A cablegram received this morning states that a committee will in all probability be set up to consider the fracas wnich occurred in the House of Commons last week. Mr liiilfour will move on the 7th August, that after the Home Itule Uill becomes law, the Irish members be excluded from the House, unless a further amendment affecting Irclaud is proposed, when they will be summoned to the Chamber,
The Warden, accompanicd by the Mining Inspector (Mr George Wilson) leave by the steamer to-day for Coromandol on court business'.
The disturbed condition of Hull during the recent strikes suggested the following pithy headline in a clever London evenin o, paper, " Hull or llcll t" °
Messrs Callau and Galloway, solicitors, Duncdin, notify by advertisement that particulars of claims against the estate of the late Mr Samuel Pattison must bo rendered in duplicate on or before the 9th proximo. Persons indebted to the estate arc desired to pay up at once.
A good joke occurred the other day in the Napier 11.M. Court. A native was in the box under examination, and was asked where some goods were. "Aeood deal is painted on the house," replied the chief through Interpreter Kelly. The judgment creditor's vision of restitution vanished amid the laughter of the audience.—" Napier News."
A most important advertisement, concerning the amalgamation of the Saxon and May Queen G.M. Co., and the winding up of the former, together with .the resolutions to be considered at the extraordinary meeting of the Saxon G.M. Co. to be held on the 15th August, appears to-day over the signature of the secretary of the company, Mr D. G. Macdonnell.
If tho "Brown-street push are larrikins, some of the members arc exceedingly open in their manner. One of the gang, who was fined the other day, quietly took Constable Stapleton into his confidence on Saturday, and told him that if he would lay in about four ton of wood, he (the youngster) would come down and cut it for him—of course without any further remuneration than food to eat and a shelter by night.
_ We have much pleasure in drawing attention to a business announcement in another column, which conveys an intimation that Mr N. Pearcc is about to commence business as a plumber and tinsmith. He has elected to occupy those premisos in Pollen street, lately occupied by Mr K. Waite, and as his establishment will he in a central position, wo havo no doubt ho will be able to annex a fair share of work in his line.
One of tho young larrikins brought up on Friday last has apparently not much love for his father. It appears that this "hopeful" was sent down from tho bush by his father for some mcdiciao/jsbut the youngster, getting in witli his old companions, said, "Oh, I'm not going took until after tho 'gaff' goes away." But what will your father do ? questioned one of the "push." "Oh," was the reply, " there is no fear of (he old man dying for a week." The father is still waiting for the njp&iciiie, and is likely to wait for a while, if he has to depend upon his son for it.
Reynolds and Co.'s (Limited) Anchor brand creamcry butter can be obtaintcd in any quantity retail, of grocers and dairymen, and wholesale only of their sole agents, the London Dairy Co., Victoria-street, Auckland. -[Advt.l
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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7594, 31 July 1893, Page 2
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