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Thames Advertiser, Volume VIII, Issue 2227, 17 December 1875, Page 3

"The Loafer ia the Street," writing in; the;;' Canterbury Vrm, Bays \—^ The modem sys- ' temofldvertisibgis'agrand one, 'Whether k : genius patents a pill or a palctoty;he naturally ■ cracks up his invention through the ■'.. the public journals. . It, is, I learn from people-who understand such things* money well spent; but this is a question on which I '■" do not, presume to offer an opinion. 'I, don't ';■ advertise uiucli myself, but I do liko to rccog?,j nise talent'when I sco it, and I do soinow, ; ;,l, r wear paper' collars. I bought a box recently. .. The brand was 'The Globe, manufactured.,: .expressly' for' New Zealand. I '. On the ; back of the box was a map-in which our. adopted,;' country was represented as being bigger than either South or North America, both of l which-continents wero' in close ■ proximity./; If the emigration agents received instructions;;, to distribute a few of these collar boxes to the/ yeoman of England it might have.a good effect;, on them. In; any ~; case, I think.: the 'idea' is / good enough to. improve' on, particularly if a' liberal Government could feel itself iriappsk/. tion to subsidise advertiEements of. a similar;,/ kind. Talking of "immigration, I- learn-the ;.- extraordinary fact that tho ' Himalaya' recently/ brought 4194 immigrants. Ihope thofrac- ; tional passeiger wasn't half abadfello.w.but; the commissioner ought to be cautious, -Jt looks < bad for,Ne\v Zealand when wo have to import, immigrants in pieces.: ; Perhaps the other half of tho'Himalaya'' passenger.ii coming out in/, the next ship.' If so, ho won't; be the. first {> man who has left his bettor half behind Mm.-V/