PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 76, 1 December 1906, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Two Deutschers have been given the billets of masseur and masseuse at Hanmer Spa,- Christchurch. ' What's the matter with the native, or. at least the British, product ? . • .•■: ■'.■.'•' ' ' '■• Earl Carrington has received - the. order of the Garter from the Royal hand. Man does not advance— he still hankers, after, the garter, 'though "every up-to-date she has discarded them for suspenders seasons ago, *" .. . '..■*■ ' ' ■*■ '■" ■■' Anent a recent "ndcent water spout" Sydney "Truth" says :- Jake Garrard, the political incubus foisted on, the .Water and Sewerage Board, has been- shooting off his ■ mouth •on politics m Wellington, N.Z. /He predicts a victory for Mr Reid. It's a frloripus country where Reids and Garrards scoop the. pool. . . . ' '■■ .y ■' ■ •:.. I .•■> '. ' •« : . / : -', The Catholics of Westpbrt have sent to England, to the ' Rev. Father Hays, an illimimated address, which, with a gold crpss, they have presented to him, the rev. Father having refused to accept any money present The cross, a massive jewel of We.st- . port gold, suitably inscribed, is a token of gratitude for the splendid success of the temperance crusade. That's, what they say ; but wait till next seventeenth avOireland. : ■.'■•-.. •. ■ V ■-,'■ ■ :'■».-■ : ■■■> ■■' .'*/ „. .. i' The Mr Jago referred to m a recent cable m connection with, the sticking up of a , bank at Day Dawn, Western Australia, is an old Napier bpy, being. a; son of Mr ..jago, form-i efly poStmaster at Napier, and later, at Wellington. On retiring from the postal service on pension, Mr Jago, senr . , removed to Western . Australia With liis family. Mr C. Jago, the manager' of the Day ■■„•,' Dawn Bank, wasj when m Napier,, connected with .the Bank of New Zealand. ;,.•;■: /■;/■/"-■/.-■*.' ../■...■■■«//■ '..///•/.;■ .';_'■ . i*•W^j^.■vt%qi^■■o§rii^ >^■/si^^•^■V:i^ 1 jSfydney/fissUeT: One s of the \sideshdws'at*the^KTcxthcpte garden fete was the Chinese Envoy. He wore loose ; baggy trousers of bright blue, and a royal blue satin tunic, with a ■pold hem; Dragons and wild beasts unknown to chased large butterflies down his backbone and across his.i'cnest. . His belt was gold with • shiny nobs and agate buckler and his cap had- a pair of scarlet tassels, a blue button, and a long peacock's feather to set off his peculiar style of beaut". Altogether he was weird and wonderful, and our naval and military looked like- a clutch of barn-yard fowls while; his magnificence and ..pigtail was m the vicinity. . ' ■" ♦ ■ .*• ". • " . ■■•' ; ■ '■ 'The monument which is to commemorate the holding 1 of the first Chribtian service m New- Zealand, which. « event occurred when the Rev. Samuel' Marsden, British chaplin ■ of Parramatta, preached to the Maoris'' at Rangihoua,' Bay of /Islands, on Christmas Day, ,1814, is now , m course ; ; of ' construction, and "will probably 'be ' unveiled in' March next, says the r ''Northern- Luminary." The structure will take 'the shape' of a Celtics Cross, over; 20ft high, and •will ..form a' cohspiduous . land-mark to •• vessels entering and leaving the Bay. As parson Sani dealt extensively in'riim : in the good old coyict days', that moriunient , oiieht to -take the shape of a cask. When all is said : and done the' mariner r mostly prefers rum to anything else. • • :^'" . v - :/ •'■; - : -".' ■.'?■■ I!' ,.■-'■■'■■''" "■.-/;■•■':,. ; ; \ ; Illness-' and death liave levied heavy toll on politicians and their families for som/a months past. The Hon. Mr Seddon, the Hon. D. Pinkertoii, Mi ; Kirkbride, and \Colonel Pitt have .all passed: ! away within J a few months. Mrs Millar; wife 1 of the^ Hon:; • J; / A. Mil lar ; died a week ago . The ; H6n . • James Carroll has , been laid aside, and the Hon. Mr Guinness is also confined to his home. Mr Baume lias been very ill, and Mr Ell has just got through an . illness. "Mr Izard recently was m a private hospital ; Mr Fisher; has had a visitation of bronchial pneumonia m. his family ; Mr Houston's health is reported: to be. far from good ; and; the 'Hbn.v T. ,K. Mac Donald was prostrated for several days . recently.. One of the head messengers -at .'the' 1 ' Parlimentary Buildings died last week. : Boots Hannah plays m goodvluck; Not • only has he made a huge fortune out of things that m New Zealand pass as .boots and. shoes— and by which a New Zealander wearing them can be recognised all over the world— but he has been tenderly allowed to flout the, laWj by "allowina;"— i.,e. not preventing—his girls . to He m the factory during meal time. Hann a h has another comfort m his old age. His'iemale operatives cannot go to the w':c. without being compelled to Announce the . delicate;' circumstances by ringing a. hand bell and repeating the disgusting, shaming, modesty rmurdering process when tlrat job. is wipied off the roster. The time occupied, m these should-be private aote is taken down Iby 'the .-and. if. the j aggregate,, for., the week is ever 55 minutes, the diarrohpeaical girl is docked. "God's Own Country" t O iHaHn&h, how's yer mar?

