> There was tha usual large'crowd'in St Paul's churthvard, London, to watch tho' " Old Year out ■ and the J«ew "tar: in. The Scottish element was not so strong as ! in past years, and the mouth-organ almost ' entirely displaced; tho . bagpjpes,,; as the niiiacal instrument for ; the • occasion ' When midnight struck a rooket was-«eiit ••:•> - up,'chcei-s were raised, and'."Auld Lang" Syne", was sung., At manychurches watchnight services were .held, and .in th<j poorer districts.these .were attended in great numbers by slum-<lwellcrs,"riha- h'avo a belief that it is "lucky" to be in'cliurch~ " at, the wane of the Old Year.' Many of ' these people entered the.churches carry-" in* With thau.thoir 6uppcrs of fri«a.fish and uotatoeSi : ; . " ' •
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1060, 24 February 1911, Page 2
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110Page 2 Advertisements Column 7 Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1060, 24 February 1911, Page 2
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