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Typo: A Monthly Newspaper and Literary Review, Volume 3

Auckland, 21 January, 1889.

Auckland, 21 January, 1889..

I noticed the following paragraph from the Sydney Bulletin of December 15, 1888:— « It is reported from Victoria that Mr C. O. Montrose, a well-known New Zealand journalist, is dead. » Charles Otho Montrose was very well known in Auckland some years ago, where he became a journalist of note. He was, when the craft first made his acquaintance in Auckland, a messenger in the Daily Southern Cross office, then he became « follower » to the reader, and afterwards a reporter, in which line he showed much ability. He occupied the sub-editor's chair on one of the papers for some time. He wrote a « History of New Zealand, » which appeared in the Observer some years ago, and was judged by critics to be a very good work.

Among the passengers by the Mariposa, the last-arrived 'Frisco mail boat, was Mr R. J. Creighton, the well-known New Zealand journalist, on his way from San Francisco (where he has been resident for several years past) to Australia. Mr Creighton's mission is in connection with the renewal of the Pacific Mail Service, which has always been a matter he has taken a warm and active interest in. Many old friends have welcomed Mr Creighton during his brief stay in our city to-day. Mr Creighton will be remembered as having been a part-proprietor with the late Mr Alfred Scales of the Daily Southern Cross. He was also editor of the Cross for some time. Mr Creighton afterwards became a member of Parliament for an Auckland constituency. He is stated by some of our journals to have been for some time past New Zealand Government Agent at San Francisco, just before taking which appointment he had been Private Secretary to the Governor at Honolulu.

Mr Brett is now advertising the Observer and Free Lance for sale, with a great reduction on the original plant—not in price, but quantity—his object doubtless being to render it impossible for any one to start the ringing of a Bell again.

The Hawera Star says of Harding's Almanac:

This is always one of the most welcome annuals with us; for not only are its contents of a capital order, but as a specimen of typography it is to our mind the best produced in the colony. There is a master's hand in it, and the craft cannot but be pleased at the production.