LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Special railway arrangements are announced for Christmas Day, and Boxing Day, as will be seen by advertisement elsewhere. It is notified that the return excursion fare from Wanganui to Nelson lias been reduced to 30s for return ticket by saloon Of this temporary chance a good many should avail themselves. Yesterday waa the longest day of the year m this hemisphere. It 13, m fact, the gummer solstice with us. The days will shortly oommence to shorten. The following rather peculiar mixture was lately given out at a morning service m a certain church m one of the Northern counties— Vicar ; '• Hymn 26? m the new edition. There will be a baptismal service at 3.30 this afternoon. Inf&ntfl to lie brought at 3.15. If any of the congregation have not got them they can be supplied by the curate m the vestry at Is *ach, or with rod backs for 2s. The 263 rd hymn, <fee. M It was stated at the licensing meeting yesterday that the hotel keepers appeared to be anxious to work with the Committee m suppressing drunkenness. One member affirmed that he had not Been a single person drunk m the streets since the recent meeting of the Committee—a state of things which it m to be hoped will continue.— Examiner.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1588, 22 December 1885, Page 2
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