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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2868, 25 April 1878, Page 2

Lovvox Fioodbd with Chxaf TwubTMoxm.—lt appeara that Professor Bellis not to hare all the oredit of inventing the telephone. Another electrician, Pro*, fessor Dolbear, has shown sufficient «n* dence of priority to be admitted, ia? America, to a share in the proceeds, and it is said that the two in?enters are now working in concert. ' Meanwhile, in London the market is flooded with cheap tele* phones. All the scientific instrnuenflL makers are selling—not telephones—b«Pthe different parts.. If yon cannot pat the parts together, of course the dealer will "repair" the instrument, which you. return to him for the purpose. One well* 1 known optician sells a telephone minus the vibrating disc, and after you har# paid your money makes you apresent*-* sort of gratis supplement-—of the disc. And yet these honest folk will tell you they are not infringing the patentExaminer. A Chicago lady, whose colored coach-, man is a curious specimen of-his raoe, lately obsenred to .some friends; that at times " the man was a perfect enigma," and all hands were not a little dumb* founded to hear the lady's youthful son break out with the exclamation : "Why, - of ceurse he is a nig ma. just see how black he is," Fainro, to get a good Watoh, Geld or Silrer, Genera, Snglith or Anwrken, go to ; Wicus, Shortland, for there you will hare the largest stock to select from j also, if you were thinking of purchasing a Brooch, or pair of Earing*, Gold Guard, or King—for there you can see the moit varied st>4 beat selected stock on the Thames. Watches, Clocks, and Jewellery repaired at Auckland- . prices, and guaranteed, Established 1867.—;;. Adtx. " Mamma," said an old lady's daughter "don'tyou think that modern table is out of place in tbat ancient picture P" " Ob, la, no! They had modern tables in them days as well as now/