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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1711, 18 May 1886, Page 2

' The Indian and Colonial Exhibition, now' being held m London,- will do much to revive trade m all parts of the British possessions, and those colonists who have be^n fortunate enough "by hook, or by crook " to gather together the necessary cash to enable them to go Home will be having a rosy time together. It is to be hoped writes the N. Z. Watchman, that they will represent the state of affairs m this colony m its truo light, and not by false misrepresentations, induce the unwary to come" and buy land, upon which,. owing to its" excessive value, no ftau can make a living. A bill has been introduced into the English Parliament to extend the hours during which marriages may be lawfully solemnised. It provides that from and after the passing of the proposed Act it shall be lawful to solemnise a marriage at any time between the hours of eight m the forenoon and four m the afternoon, and repeals the existing law, under which persons are liable to punishment if th,ey soletnuise matrimony except ■between the hours of eight' and twelve o'clock m the forenoon. An English contemporary .prophesies that when marriages t&ke place m the afternoon, the" breakfast will probably be replaced by a five o'clock tea on a large scale, which will answer all purposes, and cause far less misery and fidget." New Zealand, says an exchange, already enjoys the liberty m regard to hours which is being sought, for m England, but wedding breakfasts have not yet become extinct. ♦ ■■ , — ' .