Comments on: Jose has trouble with names – just like his sister

By: bookworm

bookworm — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:07:07 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter. I just received 'Kitchen' by Nigella today, maybe I'll volunteer to cook

By: Court expert

Court expert — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:03:07 +0000

In reply to Dandy.

“The conclusions of the Permanent Commission against Corruption, presided over by Justice Victor Borg Costanzi, state that “there is no evidence to show that Judge Herrera was involved in any act of corruption in the occasion of the issuing of building permits”.”

Which reminds me of the spin given by Labour to the Auditor General’s conclusion that he found no conclusive evidence of corruption. Labour: two weights and two measures.

By: Dandy

Dandy — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:29:20 +0000

http://archive.maltatoday.com.mt/2002/0407/report070402.html

no further comment!

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:22:31 +0000

In reply to La Redoute.

I was rummaging through the archives at the law courts in Valletta earlier today, and found this old, early 1900s photograph of a magistrate or judge handing out judgement at a trial. The identity of the accused is unknown, but could the other one be Sir Arturo Mercieca? The photograph is faded and scratched, so any help will be appreciated.

I attach a copy below

http://www.3wishes.com/images/judgegiltverdict1-d.jpg

By: C Abela Tringanza

C Abela Tringanza — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:29:59 +0000

Is the family of a Spanish origins, being Herrera and both children have Spanish names?

I still remember the days when they had a legal office in Qormi and the people were refering to her as ConsuelA. An O ending for a female name seemed so strange in Qormi.

[Daphne – No, that’s just the chaviness coming out: because they have a Spanish surname, the children have matchy-matchy Spanish names.]

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:09:01 +0000

In reply to Lou Bondi. Ah, but maybe you're not telling us that he favoured wearing shirts open to the paunch.

By: Lou Bondi

Lou Bondi — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:38:43 +0000

My grandmother’s brother – Sir Arturo Mercieca – had that rare combination of a razor sharp mind with an integrity so deep it almost verged on the naive. As a boy, I remember walking the Marsalforn promenade holding his hand and my father’s and being confused by a behavioural trait of his. In the most genteel manner, he would eschew talking to other people. Today I understand why. Sir Arturo a party animal? Not quite.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:01:44 +0000

In reply to La Redoute. There's more dignity in my packed lunch than in fifty years of Herrera's "dinner parties".

By: La Redoute

La Redoute — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:00:21 +0000

In reply to H.P. Baxxter. Call in the Chippendales. There's one who takes 'black tie' literally.

By: H.P. Baxxter

H.P. Baxxter — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:48:34 +0000

Let’s have a proper dinner party and show these yobs how it’s done.