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Observer, Volume XXIX, Issue 27, 20 March 1909, Page 24

"You broke this ornament — a valuable china vase—on your wife's head !" said a magistrate severely. " Now what explanation have you to offer ?" "It was an accident," replied the accused stillenly. "An accident ?" exclaimed the magistrate. " Am I to understand that you did not intend to hit your wife ?" " Oh, no ! I intended to hit her, but 1 didn't mean to break the ornament 1"

m TTNION STEAM |Ufgj& SHIP COMPANY NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED. Steamers will be despatched as under (weather and other circumstances permitU NEW PLYMOUTH AND WELLINGTON (From Onehunga). ROTOITI - Monday, March 22nd. 2 p.m. - 1.10 tr Calls at Nelson coming Norf.ii Takapdna • Fri., March 19th, 3 p.m. ■2 10 tr Cargo at Railway till 11 a.n^ NEW PLYMOUTH ONLY. (From Onehunga) Takapuna • Wed, March 24th, 3p ro • 2.10 tr Cargo at Railway till 11 a m. "GISBORNE. NAPIER. WELLINGTON, LYTTELTON AND DUNEDIN. WAIKi.RE ■ Saturday, 20th March, noon MONOWAI ■ Saturday, 27ch March, noon SYDNEY Marama • - Monday, 29th March, 5.30 p.m Mahkno • Friday, 26th March (from Well'n) MELBOURNE, via BLUFFaNDHOBART Manuka - Friday, 19th March (from Well n) ~ AND SUVA. Navua • - Wednesday, 14t.h| April, noon FRIENDLY ISLANDS. SAMOA, FIJI AND SYDNEY. (Nukualofa, Haapai, Vavau, Apia, Levuka, Suva). Atua - ■ • Tuesday, SOth March, 10 a.m Tofca . • - • Four Weeks later No Cargo for Suva. No cargo received on Sailing Day. RAROTONGA AND TAHITI. Hauroto • - Tuesday, 13th April, noon Manapobri • Wed., 21st April (from Well'n CANADA, AMERICA, LONDON, ETC. (Via Vancouver), R.M.S. AORANGI - March 23 (from Suva) (Via San Francisco) Manapouri - Wed., 21st April (From Well'n) Transhipping to Mariposa at Tahiti. Tickets available for stopover or return by Huddart Parker and Co.'s Proprietary Steamers. Cargo must be booked and alongside vessel, unless otherwise stated, not less than TWO HOURS before aavertised time of leaving. Auckland Branch : PALMERSTON BUILDINGS. All the Ladies of Auckland get their Music Books tastefully, neatly, and cheaply bound at Mr J. W. HOOKBR'S (successor to Mr W. Leys), the well-known Bookbinder o Wyndham-Btreet (two doors below the Gas Office).— Advt.