THE PROTEST OF MESSRS CALEY AND

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 587, 24 February 1876, Page 3

THE PROTEST OF MESSRS CALEY AND

,SIH, — Let me through .your paper soothe the feeingn of Messrs f'alefr'and Buttle. The C hubndge Eibiopiaa Minstrels' hke all other amafpur troupes, pcrfunn » little, a nry little, "for their own amusement, they stu*e much to amu«e tlieir nqdietiCdi, and any surplus mont-y from thei* roi-eipts they an» always ready and anxi -Us to off«>r fjr ai.y j.ublio purpo c m the dUtrit-r. On this occutii'jM they wnde the oiftr hb a contr.bu'ion to tlio W<-slojan Ciioir Cambridge, and they umuo i\ tm»tako, never to be made again. And Messrs Cd>-y aud Buttle ure inui^'itnt and will have i oihwig fr^m the hands of yiim Jim. I congr itulitte t e»o genii <uieh on tlu-ir pious B'lNdeuiul and thoir delicate feeling. Thy piooosal of the C E Minstrels was not dis ip provr-d of b\ uiuav who are quiio as well quili fied cojuige th 1 quast.nu tiiou^h not a> sanctifei 'Uiom ai the Cftcuit Stcw.irdd, who in e-pita of their denjwg tlic simo h»d bfon s(X)ken to on the eubj ot 11-id th<-iv been any otjceton te mute or any reasonable grounds lor uti o jijcbior 1 or if money dorived from suoii a boui^o wero l(l>el\ t) pollute tliu huu la of tho3e to wiom ll was ottereJ, MrG^OVge J Keal of Ca <ibri<]?e V^'bld Ht onco huve said to and the matter tro^la have droppei. Sleaeis Calf-y and "Buttles* indvc;n,int proie-,t ia foolijih, Thair unnecesitiiry gajarwostiajji aro,inipeitinent -I aiu, &.o, A 0 El.MBMr,' iSeo»-otary, C X Minttrelc. Oanibndc;o, February 23rd, 18?6\