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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2343, 10 July 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)

In presenting an address and a purse of sovereigns to Captain John Maclean recently, the Chairman remarked that Captain Maclean had the high and gratifying distinction of having been a sea-captain for thirty-four years and a half, and during the whole of that time never lost a ship or a man. The community looked upon him as the pioneer of steam traffie in Victorian waters. Starting in the New Zealand trade, he had assisted in its gradual development to its present state; he was alao, in former diys,well known in the Geolong and subsequently in the Adelaide trad*. He was sure they would all join with him in wishing him bon voyaqt and a speedy return,

On one occasion an excited member of Parliamerat jostled fiiiller in the lobby, baying, " I beg your pardon, I was hurrying to hear——speak." "He has spoken."" Did he speak well? He's my cousin." "My dear sir, he could'nt have spoken worse if he'd been your brother." A gentleman of Providence, the other day, sent his Irish messenger to get an elbow of gas-pipe. The man rVurned with the pipe, which however, appeared to have an impwfeetiou in it. " Pat," said he, " I don't believe this is a good elbow. J think it will leak," "Oh, no, it's all right," slid Pat. ''lt's meself that's tried it," " And how did you try it 1" "Sure, and I covered up both ends and blew at the hole," was the truly Hibernian answer. The lace worn by Mrs Mackay at the Queen's drawing room was made expressly for the Empress of the French. Mr Gladstone's big speech on Home Rule contained 24,000 words,