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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2128, 29 October 1875, Page 2

"Tjeie LovKajiu." in the Melbourne Heratcl, says that two interesting "mills" conieoffat tbe Exhibition Building on the opening.<day. The first was between. M'Lean, M.1?., and Mr Levy, Secretary to the Commissioners; and.-the second,,>..■ encounter took place between the Hon. W. Mwnro, M[iriiste'r of Eduction, and a doorkeeper. In [ _the_ first ca3e the illustrious combatants were — happily for society—separated before any serious . damage was done. In the-latter, hove-*, ever, the rumour is that the Minister ':iMi\Education commenced his oducatioislr*^' career by giving his opponent a lesson in the noble art of self-defence. From what I learnt, however, the Minister was the aggressor, the doorkeeper merely^ endeavouring to carry out his instructions.

A boy who had stolen some apples was forgiven for the rather ingenious manner in which he excused himself. The school* master asking him what he had to say for himself, the urchin replied, " The apples^ were Tom's; I don't know how he got them; and now they're mine, and he don't know how I got them." .v, :

Matchless Maid—The kitchen" girl out of lucifers.

The motto which was inserted under the arms of William, Prince of Orange, on his accession to the English crown, was Non rapui sed recepi, "I did not steal it, but received it," This being shown to Dean Swift, he said, with a sarcastic" smile, "The receiver is as bad as the thief."

Questions put to his sweetheart, at intervals of a quarter of an hour, by a bashful lad during their first tete-a-ttHeV "How's your father?" " How's your mother? "How are your parents?"" 'How are your father and mother? " ' How are they both ? "