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Gt —— 3 Midnight: 2ft. • ; Sunday was Mothering Sunday—the fourth Sunday in Lent —and an old English ceremony was carried out in Auckland. Long ago' it was the custom on Mothering Sunday for sons and daughters who w r ere employed away from home to return to their' parents and to take'their mother a small gift. The mother would give her children simnel cake, made only for'that occasion, and the family reunion *• in time led to worship as a family in the church/with' special-services, -
In connection with the. burglaries which were committed in Levin on Monday night or early on Tuesday morning, the' police have arrested two youths, one allegedly the leader of the coup and another. - ; « , . Commemorating the patriotism, sacrifice,. and good comradeship of the many thousands of New Zealand troops associated with the town of Waltqn-on-Thames (England), during the war, a new by-pass, thoroughfare, New-. Zealand Avenue, was formally opened several weeks ago. The opening ceremony was performed by Captain A. Hudson (Parliamentary Secretary to tho Minister'for Transport), and the New Zealand; High Commissioner, Sir James Parr,-was also present, • - - ; - -
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 72, 26 March 1936, Page 8
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