NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 27, 2 July 1872, Page 2

NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE.

The "London Times," of February 28, contained a report occupying twenty-six columns of small type of the proceedings of the previous day (which was the day appointed for the national thanksgiving) in addition to two columns of leading matter on the same subject. The greater portion was of course devoted to a description of the ceremonial in London, but besides that there were brief accounts of doings in the principal provincial towns in Berlin, and last, though not the least wonderfal, in Calcutta. The telegram from the latter place will perhaps prove interesting to our readers, as shewing how the occasion was celebrated in India: —" A holy-day, we learn, was celebrated yesterday at Calcutta as a mark of rejoicing on the recovery of the Prince of Wales, and Thanksgiving services were held in all the churches and chapels. The Governor of Bombay and all the Go-* vernment officials attended in state at a special t Thanksgiving service at the Cathedral at Bombay for the recovery of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The Guicowar had placed a lac of rupees (£10,000) at the Governor's disposal for a public work in honor of the event. Mr Sessoon has added 5000 rupees to his former contribution of a lac of rupees for a new High School as a Thanksgiving offering. The Parsees, invited by Sir Jamsetjee-Jeejeebhoy, met at the Fire Temple, and the Jewish community, at the request of Mr. Sessoon, held a solemn service in their Synagogue, At the invitation of Mr

"MunguldnaH IXathoobhoy, about 10, OCX) Bom- ! bay Hindoos of all denominations assembled | yesterday in the Mombadabce lemple, and j oH'orcd up thanksgivings. Similar meetings were held by the Mahomcdarm and every Beet of Hindoos. It is estimated that more than 100,000 persons joined in the various services."