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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1266, 4 June 1896, Page 37

Tho pictures purchased by Sir Gcorgo Reid, the President of tho Royal Scottish Academy, as the cablegrams recently told us, for tho MeKclvic Trust Art Gallery at Auckland, comprise Mr J. Adams' " Summer—Suushino and Shadow," Mr A. Roche's " Idyl," Mr G. W. Johustono's " Border River," Mr W. Hole's " Cottar's Saturday Night," Mr A. D. Reid's " Havou undor tho Hill," Mr Goorgo Henry's " Rowans," Mr W. MacGoorge's " Bordor Ballad," Mr James Paterson's "Gloncairn" and "Coining Events Cast their Shadows Before," by Mr R. Payton Roid. The pictures chosen are eomniendably varied, and represent sufficiently well the different schools in Scotland. More light is wanted in Auckland naturally—and the Council, discussing tho question of putting up more street lamps, referred tho nutter as usual to a committee. Ono Councillor said tho darkness was so thick in tho city that a few nights ago a pedestrian walked into a stone wall and bumped hisnoso badly, thinking he had reached tho corner of tho street. He was a sergeant of police, too, and a model of propriety. Mr J. Lowlcs, M.P., addressing a public meeting in Melbourne, said it was said, perhaps truly, that people at Home know very little of Australia, but in Australia thoro was also soino want of knowledge of tho gnat empire of which Australia formed a part. Great Britain owned about 51 per cent, of tho whole merchant shipping of the world. Last year ita imports wore £401,000,000; its exports £301,000,000, and it raised a revenue, without strain on tho people, of £100,000,000. Discussing tho Chinese evil, and tho recent revelations at Dunedin, the Napier News nays:—lt isj a noted fact that Chinese _ shopsare frequented by European girl children, and we say that this should not bo. Tho father or mother who encourages a child to go into one of these places—mainly for tho reason that certain goods are to bo had at cheaper rates than they can be procured from tho European trader should first of all weigh the consequences. In tho action brought against the Castleoliff Railway Company by Mr and Mra Flyger to recover £SOO damages in consequence of an accident to Mrs Flyger, District Judge Kettle has given judgment for plaintiffs for X2OO and costs.