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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 11 October 1880, Page 2

A woman in red was seen at the Coney Island races by a fashion correspondent, who furnishes the following description : — ' She was outwardly clothed in red from fop to toe— from her red plumed hat to her red leather slippers. I'he material of her costume wrs velvet and satin in the main, and the color throughout was bright scarlet, which glowed and glistened in the sun like R big li?« coal. Her slippers were low, showing red silk stocking of the finest texture ; her jewellery was red carved ivory, her gloveß were red too ; not a glimpse of anything but red could be caught about her except her face, neck, and hair.' The success of the Australian Cricketers seems to have given 8 great filip to the , noble game' in Australia. At a recent meeting of junior club secretaries in Mel* bourne, according to the Arga«, there were no less than 300 present, and they had to adjourn, from want of room, to a larger hall. On the Ist of this month the new law relating to receipt and other stamps will come into force, and as this introduces several alterations in the present practice, it may i sonli vroile (remarks the Post) toexpFajii its provisions. That which has already excited some attention and some liftie^grurnbling is the proviso that * all recipts given to her Majesty, or to any person on her behalf, shall be chargeable with stamp duty under the provisions of The Stamp Duty Act, 1875, utd any ex* emption of such receipts from stamp duty is repealed. That is to say all Govern* tnent officers will have to give penny stamped receipts for their monthly salt aries, and -Government contractors for their contract payments. But on the other hand • all receipts given by or o a behalf of the corporation of any county,