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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 341, 16 June 1894, Page 4

A capital story is told of a Colonial Governor, whose snobbery was in excess of his popularity. On boarding a certain steamer, he was met by tke captain who politely " Hoped his Excellency had had a pleasant voyage," Totally ignoring the speaker, he, iv chilling tones queried the aide- decamp with, " What does he s*y ?" quite flattening out the obsequious mariner. Later on, at dinner, forgetful of dignity his Excellency put the usual stock question. " What time shall we arrive, captain ?" Steward ! yells the— now iubilant- skipper " Tea, sir." Je. fc ng his thumb to indicate his Excellency he coldly asks " What does he say ?" Eevenge is sweet. John Cobbe has received per s.s. " Rimutaka," one case containing 42 ladies' and children's macintoshes, latest shapes, also a parcel of 13 French robes. These goods having been by mistake shipped in London during April instead of February have arrived two mouths after time. In order to clear them out at once^tiiey will be sold at Colonial wbolfjaje. pficeg,