Prince of Wales' Birthday.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2137, 9 November 1875, Page 2

Prince of Wales' Birthday.

1 Goaoral KolidoyL' '* 'l L

To-day, being the 34th anniversary of the birth of the Prince of Wales, has been pretty generally observed as va- holiday* In a town like this the outward and visible signs of a holiday ■&¥&' the closed shops, the presence, in the streetv^t. some hours of the day of :mdre" than the average number of people-ii^theit Sunday clothes, and at other times the desertedappearance o^tbe'i'tlee'iJßl^rom tBe r-''abserice f-'6f.;the .usnal . pedestrians on business bent, lhese evidences of a holiday were appareotrrtor<iay..' 1 . J^earlyr all- the shops in the Borough were closed, and but a few|^sjUo^ed, any, f disposition :, .to attact custom by so much as opening a idPQßx.h'iJ^'i:* comparatively; early hour $ large number of persons left Grahamsstown Wharf inthejNaval-ißrigade boats for Kopu, there to enjoy the hospitality of Stheobrigade at; a. spicnic^i ■ ■;Thersweather waF^dt^p; ;J>ng'ht(; as it;«mighfr- have been^!lju|i^flie latiies seein-te'ihave had confidence that the day woulcl He fine, and so it was. At Parawai Gardens a cricket match and athletic' sports were arranged and thither a large number of "persons went on pleasure bent. Tararu attracted many visitors,: the prospect of strawberries and ftream, dancing on the green, and a stroll over the picturesque grounds having greater attracts ns for sofiie parties than the' sports^ and the cricket at Parawai. The consequence of these attractions outside the townships w.as that the business thoroughfares were deserted, presenting an aspect of desolation to which even'recent experiences of dull times was a pleasing contrast. It is evident-'that" the Prince of Wales' birthday has become a thoroughly recognised holiday, a^-much so as that of Her Majesty the Queen, and year by year this 9th day of November gains in publiVesteem a.s d d»yjio be observed — peThapsibecause it is? the first of a long succe^sjpjn, of ; holidays,, and ; because it comes?S^^a-pleasant season,- as much as from [its being the birthday of the Heir Apparent^ i.i -t .x r •