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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11, 16 March 1905, Page 15

His Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Dwyer, CoacljultorBishop of Maitland, presided the other day at a refcepttion ceremony in St. Patrick's Church, Singleton. Amotng the young ladies received into the Order of Merfcy was Miss Nellie McDonnell, of Greymouth, in religioin Sister Mary Columbiere. Keen's Oxford Blue is popular because it is full weight, is always reliable, an 4it has stood the test of linte... A little attention and' a bottle of lies' Cantharidep an&T ßosemary are all' that are- necessary to keep the hair in- a, perfectly healthy condition. A bottle of this .valuable preparation, which was spoken highly of by 1 - Lady Ranfurly, can . be obtained, post free, for 2s 9d from Mr. lies, ladies' anfl gentlemen's hairdresseir, Princes street, Dunedin...

At the Duincdim Telegraph Office on Thursday evening Mr. J. McGr-ath was presented by Mr. Hill, acting officer isn charge, on behalf of the operating staff, with a handsome drawing-room marble clock, in commemoration of his recent marriage. • People prefer tjie freehold,' stated Mr. A. W. Rutherford at Amberley the other day, ' because they caw cultivate their own land according to their own intelligence, and not according to ttoe intelligence of Government officials.' The death is reported of Mr. George Fisher, M.H.R., who passed away at Wellington, in the public life ol which city he had, for many years, taken a leaditng najch. Tihe deceased was Minis-tei of Education in the last At-, kinson Government. He was 62 years of age, halving been born in Dublin in 1843. Speakijng at Invercargill the other day Sir Joseph Ward announced that an important inn-ovation was to bje made soon in the railway service. He said :— • We are going to adopt a system of mumibering every seat in the passenger carriages on the railways, by which you will be able, if you desire, to travel from Invercargill tp New Plymouth withqut any difficulty or trouble as to your seat in, the train. You will be able to, obtain tickets- two or three days, before you travel ; on the ticket will be the number of the car you will travel in, and the seat you will .occupy, and if anybody tries to jump your claim whilst you retire to have a glass of— well, soda and milk— (laughter)— you will be in a position to request him to move out. It is a small reform, but one, I venture to think, that will add considerably to tile comfort of travellers and will be greatly appreciated^'