THE WIDE WORLD CIRCULATION OF THE "STANDARD."

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1204, 17 November 1882, Page 2

THE WIDE WORLD CIRCULATION OF THE "STANDARD."

As a proof of the circulation of the Stan- ■ Dakd throughout the globe, we may men- ' tion that we have just received from China j a communication signed thus “ Hi Chung ' La,” having an interpreter, and our know- ‘ ledge of Chinese limited, we were un- i able to do more than decipher the signature, • and to discover that the communication had ' some reference to pilot relations. We have also received a letter from Rus- I sia approving of our action in denouncing ' sixty per centers. This letter is written with the authority of the Czar of all the ' Russian, and to it is appended the name of the great potentate’s private secretary, , “ Spofenhiflnstofernalchikof.” A request was also conveyed thatjthe Czar should be put on the “free list,” but this we have declined to do, andJhaAe referred him to “Sarah.”

From America, (General Arthur, President of the United States, writes to us stating that a mass meeting, over 300,000 being present, was held in New York on October i the 13th, and the following resolution was carried without a single dissentient voice being raised, “ That this meeting is of opinion that every nation in the world is indebted to the Poverty Bay Standard, published in Poverty Bay, New Zealand, for its assistance and support to the Great European powers in the matter of the Egyptian war, and the securing for purposes of commerce of the Suez Canal.” Thakombau, King of Fiji, in a most friendly stylo writes to us, concluding thus “ una ena cola tena ama tola.” This we may freely translate into, “Go down to Dickson’s ; ask for a drink, and await results after mentioning my name,” We havn’t gone yet. Prince Bismarck writes, complimenting us on the vim and vigor of the Sta n dard. He informs us that throughout the length and breadth of Prussia our articles are quoted. In the same way Gladstone, Smolokoff, Stafford Northcote, Wolseley, and a number of others have written to us, and (although our readers might think it’s false, but it is not) the Sultan has ordered six copies of the paper to be sent to him each day. “That's the way our cat jumps-tail on end.” When poodles are whipped their tails hang low, and our contemporary’s “worldwide circulation” is thus described in Wednesday night’s issue :—A proof of the worldwide circulation of the Poverty Bay “Herald” has been fitrnished us to-day, by the arrival of a letter at our office, addressed to “Mr St. John, care of the Editor of Evening “Herald” Newspaper Printing office, Gladstone Road, Poverty Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.” On the back of the envelope the following is written to us :— “Dr Sir, I see by your paper, July 17th, Mr St. John’s arrival. If you can find his address please forward this, and it will greatly oblige Dr. S. Pratt, of 14 Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, London.” We may state that we have a perfect recollection of Mr St. John being here, and posting some copies of Gisborne papers home. Mr St. John may be heard of on application to W. Kt McLean, Esq.