'Praise be to God and to the Empress.'
We remember a religious ship's carpenter who got through his work with tbe help of the Lord and a good cursing from the mate ; but a Queensland dignitary has improved upon that. John Davis, er6twhile Mayor of Cooktown, returning from a trip to New Guinea in the cutter Ruby, Captain Bobinson, was caught in a gale of wind. On his arrival in Cooktown he published his thanks to Captain Robinson and Jehovah in an advertisement in the Indi'jjoultnt : — Next to Jehovah I thank James Robinson that I am spared to record my gratitude. Sgd., John Davis, Cooktown, 4th June, 1890. Advt. This inspired a local poet-editor to burst into song, of which we quote the following stanza : — Theu let ub sing, God bless the wind That wafted him safe over ; Give three cheers for Jim Eobinson, And three more for Jehovan.
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Observer, Volume X, Issue 620, 15 November 1890, Page 4
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149'Praise be to God and to the Empress.' Observer, Volume X, Issue 620, 15 November 1890, Page 4
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