THE LATE COLONIAL EXHIBITION.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11131, 18 February 1886, Page 2

THE LATE COLONIAL EXHIBITION.

» THE WAR ABOUT UNRETUBNED EXHIBITS. (PER UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION".) i Wellington, Feb. 17. A meeting of the Executive Commit* tee of tbe IS ew Zealand Exhibition was held this afternoon to consider a state* meat made in the Timaru Hersld res* peeling the manner in which the return of exhibiis was arranged. The Chairman said the article in the paper in question was actuated by a personal grievance, and that on inquiry in the proper quarter the statements could easily have been proved to be incorrect. Resolutions were carried-~(l; That the statements contained in the Timaru Herald respecting the general manner in which the exhibits have baen treated are untrue in every respect. -(2) That of 2000 exhibits in the Industrial Branch only about a dozen have not bsen returned, and the officials have been unable to find the owners of these owing to itnperfeot labelling of the exhibits. (8) Tnat Mr Triggs, of the Timaru Herald, who complained that two small articles belonging to hiiri had not been returned, has now admitted by letter that his exhibits were returned to Timaru on the 18 th December along with the Timaru Main School exhibits.

With the keenest appreciation of American humour, "we cannot ignore the fact that if America ha 3 Droduced the richest of humourists, ib has also given birth to a legion of imitators. Imitation may bs "the sincorest flattery," but it is assuredly in this case a public nuisance, as the American journals are disfigured with dreary pleasan* | tries, at whioh it is impossible to iaugh. Here is a specimen from a recent American journal : —George Washington Ta/lor, a coloured domestic at the lodging-house No. 214, Powell Street, was arrested the other day for stealing a handsome white sitiu dresi from the rooms of Aliss Adeie Waters, of M'Eee Banki.i'a GalUbrnian Theatre Company. Whca the case was called by Judge i/awlor yesterday, that charming and vivacious young lady presented hcrso'f ia Court iv handsome attire, and succeeded m impressiug Hi 3 Honor so favourably that the light-fingered son of Hani was fanhwith found guilty of petty larceny aad ordered to appear this morning for sentauce.