PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 58, 28 July 1906, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Ward's-onlfrlault^te ills ■title.. • *■ . -* - * The Rutherford family own' 163,399---;acr- of land in North Canterbury, and some individual is suggesting that Andrew Rutherford should he taken into the Ministry by Ward, j Now, Andrew would be particularly <hot on-'land reform, we don't think. . • » # -The name of 'John D. Rockfeller is known in every civilised community where "coal oil" is burned, but it re-; mained for a "genteel'' New Zealand editor to .consider it a corruption in the vulgar tongue and print it "Rockfellow," in his little sheet," the other day!, • . • . ' » John D. .Rockefeller has 'given £50,000 towards rebuilding the Y.Mu ; C.A. Halliin 'Frisco, jilohn Q;*' is a: hairless individual andii\would;!doubtless give more than ££o,ooo for a genuine hair-restorer. :iJ,ohn D. has struck oil in many .places, but the natural oil of his hair isn't, worth a red cent. •. • • Parson. R. S. Gray, who scatters the Word promiscuously around Christchurch," told some grafters that he believed he could wield a pick and shovel with the best of 'em yet, although he was a bit soft. Well," Gray would be very soft to "try. it ; his present job is soft enough, in all conscience, and he's not likely to*-! chuck it up for pick and shovel, work. ; . . ' • ■ • •S&-« > ''■■ Dirtr dog Dowie continues to gull fools. Mrs Louisa Smith, of\. Kew (Vic.) deceased, has left the old scoundrel over £4,0.00. ;He is,.to receive it after the death of the testator's husband. The fervent prayer of all is 'that the testator's husband will upset that portion of the will on the . tenable ground of insanity, or, failing that, that the old boy will outlive Dowie and all 1 his devilish works. - * * -. « - ' Dick Seddon's reign as Prime Minister of New Zealand is by no means a record. Dick died in harness, it i3 true, and had he been spared the reign of Sir Oliver Mowatt, Premier of Ontario, Canada, might have been equalled. Mowatt held office as 1 Pre.mier of that' province from 1872 to 1896. lie resigned to take office in the Dominion Cabinet and in 1897 was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. That position he held till his death four, or five years ago, * •■ » , . Winston .Churchill, Under-Secret'ary for the Colonies, hasn't much faith in a Labor Party holding political power,. Speaking at the Westralian dinner in London the other day he said, "The working classes in this country have never allied themselves with any particular political class. They had used both parties and had rewarded /each according to the services rendered." So long as the* working classes are content to do this thev will have their reward—the poor-house. • « * ' H.- ! O. Waterfield, private secretary to Governor Plunket, got married at Christchurch recently and the young couple have been accommodated, up at our Government House, in the coachman's residence, which was repapered and scrubbed out and had the broken panes neatlv patched with leavings of wall paper and the chimney swept and a hoop-iron scraper erected at the back door, so' s the turtle doves would be nice and comfy. What Piunks has done with the coachman does not appear. Nice, open-handed, large-hearted people, the Plunksesj! ..-.■.• "« ■ , • ■ ■••■■• Mr Charles Kenningham,- tlie brilliant and most sweet-Voiced tenor of the 'Williamson Opera Company, closes his engagement at the end of the present tour ot. the "Comics" and has made arrangements to open a musical conservatorium in Perth, W.A. A' thorough musician and capable composer, "Charlie" should become the founder of a "Kenningham School" in the Westralian capital, for added to his qualifications must be considered his richly deservedpopularity. No more gentlemanly, unassumine; artist ever came out of the Big Smoke than Charlie Kenningham. THe howl of the Yellow Mongrel at Nelson, and the pinch "Truth" gave to, the mangy mongrel's tail, has drawn the following velp from one C.H.H.. which found space in the '"Nelson Times" :— Dear Rauparaha — I notice that Wellington "Truth" has been givin" 1 much attention to Nelson latelv, particularly in its leading article on "Pin chine; the Yellow Pup's Tail." The pup .may be rabid, but hasn't "Truth" itself been bitten by a mad dog ? No. "Truth" has not been bitten by a mad doe and does not desire to be, but would rather a mad do" than C.I-1.1-1., anyhow. "Truth" has a horror of hydrophobia, but a greater , of blood-poisoning I

