PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 108, 13 July 1907, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Wi Horl King!, wKo by -descent is claimed to have been one of the most "'Mue-iblooded" ■ohdefta/ins m the North Island, died at Tolaga Bay., His age was between 80 and 90., .* • a . Henry Stratton Izard, who victimised a aiumiber of trusting people m, the Wairarapai, and is now planting trees under Government supervision, was finally struck off the roll of solicitors by; the full court on Monday., m * *»' -*■ Ngatai, an influential Maori chief, and one of the leading men m the fighting days under the great chief Titokowaru, died at the Weiweri.-pa, Okaiawa, the other day. He is ■•Stat* ed to have been over 90 years of age, and was m the engagement m. which. Majoc Von Tempsky fell, A Masterton Jay Pay spoke severe ' ely t'other day to an unsober police victim and fined him ss. Op: the same afternoon the unpaid magistrate himself was observed closing one eye m the main street to make sure of -, the route. It didn't occur to any-, body to run ihim m for drunkenness- • • ■■ •**■■■..'■■* 'Anglicani ArchTjdsbop of Brisbane is* a humorous kind of clerical cuss, who, m his time, has been addressed from Your Majesty right through the*, gamut of your Worship, CHis Nib si His Holiness, etc., etc., but when, some country individual came s% him as the "'bloke" he threw up th# sponge— and prayed for the sinner. ■• • • It was a sickly kind of greeting that the governed gave to Plunket, otherwise Bill Lee, at the football match last Saturday. Plunky isp't opular, and doesn't know it.' xf ew ' Zealanders can't and won't forget lots of little things, and there won't be any petitions to retain Baron 'P. as our Guv^ when his term is up. • . • *. Sergeant Rutledge, whose extreme large-ness caused appalling mortality amongst Government horses when he was a mounted constable, now rides_ a bike, the frame of which has been" braced with specially imported steel girders. There are very few toughs who could reach up to the mammoth officer's face, if they were ever insane enough to try the experiment. • a • Rumbling Rutherford oh Timi Carroll : "The honorable the Native Minister is easily the most popular man m the House. Unfortunately fie is troubled with the malady known . as 'Taihoa.,' which has its equivalent m the sleeping sickness of Africa." Carroll , on Rutherford: "The honorable Member for Hurunui is full of humor. Sometimes he is conscious of it; sometimes he is not." • • "•■ .••, The Moriarty-Crumps tragedy has ended m John Langfbrd Crumpe, an old Auckland man, who 'has passed the allotted., being, committed to a lunatic asylum for 'the remainder of his life. Mrs Crumpe, the victim of what is known now as the Southern Tragedy, was a native of Tasmania. Her husband, Siberius Moriarty, a Tasmanian barrister, assumed the name of Crumpe. on inheriting a fortune, one of the conditions -being that the estate shouldfoiot pass out of the family. The barrister left the estate to his widow. Jb L. Crumpei, who claimed relationship: with the barrister, contended that the behest was not carrie<t out, the widow not being of the family of Crumpe. The old man sought admission to the old lady's house ; soon after the report of a piqftol was heard, and, the servant rushing: m, found Mrs MoriartyCrumpe 'dead at the feet of the offier Crumpe. Crumpe is now. crumpled up for life.; f • m ■ Justice Button seems to be too tender-hearted and sentimental for the Divorce Court. At New Plymouth the respondent wrote to his Honor acknowledging her guilt, and remarking that she wouldn't do it again, or words to that effect, and his Honor seemed affected. The erring spouse was quite penitent, and the tenderhearted Judge said to the petitioner, with tears m his voice, "Could you not forgive her after that ?" The petitioner seemed to appreciate his Honor's emotion, but went on with the case and called a large number of witnesses. His Honor protested. "Do not call- more evidence than is necessary," foe said ; "do not pile on the agony," and he wiped his moistened eyes. He advised the petitioner to think the matter over, and as his Honor was rendered almost irresponsible by- his deep commiseration for the lady, the petitioner allowed the case to stand over till the morning. "Yes, do," said his Honor- "If you think it over, and come to another conclusion you may m time come to be grateful to me for giving you the opportunity." In the morning petitioner, who expressed his gratitude to his Honor for Jus consideration, regretted that he couldn't. -v.tr< e hi S estranged missus back. He knew kar better than his Honor, who granted a decree nisi m a oboked voice..

