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Typo: A Monthly Newspaper and Literary Review, Volume 1

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Mr W. J. Marsh, of Arrowtown, has purchased the Lake County Press.

Mr P. Galvin is the new editor of the Marlborough Express.

The Jubilee Herald is the name of the latest newspaper venture in Wellington.

At 1 a.m. on the 7th July a fire took place in Farringdon's Owl printing office in Fortstreet, Auckland. The interior was gutted, but the building was not destroyed. The plant was insured for £250.

The Auckland Star is now printed from the web, the proprietor having added to his plant two Victory machines. This is, we believe, the third newspaper office in the colony in which web machines are used.

It is reported that efforts are being made in Wellington to effect an amalgamation between the New Zealand Times and the Evening Press, and float the joint concern as a limited liability company.

Mr Joseph Ivess has started a paper at Timaru, in opposition to the old-established Herald. Like the dozen or so of Mr Ivess's previous newspaper ventures, it bears the title of the Mail.

Mr T. Bracken, well known as a writer of humorous verse under the signature of « Paddy Murphy, » has been compelled to seek the protection of the bankruptcy court. His failure is attributed to heavy losses in journalism—a line which has proved disastrous to many clever literary men. In the last Parliament Mr Bracken represented Dunedin Central District; and much sympathy is expressed on his behalf, as, but for his insolvency, his reelection would have been almost certain.

Mr. Joseph Ivess has probably started more papers than any other man in the colony. But no sooner are they in operation than he casts about for fresh fields. It is about a month since he launched the Timaru Mail; he is now reported to have secured an interest in a Napier paper, and intends contesting the Napier seat. Mr Ivess was elected to the last Parliament for the district of Wakanui, which is now merged in other electorates.

Two or three weeks of sharp frost with heavy falls of snow on the ranges, followed by unseasonably warm weather with steady rain, caused unprecedented floods and much disaster in the South Island. At Hokitika, Greymouth, and Kaiapoi the loss has been greatest. The Greymouth people on the lower levels of the town had six feet of water in their houses, and have named it « the Jubilee flood. » Between 3 and 4 a.m. on the 7th July the water was flowing in and out of the Argus premises. The paper was made up with four inches of water on the floor. By the time the forms were ready for press, the fires were all out, and the paper was worked by hand, the water being over the men's knees. The completed issue was then carried off and distributed as far as practicable in boats.