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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5046, 16 March 1885, Page 2

The Maryborough Express of a lata date says :•—" What's the time will not be such an easy question to answer inithe future, now that twenty-four hours awl plates are coming into use, and the little distinctions of " a.m." and "p.m." are !to be abolished. For example the Bishop of Nelson announces that serrice will be held in the Church of the tomorrow at 19 30—which is a good deal simpler than our old friend "7.30 p.m." His Lordship apparently brings the new system into force with the penetential season of Lent; and there will: at first be a little trouble and mortification of spirit inTolved in substituting the new system for the old. On the other hand, there is a full flavored sound about the new notation of time which will give it special charms for some people. The game of Bezique rose into popularity, because of the high numbers employed in it, and perhaps when the publicans find that they are. asked to close their houses at 23 o'clock instead of 11, they won't grumble so much about doing so." < •

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