Harry Pearce. There is quite 8 bunch of mail lying at this office for you. ..-.■■ Miss Oriel Hotson, of Macmahon's Company, is an actress hitherto quite uiiknown to New Zealand, but one who has .the gift of interpreting and looking her parts. A charming young lad*- oh or off the boards and gifted with a rineing, resohaitt /.voice, that carries conviction. . •'; / '' 'Mitch. , " of Ohristchuvch, hitherto known as "Mary Jane," has? been rechristened by Ollie, "The Little Black Stallion." He answers to- it readily and will drink out of the hand. To' commemorate .the christening, Stac Eyes presented Mitch, with a medal bearing, the new ; ti tit and a statement that /it was her special award. What has M.J. beeii doing to earn it ? "Ted" Donnelly: has -soid out of the , Masonic and gives up possession on Monday. Staples have lost a valuable tenant, and all for want of a bit of candour, as to their intentions when the. lease falls m ; while patrons of the; house have lost a good friend. ;■ It is to 'be hoped the new proprietor,' Mr O'Neill, -will prove as popular. Anyway, he comes along with a good name for a start , . and wisely; and' to everyone's gratification, he makes no change- in the house fetaff. ', ■;■;./ ./, '«■ ■/■/■:- ':-/■■; ■ Victor Dalev. the brilliant IrishAustral poet, died of consumption over a year a^o.. His -widow, Elizabeth Anne/ followed him o% ; N,ovem-; i ber 22; the '. cause -of: her . decease , be- * mr similar. .';. She was a/true, good, ; loniT-sufferin<r all-for-oiiving wife, who stuck to and 'frequently entirely supported her genius husband;* and it seems ■■■hai^\'.^at;;the'.4J ; 6or'cre'aturc did not loneer survive to enjoy *a little rest and 'comfort on the money contribiiifed by . :]paley?s ; te«w tiiends and 'dd/mir&r^ '^rtV^-his*deatn.r- •-; : : : ■,>;,;.,. j:; ; .; .*.;;.. v^;,;^; . ?,-/ : -»* ; /;--v.v^ / - Now that the prolonged litigation .between Mr Thomas Mitchell ' and the . N.Z. Loan and Mercantile' Agency • Co., Ltd., has come to an end, \vitli .the-- defeat and ruin- of the. plaintiff and the triumph of a fwealthy corpcK ration over; a comparatively— now positively—poor man,. Mr Mitchell 'has made up, his mind 'to return ;to ;Wahganui „ and place his case before his fellow citizens per medium of onea. air., meetings.; witli a view to justifying himself m- their eyes, .-■•;, Wanganui will be: liable to. hear .."something spicy. '■ •'. '■ ■'■'■,'',-■• ■;/■' ':'■', ■''■ : ''•!;.■'.■• Mr H. N. Southwell, very widely. > known, m Australia as ' ■an'af-ent for the j- best, class of travelling* music makers, and ,whb;has conducted sonic ■ of the, most successful tours ever, brought, to an "'.'. issue m Sydney, was ■ m Wellington on Wednesday, having arrived overland, via Auckland and New'," Plymouth. Mi Southwell was •taken 'ill m ■ Brisbane with some stomach, trouble,, and: is making a %io-p-/he'a'lth-rest6rer i . : trip..V I .He, went ' on to "j Christchurch to take', m the Zibishun and will return to Sydney'anew v^manj p judging, by present appearances /'As 'a.' public school teach-? er Mr- Southwell -was the originatot of what,- are now /.the .-gigantic publi* school sports, .of Sydney. bluebottle boss, Inapec* tbr Cullen, , J s jusfa now ? in • hot water with /the boys' who dearly love a good scrap;' m :the northern" city: Cullen's JCrime is that ha has set his foot d o wn firm • and /.?.ays that m future • match- - irig itiwplb6xerswi.il not be allowed. In vain^ -bkve^the l Northern and' Auckland .Amateur boxing .authorities quoted precedents, both """ : , : in. : Auckland and the other centres. C.ullen says ' m reply that what - has •.'•been ha.s ; l)ii v m future it" is to ibe;. competitions', only., to obtain his 'permit. Matching two pugs, he says,' simply means " that the needful' permit will not be' forthedin-; ' insr. So things are only middling ar.-d the ; cautious chief cop.pa trols Queen- ■■ street .with a smile that will come , off, sure, if anyone- sugcests • a real dinkum. go to him. Anyhow i. is there any law, to support this pompous po- ■ licenian's autocratic attitude ? ■'' .'•.. : '. " ' ■■'*'■• ■ ■■'■•..•■. '' *. i • J. H. Paghi, late mine host of the Western Hotel, ' Wiliis-s : treet, • left last :' week 'for.' Auckland,: where he , will ■probably make his future home. No b only as a benevolent bpniface is ,J .H. looked" on as a good fellow, but during his 34t years' stay m Wellington he has . always been prominently idsn- , tified in ■■ Rugby football matters.- Ec i has acted as treasurer/ of the Well-. • inßton Rugby Union, editor of tli'e ■ annual,, and lias ■ fulfilled ' several posi- ■ tionsvwith the Athletic CJub. >As m- • stances' of i his popularity/ he lias veceiyfed nine presentations, and jierhaps s he ' will go down to football fame as ; manager of- the Welli-ngtou rep. team ■known as "the butchers." His 1 ye- •• satiation from the Wellington Tjniun .' was aimpuncwl at the "All J.iiaok" ■! beano last week, tendered by. the Jlocai union to.- its rc-ucsohtatnx-s on r! tho .English tour, and was rccnvwl j with Rtcat, regret. -"Truuli." wish'ns Mr-P.asni every prosperity for . the future. Wellington's--- loss : ;is. most dooidedly Auckland 1 ;?- isain. ;