ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 307, 29 December 1891, Page 2

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)

(Via Brindisi. )

London, November 6. - - - -MR- -CHRISTIE MURRAY. The affairs of Mr Christie Murray occupied the Official Receiver for a shorfa time yesterday. Mr Murray's creditors were called to consider how the estate should be dealt with. Only two, however, put in an appearance, and it soon became evident that the petitioning creditor (represented by Mr Flegg) was practically the omy actor in the"matter. Mr Murray, who appeared disinclined to afford this worthy much satisfaction, said he had no banking account'except his pockofc, and his unfinished stories were merely the literary chips an. author collected about him, and quite valueless... " Nod's Chum " had been performed at ....the. Globe, in order that it might be seen and judged. If bankruptcy proceedings bad nob been taken against him, the piece lniphb havo beon made a valuable property. Mr Murray wrathfully explained that these proceedings were a , speculation on "the part' of. the petitioning. creditor s solicitors, who had purchased the debt tor £5 Ho had seen tho transfer, and he considered it a disgraceful transaction. Ibe Official Receiver didn'b think they could go into that. Mr W. Alexander Oolyer, Ippoaring for Mr Murray, assured Mr Flega; that tho whole transaction 'should be carefully examined into at the pub.ic examination: The Official toqeiver then formally observed that, no ofler having been made, the estate must be wound up in bankruptcy. FRANK SLAVIN FIE ED. On Monday morning last Mr Frank Slavin and a friend of hie,; a surgeon dentist named Bon tall, were-toed the inevitable "five shillings and costs at "Sarlborough-sbreet Police Court for being drunk in tho Haymarket on Saturday night. Police Constable 2SO C eaid'he found tho pair at 2 a .m v on Sunday inornim? hammering at tho door of tho El Dorado Club, and opoetrophismg tho dormant proprietor in obscene language oi forty-blackßuard power. He advised Mi Slavin and his friend to desist and walk home a* straight as the liquor they tiaa on board would permit. Their replies weie unroportable. Ultimately Constable Ativ o and a friend took the convivial ccupie .to Bow-steeot. Mr Bernard Abrahams,

who appeared for Slnvin, cbaraeterjsed the constable's conduct as an outrage on fcho liberty of the""subMr Bonball had invited Mr blavin to supper. For some inejqoljcafrle roason.the proprietor of the El Dorado Club would not, admit them. Mr Bontall was ro, nionsfcrating with him tlirougli a chink In tho door when Constable 280 C came up and ordered them all off. Mr Slavin, he need scarcely add, wtxa "perfectly"sober." ■crank Bindo, who has several times actC'..; ,'i.s HJavin'a financial "backer, ]qq» supported him morally. He belonged to tho party. They were pleasantly- elated, out noli drunk," , or even " squiii'y." Mr Newton (the magistrate)- Mr Hiorje to detine whabhe meant by ""druhli." "Well," sbttmmoied Ilindo, "when a bloomin'—l mean; when a feller argues as though"'"ho ".".haa no sense-— that "is — ,er —- whan in the . course" of a argument, . he, as ' you may, tnnkes a wrong point, that ig—er--" || Quits convincing," s.aid the .Magistrate. 'I You may stand down." .Inspector A'tiley was strongly of the impreesioo thab Slavin and Boutall were beastly "drunk. It would, ho opined, take more than one-ei- ,- two constables to convoy Mr Slavin to the station aijaiiisb his will when sober.' ,Ab .this., compliment Australia's hero winked and smiled. §lavin has a beautiful wink, and" smiles like an angel. "Five shillings aud posts, 1 ' said Mr Ivewton. \Vith- the payment thereof the enisbde closed.