FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

Evening Star, Issue 18021, 15 July 1922, Page 10

FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO

A remade recently made by tho Prince of Wales about his desire to visit the Australian colonies has revived a hope among some people at Home that His Royal Highness may yet bo induced to visit tho colonies; and tho hope prevails in certain quarters that if the proposed intercolonial exhibition in 1879 is to be a good one, the holding of _it may bo made tho occasion for giving effect to His Royal Highness’s wishes. » * ‘file survey of a lino—EdendaM coastwise to Gatlin’s River and thence to Invert'lel Junction—has been commenced. Tho 1 Brace Herald ’ claims that it will shorten 1 tho distance to Invercargill by twenty miles and open up 20,000 acres of level country, it- # # * Tho Invercargill-Kingston Railway was formally opened to-day (July 10, 1878). High holiday was observed at the terminus. The journey occupied a little over five hours. » » » All is not harmony when musicians meet, as was proved'to-day by a quarrel between two of our leading musical amateurs which led to an exchange of blows between them in Princes street. Both suffered—one from a blow planted in the eye, and tho other from a kick upon tho shin bone. Wo should recommend them to let the affair go no further, and leave criticism to the Press.