The Man about Town.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1832, 14 August 1891, Page 2

The Man about Town.

I.H NEDIJJ, 12th August. The motley patchwork of events—a perfect 'tmniuiu gatheiuia'' of interest-tills, as Übii.il. our daily papers and supplies subject matter fur hmi ly gossip. .Another enquiry—at Seacliff Asylum this timeis i nder weigh, and the long enduiiug tax-payer wil\ as usual, pay the piper. Still it is so tar conso i g, however, to know that the payments in these sma ler matters are Mil on the piiu.ely scale of the Tm-t Office Commission—though I lielieve the army of medicos who recently assisted at the Hayhu st exhumation case refused to mote until they weie guaianteed £lO 10 s each per diem ind travelIn. expenses. However, for an unsavory ma te>° of that kind oue would naturally expect a li-tie more " suijnr "on the pill. Mr Beeth&m is toarri'e in Dunedin at the eud of this week to the Seaclitt enquiry de novo. It was a pity that the two gentlemen moat neaily concerned iu the conduct of the enquiry should have permitted themsel«tß to discuss the matter even ever so harmlessly wit hin hearing of a Globe reporter. The m< ntion of that delightful journal brings ns to the subject of the " very " tire—or rather two simultaneous fires—in the Globe office. People smile a knowing smile w hen it is mentioned, ami the e\idence is decidedly interesting to the general public as well as t * the Insurance Companies. The veidict of the jury is, as was expected to be. a case of incendeiinsm, but the culprit is at present at large and uuknow ii, legally speaking. I see Sir Walter Buller is in town on his way to his "Blue Spur" mining property at Lawreuce. He looks lively enough despite his defeat for iheTe Aroha feat, which he sa\s is due to the fact thar, being only a Liberal u<>t a Radical—t\tt: Government declared against linn, as lie was nut prepared to " run amuck " with them.

The Ju» ei i!e Opera Troupe, at present in Dunedin, lias drawn very good houses so far. The clii ilren are really clever and their acting is excellent. while the costumes ami scenery are capital. As fur the voic<B they are, of course, a trifle thin and weak.

The wonderful st<ry of the sea monster, recehtly seen by some of the crew of the Kor.<*niahana and by others of tile crew of the Manapouri, has provoked a .(.'"Oil deal of discussion and some people think it " VVetry like a wlule hut one tfeiitleman, whom I know, made a point of interviewing the crew on t!ie lv"t"tnah-uia :is soon as she arrived here, au<l he helie\es the story to he quite genuine. The Salvition Army are luvin.' a " good time*' geneialy just now—and are to be congratulated in having enlisted the support ami sympathy of such a man ;u Mi Junes Al'en a genthman of such undeniable position and culture that his example is likely to he followed by others of the seri-jUs-thinking section of the community.

Last week the huh win<ls and titles were threatening further damage at St Clair l.ut, since there is not enough money forthcoming to carry <»ii' any defensive s.li'-me—other thin sand Img^—we must t>e thankful for small mercies and providential escape from any ill effects of the threatening dacger.