IN NELSON.
HOW TJIE NEWS WAS RECEIVED | The news of Mr Seddon's death [ came as a great", shock to people in ! Nelson, and many seemed hardly able; to realise its_truth, but. the prevail- ! ing feeling appeared to be that a j calamity had overtaken the Colony in the loss of its Premier. The j Harbor Board, which was sitting at) the time the melancholy news came i to hand forthwith poatpoued all j business, and the Licensing Commit- { tee also adjourned. Within a few j minutes flags appeared at half-mast, j and there were further indications i of mourning in the aspect of citizens! A concert had been arranged by the j Citizens' Band for last evening, but! this was at once abandoned, for noj one was disposed for mirth or music, j
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Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11668, 2 July 1906, Page 1 (Supplement)
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133IN NELSON. Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11668, 2 July 1906, Page 1 (Supplement)
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