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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 318, 3 October 1908, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS. OP E R A H ,0 U S E. Lessee Mr. J. C. Williamson Under tho Direction of Bland Holt POPULAR PRICES: 3s„ 25., Is'. No Early Doors. TO-NIGHT SATURDAY, ■TO-NIGIJT OCTOBER 3. TO-NIGHT Reappearance of BLAND HOLT And his TOPULAR COMPANY OF DRAMATIC ARTISTS. First Representation in Wellington of the Drury Lane Spectacular Drama— THE GREAT MILLIONAIRE. "NGA MIHI KI AOTEAROA." In the land of the Fern and the tussocks Misty mount, and fertile plain, Where wo used to play as children, Where wo've played as woman and man; Once again, across the footlightsThrob of heart and clasp of handIn the land of the fern and the tussock; Hero, in dear old Maoriland. , i There were partings; there was sorrow; There was sickness, near to death; There was kindness to remember Till wo draw our latest breath Through our hearts there ran this longing: That by Fato it might bo planned— Once more to face the footlights Here, in dear old. Maoriland. Life is short, and time is fleeting But a span, and man grows old. Loving Hearts wo fain would wolcome Underneath the sod lie cold And we shed a tear of gladness. We've been spared—Thank God!—to stand Face to Face, across tho footlights, "With our friends in Maoriland. THE GREAT MILLIONAIRE. ■ THE/ GREAT MILLIONAIRE. THE GREAT MILLIONAIRE. THE GREAT MILLIONAIRE. Written by CECIL RALEIGH, Esq. . Produced by arrangement ■ with , ' ARTHUR,,P. COLLINS, Esq. • Managing Director Drury Lane Theatre, ' . London. Illustrated in a Series of FOURTEEN BEAUTIFUL TABLEAUX, >. .By MR. JOHN. BRUNTON. A Park in Devonshire. The Home of the Gypsies. Tho Home of .the Spendthrift. The , Itomo of the Millionaire. The Home of Civic Function. Guildhall: Reception to Their Majesties the King and Queen of England. Office of tho Millionaire. Outside the Carlton Hotel. , THE MILLIONAIRE'S BANQUET. A Street in the London Slums. The Bread Riot. At Deerwood Towers.' ' ' THE CLIFFS AT BRIGHTON. THE SENSATIONAL MOTOR CAR CHASE. THE SENSATIONAL MOTOR CAR CHASE. THE SENSATIONAL JTOTOR CAR CHASE. THE LAWN AT DEERWOOD TOWERS. Box Plan at Holliday's (Reserved Seats, 45.).Day Sale Tickets' at Abel's. , ■ Business Manager ... CHRISTIE SIMONSENS ■ ■■ 7008 ' MANAWATU AND WEST COAST M AGRICULTURAL SHOW And INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. MANAWATU KENNEL CLUB SHOW, Palmerston 'North. NOVEMBER i, 5, 6, 1908. , PRIZES OFFERED, JiliOO. CHALLENGE CUPS. AND MEDALS. ALL ENTRIES, excepting Live Stock, CLOSE OCTOBER 9, 1908. All Live Stock Entries CLOSE OCTOBER 16.' Free Copy of Prize List at any A. and P. Office, or from J. C. LANE, 6666 Secretary. PUBLIC NOTICES. £100 gHORTHAND QHALLENGE; • . FIRST CHALLENGE :- On September 2 we sent a Challenge by letter to the Gregg Representative. TWO VITAL Stipulations were:— (1) Each side' to deposit > loser's deposit to be forfeitod toiY.M.C.A. (2) Mr. Irwin permitted to choose Supervising . Committee. ' This Challenge definitely declined by Mr. Irwin on September 3. . . - SECOND CHALLENGE :- By advertisement in The .Dominion of September "5, 9, and 12, setting out terms for public information. .This differed from First Challenge on TWO VITAL POINTS (1) -Mr. Irwin not required to risk any deposit. Wo alono deposited .£IOO with Manager of The Dominion. (2) Neither side any special rights re appointment of-'Committee. The published Challenge was accepted on September 10. Mr. Irwin submitted the foliqwing conditions (inter alia) for consideration of the Committee, in a letter to tho • Manager l - of The Dominion :— (1) A Gregg and a Pitman Student to bo selected from the respective institutions to submit to a test. , (2) The test to be held "at our (Gregg •Institute's) earliest convenience." (3) COMMITTEE, to arrange examination for Gregg student. (i) Examination Paper for Pitman-stu-dent to be set by MR. IRWIN. (5) Examination papor of Pitman student to, be marked by. some person to be - nominated by MR. IRWIN. Apparently these conditions did not afford tho Gregg systom all tho protection it required, for Mr. Irwin claimed also that ho was to choose all the members of the Supervising Committee. We suggested that, as the Challenge stipulated no method, each party should nomiuate two persons, and the four thus selected should chooso the fifth. We nominated A. W. Kitson, Esq., and'H. F. Allen, Esq. On September 23 we wrote:'"lf your conditions are adopted by the Committee to be appointed, wo are bound, by terms' of Chaljengc, to accept .them, and we aro willing to do so." On September 26 we wrote: "We hope for your own sake you will advance matters a stage by either accepting our suggestion re appointing a Committee, or making a bettor suggestion;" On September 29 the Manager of The Dominion wrote to Mr. Irwin to the effect that the test appeared to be only waiting the appointment of Committee, and pointing out that his persisting in his claim re method of appointment would necessarily throw a doubt on his willingness to go on with the test, and dostroy public confidence in lest. Mr. Irwin's reply was his advertisement of October 1, in which he BACKS OUT of his acceptance, and ingeniously tries (o cover an inglorious rotreat by creating confusion between the two Challenges. Ho wishes to read into tlie Challenge which ho accepted, ONE ONLY' of tho important stipulations in tho prior Challenge which he refused. The whole of the correspondence in the mattor can be inspected at our Office. BANKS'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE. . ' 7001 TURNOVER COMPOSITOR. WANTED, at once, Smart Turnover Compositor. 'Good country office; good' wages. Apply. "Witness," Mantua, Taranaki. ; 6937