatre,, t\i Opera House, the circus at Mechanics'- Jay, and other places of amusement. 1 , Tie trim) traffic Was very heavy throughout the day, hip I between ove and si.v o'clock in the evening the number of ears was iimifiicient to cope' with the tratfie The banks will be dosed to-day. The liirt.lniay of life Prince of Wales waft celebrated 'at the ' Thames on Simday by a ciurcb parade of the marines, volunteers. and cadets this morning, id. the Vesleyan Church. There was an excellent muster of all the companies, and also a, iet-aetrment from the Ohinemttri Rifles. The church ''.was tilled to its utmost capacity. The pulpit was occupied by Mr. C. H. Poole, who delivered a very appropriate and impressive sermon from the text "I hate not come to bring peace, but the sword," The following companies took pail in the parade; No. l Battalion ; f ,'Batt all ion Band, under Bandmaster Clarke; No. 1 Thames Rifles, under Lieutenant Spraggon : Ohinetmiri Rifles, under Captain Hubbard: Hauraki Rifles, under Lieutenant Clark; Fire Brigade, under Superintendent Burn*!, and Captains Gibbons arid Addison. Cadet Battalions: Cadet Band, under Bandmaster Howe;' No? 1 Company, under Lieutenant. Shepherd; No. 2, 'under Captain Hewitt;.No. 3, Captain Ferguson; No. 4. Lieutenant Floyd; and No. 5, Captain Newton. The No. ] Battalion was under the command of Captain Hubbard, and the Cadet Battalion of Major Lucas." [BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] TtMAitu, Monday. The only local holiday attractions wore the football tournament and hockey matches. - " *