General News.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3609, 21 July 1880, Page 2

General News.

The London Chartered Bank of Awtralia is now issuing (aaji. the Argils) » / pew class of bank notes.:. The peeuUaritj it the adoption of scientific precautions which render it impossible fbr the notes to be duplicated bj means of photography. It is obviously undesirable to disclose the process, but it may be mentioned that the notes are printed in light colors, and that they may. be described as good, looking (most bank notes are!). So far ;pnfy £1 notes are being issued, but in doe bourse notes of higher denominations will make their appearance. The London Chartered Bank is equally in advance as regards its cheque books, which are bow printed on a special paper prepared with chemicals in suchfe manner that an attempt at emmet is exposed at once, and thus the alteration of a cheque once written is, made: impossible. . Some , recent Urge forgeries in England could not hate occurred had 'the same precaution been ia operation at the time there. The task of catering for * modern"' multitude is no easy one. On Whit* Monday the resources of. the Alexandra Palace were taxed to the vtmoat, when 70,000 people attended to 'witness the numerous entertainments so liberally proTided by the new management. - T&ere were, it* appears, consumed daring the day about 506 dozens wines and spirits, 150 barrels draught ale, 1000 dozaa bottles of ale, 400 dozen bottles of Stout, 3,009 dozen bottles of. mineral,waten, 15 tons meat, 5 van-loads of. small; calad, A tons of new potatoes, 10 chests of tea,' 4cwt. of coffee, 26,000 leaves of bread, and 31,000 buns and cakes. Under the heading of breakage and missidjfrQome 1200 glasses, 500 pieces of crockery ware, 1-J- dozen of pa ted goods, 2 dozen of cut-, lery, 5 dozen of tin measures. There were sold: 10,244 teas and 2,855 dinners from Is upwards, 35,000 were entertained in the theatre and 31,283 in the circus and hippodrome. 5,000 towels were ttsed in the lavatory, and 109,006 gallons of New Hirer water were pumped into the Palace. There were 40u waiters and attendants, including 160 barmaids, engaged. £5,407 was' taken in cash, exclusive of season ticket admissions, all., accounted for but £70 which was stolen. At one sweet stall £108 4s worth of goods was sold. ' , < A youngster named Fred Srb has . defeated Captain Bogardus in a matoh for £50 and 50 per cent, gate money, recently decided in the States. The conditions were 100 pigeons each, 21 yards rise. When each had shot at 50 birds the> scores stoon:-Erb, 46; Bogardai, 43. When 100 shots each had been fired, Erb had killed 93 and Bogardus 88 birds. Smarting under hie defeat, the captain has challenged the victor to shoot »' match at St^Louis, 100 birds a side. 30 yards rise. Erb, who has defeated many of the best marksmen besides Bogordus, and is reputed to have sufficient nerve and quickness of sight to shoot any I distance for any amount of money, will' probably aeeept the offer. In the matoh 1 with Bogardus the boy killed 13 bird* before musing.