(Alfred BeaEin is laid up withneigj vous prostration, -due tft his overwork at the" lmperial Conference. ,The?; •nervous prostration is known by a' more vulgar, name m- more vulgar so-. ciety a * These are*leveljing days. An English newspapers speaks of the illness^ of Lord Iveagfc and Mr Keir HardieJ under tfye one heading of "Distin4 guished Bayalids." When a peer is: thus placea/yn the same plane as ai Labor leader, affairs cannot be as bad, with the House of Lords as theyf had seemed. '■•/•' * '■'.'' ' * Two New Zealand editors, Mr T-j W. Leys, of Auckland-, and Mr Mark?' Cohen, o,f Duniedin, were included in} the party- of British, editors who re 4: eently went over to Germany, on" ari( official .visit., That fact no doubt? accounts "for I?he warm reception the* party grit. Any common person froroJ New Zealand would be a curio, but two editors would be something toy talk of for years to come. « • •-. Lord Strathcona began his career as a "r^i-haired, rough-hewn Scots) lad" m the wilds of Labrador. E& was m the employment of the Hud-* son. Bay Company, and his duty was to£barter for furs with the natives and pack them off to Montreal—' w,ork which involved perilous journeys by canoe and on snow-§hoes, ardirf - hardships which would hafe- prov^ fatal to anyone less sturdy than / the..Scottish saddler's son. " • " -,' : "' ■ '■ • • a Charlie Jenkins, the well-known? jockey, received an injury at ßulls ±e4 cently , and the matter ' was explained by his friends/ saying be fell Qn II . scythe*, while skylarking. We u&def-! stand that the police ha v© k^gß^i&f&jjfi tigatdng'the matter, and it is $Xwstl that Jenkins, received the injuty-Wx-^ " ing a brawl r Full inquiries - are *t» w made into the 'question, ' says aiv %ajf change, and if any offence has beers committed, more will be heard, of "th? affair^, Remarkable is the difference of, re* ceptions now accorded to Sir joe' and Dick Seddon. Had Digger DicK; strolled through, the Athletic Park last Saturday, the applause would havebeen deafening. Excepting for a fairitr hearted clap or two nobody would have been aware that our only Jo© had majestically strutted across the sward. Anyhow, the Premier ' n.ade the most of the welcome which, Was ' warmer than that given his Guberna^ torial eye-glass. : ' - • - • • • Leader of Opposition . Ma'ssey is . a modest kind of cuss ■who has got % lot to learn if he wants to beconie. boss-cock of-' the Dominion- to -beY Last Saturday his appearance before, a crowded stand at' the foo^balL match! was the signal for , an outburst- o& applause, but Massey perhaps thought bis whiskers or his bowler was. &• sufficient disguise, and he promptly; turned the other way to ace if- the., '/muddied oafs" were putting m -ah, appearance. Maybe Massey-' didn'tkaow he was popular. Perhaps h> . isn't, -but he was cheered and he di& not even know it. :. ...,-• • • • Dr. J. N. Bell, Director of-"tMGeo-logidal 'Survey Department," left Auckland on Wednesday for a six months' holid-ay m Canada. The doctor, though a comparatively young man, is a recognised authority on Geology, and when he talked of • re-' signing about a year ago, the New Zealand Government were glail to; retain his services at a substantial increase of salary. The Canadians heard of his projected holiday trip a. month or two back, and then requests poured m from all quarters for .his services as lecturer. Dr. Bell accepts ed several of the offers, and iiy his spare time he will toe lecturing in' Canada for some very tall fees. ' _s *. • * A'. A'. George,, proprietor of the Hastings "Bulletin," who got intotrouble some time back for saying too plainly what he thought of In* spector Maodonnell, seems to be an object of police persecution. It is( alleged that there were costs arising; out of the case, Macdonnell v. Georg© and that George was responsible for them, but no account has been rendered to George, and when Sergeant! Smart arrested him on Saturday, '&& the close of the last session, he waa naturally surprised. George waSr dragged down to Napier, and when they got there the Judge had gone to a meeting or something, and the prisoner was brought back. The Sergeant said George would have to go down again, and seemed to be gamib* ling on the prospect of striking a Judge next time- Qn Monday week George was again apprehended, and! although conscious that the arrest was illegal, he did not resist, as ho had bo desire, to make a ".oene before his children, sort of thips&^j. getting monotonous, and i%.&*-'& "-% the Minister for Justice^ '" why a newspaper man isj? of shuttlecock and bar;; tine Foorce between/ Napic>r 3 L