WHANGAREI.
Naturally the sad news of our beloved Queen's death has caused a heavy cloud of mourning to settle ->ver our small community, and most of the business places have been draped with black since the news of Her Majesty's unexpected decease was received. Flags have been flying at half-mab-; many have also black
a considerable time after the sadffl \ news came to hand. All festbitiesffl ■ have been postponed to a later date.B *0n Thursday all public offices, postra ]office and telegraph station, and rail-ffl i way offices and workshojjs closedffl | from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The railway! ■workshops are now working- with aj smuch reduced stall: as a token of re-] jspect to Her Majesty's decease, and! I generally business as far as possible? |has been suspended. Memorial ser-1 | vices were held in all the churches on > Sunday. i
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Auckland Star, Issue 23, 28 January 1901, Page 3
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