PRINTERS’ ERRORS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1247, 15 January 1883, Page 2

PRINTERS’ ERRORS.

Mistakes will happen in the bestregulated printing establishments. These two are not bad specimens of a muddle from the“ London Daily Tel egraph” of a late date;—“lt was unanimously agreed at the meeting of the Court of Common Council, to present an address of thanks and congratulations to General Wolseley and Admiral Seymour for their conduct in Egypt, and that they be invited to the Guildhall on their return to receive the knocked him down several times, and after some days he died. The prisoner was remanded.” We rubbed our eyes, and read it twice; then we went on to trace the connecting link, which was found in the following paragraph ; —“ At Marlborough street William ligg was accused of causing the death of Henry Jones, in Cecil street, St. Martin’s Lane. There had been some quarelling, and Higgs wished to fight Jones, who seemed to treat the matter good-humoredly, but when the man came forward he documents. Sir Beauchamp Seymour will likewise receive a sword of honor and the freedom of the city.” This second is the better of the two. “He documents” might be anew American verb. But Sir Beauchamp Seymour likewise receiving a sword because Higgs had fought Jones reads like part of a game of consequences. —“ Punch.”