St. Andrew's Day.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2155, 30 November 1875, Page 2

St. Andrew's Day.

"KfrBLIC HOLIDAY.

«j^W of^ovember-tbjl^nV fTJyriary o| {Jftjbtlan&'s patron atf^t^f is: nbV si generally regarded as the sec6nd: [^rekt noliaay of the holiday season,'that tfery few" 1 places in tho Australasian colonies allow it to pass without some j public demonstration. The Thames j people •art-' iis * no' way imMtt&My^ ing themselves of every holiday, or any j pretext for' making holidajr* Hence it ■ ■comes that for Several yeart%6Wi tiie v30thx^ November has -bgen .., duly celebrated. Business ..has been 'almost... .universally., abandoned, and various devices have been resorted to for making merry op the occasion! /[.This Bay] h^sib^ejcfrjj^ iion, and we shall proceed to notice some of the events of the day without further preface. The principal event was

The Odd Fellows I 'Anniversary, which was celebrated by a, procesiion to Tararu, in full regalia, and a programme of sports there. Before this "in point of time.in-the. morning was the *■*> « \ '-BkotWibnW boroxninle^- M' in the paddle steamer Enterprise. The steamer came down from Auckland at early morning, and, to save the necessity of going up a.nd^down^the creek, landed her^cjargb.ait' th;e Sopas Wharf. On going from this wharf to Curtis', this morning, some slight casualty occurred. The paddle wheel stopped, and while one of the hands was examining this with a fiew to discover the cause, the engines were'suddenly started;" /^To Jav^e higiselfr from: being JcnpckedjMovjjb By jihejtaajtij pf'th'e'paddle, the' man plunged into the water. He was picked up unhurt, and but for the delay no damage was done. At Grahamstown Wharf the Enterprise embarked the Thames Cricketers and about 50 or 60 others for Coromandel. The former Bad arranged;.-'t& play a match with the Coromandel Club, and went down to fulfil their engagement. They also went prepared to give the Coromaadel people a taste of their quality -.-as,, disciples of the Sock and Buskin, as well as Knights of the Willow, intending this evening to produce Robertson's comedy of "Caste." For further particulars of how the Cricketers and: the Cpromaadel We refer tbe gentle reader to our telegra-j phic columns this day, and to our special's account whichr.<willo'appear .tomorrow.Another ' .Excursion, to Ohinemuri, was organised, the Transit being advertised, to leave at,B o'clock. She.did leaFe,. but there were very few passengers beyond the ordinary traffic, and some gentlemen proceeding tp Mackaytown on business. There were numerous Private Pic-aics r6 -;. at Tararu, Parawai, and other retired spots about the Thames, and being a very fine day, we have reason to believe that the holiday was hugely enjoyed by all who were permitted to avail themselves of tb;e facilities 'afforded:''"•-*"■ ■* "'- '•>-}■