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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1833, 17 November 1874, Page 3

Something foe Sandy and Pat.— "You talk of Ashantees," said a Gold Coast interpreter, at an early period of the late campaign, "but you have not geen any yet. The Ashantees are all loblemen and gentlemen, like the English; these people you hare been fighting are like the Irish and the Scotch." Too Much fob thb Bailway Clerk. —A "worthy pastor from a Swis3 canton, when about to take his return ticket after a visit to Geneva, asked if any deduction was made to gentlemen of his profession. Some doubt being expressed as to his being a clergyman, he offered to read the official one of his sermons. The offer was declined. The retort of a little boy to an attorney, not long ago, in a police-court, created soire amusement. The lad, being a witness, was questioned concerning a certain cheap novel alleged to have been -Stolen. "Whatwas the picture on the cover?" asked the attorney. "Two Indians," was the reply. " What were the Indians doingP" "I didn't ask 1 em," answered the boy. The attorney suddenly discovered that he had no further use for the youthful witness. THAMES EOYAL BLACK PBECEPTOBY, No. 180. THB Regular Monthly MEETING of the above Preceptory will bo hold in theOdd Fellows' Hall, JKichmond street, TOMORROW EVENING (Wednesday), the " 18th instant, at 7.30. »7749 By ord«r of the 5.E..0. PORTABLE ENGINE TOR SALE.— One of Roby's best 14-horse power nominal, Double Cylinder, almost new, and in splendid order.—Apply to D. Phiip, Grahometown. 7748 ■nOKOTJGH BAKBBT, rfrjfc Beach Boad, GtBhAMSTOWN (neur the Goods Wharf) JOHN ROBINSON, BAKER AND CONFECTIONER. 3 B. having at considerable expense erected a Large and Commodious Baking Establishtncnt on the Beach Road, is now prepared to supply the best quality of bread at a most "yStors P to CTararu Gardens can supply themselves with all Picnic "q™^';^™ being always a Large Stock of Confectionery on hand, including Mennie and Day's famou, Biscuits. . ■ • *emeffibMg E i C H eROAD. 7726 -^TTaiSd immediately^- boys VV to RtJN the EYKoaa Siab.