When'oxplainlng tho conditions of the terms of. the lease in conncction with-the sale, of tho "Trocadcro" (says tho Hastings "Standard") tho auctioneer .made it'clearly under--stood that any Chinese, purchasing ,tho leaso wohld have to pay an additional rental of 10s.' per week. This brought forth tho. query from a Celestial "Wha for?" A smart bout of passing, in which' a cap took the place of a football, took place in tho Supremo Court yesterday, says Wednesdays "i'ress." A witness was called to provo that lie had "sold tho cap to the prisoner who was then being tried. The prisoner neatly, passed tho cap to Mr. Donnelly, who transferred to the Court usher, who completed the "rush" by a well-judged pass to witness. The several returns to the prisoner were evon more brilliant, and would have elicited admiration • lrom any crack three-quarter lino.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 53, 26 November 1907, Page 6
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