THE VANCOUVER MAIL

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 7, 10 January 1899, Page 5

THE VANCOUVER MAIL

PERSONAL NOTES

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

LCXXDOX, "December 2nd. Mr Tom ('Clutlia') Mackenzie has, I hear, been approached by several leading politicians of Uuneclin,- who want Him to stand for the city at the

lext genera! election. -Mr MacKenzie las so far given no answer, iieiwill, towever, return to the colony in a few uonths, and should a considerable secion of the constituency desire his andidature I make no doubt that they will be able to overcome the diffidence vhich is such an engaging pan of his ■haraeter. Personally, if my politics vere the same r..s the vivacious CluthaV I should implore him to Vie ny -Ni.li.li. I've heard him make seveal speeches, and on each occasion I vas struck with the. quality of both imnner and matter. I'm sure he must to lapse into sporting; phraseology) >c stones in front of the average Antitodean legislator.

Mr William Kteadman Alrfis (late of Auckland) will give a lecture on New Zealand in the Conference Itoom of the National Liberal Club next Wednesday evening.

The will of the late Mr .James William Temple, a partner in the firm of Shaw, Snvill and Company, who died in September ' last, has been duly proved, for probate. The net value of the testator's estate is returned at £ 195,975.

Mr G. Tabor of Lower Thames-st. has received —this time in a month that does end in an 'r' —another consignment of 65,000 New Zealand oysters.

The 'Pall Mall Gazette' chronicles sympathetically the death of Mr Alexander Stephen Patorson, whom it calls 'at one time a well known although a junior meber of the Scottish bai\'

The Old Christ's College boys dinner is to take place at the 'CM' next Tuesdny (Gth). The Rev C. C. Pritchard, l\o*. 1 on the school register, will probably take the chair and The Ag-snt-General will be one of the Old Boys there.

Mr and Mrs George Yon Haast are spending a few days at Cologne with Fran tiiiillaums, who is Intereste din the 'Kolnisehe Zeitung? the principal newspaper in Southerr. Germany. After a few days in London and Dover, they crossed to Osteiui, and made their way via "Bruges and Brussels to Cologne, whence they intend returning to London shortly. Mr E. J. Greenstreet leaA'es by the Scot next Saturday for Pretoria to commence the erection of refrigeratingl works for the Kool Kammers Beperkt.

'That Mr J. L. Toole is getting better,' says the 'Chronicle,' 'is evidenced by the ;fact that lie is telling the following story of his Australian experiences. Sir Charles Halle had preceded him through the colony, and at one of the golden cities the mayor lavished princely hospitality on the musical lion, lie was not a cultured mayor, and in speaking to the toast of 'Our host,' referred to him always as 'Hal,' till an alderman nudged him and told him to call it. Halle. When Mr Toole came along the hospitable mayor determined he would not give himself away again, and tlie genial actor found himself pleasantly referred to throughout the mayoral speech as 'Toolay!'