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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 24, 23 October 1907, Page 7

The annual Shakospnare-roading competition, promoted nmong the children attending Stato schools by the Wellington Shakespearo Club, is to take placo at tho Technical School' next Saturday morning A large number of entries havo been received, and tho contest should be an interesting ono consists of selected passages from "Julius Caesar," and there is £1 Is worth ef bookstand a torm'B tree tuition in elocution from Miss Hnrdinge-JMaltby for tho winners Tho,serious outlook m tho country owing to the nant of ramus commented upon by to various i parts of New Sout'i Wales, and all agreo that the situation in many localities r, very critical Tho Director pf Agnculturo, Mr. W. S. Campbell (says Inst Wednesday's Sjdnoy "Telegraph") has just returned from tho Manilla district, ' and ho repeats the statements nbout the unsatisfactory condition of tho crops If ram were to come within tho next few days, however, , muchi of tho crops ivill bo saved, but failing that tho losses will bo vory severe At a special meeting to bo, held in conjunction with tho ordinary meeting of tho City Council to-morrow night, tho resolutions adopting "The Electric Light Fitters Bylaw, 1907,y< and "Tho Consolidation and Rovision of tho Wellington City Corporation By-laws, 1907, ".■ will come up for coufirma-

' The annual exhibition of tho Now Zealand Academy of Fino A/ts continues Ho attract gooJ attendances, and sales aro roported to bo very satisfactory As the show only remains open until Saturday, tho time lemainmg to ,visit this really tery creditable exhibition is limited. i '