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Typo: A Monthly Newspaper and Literary Review, Volume 3
[trade dispatches]
Messrs Reid & Gray, the well-known agricultural implement makers, of Dunedin, have published an illustrated catalogue, the whole of the engravings locally executed. The press speaks highly both of the engraving and printing. We have not seen the catalogue, but a specimen illustration sent us by Miss Maxwell, the engraver, is as beautiful a piece of work as anything of the kind that we have ever seen.
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The Otago Times published an exhibition supplement, with « portraits » of gentlemen connected with the show. The engravings are described as hideous caricatures. This is altogether inexcusable. As good wood-engraving can be done in Dunedin as in any part of the world.
The Inland Printer occasionally publishes in facsimile a batch of terrific scarecrows of amateur printing. One of these in the September issue, an announcement by the « Rev. W. H. Baker. Commercial & Job Printer and Rubber Stamp Manufacturer, » is particularly dreadful. For the sake of his congregation we hope the rev. gentleman composes his sermons better than his types.
The Auckland Herald companionship send Typo the season's greetings in a beautifully-printed card in four colors, bordered with Berthold's combination rule.—A card also reaches us from the Hawke's Bay Herald staff. It is neatly printed in two colors on a pale green card.—We have also received a clever piece of rule-and-tint work conveying seasonable greetings from the Canterbury Typographical Association.
On the 7th inst. the Dunedin pressmen gave a dinner to the press representatives visiting the exhibition. The Argus representative was unable to attend, having left on the previous day; but the Sydney Herald, the South Australian Register, and the other colonial papers were represented, and the Paris paper Le Temps. Mr G. Bell of the Star, was in the chair, and Mr G. Fenwicke, of the Times, in the vice-chair.
Hr George Giesecke, the grandson of one of the original founders of the house of Schelter & Giesecke, has done much to stimulate the typefounding art in Germany. He was born in 1858, and after serving a full term of apprenticeship in the foundry, finished his training with MacKellar, Smiths, & Jordan, Philadelphia, Returning, he took charge of the mechanical departments, and completely re-organized the foundry, introducing the latest American labor-saving appliances.
The Stock Exchange Times is the name of an English « financial » paper, which was accused lately by the Mining News of making a living by blackmailing stockbrokers, and « slating » those who did not advertise. The proprietor, Mr Harris, sued the Mining News for libel, but on cross-examination was obliged to admit that he had been convicted of using threats to obtain advertisements, and that he had been bound over to keep the peace. The jury awarded a farthing, and the judge refused costs.
The Launceston papers (Tasmania) have been busy defending libel actions. Mr Manning, assistant-clerk in the House of Assembly, claimed £300 from the News for charging him with favoritism in supplying copies of a report on the defences of the colony. The jury after five hour's deliberation, gave a verdict for £60.—A firm of importers claimed £300 from the Telegraph for accusing a local house of evading duty. No names were mentioned; but plaintiffs alleged that they were intended. The jury gave a verdict for a farthing. The Chief Justice expressed his surprise at the verdict, and reserved his certification for costs applied for by plantiffs solicitor.