HUNTLY.
Half-Holiday.—With commendable unanimity, iiuil in strict accordance with their pledged word, the business people hpre closed their premises at one p.m. on Saturday last, and ushered in the half-holiday movement in a style which it is sincerely trusted will b& maintained and speedily followed by tb"se who have not yet fallen into line. As fur those " sordid sweaters who esteemeth every day alike " and ars unceasing in their devotions at the shrine of Mammon, let us hope that an arouse.i, healthy public opinion, will lead all such to see, that they cannot, with impunity, violate the canons of social law without injury to themselves and their fellows. One cannot help noticing two or three facts connected with the attainment of this industrial concession nf a, half-day's relaxation from work. Its importance has been established by the amount of attention, criticism, support, etc devoted to it, and likewise its necessity, which mu-t exist before it will be recognised. It is also worthy of note, that in all such distinctly forward movements how little, liow very little — does the Church, or. me might say, the Churches, lend their did in raising the class of workers in the social scale. Religion, pure and undetiled—not conventional, should have some potency for good, and we all know that a religion which does net act on its own precepts might as well not nxist, and is worthless if it does. Experience dues not warrant us in expecting much from theological sources, but since the Church addresses the conscience of mankind it certainly may do much when in earnest in insisting upon the duty of conceding industrial right*. As it is, those interested must thank the State for present favours, and beg their country customers to shop early. On Saturday afternoon last everybody in Huntly seemed to be mentilly shaking hands with themselves and everybody else. One result nf the Saturiny Imlf-holidny here, is the formation of another cricket club bv those living in tli.i centre and southern end of the township, the ground used by the other club situated at the other extreme end of the township, being ton far away to allow of their availing themselves of the use of it. Should the new club flourish and its members get into form, friendly matches between the two clubs would pr>ve beneficial to both, in creating a good healthy feeling of rivalry and emulation.
Vaccination.—There was a '•mothers' meeting "(in a large scale, at tlie railway station on Tuesday, the mothers' evidently on the look out for somebody who did not come by the poods train. On enquiry I found it was Dr. Brewis who was so expectantly awaited for the purpose of vaccinating? the kowim! re.-idy to lie innocn. lated. However, he did not turn np and the mothers' were disappointed, soino of them haying to trudge home long , distances in the rain.
Skvkre Stobm.—We were visited on Tuesday with a storm (while it lasted) of wind and rain, from the east, accompanied by lightning of a blinding and vivid intensity. The rain was very welcome, though we have had so much lately, and the wind I believe, did not do much damage,
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3186, 24 November 1892, Page 2
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