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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 767, 16 March 1910, Page 8

A countryman who was "doing London" went to a concert hall and inquired-the prico of seats.- "Front , seats, two shillings; tack, 'one -shilling; programmes, a; penny," said the attendant.-. "Oh, well,' then," the visitor remarked blandly, "I'll take a programme, seat.".. Judge Greenhow.: at Leeds County Court: Cats and pigeons give rise to more difficult points in law anything else in. the world. • , Councillor J. J. Devine announces in our advertising columns that he is a candidate for the .new Hospital and. Oharitable Aid Board. ' Mr. Devine. is. at the present time treasurer of the. District Hospital Board, and is also a' representative of the City Council on the"', expiring' Wellington ana Wairarapa United Charitable Aid Boards of which - body, he' was for. many years chairman. ■ It - may bo of interest to note that,, as far back, as, 1697 (being then chairman of that board), Sir. Devine brought about a conference in Wellington of the Btivoral charitable aid boards of New Zealand, with the view to their bringing before Parliament the advisability of legis-lating-that the body that .made levies o-n all contributing local authorities in each district'-for charitable aid should have the direct expenditure of the funds. Although the conference was unanimous on the subjeet, arid the Minister in charge appeared favourably, impressed, it.has taken just twelve years to effect .the necessary alteration in the law. Ijovel section in Bolton Street for sale. Mr. H. E. Leigh ton has several farms for sale. "Sedip"—hot sea. wateT bathing"in one's own home. Wholesale Woollen Co. have received theit autumn and winter suitings. Messrs. W. H. Turnbull and Co. sell a, piece of land in Salisbury Avenue to-d&v.