Attention has. been-drawn to the largo 'number' of persons who think it unlucky to be'married in May. - A yet larger ' number, however, are still more superstitious, and think it unlucky to be married in any month. —" Punch." Mr. Fischer, the Orango Colony Premier, laid upon tho table'recently a roturn showing that Civil Servants'. rctrcnqhed since responsible government are thirty in number -—twenty boing. English and nino South Africans. There have been ninety-six now officials appointed since November, 1907, of whom forty-two are English' and fifty-two South Africans, twenty-ono of .'the latter bearing. English names. Do Wealth—"l've been trying-to get a good chauffeur to run my flying machine." Do Health—"Can you find u man with expsnoneoP" Do-Wealth—'"No, Tlweo who've had osporkaioo are ali dead."
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 280, 7 August 1909, Page 13
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123Page 13 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 280, 7 August 1909, Page 13
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