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Evening Star, Issue 4271, 3 November 1876, Page 1

In Melbourne a movement has been commenced among the friends and admirers of Roberts, the billiard champion, with a view of making him a parting gift; which will be a recognition of his unequalled skill at billiards, and a souvenir of the Colony. At the close of a lecture by MxE. M. Smith in Wellington on "The Iron Sands of New Zealand," Mr Travers mad some sen. sible remarks. He said the sand, like everything else, required money to work it, and people here generally wanted to do what would cost LI with Id, and having subscribed the penny they were in a great hurry to get a dividend. An interesting action for libel is men* tioned by the Wellington papers. " Lord " Henry Russell has served Mr Didsbury, the Government printer, and Mr Grindell, the editor of the ' Waka Maori,' with a writ by which he claims LIO.OOO damages for an article in that journal, in which he alleges his character and conduct are attacked, i'he aetion is in reality against the Government, -o

The Auckland 'Graphic,' an illustrated paper just established in Auckland, must be a neat publication, if the following criticism from the ' Coromandel Mail' is, merited : " We are in receipt of the first uumber of the 'Graphic,' an illustrated papeW twblishedin Auckland. It would have giten us great pleasure to have said something in its praise, and it is with is quite unworthy of gave it birth, and of the firm from which it was •issued. The first number of this publication we presume will be its last/'

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