It is Town Talk

Free Lance, Volume VIII, Issue 415, 13 June 1908, Page 22

It is Town Talk

That 174 journaiksts are travelliing with the American fleet. The yellowperil agair. — Ihiat Nelson lihngworth amd Mir. A. Museum Hamilton liave returned to Wellington from Wanganua. Presumably that "bust" is set-Wed. That Police Sub-Inspector o'Donovan' is to be tansferred to Palmerstotn, North. And Wellington is m a way about it. He's not an easily-spared sort of official. — That Gee-gee Fa.rJ.and, of the Wellington Waterside Workeis, is developing a prodigious bump of organisataoni. There are rumours about of a le-incai-natiosn of Napoleon. — Tliart the srai'let fever epidemic ait Brooklyn appeals to have blowm out. N^w we shaM probably hear of the Fever Hospital again. But don't hurry, please, gentlemen 1 — That sdnce a poll tax won't keep the Cb.ina.men ouit of the Dominion, it woxiidni't be a bad l'dea to see what a poll! axe would do. Then, probably, John wouM "sawy plenty." — That Mr. G. H. Lightfoot has been elected president of the Wellington Trades amd Labour Council. He will scarcely be able to tread heavily on capitalism with a name ikike that. — T»iat Wednesday last was the anniversary of tlhe death of R. J. Seddon, of honoured memory. But the event, which paralysed Wellington a couple of years ago, has almos* been forgotten now. — That tfhe return of Dt. Chappie for -the Tuaipeka seat was quite as good as the medieaJly-pi-escribed "rest" for the Hon. R. McNiab. His face Jit up like the sky at sunrise when he read the news.

— 'ilia* Mr. Harneti. is said to be cabling Home for an Ml- Welsh team to come and tackle the "All Blacks." — That Ben. Fuller has returned! from 'Stialia with a ship-load of bnand now artists. How tihese Fulers tiavell — That the "Hansard" staff is to be accommodated in the kitchen next session It is to be hoped that they won't cook any of the debates. That the New Zealand. Industries Week is proving an unqualified success The piorjected Town HaJl exhibition lfe well woithy oif aceomplislhinenrt; — That Tom Wilford is going to be fareweled by Wadesitown to night, and if Wadestown caji stul help towards n.t Tom will continue to fare well. — That Waiotapu and 1 Te Oranga. will figure largely on the question paper early 'n the session of Parliament. But both Ministers McGowan anid Fowldis wil stand resolutely to theur guns. — That there was something distinotlv Scotch about tilie way some of the Otagans got m to see the Test Match. It was not even a. casts of ' 'baiLg went saxpence" with a couple of hundred — That there wasn't much in. the nature of a "test match" un the Dunedin deal last Saturday. No excitement even to be had in reading the account of the "All BDack" march to home. — That the Baskn ii?e benefit ought to be a bumper success rf the Wefcigton public lire up to their traditiiioins for charitable duty Incidenitallly, too, the game will be we.ll worth a look at — That it looks as if ome Test Match was itfie only possible scheme for the Anglo-Welsh combwiatiion!. The New Zealand Rugby Union aae probably sony they "caved in"' on the three test match question — That Mr A. Hamilton, of _ Museum fame, has received a case of thirty humming bards from America. But wliy send so f a.i for them p Our own poultereis could supply birds that '"huni" with the best of 'em. —That G. E. Butler, the old Welikngton boy, who has had a picture ■ Milling" m the Royal Acadeim , m Lomr don, is on the way to artistic fame. "When he can get ono stolen from the Wellington Art Gallery he'll "get Where!"

— That J. P. Luke is emit after the Wellington Suburbs seat. And he'll make the rvuMiiMiig fairly Ihot, too. — That a h'st of tlie alleged prospective profos'h footballeis i'ni .the Wefiiragtcm Rugby ranks would make most mr teresting leading. — That Dr. Vahntine held the fort against all-comcisat the Hospital Co.n>feience on Tuesday. He traversed his subject from Dan to Beersiheba. — That xhe Wellington University cappirg ceremony is gonnig to lick creation. A big programme of arrangement's premises to (immortalise the event. — That 'the Free Kindergarten work, unstiituted vi Wellington by Musis Richmond, has won golden opinions from all sides. Such a reformative work deser\ es fostering. — That, what with "Elijah" and his llatest Town Hall oagaai TeciAal, Maugham Bar.nett's musical slhiadow is gro-n-inig nio le&s iai these parts. Good performances eveiy time. — That the Wellington Unaoru Parliament debate was a hmmmer this week. Bumper houses, especially in the ladies' gaillery, aire likely to be the order of the n:ght this session — That SLr Joseph Ward is out after another reliability test, or speed test, or speech test, or something of the soit. Fiom er.d to end of the Domin£o.n is his dlaaly 'lestiinat'uoiDj just now. — That the Speaker of the Uniron Parliament introduced His Excellency Lord Hoilmes, K.C.M.G., C.M.G.. etc.. with all be^omina; decorum en Tuesday evenaug. And H. N. took it like a lord — mrlt even a blush. — That the Hospital delegates at piesent m Wellinigton from many districts are a! 5 striving to catch the speaker's eye. and rush into the g(laire of the "fcmelnght. But the WeHingtooi teps seem to get on the stump every time. — That the man with "tihe slowest horse m Wellington" was fined £1 and costs this week for travelling like a streak of Lightning through a bystreet But what price .some of the motor cais and motor cycles on Lainbtom Quay. Thirty miles an houi- is commoin in the evenings. Why disci imii;n ate c

— That Heniry Bodley As getttung a. big run in tlhe juvenile morning paper just now. Is it a new literary staff appointment ? —That P. M. B. Fisher has been heard from again. This time per medaium ot the Kelbuiine Tram. How he does keep the head-light flarung ! — That the Government do not think the tame is ripe foir obligatory mihtaiy servuce. Bat the people arebeginning to think it is quite npe. — That Chity Electrical Engineer Richardson ha« recovered from his recent illness. The Council offices seem all there agaMi now tihat he is back. —That the Hon. C. H. Mils^ M.P., is not going to seek re-election for Wawau. Which fact wiM make a big flutter amongst the local — That Miss C'la,ra Taylor, of Vicfcoi.a College , is going to fairly sizzle with work on her research scholatrsihiLp. "The Utn.hsatiion of Fats" is & promising enough subject for hot work. — That recent unstanices of chainta/bille relief sliow tihat the money has been spent on gokl-nmmed spectacles, chocolates, eto. Aicn't there any of the patients savinc; up for motor cars? — That one, "Reed, travelling here fram Noo Yark, puts forward the theory that the interior of the earth S» unhflbited Pretty (thickly, too, we should sa-y. if fho old tlheoiogists are correct in tlheir iJacuig of the nether regitxns. — Tlia/t tllie Hon. Jas. McGowan uea'il'y lost his foot whilst embarking on the Waifearo at Gusborae las^t week. Lance comgratulates the Hon,. Minister. Had ho come back to Welliingix>n a foio<t short, he womid hare been short indeed 1 ! — That between Local amd Government expenditure a.n.d tlhe money from the ships, £20,000 is a moderate estimate of the amount thart. Auckland tradesmen will <nvfc up through the American fleet's visit. No wonder Wellington grows envious.

The nervous strain of household carewears oat even the strongest women. Take Steams' Wine, the peerless tonic, which builds up the body and makes the weak strong. Pleasant to the taste. — Advt.