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Press, Volume LII, Issue 9298, 26 December 1895, Page 3

AT RANGIORA.

Divine service on Christmas Dur WM held ip the St. John's Church of England with a full choral reading, Rev. F. F. Fendall officiated; and in tbe Roman Catholic Church, tbe Very Rev. Father O'Connor holding the mass, at both of which there were large congregations, in spite of the high temperature of the weather. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELBa*_A_lS.) AUCKLAND, December 25. There is splendid weather for the holidays and Auckland is crowded with visitors. WELLINGTON, December 24. The weather promises well for the holidays. The excursion steamers leaving tonight for North and South were crowded with passengers. The Grafton took-the Star and Wellington Clubs' crews which were to compete at the Nelson regatta on Boxing Day. There was also a large exodus by the country trains daring the day. The streets were thronged to-night and business seems brisker than hM beer the case for some years. December 25. The weather to-day hM been glorious and promises to continue throughout the holidays. DUNEDIN, December 24. The streets were crowded to-night, an unusually large number having come in from the country, while the number which left town by- tbe trains is smaller than usual The chief attractions for Boxing Day are the Military Tournament, in which many outside volunteers are engaged, and the Regatta, which is exciting unusual interest, owing to scullers from Wellington and Lyttelton meeting McGrath, the champion, while a Timaru crew engage in the Junior Fours. The steamer Wakatipu left this evening with about 150 excursionists for Stewart Island.