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New Zealand Tablet, Volume IX, Issue 429, 1 July 1881, Page 16

Mr. Thomas Leahy's Commercial Hotel, Olautau, continues to be conducted, under its present management, in a way to deserve abundant patronage. " I remember," pays Ln.houoh.ere, in the London Truth " being once at a ball given by the Empress of Russia to the late Emperor, on his birthday. I was playing at ecarte, when the Emperor, who was wandering about, came behind me to watch the game. My adversary and I were both at four, and it was now my deal. ' Now,' said the emperor let us see whether yon can turn up the king.' I dealt, and then held up the ' turn up card,' observing, your orde T s, sir have been obeyed.' A dozen times afterward the Emperor asked me how I managed it, and he never would helieve that it was a mere hazard, and that I had taken the chance of the card being a king."