Blake held a reception at Government! The half-yearly meeting of the share-House. The Band and Goat of the Royal holders in the great local Bank was held Welsh Fusiliers were prevent on the lain, this morning in the City Hall. There was and that famous quadruped received various a large attendance. The Chairman (Et contributions which he no doubt enjoyed.
J. J. Bell-Irving) in a long and interesting The attendance was not large, owing ap-! speech set forth the working and policy of parently to little notice of the tinction; the Bank, showing how the profits were having been given realised, and stating the reasons for writing The A.D.C. gave another performance, down property and adding to Reserve. He on Thursday evening, in the Theatre Royal also announced that it haul been decided to of tie pantomime Yellow Dicar/, to, wd for give a bonus of 20 per cent of the salaries the benefit of, the garrison and fleet. to the employes of the Bank, and that they "spnenes OF INFLUENCE? axp Tie had been fortunate enough' to induce the
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