THE KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1907. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 62, 27 December 1907, Page 2

THE KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1907. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.

A CfiRJPTMAS to all is the general note souaded at fljis season, and we take advantage hpf ih£ sion to add our voice to the multitude and express the wish heartily to all and sundry. Yuletide celebrations have come to us down the ages and among our people in all climes, and Under all conditions the occasion is one of general rejoicing and festivity. It is good that it should be so, and the person who is not susceptible to sie tofhfgncc of goodfellowship, is the fares ; t Yfp colonials are a p.ecuijar people, arid p.nt. had fjiae <to create a'history, or traditions, 1 QUf o\vn. From the very nature! oaf o,yr methods Qf! cefebratißg differ l from those .of the Old f. UQ)Y-1 ever, what matters outward differences j when the fjwdameiatal mo-j live exist®, " .on ] good- j will towards men," was }}fO£|ajmed long centuries ago, and, to his predit j belt said, the Britisher remembers] and pays heed to the command at 1

least once a year. Narrowness is forgotten and prejudice buried, and we meet our fellow man on a common ground, and each feels the better for it. Christmas preaches a powerful sermon, and one which we all are influenced by. Regardless of creed and doctrine, and disdaining the finer distinctions of class or culture, humanity in general is drawn closer, and the seasonable compliments are exchanged with a broadness of spirit and a sympathy, little exercised throughout the year. We are a reserved people and little given to demonstrativeness. It is good to have la meeting ground where all can expand unashamed, or unshackled by everyday convention. The past year has been important to the King Country, and the hand of progress has been busy in the district. A year ago the Chronicle sentforth its first Christmas wishes clothed in the modesty of youth. To-day, with a year added to its age, the Chronicle renews the wishes and confidently look forward to a still greater measure of progress and prosperity in the coming year. Meanwhile, this is the festive season, so let us greet all we meet with good wishes, and trust that peace and prosperity will go hand in hand throughout the district, and the seeds of goodfellowship, sown in the good old Christmas time, will grow and expand under the mellowing influence of Time which brings each recurring Christmas nearer to us. Again, A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.