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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4224, 15 July 1882, Page 4

They have a native difficulty in Victoria, and it has just been discussed in the Legislative Assembly. It -is a different kind of native difficulty to that of this colony, and it was discussed in a rather novel fashion, as the ' following Sassage from the debate will show :—Mr tichard said the station consisted, it should be borne in mind, of half-castes, and when the time came for entering legitimately into the matter, it would become a question as to who were responsible for these half castes. (Laughter.) Mr Cameron : A lot of these halfcastes came from your district. (Laughter.) Mr Richardson: I know where they come from. (Renewed laughter.) I can tell this House their fathers. Mr Cameron : I hope you don't include me. (Laughter.) Mr Richardson: What about this semblance to some persons in this House, whose faces color whenever the question of blacks is discussed ? (Great laughter and uproar.) He added that he could' table a list of the putative fathers of these half-caste children. Mr Harris hoped that the hon. member did not throw any suspicion on Mr Anderson. (Laughter.)

Lawyer—"Then you admit that you squeezed the young lady's hand co hard as to make her cry out P" Reporter— '• Yes, sir." Lawyer—" Yet you say you were pursuing your legitimate calling. Do you mean to say, sir. that squeezing a young lady until she is forced to scream from pain is part of a reporter's business?" Keporter—" Yes, sir, I was taking press notes." Judge (yery sternly) —" No cause of action ; next case."