PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 87, 16 February 1907, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Mrs T. M. Wilford has almost recovered from her recent illness, and will spend a few weeks on Mt. Cook recruiting strength. ■' . •«•- ■ ■ • Mr C. G. Gallop, of the Woolston Band, who won the B-flat Bass at the Exhibition contests on Monday last with 90 points, is spoken of by. experts as a top-notcher. • • ■-. <« Arthur Tauchert, atter a great sea- ■ son m Auckland, left Wellington for Christchurch., to keep up his end of the Fuller show. This Sydney -boy is one of the brightest and funniest corner men Fullers ever gave us. . • • ■ ■■ • That extraordinary person, the fire- ■ eater .and Human- torch . who was such an attraction with Bostock , and Wombwell's English circus, recently touring these parts, died m England the other day, presumably from an over-indulgence m flaming coal and petroleum. , . . ■ •• • • Tom Bowling, the trombone -soloist of the. Besses, is one of the ' mostpopular members of the band. Besides being a world-beater at the trombone business Tom is the best of good fellows; quiet and unassuming he has deservedly earned the title of "white." ■ < • • ■• • ' , Miss Dunn, the popular little dispenser at the 'Central, is at present m. the hospital preparing for an operation for appendicitis. It will \ probably be some weeks before • the popular little lady will be well enough to throw smiles across the cedar some more. , - . '■■:■:, •• . « Charles Henry 'Jones, who* was fined a fiver the other day 'for "having rotten condensed milk m his pjemises, complained to the Court that be had, been •■'worried to death by inspectors." Jones is like a good many more peoples-he only believes m inspectors worrying; ; .Jhe^otlier/ fel- '• low*. ■ '■"■"■; "" '■""■ :v ' : ""'"'" v> : ■.'" ' • • * When, a . nigger-driving; . jumped-up, never-come-down, son of •> sea cook of a' petty officer stirs up the possum on board a Yankee warsfaiT) he ought to have his life well insured, for „. a Yankee man-o'-war crew is about, as mixed and red-hot a proposition as could be found anywhere ia the world, afloat or ashore. a m m M. Zenobius Peschkoff, the talkative Russian, who has been filling the Christchurch reporters up to the neck with his views on things m general considers that the worker m Russia is just as well off as the toiler m these happy isles. All the -' same, Peschkoff. seems to think Russia a good place to be out of and New Zealand a fairly decent sort of place to while away time m just at present. Fred Shipman is a cute Yank, but m handling the business of Marie Narelle.in New Zealand, he .showed himself dead raw. , Who ever it was he appointed to run that superb lady and glorious sisnger, had as much idea of; -advertising and .making a boom as a hen has of astronomy. How is it that wise guys, like Shipman make such unspeakable selections when they are unabie to run their stars themselves ? Will Stevens, "The Sad-eyed Shriek," has 'been eight years oh the FuHec circuit and nobody 4s tired of hiirri yeti He was supposed to terminate/ his engagement last .month, but Fullers took second thoughts— which are alleged to be always and retained the really ; humorous comedian. Eight years with one firm is absolutely a record for New Zealand and is only fceaten by the Clarence Sisters and Neva Carrr^ Glynn. By the way what has become of that superb creature and. really good girl .? ' • • • -'■ . The Rev. H. Van Staveren, -the Jewish Rabbi,, left his flock on Thursday "for a jaunt on the Continent. Said flock anti-ed up a purse of sovereigns to the festive Stay. before he went away. although it is whispered that some of them did so with bad grace. The old Rabbi is reputed to be well possessed of: this world's goods and well beyond the necessity of a presentation m gilt. . He's got a darned good billet, anyhow, and it's evidence that th? Yids treat their sky pilots better than the majority of Christian sects .treat theirs. . :' » * • -..-,■ •' •-' .' . Fraud' Francis, tlie Christchurch solicitor who got down pn/his clients' cash and went up for" 18 -months, m consequence, sent m a very pitiful statement to Judge Chapman. He hoped that his case would not .. be treated as analogous to izard'-s; 'because he never gambled or backed horses. Why should that be an excuse? J.t is possible > "to gamble without having to so name the speculation, and whether other people's money is lost on the turf or */he s-tock "exchange or spent m riotous living doesn't m'uqh matter, the spender is a thief jvst the same.

