TOWN and COUNTRY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 40, 27 January 1936, Page 4

TOWN and COUNTRY

Railway Euchre and Dance. A euchre party and dance will he held at the Railway Social Hall tomorrow night. Business Changes Hands. The Stratford hair-dressing and tobacconist business formerly owned \.y Mr W. Casey, lias been transferred ic Mr I. Bamfortl, Tlawera. Excursions Popular. A large number of Stratford people made use of railway excursions at the week-end. On the express to Rotorua on Saturday night 44 Stratford people departed, and 175 travelled to New Plymouth yesterday by the weekly excursion.

Day of King's Funeral. Special services will he held in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford, on Tuesday, the day of the King's funeral. At 7 a.m. there wi'l be a celebation, of Holy Communion, and at 10.45 a.m. tliere will he a short service consisting of the Litany, and special prayers, and concluding with the two-minute silence at 11 a.m.

Mourning Colours. Purple am! black have not, always been the mourning colours for kings and queens, and black is not used everywhere to denote private mourning. In the Middle Ages white was used by bereaved queens, and Henry VIII wore white for poor Anne Boleyn. In China white has always been the mourning colour; pale brown is the hue in Persia; yellow in Egypt and in Burma. But in every country there is some colour used for mourning and some mourning customs Tnlki'es on Liners. • Overseas passengers will view with interest the announcement of Shaw, Savill and Albion Company that its cabin class ships, Mataroa, Akaroa, and Taniaroa, will bci fitted with talkie machines. This line is (the oldest established line in the New Zealand trade, and will pioneer the installation of talkie pictures in the direct.service to the United Kingdom. The Mataroa, duo at Auckland early next month, is the first vessel to he

so equipped sud :i cable lias been received that the passengers are very pleased with the thoughtfulness of the company in providing such -line entertain incut.