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Mt Benger Mail, Volume 17, Issue 850, 22 August 1896, Page 2

NOTICE OF APPLIC'TIO* FOR OCLUPAII )N LKaSK arsoni of Rox.- -, burgh hereby give notice that I hare r.ppli d under the Mining D s ricta L nd «ccupation Act Ifc94 for to occupation lews ever 30 acres of !mH situated at and being part of block IV Teviot dis'rict, and that such application will be heard by the Land Board at Dunedin en tbe 26ih day ef August 'B%,at il o'clock a.m. Dated at Roxburgh thii ISth day of fulv 1 96. HENRY D PA h SONS' rwSJTftf COU'U' ROXBURGH, A OF. I UIE 23 d Anniversary of the above *• Cuurt will be celebrated by a pLAJN AND rUNCY DRESS BiLL ; On THURSDAY, SEPT 24 h. 1896, In the Athei.aeum Hall, Commencing at 9 p.m. Ticket (to admit lady and g. ot).. 6s. TfIOMAJs COOP, Secetary.

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Mmoj stories hare been Ijld of Sir vTIUf aa Vfaule's huraorouß satire as a judge, bm rb.et.her it was always appreciated by bit nearers is doubtful. Probably a certain jury, .?bo bad found a man guilty', felt a trifle un easy wheu the? beard tbe prisoner sentonoed c\ Maule as follows:—" Prisoner at the bartour counsel believes yot innocent; the eons ;el for tbe prosecution believe» yon innocent; I beliere yon innocent. But a jury of yoni fellow countrymen, in the wercise of such intelligence as they possess, whkh doea not appear to be much, hr.s found yoa guilty »nd it romaur, for me to pass upon you th* of the law. which is that you be im prisoned for one day; and at that day we* ye#ierday, 7011 ma; go ajfat jom but ,