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Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 137, 11 June 1898, Page 6

As the meeting of Parliament approaches the political "tipster" is naturally in evidence. Just now he seems busy in forecasting the outcome of the debate on the Address-in-Reply, and, while he does not claim to have yet pricked the card for the division, avers that a substantive motion on the Address will be moved by the Leader of the Opposition. There can, however, be no hope of making the Treasury benches untenable by the Seddon Cabinet, unless tho ■ aid of tho Left Wing be secured. This, our informant avers, will be compassed by proffer of a Left Wing amendment of the adverse motion which Captain Hussell will gracefully accept, and thus fuse the forces of the "Opposition and the Progressive Liberals in direct attack upon the sins of Seddonism. The weather here this morning was exceptional. A dense fog quite obscured the city, and iv the main streets about 8 a.m. the mist was so thick that all things beyond a radius of 20 or 30 yards were quite invisible. The Premier to-day establishes a record for length of oilice continuously as Prime Minister of the colony. Mr. Snddon assumed the position on 18tli May, 1893, and consequently to-day can claim the honour of having been Premier for five years and '12 days. The record previously was held by Sir Edward Stafford, who became Premier on 2nd June, 3850, and held the position till 12th July, 18(51— live years and 41 days. This afternoon Constable De Norville arrested a man named John Kilgour, cdias O'Connell, on a charge o£ obtaining a diamond ring at Masterton and board and lodging at Grey town North by means of false pretences. The average number of persons who make use of the Public Library may, the Librarian (Mr. Rowe) thinks, be fair) y set down at from 700 to 800 daily. About 150 persons change books in tho lending department ; about 70 visit the reference library, at least 150 ladies visit the ladies' room, while more persons come merely to read the newspapers and periodicals than for all other purposes put together. Messrs. James poison & Sons express themselves well pleased with the result of their experiment of opening shops in London for the retail sale of meat. Lady Ranfurty will ho present at the second performance of "Dorothy" by the Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society on Thursday evening. The box plan was opened at Holliday's this morning, and a big house is expected for the first performance next Wednesday. The Public Librarian in "Wellington (Mr. T. W. Rowe, M.A.) gives the City Council some interesting statistics with regard to the ispue of books by various popular author! 5 , and :ilso makes the following remarks thereon : — " Marie Corelli, owing to a gradual increase in the number of copies of her works, heads the list, displacing Mrs. Ilenry Wood, who had been first for three years in succession. Miss Braddou remains second, while Mrs. Henry "Wood falls from first to third placo, and Rider Haggard from third to fourth. Baring-Gould, Boothby, and Doyle show an increase of popularity, while Mrs. 1 [ungorford aud Kipling show a slight, and Mitford and Weyman a considerable, falling-off in popularity :is compared with the previous year. Annie S. Swan, John Strange Winter, J. Hocking, Adeline Sergeant, Curtis Yorke, aud Gilbert Parker are inserted in this list for the first time, while Crawford, Fergus Hume, Besant and Rice, Edna Lyall, Crockett, and Dora Russell have been omitted from it. Investors and others aro reminded that tho sale of tho suburban sections at Maarania, Kliandallali, taks placo at the auction rooms of Macdonald. Wilson & Co. on Tuesday next, at 2.30 o'clock. As tho estate accounts iv connection with tho proporty aro to be closed up this slionld be a favourablo opportunity for investors and thoso in search of first-class suburban allotmonts. The position of the sections is good, v and tho fact of the rates being only Id iii tho .£ are points greatly iv favour of theso suburban allotments. Full details aro published in our auction advertisement column. Messrs. J. H. Bethuno & Co. announce that they will sell by auction on Friday next, at 2 o'clock, a; journalist's woll-selected library, comprising 500 volumes of general works of litoraturo by tho best and most popular authors. A catalogue is now in course of preparation, and may bo had on application. Tho samo firm publishes n. list of sound freehold investments which it has in hand for privato salo. Messrs. Thompson Bros, & Co. announce in our columns that their first shipmont ot bananas will arrivo early on Monday ex s.s. Upolu, and they will sell it under tho hammer the samo day at their rooms, 39, Mannersstreet. "Arm, Boys, Arm," in a seasonable titlo to an advertisement in this issue, and tho onthuaiasin of those taking the oath iv defence of our hearths and homes will doubtless cause them to read. A slump in blankets ia advertised by Mr. C. Smith, the Cash Draper, Cuba-itreet, he having purchased eight bales that had been seized in transit at a very substantial discount, and us his stock is already very heavy, he has decided to off or them at the following low priooH : — Singlo bed blankets,, 5s lid, Gs lid, 7s lid, 8s lid per pair ; double bed blankets, 9s lid, 12s Gd, 14s (id, IGs fid boht twilled colonial blankets, single bed 14s Od, double bid 19h (id. Inspection always solicited at C. (Smith's, the Cash Draper, Cuba-street. — Abvt.

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