Quite a circus " is Agones thVougE "By Scotchbyterian nieenisters when one Of their cloth' has received a "■divine call" to go 'to a better paid billet. There is, a lot of routine humbug lasting foraiearlyibialf an houip and then somebody moves that it be resolved that "the translation craved is expedient," so the white-ohokered bloke is duly translated and then everybody shakes hands with him.. Papa'nui (ChristchurobJ parson P. Wilson hasiust got a lift to Manaia. Papanui Scotties haven't been attending kirk and putting up the- dibs to any extent worth speaking about lately, and Wilson was beginning to freeze. So the Loard called him to Mariaia, and the Presbytery was. pleased to approve of the Loard's jchdice. The screw of V/ilson's new toilet is just- £3 2s 6d —and afternoon tea. ..:,., &'=;-^ ■■■^■ s# '-. , ■• ' '• It v is- a^ matter- of •- deepi- regret to learn by -private advices that Mr Hariy. Leston-, the ; great ; Sydney, teacher of histrionics,' saltatory exercises and stage deportment, is seriously ill, V A sterling actor and really; brilliant in character parts, Mr Lestori gave up the pandering life nearly 20 years ago, for the professorial chair, so to speak, and' has since -been difficult to drag forth for a brief reappearance on ajav terms ; reappearances always eagerly welcomed by his hosts of Sydney admirers^ From his rooms in Hunter-street have issued many of the best and most popular performers, on the dramatic and variety stage, who have ever delighted . Australian and New Zealand audiences. You can usually pick a Leston pupil by his or her elocution. Let it be hoped, that the next news of Harry, will be that, 'of his complete recovery „ ■ ■ *,'■.■ • ■ ■ Bruntneli, the newly-elected-imember-for Surry Hills, Sydney, who has; stepped into John. Norton's shoes, is an ex-Salvation Army Brigadier, Everywhere Bruntnell is called "Brig- ; gy:" He is. a, bigot of the worst type, a rabid cold tea-ite, and was secretary, of the N.S.W. Alliance/ which, like its MaOriland prototvpe, is down on all the good liqtiid ; things of the world. Bruntnell was bumped' badly at the last N.S.W. .Genetat Election by E. W, O 'Sullivan. Writer, was born in the electorate now represented by "Briggy" and knows the political pulse pretty well. Next election, some time next yeafy will put a stopper on "Briggy's" political pretensions. The 'orny-'andetl will soon tumble to, his little 'game. Moreover, the female electors, who no doubt were kidded into voting for Briggy the renegade Salvationist^: wjll find their confidence has been placed on a mere professional wind-bag., out for what there ds-^a the game!? 4 , '■■•• ■' '■!"«. :-y ; : *.•■• ,■ ' ■ The la'te Wm, Masonv of Ponsonby Nurseries, Auckland, was, in the se-^ venties and eighties, a morose bachelor, who, buying the Halstead land at Cox's Creek for a song and adding largely to iti; made a fortune out of fruit, particularly strawberries. He used, for years, to walk two miles every night to the Suffolk Hotel, on College Hill, and drink just 10 pints of 'beer, and, when 10 o'clock struck, trudge home nice and comfortably full. On- his death on Sep.. 27, 1905, it was found that he had bequeathed one of his thousands to build 1 a gymnasium next to the Leys Institute Library, at Ponsonby. The Council gave the site and Messrs Mitchelson and Myers £100 each and Mr T. W. Leys,, £250 towards -the object, and already, the place is in going order and has a large number of mfem-r bers. The,^all is 39 x 57 feet and is completely, >fitted with lockers, baths, ■Rymnastic' -appliances the most mod_ern r and sqgjpn. Truly, Auckland does have luck,'.;/ with its Qrey, Costley, Campbell, Leys, Mason and other, he-* quests •!, vm ■ w Re candidate Lewis', a GrreymoutK correspondent writes : "In a recent issue you told of one Lewis, who was a candidate for the Westland seat. Perhaps you will be wondering why he didn't stand ! Well, last Sunday.,' being on a visit to Kumara, several of us met Mr Lewis after dinner and after he had given an extempore address on 'JReligion" I managed to engage him in conversation and in answer to any question why he didn't nominate he infprmed me that Seddon nominated for him. "You see," he said, "the morning the nominations I had a vision which ordered me to get up, take a bell, and announce to the electors 'Victory to victory-! God Save the King ! Vote for Seddon and put Lewis in !* Accordingly I got up and started and ringing my bell walked through Kumara, Waimea, Stafford and Arahura to the Hokitika Post Office, making; my proclamation and«finally announcing myself to a great following in Hokitika, who gave me three cheers. You see, it is I who am °T>ing t,o Wellington, nqt Seddon. The people have elected me. 'Victory to yictorv, God Save the King !' "—and he did it in his gum-boots. {Fact !),