What Might Happen.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 73, 7 October 1890, Page 3

What Might Happen.

-When Mr Tren with, the' strike leader made an attack on the Victorian Government for their display of force which he characterised as an insult to the working man, Mr Gr. D. Carter killed the question ; by\a well-timed jest. Refcring to Tren with he said:—"lf the hori'.'-'member believes in a future state, as I have no doubt he does, he will at nome time have to pass to the world beyond. Jf he goes to heaven, St; Peter, or whatever gentleman stands at the gate; will say, 'You cannot come in her«,. because-you will be objecting to any but trade unionists being admitted.' Then thehon. member will have to goto 'another place, but the devil will certainly say, For, Heaven's sake" don't let him in here ; he will be callieg out the Btokerji'f'!•''; Then'; Mr Carter sat down, and the House surrendered itself to the heartiest laughter indulged in within memory of the oldest The immediate effect was to kill all interests in the debate..

In 1874 a young Frenchman left Hamburg for New. ZeaUnd. settled at Akaroa, where in doe coarse he married, and has now three children Having received moit urgent entreaties from his mother in France'to come home acd Roe her before she died, he ventured back in 1886, and was at once arrested for leaving his.,.native couniry >efore going through his military service, and,., what is more; he was trjedarid .condemnled to five years' imp isonment in Algiers He produced his official letters of naturalisation -as a BritißhVabjec| did net avail him, s he was informed that they were quite invalid, because they were taken out before he wai/iliyeara of age 'Owing .0 :his good conduct be was released after four years and received his passport and 200 fr. He made his way to London, >md seeing she AgentGeneral, the latter commnni ated with r Savill, of the Shaw fiavill, and Albion Company, who kindly arranged for the young man rejoining his wife <nd family by engaging him as an under-steward on the Dorio', the young man hoi a; quite overcome with gratitude- ■ •< ■ . ■■•.■•■ ' ■ ■■>'■■'''> ■■ : ' '■; .