WHY THE SHIP HAD A LIST.
Apropos of the weight of our l-'remier and his Native Minister the "Post" has the following:—During the trip of the Mokoia from Wellington to Sydney, carrying the Premier, the Hon. J. Carroll, and party, the vessel had a slight list to starboard. One evening at dinner n discussion arc;.* at one of the tables as to the cause. Various '.reasons and explanations were ad -ncvd wuthout -solving tho question to the general Bath-faction, until one of the dine:**., wha had listened quietly to the argument, s3id: —"Gentlemen, you are all wrong. I in* vestigated the case last night, ar.d the cause of the list in this ship is that Messrs Seddon and Carroll are sleeping ou the same side of it."
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19010111.2.26
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10862, 11 January 1901, Page 4
Word Count
127WHY THE SHIP HAD A LIST. Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10862, 11 January 1901, Page 4
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.