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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2593, 13 July 1881, Page 3

“ What are the worst results of a civil war ?” cried an orator. “ Widows,” shouted Jones, who had married one. A man in Alabama, having published another as “ a liar, a scoundrel and a poltroun,” the latter complains that he does not spell poltroon correctly, Mr Tuko has a long letter in the « London Times” on the subject of Irish emigration. He points out that during 1880 no less than 95,857 persons, in nearly equal proportions of male and female, left Ireland—a number only twice exceeded since 1851. During the last twenty-eight years no fewer than 2,657,187 emigrants have left the country; and in the face of such figures it may well be asked whether it is desirable that the State should do anything to increase the depopulation.