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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 39, 8 April 1875, Page 6

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took ptaee at a rawre advanced hour of the evening. It opened with the grand inarch and polka, the company looking remarkable well as they moved around the hall—, the sashes of the order and Verigated colors of the ladies* dresses giving quite a picturesque appearance to the, scene. : music was supplied by Mr mn. Peace; Mr James Begg acting a,B M,C.. Bjath, gentlemen diacharged their respective duties to the .'satisfaction ! of all present. An ample, supply of . jvidiciQusl^^ jiele'cted refreshment was provided by the. committee to the 'a^ieiice.: Daucing waa Jce^tAtip with keenVzesj:. until ah, advanced hour of the morning; the last of the partysepat^ing at'diylight, highly pleased .Mhstfte^e'iJitLe'rtainment throughout. Qar correspondent Mia ,V^The;enit9r|ajnment cp^ifjie have good . reason to congratulate : themselves on the succesa of .their^ep^aYOTS./, "Xfrtiy realisied l4.7; after iPayingLexpeiiseX .wiuoi will be devoted; to ths fitting/ up of a new stands badly in need. : - : .7

The JCiQn^d^pp^Bpp^iil $$ie -« Me|« bourne Argus.lsays irriSome itatwtics iua* published ishoythe total framfeferVof - milea Empire to most recent; dates !j obtainable. ;: Indte -, - - - &B#£ Dominion of Canada - . 3g99; . ; YjQlprji '" : :r ' ?V ! '" ; ! - ... £$ : New South Wales - -. ■ 402'; Queensland ... 23$ 2*ew~Ze.ali*nd - - 147South Australia - . 193 ''.■.■S&M:;':?:'' - - 82. : . Cape Colonies - - 67 . Tasmania . . 45 Jamaica * - - . 27 X^merajra. - • 3Q of these, the. Australian colonies 1449.; --^ ••■■ '• -'■•--■•■ "ui-^'.'-.rr: girl, :^i ami willing to = marry yduif^^e responded; the enttawasiip Augustas, Hyoii furnish the bread aiid^yii jkirinlshT round auu^ixuu tfitj .; jnf^er,. , „ , • , . „~ -- ;> -■-^■„.,.,. \ M Hi 1 iwheredidyez^et t^mitroiudrs?^ asked an Irishman pXajnan wha ha^tieiied to be pasßingjwith a^airrof remarkably short, tronserß pn.~-I got thent) whewrthey Dyimyt.conl^en^ f.ajoV ; Psldy,i ,^^o^6 husbandtQ&n^ nancLiyec^ iiiV.onej 6esoon>::'iie