Show Reading Beading Matter Mater Por For the te Duke Due London Chronicle There was wa an amusing amusin incident in con connection connection with the late Duke of Australian tour He HE accepted an nta Invitation tion ton to visit a wealthy squatter oh on whose estate excellent shooting was to be he had The squatter was a a man entirely unencumbered with wih book bok learning and absolutely innocent of reading reeding tastes In melting making preparations for the dukes visit it was suddenly dis discovered discovered covered cored that the furnishing of oC the library hart had been completely overlooked There Therewa was wa no time to be lost and so the squatter sat down and dispatched dL the following telegram tele m to the leading Mel bourne boure bookseller bok eler Send one ton of books boks Immediate delivery delvery The boK book bookseller seller seler was staggered stier at the receipt oK O such a wholesale and unconventional order but as a the signature of the thE sender sen r would be b honored by an any Melbourne Melburne bank on a a cheque chEQue for six figures he kept staff working on the job until the small hours of ot n r and the te ton smal ot miscellaneous literature was ws happily shelved before the te arrival of the duke |