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Star (Christchurch), Issue 1477, 21 November 1872, Page 1

TONIC SOL-FA. PRELIMINARY MEETING. lonic Sol-fa— The True and Easy Method for Sight Singing. ALL persons interested in the above are particularly requested to attend a Meeting to be held in the Temperance Hall, Gloucester street, afc a quarter to Eight p.m. on FRIDAY, 23rd. Mr S. P. ANDREWS, M.P.C, will preside. . Business— To form an Association. 6748 DRAIN PIPES ©art a Y^ R: P* I. B. SHEATH, Colombo street, Tuam Btreet WARWICK HOTEL, CORNER OF MANCHESTER AND CASHEL STREETS. I.ATE OP WETHERSTONE'S (Otago), HOKITIK4* THE BULLER, AND ADDISON'S FLAT (West Coast). WINES AND SPIRITS Of the Choicest Quality only kept, And SPARKLING ALES. - TEsexy Accommodationfor Boarders, And GOOD STABLING. 6659 T7IAMILY HERALD. T^AMILY HERALD, Weekly ld. The " Illustrated London News," in reference to pure literature speaks of " The Family Hebald, that joy to tens of thousands of innocent English households." T7IAMILY HERALD, Monthly 6d. The " Saturday Review' ays " The Family Herald stands at the head, both in age and popularity, of all the penny serials. * * * The Editor is the confidant and confessor in every station of life. The Answers to Correspondents cannot be fictitious, a romance and a life hißtory being embodied in almost each of them. * * * Its novels and tales are quite as well written as the best circulating library stories." THIAMILY HERALD, Annually 7s 6d. The "Literary Gazette" says : "It must be said of the Family Hebald that it is the purest reading of all purely amusing literature { it is indeed a family paper." T7IAMILY HERALD, Weekly ld. The " British Quarterly Review " says : " Under the head of * The Story Teller,' we have novels and tales simpler and purer in structure than in the pages of the other penny serials. * * * There are charming verses let into its pagee, like sunshine, to brighten them. * * * It is well considered with reference to its aims, aad is various and amusing, witb a fair amount of utility intermixed. Of all these publications we are inclined to consider the Family Hebald the best." T7IAMILY HERALD, Monthly 6d. Leigh Hunt, in his Autobiography, says : "I call out every week for my Family Hebald, a penny publication qualified to Inform the best of its contemporaries." TjIAMILY HERALD, Annually 7b 6d. The " Bookseller " says : " For amusing reading, such as may be admitted to .one's household without fear of consequences, we can recommend the Family Hebald. •• You get portions of a well-written novel, novellettes, useful information, interspersed throughout, answers to correspondents/alene worth the money, and a variety of i other matters, which will make readers either merrier or wiser, or perhaps both." London : W. Stevens, 421, Strand:'; and by Order of all Local Bookßellerß and iKfeatf, •■■ ■■".-• j j7oa