FRISCO TOWNS.

North Otago Times, 20 July 1908, Page 2

FRISCO TOWNS.

' •■■' &'--- ■ THROUGH A NEW ZEAIANDEUS' EYES. Mr H. B; Dix, of Wellington, who was for many years ,connc6teil ; with thej Adams, "Star" Bicycle Company, has' rbturned from San-Francisco, where ho wont a year, ago with the,intcntion of Bottling. Mr Dix comes Back (kys'the Dominion, with very >aefimte ideas', on life in tho city ,insido' 'the Golden Gato.

, "So you've come back." "Y03," said Mr Dix, "I havo lived too long in New ■ Zealand'to waste timo in acquiring a new way to livo. U was the living conditions 'that brought us back-the absence of : anything, resembling decent homo life." "But can't' you make your own home.life? What's the matter with getting a cottage in the suburbs and living as you like?"'Mr Dix was asked. "Everything's tho matter with it," was the reply. " Nobody does it, and if, you want such a thing you havo to go.to an undesirable suburb too far out -but you liave to be, there-to know how irnpossiblo.it is to lead our sort of life. People looking for homo life do not take a house-4hat would tako them too far from 'town-thoy hire a flat wherein, to live the simple lifo. But even then thoy v mostly g 0 out to meals to cafes and restaurants. When you go to a restaurant in' 'Frisco you don't merely havo,to pay for. tho meal. At an ordinary, dollar, enfo, the waiter ; expects a 10-cont tip; if you go to ; 8 bettor cafe. y6u ; give a better you.; get left. I- was. warned, that this was so y but thought it, an imposition, so passed, out without appearing to notico thb outstretched hand of- tlfa waiter. Tho nextjtimb I' wont to that cafe Tnover recofyed'any attention at all—they served pcoplo sitting at tho samotablo as 1 was, but they would not take' my order.' So'l hid to doin ; Rome: as the Romans do, while) chafing: under the imposition practised." '' ': . "And .'Frisco'itsolf-is it being built ■-' up again?" ."Yes," said Mr Dix, "they'remaking a start, but;for somo tinie after we got there there wasnothing much, do-u ./ ing in; the.building '•."•line.y.amT, were-;very. bad;, -that t- the'? * ?■■ boiikg would 'not rflon(By4:'':i iii tho place,; but.before we loft'/there! wait a turn.for theibettoi dodl.of building waa intlijjiplace.lis' as-'; bad : ;as. ever-' evS Jy where. : , You- can!t do ;; anythihg.'" - ; : wiput' greasing someone's :palm; That:; - . sort of /thing ss,a cancer in' the> com-' : iV- , mliHjty.iand'itaintroductiori-intoNew/ ; / ; ■ •ZralAhd; Bltould .'be': carefully' guaidi i'■■;■: a|jiihßt. -Tho;; Working man is Q well !•;, 'fi :||i(l: ;t herey ; biit .11 tloubilf he ia .Mfette? f' 1 iiniß hirm;:cbat,pf.living^; I keptastorV^v : Mra frrta Jime, "M ;did MAyi^e|;v: '': but- the hoiirsp-frbm' ; 6■ ido]i();: of a on}'st6re : ke^

• * SCHOOI," COVERT.

' ' «•- A' -- - ' (From Out Own Copospondont,) , Tho annual enterlaiupiont in aid of Iho'school funds was held in the ttnll on Thursday night, Despite tlio cold, boisterous owning, tho attendance was good, and ns tho programme was a first-class one, the efforts of tho various performers were heauily np- ' predated. The programmo was as follows : Pianoforte solo, " Alice," Mr Macfle; sold, "little Irish Girl," Mr Leslie; duet,," Battle Eve," Messrs Mncfio nnd Glass; solo, "Love'me," (encored], Miss Dale; solo, " Throj for Jack,',' Mr A. Robertson; \iolm solo, " Le 3 Cloches," Mi Steele; solo, "Allan Water," Mra IJrennan; solo, " riymouth , Hoo," Mr Glass; duet/ "Love and War" (encored), Messrs West and Robertson; violin solo, " Operatic Wreath,". Mr Steele • solo, "Alone," Miss Dale; solo, " Yco- . man's Wedding," Mr Macho; solo, "Land o' tho Leal," Mrs Brennan; recitation, "Bairnie's, Cuddle Doon," (encored), Mr West. Tho programmo was concluded,by ft comedietta, which was well rendered by the " Hill Com»dy Company," Mr J. Falconer (chairman of the School Committee) '/ .;•■ presided, and introduced the perforin•':ij crs. The accompaniments were played . : in a very skilful manner by Mr Maciie. After the usual votes of thanks to the J>. ■; _ performers and 'the chairman, the hall { ; .v was cleared for dancing, which was : •". ' maintained with great gusto till an '■:<:;'. early hour, to splendid • dance music ;■'■'■:■• provided by Messrs M'Bryde and Dun- • ■•-' can. Abundance of refreshments was •'• dispensed by thesladieSi