ARMISTICE DAY.

Otaki Mail, 7 November 1923, Page 2

ARMISTICE DAY.

SUNDAY’S SERVICES. The whole Empire has united s ijL the year 1!»1S in commemorating Aj b , istiee Day by a solemn silence of tie, minutes, beginning a t the hour of eleven a.lll. in each country, dominion and dependency. His Majesty ii ;is w ; pressed the wish that in this j'teseut year when Armistice Day falls on y uc ' day, a service of commemoration shoul.i be held in the churches, and the (jtiv* eminent of New Zealand trusts tl lat tln> several denominations throughout the Dominion will agree to jeirtlV ,i f . vote their morning services on Sum) sv tile lith November to that object. If those Services eonniienced, ;is j s usual, at It a.m. it would be ditlicuk to observe equally ihe preeedcut of silent commemoration at the same lout. For that reason the special services 55 Westminster Abbey at which the Kirc will be present, has been by Ills May’ tv’s desire appointed to commence at to.-I.J a.lll. During that service at the hour of 11 a.m. the solemn silence avill be observed. The New Zealand Government trusts that the Dominion churches will agr*e to arrange that 011 .Sunday, the Ifth November, tile morning services shall commence not later than 10.45. and that in the course of those services u,e several congregations ma.v be invite! to rise ai 11a.m. and silence be absolved fo.r two minutes. In cities or boroughs in which the trams are running on a Sunday it idesired that the trams should snip fw two minutes at 11 u.m. The Government trusts that all Hus who are unable to attend a church service on that date will, in accordance with the precedent followed since lids, observe solemn silence for two minute, at 11 u.m. on that date.