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South Canterbury Times, Issue 5033, 14 June 1889, Page 3

The mystery of Dark Street, the basis of our story, begins to deepen in the chapter wo print to-day. Messrs J. and J. Thomson are opening new goods for Saturday’s trade. Messrs Hunter, King and Co , have a now adverti-ement in another column.

Messrs Davies aud Murphy announce the arrival of new winter dress stuffs, also that tailoring is now carried on in all its branches under a first class cutter.

By letter read at the Hospital Board to day itlwas’shown conclusively that the sending one of their charitable aid subjects to Meldourno, some days ago, has turned out most successful. The husband met his one time erring wife with open arms, and they mutually agreed to forgive and forgot. The writer concluded the letter by sending her respects to the members of the board. The latter were much amused at the letter, and as the writer enclosed her address, no doubt they will heartily return her compliments.

The “bad times" in Auckland don't appear to be lifting much. According to an exchange* misery and destitution were revealed at a recent meeting of the City Schools Committee. No less than 74 applications wore received for the position of cleaner of the Wellesley street School, The salary offered was £SO a year. Many of the letters wore of a pitiful nature, calculated to excite compassion. In some instances there were wives deserted by their husbands and left to support families by their own labours. There was one widow whose husband had been drowned, another’s had been burnt: widows with as many as 9 children to support; wives with invalid husbands to maintain as well as their children* The members of the committee recognised that they had a hard job before them to make a suitable selection, and over an hour was spent in reading applications and testimonials in order to discover which was the most deserving case.