Ben Tillett, who . toured AufitraK« m 1899, is expected to arrive m Sydney m September next- Ben will • probably tour the States of the Commoirwealth and then visit New. ' Zealand. ■ \ , Lieutenant Foote, the defaulting . naval officer who got sent up m Perth! the other day," will be remembered by the Anderson p.anto. girls, who were round here last winter. Quite a lot of people wondered who paid for that wine. , .«-,■.« # ■. ' Jack Lor*. on, the celebrated American novelist and sociologist, will visit Melbourne towards the end of March. London is a fiery young man* and a Yankee" writer of' big note. "The War of the Classes" is his most trenchant essay., ; Last year J. D. Rockefeller's income from the Standard Oil Trust amounted to £12,000,000. His brother William took out £5,000,000, and H. H. Rogers drew out; £6,000, 000. £33,000,000 amongst three R's— rogues, rascals and ragamuffins. ■ > • * "■'■'• SirJEwan MacGregor, X.C.8., Permanent Under-Secretary of the British Admiralty, is retiring at the age of 64 years, and will be. succeeded by Mr Charles Inimo. Thomas, C.8., tlie Assistant-Secretary. Mr Thomas's secdnd name, In- I Go", is . very coincidental (phrase copyrighted). t ■ , : * - , ■ , ;-■■■• - The Hon. Walter Bennett, whp wad a Minister m the late See 'Government m New South Wales, represent-' ing Dungoe. is at present m Wellington. Mr Bennett owns a rag or two on the other , side, but there .is no truth m the rumor that, he is the principal shareholder m the new paper here. " *■ ■ •■ "'• :' Tha,t brilliant English billiard player, H. W, Stevenspn, . starts on ■'» tour of Canada: an^ißntish Columbia, shortly, and' ex^iedts vtd v Be 1 - • Tn" Auckland by the first of May. Thence he will travel -via^Napier , Hastings, Pahiatua and Master ton. to WellinK'■ton. Then South to Christchurch,. Dunedin, etc., and back to Wellington. Ted Donnelly had better begin chalking his cue. Newspaper men sometimes are hard to kill ; instance Woodcock Rex, who has just celebrated his golden jubilee as foreman on the Hobart •„ MMercury;" not that anybody partioularlyi . wishes to kill Mr Rex. On the oc- '■" casion of the jubilee Mr Rex was the recipient of numerous presents, and many congratulations. : Marcus. Clarke adopted the name "Rex" for one of the chief characters m "His Natural Life," many scenes of- which are laid m Tasmania. Wonder if Marcus- came; .across Mr s ReXr m his" search for data/ . Mr- Chas. McKeegan, who has been consulting engineer for Messrs Cable and Qo. for "many years, has /severed Ms connection with the old. firm and has started onV his own as consulting mechanical arid marine- engineer. Gas engines and printers' ■■machinery.-*, are also hobbies ; of ;hisv A little over i« months ago tlharlie; erected "Truth's" 12,000 an hour Foster, and many holy people prophesied- that he would drop deacl before the wicked job was completed, But he is still going strong and is ready to erect the new machine that "Truth's", increasing circulation will roQ-tiirc shortly. . ■.■■■■■*■ / * .- ■ '-. • „The Rev. R, J. Campbell, the Con-greg-atiohal riiini'ster whose .utterances 5 • regarding the Fait of Adani* have" created such a flutter m the dogmat*, ical dovecots, is only a younp mani but as a preacher he early became famous for Iks fiery and unorthodox statements. He is only 40 years of age, but succeeded m 10 03 .to the pulpit of the late Dr. Joseph Parker . at the .City ■■ Temple* London. But . what sTerved as his greatest attraction was his beetlin-p' brow/. . theatrical demeanor and dramatic attitudinisation. He graduated at Christ Church, Oxford,' m Modern Political Science. He has published several books, ami is a frequent contributor to mags£>zines and periodicals. 1 • ' '.■*-• • •- * . ' , "Jack," of the Petorie railway workshops has backing fqi> any sum as the champion smood.eer; of the service. Knowing that he had/a whole team and two spare pqlcrs. of:-daugh-ters, a yard mate, who discovered a swarm of bees on the fence, suggested that Jack should hive them with a view to getting a crop of honey m the near future. But Jack had his mind's eye on an extra three-pence a •day as "leading hand," so be posted off to the yard manager ani asked his acceptance of the honey-flies. Then he got a box and proceeded to take the swarm, m ■■blazing sun . and at considerable personal danger. What was danger of being v^iung to death compared to a trrand smooilge to the boss and the chance of a tray a day extra pay. There are different ways of earninc promotion...