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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1969, 27 April 1875, Page 3

The Fickle Meeeschaum.—-The only thoroughly blighted being is the owner of a meerschaum. When he has expended his money in purchasing the costly comfort, when he has consumed tobacco enough to unsettle the nerves of a rhinoceros, and the stubborn pipe Still, refuses to colour, demonstrating to him the fact that he has been sold, then does the hollowness of this world and all that therein is become fully and- disgustingly apparent.-—St. Louis Journal. Unasked Cbiticism.—An actor, out.of an engagement (says a contemporary), applied to a manager, who asked him if he was thoroughly able to undertake leading buisness. tie replied, " Oh, yes, and to combine stage management. I shall be very useful Jo you in that respect—yours was positively scandalous last year.". The manager turned away, saying, '" Well, I'll let you [know in a day or two. By the way, I was my own stage-manager." The obituary notice of a muchrespected lady concludes with : "In her life she was a pattern worthy to .be followed; and her death-—oh, how consoling to her friends !"

N O T I C E . NOTICE is hereby given that on and after , the Ist day, of May next all Lemonade and Ginger Beer Bottles supplied to our customers will be charged fcr exclusive of the liquid therein, until the bottles be returned. Lottis Bat un s (for Eallin Bros.), 359 RiCHAJtD Maginn. JUST RECEIVED, AUSTRALASIAN, April 10 and 17; AUSTRALASIAN SEETCHKR for April. . '■:■■•, J. H. Jeffeesok, Stationer, &c, Pollen-street, Shortland.