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A NOVEL ASSAULT CASE. v A H QUIE, yon are charged with J-i. assaulting the complainant — that man over there. What have you got to say — arc you guilty or not guilty ?" " No. Me no saltee j no catchee." "Well, you will 'catchee,' peihaps, directly. Did you assault the man —did you Btnko him ?" "Oh! all H— mo stlike im? Yes, me stlike him some nioro when go outei. You sco, my countlyman he say, ' What for you alleo same, late allce ti ; why not you buy Wattabilly Wash "i" Me Bay, ' All li ; mo buy Wattabilly.' Me go shop alleo samo that man. Ho say, ' You want Wattabilly ? All h, ma sell him — one pong ft' slullin.' Mo say, 'Wattabilly?' He say, ' All li, Wattabilly.' Me go home, my wash bo no tick-tick. My countlyman he say, No good wash ; no Wattabillv : too muchee money, no good wash.' Me go shop, spoakee that man, tell im no good wash. |no good outsi', no good insi', no good anysi' at all. He say plenty good for dirty Chinaman. Me hit im long o' eye, ajleo same Eulopean man. lie say pleo', plee', and pleeseeman catchco mo ' " Is this the watch, Bargeant?" " Shure, and it is your vi urtchip." Magistrate (to complainant) : " I'm only sorry the defendant lot you off so lightly. He should employ a law} er now and prosecute you. This is one of those rubUshing Swiss watches — dear at any price. It won't go, and it couldn't keop time if it did. Yet you 801 lit as a Walerbury, and charge more than tho price of the most expensive Waterbury, which is tho very beat timekeeper made. Verdict for tho defendant uithall costs." (To defendant) : " Get a lawyer to compel that man to give >ou a Watorbury watch in place of this trash, and tben prosecute him for obtaining money under false pretences." (Defendant to Bench "Hi yah! Alleo 9inne Hoo-lay !" pUJMUINsJ, QHARPE & 7T5. GROCERS, &0., RIDGWAY STREET. TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN PARTICULAR. TO THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. WE dcßiro to notifly that we are selling our Goods at tho lowest advertised Prices for CASH. Monthly accounts paid promptly will roceivc special consideration. Our employees, who wait on our Town Customers, arc instructed to take Cash oidcrs, and deliver Goods at THE LOWEST QUOTATIONS. CUMMINS, SHA.UPE & CO. GROCERS, &c, IUDGWAY (sTREET. Amusements 4.RAMOHO WESLEYAN CHURCH. A TEA MEETING and Entertainment .C3L in connection with tho Sunday School inniveraary will be held in tho above 3hurch to-morrow (THURSDAY) evening. Tea laid at (i 30 p.m. Entertainment at 3p.tr.. Goodprogiummepropared. Tickets, Is Gel, at the door. QOCfAL /"CONCERT. ST. PAUL'S SCHOOLROOM. Tho next of the series will tako place on FRIDAY EVENING, at 7.30. An interesting programmo has been prepared, including Singing and Excrui«es by the School Children, under Mra Hooy's superintendence. Admi6iion at tho door — Ono Shilling. GYMNASIUM. ' ALL those who intond forming tho Gymna-mm plfase call and make inanpcments flith A. Johnston, Bootmaker, Ridgway Sticct. Gymnasium to commence on MONDAY, Bth July. FARMERS' ASSOCIATION. fTTHE Farmers of the District are asked A to meet at Messrs If. R. Jackeon and Co.'s on WEDNESDAY, tho 13th August, at 2 p.m., to consider tho advisability of forming themsehes into a Farmers' Association. WANGANUI POULTRY, PIGEON CANARY, CAGE-BIRD, AHI) DOG ASSOCIATION. OS" SECOND ANNUAL SHOW TO J)E HEM) IN THE DRILL HALL, WANGANUI. OK TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AUGUST the sth and Bth. Judges :—: — Mb C. Babtley, Auckland Mil jiDBKNimooKB, Matigamahu. Mv Hatisly, Waugauui. Dogs will bo shown on tho SECOND DAY only. Entries positively close with tho Secretory on SATURDAY, 2Cth JULY, at 11 p.m. Admission to Show, Is, Childron (under 12 yoars), Gd. Memboi'e tickol, ss. J. J. BUOKRELL, 1 ' , \ - ' Hon, Ecotetarj.

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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7167, 31 July 1890, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7167, 31 July 1890, Page 3

Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7167, 31 July 1890, Page 3

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