IN WELLINGTON.
(Per Press Association.! WELLINGTON, Nov. 11. The signing of the Armistice was commemorated in Wellington to-day. On the stroke of eleven all traffic in the city ceased for two minutes. There was an impressive silence also in the majority of shops, offices and factories. In Parliament, members remained standing for two minutes and then joined in singing a hymn and the National Anthem. During the silence interval at Trentham Camp a bugler sounded the Last Post, all ranks standing to attention.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18329, 12 November 1921, Page 5
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83IN WELLINGTON. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18329, 12 November 1921, Page 5
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