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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 47, 22 November 1900, Page 15

Holders of tickets for the art union in aid of the Oamaru Convent are urgently requested to forward blocks and remittances, before December 6, to the Rev. Mother, Dominican Convent, Oamaru. The drawing takes place on the Bth prox. — mm * m

Those who are in the habit of lamenting about the 'good old times ' that are past and gone would do well to remember that nowadays we can purchase many of the necessaries of life at half the price which they cost a quarter of a century ago. Fer instance, the Book Gift Tea Proprietary, for whom Messrs. W. Scoular and Co., Dunedin, are the wholesale agents, sell a pound of first-class tea at 2s, just half what it would cost a quarter of a century ago. Furthermore, every purchaser of 61bs of this tea receives a volume gratis by a popular author. In the ' good old times ' these volumes were sold at five or six shillings each, but, thanks to modern progrese, they can be produced at a reasonable price now, and therefore the enterprising proprietors of this tea are in a position to popularise good literature and at the same time make known the quality of their goods. The books distributed are well printed, neatly bound, and are by some of the leading present and past writers of healthy fiction. At first sight it seems almost impossible for the company to give these book free to customers without incurring loss, but we presume they know their own business and are prepared to go to some expense in advertising their tea. Whatever the motive the public are the gainers, and an opportunity is given them of procuring a decent library free of cost.—*** ♦

A very successful Gipsy Fair was held recently at Cue, Western Australia, in aid of the building fund of the schools conducted by the Dominican Nuns. The Warden, in declaring the fair open, expressed hie pleasure at being: present, and commended the cause for which the bazaar was being held. He hoped that everyone present would heartily patronise the various stalls, which were laden with such a splendid assortment of goods, and laid out in to tempting an array. The interior of the hall was a perfect blaze of color, all the stalls being draped in various hues, and each one being attended to by a bevy of charmers, dressed in harmony. It would be impossible (says the Murrhlson Times), to singie out any for special mention, as all the ladies seemed to be working a» il Lhe success of the show depended on their individual efforts. The organisers, especially Dr. hlanchard, to whom we understand the major portion of the credit for arranging the tents, etc., is due, are to be congratulated upon the successful opening, and the smoothness with which everything went off. The total receipts for the time the fair lasted amounted to £440.