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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 294, 5 September 1908, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS. Q 1' E R A " E 0 U, S E. Under the direction of- Allan' Hamilton. <' RUPERT CLARKE, JOSN WREN, MEYNELIi AND GUNN'S DRAMATIC CO; DO YOU NOTE PUBLIC OPINION? If so you would unreservedly understand that the Immediate Production running at the Opera House— "THE LITTLE BREAD "WINNER," .'- "THE LITTLE BREAD WINNER," Is not only attracting Huge Houses nightly; but is genuinely one of the most successful productions yet presented to the people of WelBECAUSE IT IS CLEAN! " BECAUSE IT IS . WHOLESOME! BECAUSE IT IS ENTERTAINING! : A DEEP WELL Of ' TEARS, PATHOS, LAUGHTER. NOTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT! FAREWELL TWO" NIGHTS! FAREWELL TWO-NIGHTS! ' Interpreted by.. : MISS BEATRICE HOLLOWAY And a ' • - 1 ■■ -- • REPRESENTATIVE. STAR "CAST. . . TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, First Production of the People's Strong Drama by Arthur." Shirley,. .. "THE STEPMOTHER." (For Four Nights Only.) Reappearance of • MR. ERNEST LEICESTER, The Distinguished English ActorThe play produced by Mr. C. R. STANFORD. Note.—The Plan for "The Stepmother" openß THIS MORNING. Box Plan at the Dresden. After 2 o'clock at Abel's, tobacconist, also day sales. Popular Prices—3s., 25., Is. Early Doors, 6d. to Back Stalls and Gallery. , 6403 rjIOWN HALL. TOWN HALL. Under the direotion of Warwick Ainsley. POSITIVELY TWO NIGHTS ONLY, THURSDAY A ND FRIDAY, SEPT. 10 and XL . A GREAT MUSICAL EVENT. Unequalled in its importanCß ■in the annals of New Zealand. MISS IRENE AINSLEY ' " MISS IRENE AINSLEY - (Madamo Melba's Protegee). Sinoe Miss Ainsley's memorable : debut •in London in 1906, when their R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales , were present, and Madame Melba played her young protegee's accompaniments, this gifted singer has enjoyed one long sequence of triumphs, appearing with all the leading artists of the world in Ireland, Scotland, and the Continent. . Further particulars will be announced later. Prices—Reserved Seats, 55.; unreserved, 3s. and 2s. Box plan will be opened at the Dresden MONDAY MORNING, September 7, at 9 o'clock. Business Manager, WARWICK AINSLEY. • . . ■ 6381 gILLI'ARDS! THE .GAME : -MADE PERFECT. ALCOCK'S New Patent- — METELBAK CUSHIONS Ren..*. (Resilient Patent.) Guaranteed 60 per cent, betier. tliari .the best Cushions ovor bofore manufactured. • METELBAK CUSHIONS are- the-latest and greatest improvement -to Billiard Tables, combining maximum speed with minimum effort. Five Tables fitted 'with' METELBAK CUSHIONS "can bo inspected at READ AND MURRAY'S BILLIARD PARLOUR, Victoria Street, opposite Free Public Library. Sole Patentees— ALCOCK AND CO., Billiard Table Manufacturers, CS5i WELLINGTON. . ELECTIOM NOTICES.. HUTT ELECTION. A MEETING of those Ladies and Gentlemen who are willing to be enrolled on Mr. WILFORD'S PETONE COMMITTEE will bo held at the Chronicle Building (upstairs) on SATURDAY, ' SEPTEMBER a, 190S, at 8 p.m. • Entrance by side door. Intimation by letter if attendance impossible will be appreciated. Mr. Wilford will be present.' R, WYLIE, -Organising Secretary. 6335 - , WELLINGTON EAST. , GENERAL ELECTION, 1908. To the Electors of Eoseneatti,- Hataitai, and Surrounding Districts. MR. WILLIAM M'LEAN will be glad tc meet Ladies and Gontlemeii with a view to forming a Committee, at the Schoolroom, Roseneath, on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER. S, at S o'clock. W., J. FERKINS, . Acting-Hon. Secretary. PUBLIC KOTiCES.. : £100 . C 'X EN G E In "Evening Post" of' September; I'the following was advertised:—" A student can be'comt a rapid writer of Gregg Shorthand in half the time required to master only the.theory of other systems." ' Believing that Pitman's is the most easily learned and, in every way, the best system extant, we challenge the above, statement, and offer hereby to submit to any test -_t]je .Gregg representative may arrange, .with a .view, to testing such claim, provided T only, that a: coin, mittee of five reputable, disinterested;, and wellknown Wellington citizens. approve - of and supervise such test. .. . , '•\ ;' If a majority of the supervising committee decides that the statement. quoted. above is substantiated, we undertake to. forfeit .£IOO to the general funds of the Wellington Y.M.C.A; The sum of .£IOO lias been" deposited with the editor of the "Dominion," as evidence of the bona fides of this challenge, to -be refunded to us or handed to the Y.M.C.A., as the case may be. This offer to remain open till'noon on Monday, September 11. • PROPRIETORS , BANKS'S . COMMERCIAL COLLEGE. ... 6395 KARORI BOROUGH COUNCIL, NOTICE is hereby given that at a Special Meeting of the Karori Borough Council, held at the Borough Council Offices, on the 11th day of August, 1908. it Was resolved:— In pursuaneo and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by "The Local Bodies Loans Act, 1901," and its amendments, the Council of tho Borough of Karori hereby resolves as follows: — That for the.purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of .£2OOO authorised to be raised by the Karori Borough Conncil under tho,above-mehtioned Acts for Levelling, Laying-out; Improving, and Planting the Recreation Reservo and tho crection thereon of the necessary buildings the 6aid Karori Borough Council hereby makes and levies (by Special Order) a Special Rate of One-Twelfth" (l-12th) of a Penny in tho Pound upon tho liateable Value (on the basis of tho unimproved | value) of all rateable property in tho Borough ot Karori, and that snch Rate shall bo an annual-recurring Rate during the currency of such Loan and be payablo half-yearly on the first day of Juno and tho first day of December in each and every vear -during the currency of such Loan, being a period of twenty-five years or until the Loan is fully paid off. The above resolution will be submitted for confirmation at tho Ordinary Meeting of the Council to bo held on TUESDAY, tho Bth dav of September, 1908, at 8 p.m., at the Borough Council Offices, Karori. W. F. ENGLAND, 6199 . Town Clerk. WANTED, all DEPOSITORS in BANKS to purchase "DOMINION BANKING—. What It la, What It Does!" Poet free, 2s. 3d. jAddreea Box 851, Wellington. 281,