Sir,-If "Tennyson’s" wish was granted, many hundreds of listeners would be disappointed. The 30 séconds for silent prayer is kept in many ships and in soldiers’ and sailors’ clubs throughout the world as well as in countless homes. I have frequently seen in the Seamen’s Institute at Auckland all the seamen present at socials or dances stop their game or dance as soon as Big Ben strikes at 9.0 p.m. and reverently stand in silent prayer. Sometimes when this session has inadvertently been missed, seamen have asked the reason why. As one said to me: "I look forward to hearing Big Ben, for I always like to send a silent message aloft for my old folk at Home at that time." True, I have known the striking to annoy bridge players, end no doubt it irritates others, but they usually have the opportunity to switch the radio off.
H. K.
VICKERY
(Auckland).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 10, Issue 259, 9 June 1944, Page 7
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