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A LAUGHABLE INCIDENT.

» i MISTAKEN IDENTITY. THE WRONG MaN LIONISED; (PBK FKIESS AS8OOIATIOH. ) Wellington, November 25; . A langhoble inaldent oaoucred et Ahauts yoflterdny. Mr , Dllon, bsfoie leaving there In the morning, i told the people that Sic X. Ksmonde wonld p?ob»b'y. pass • through that afternoon m a ptlvAte 1 carriage with Me Guinness, bu' that ha \ was travelling, m cog, and wished to got. i through to Grey month wlthoo' being known. Sir T. Esmonde did not arrive at Roefton an roponed, 30 Mr C-JulniiOßß Btarted for Greytoonbh, Mr Fno, ■ hlo , partner, a recent ovrivcl, being m lhi\ carriage. On reaohing Ahaui'a ha.-.dend.i; o£ people wore m wa'tlug and oheerad; iracaocaely, MrTJalnuoa? trying to /, that his OTinptnloa wan sot Sir T. Esmonde, bat the. people thought; v.bls; was a rnaec They took'- thij horse t ont oftho carriage and palled too' travelers 'to; tho. hotel. Tho mote Me Gaionesn and' tbe _trnvoll«?r pro'caliool : tiißt it. w»a a miiJ&ka, thu aaotW onrtfidonK the people felt that they hrd got the* right man. They crowded ron-d th<i onrciago avlncing the gio-.t^o r . euth'ioJaDm. Thay ahook Mr tree's bands !u«oaUßt; and oegged aud implored blmto alight, aod only after a detention of two hoata >he travellers oonld proceed amidst doifenin^ cheera, orowda f-jliqying the oaniaga.for; some dlßtance oat of town, la tho evening Me Free drove back ,to Jteoftonj •lone sud only then tht! people irbaldbeiiavtVtha!; ho was not B(tu'on..Pa.e and; enjoyed thjir mistake immensely.. ( ii't T. fCacnonde 're nek el hora to-nl»ht from Nehon and gos on tb-«\6croiY. " '

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2287, 26 November 1889, Page 2

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A LAUGHABLE INCIDENT. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2287, 26 November 1889, Page 2

A LAUGHABLE INCIDENT. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2287, 26 November 1889, Page 2

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