PICKING OAKUM.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7445, 16 August 1895, Page 2

PICKING OAKUM.

Oscar Wilde, the cmthate who is now doing " time" at Pentonville, has been taken off the treadmill and put to picking oakum, with making matches to follow. The doritois absolutely refuse J his being continued on the mill. H.e is in good health. Recently he asked a frieiid io send him fit. Augastine'-i wur>s, and some historical books. Bis plajs a:o about to make their re-appearance on tho Knglifh stage. The Grand Theatre Rnnounced the production of '« Too Idep.l Husband," according to a London despatch of June 30th, and prints Wilde's came as tho author in large letters on the bill

Lord Alfred has bought and furnished in a. most luxurious manner a bijou residence, not far from Sorrento, ltdy. iio has openly declared that his avowed object is to await the release of Oscar Wilde, when he vtill at once transport him to the Italian coast. Young i.Jouglas _*8 written a sonnet which he told a F'euoh journalist would be the first piece of reading Oscar Wilde would have irom the outside world, and until then no one would be permitted to see the manuscript. 'lhare is much speculation as to the translation of " Dorian Gray " into French. It is generally believed to be the work of Alpho_eo Daudet, bui any how it is having animmenso sale, and the Parisians aio raving over it.