CHRISTCHURCH ACID DROPS

Oxford Observer, Volume V, Issue V, 12 May 1894, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH ACID DROPS

BY BOBIN GOODFELLOW. For some little time past Christchurch has had a series of epidemics of a more or less distressing character. We had the monkey measles, the Prohibition craze, the general election and the ghost scare. We are at present undergoing an inflection of Mumps, Rogues, and Vagabonds. It looks as if Chris! church is the happy hunting ground of the speller and general bad characters which are turned out of the other large towns. The consequence is that we have lately had a number of burglaries of a most impudent discription. To-day the police have shown some signs of waking up and quite a number of the objectionable class interviewed Mrßeetham. As they'were remanded I cannot further comment. * # * * * I notice that a correspondent m the Ly ttelton Times thinks that ' Proverbs XX-3. is a very appropriate verse to conclude a controversy as to ' whether "Yerex" was a paid agent and to apply to the prohibitionists generally I leave your readers to decide whether it is a suitable text or not. I think it very likely I shall have some amusing details as to the conduct and editorship of that extra superfine double refined journal the " Prohibitionist " very shortly. Messrs Rhodes Bros who hive for years carried on a news agency business m Colombo Street have taken the shop lately used as "Truth" office and intend to extend their business. Mr -Rhodes told me he intended to keep for the future, the Oxford Observer. lam glad of this. as lam continually asked for- mine and shall be glad to refer people to some place where they can obtain a copy. For the first time m some month's

I visited the Temple of Truth. I was told there was ajlarger audience than Worthingjion has been use£ to lately but could not help noticing the falling off.