PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 12, 16 November 1907, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Irrev. 'J. U. North says he loves a Presbyterian. So did Judge Jeffries. Anyhow, is 'North preparing to rat on the Baptists. a *■ * Members Timi Carroll, Hornsby, Hogg and Greenslade went out to Carterton to watch the wickedness of racing and get some points for their j addresses on the Anti-Gambling Biii. * ■;*.. _ --* '-» ■ - '' '■ j An old identity m Mrs Agnes Rud- | denklan died at Cust (Canterbury) \ this week m her 71st year. She came from Alloa, Clackmamshire, Scotland, as far -back as '58,. and married John Ruddenklan, who farm--ed land at-Rangiora. The Presbyterian Church comes into a bequest' as the result ol the old lady's demise. Henry Stratton Izard, * Wairarapa solicitor, who drdbped over £20,000 j of other people's money by .backing slow horses, is now cook at the Dumgree Prison Depot, and is thriving; as well as might be expected. ' Some of the . 'gaol-birds trained- a horse for the recent Seddon Cup,; but it ran a bad last, and if Martha Majhupuku's disastrous guardian put 'anything on it he had his usual luck. The "Mother Goose Company." which has been placing at Christchurch with marked success, held a picnic on last Sabbath, when 120 turned up, and it was a. great affair. Sports were held, and all manner- of ; events were got off for prizes total- ; ling about sixty quid. Manager Stewart stage managed the show. : A special prize was offered for the ■ sweetest-tempered lady m the combination, decided by . the actresses themselves, and Miss L. Sandeman. waltzed m an easy winner. * • ( * Ben Fuller left these shores yesterday for Sydney, where he will meet brother John, who, last Tuesday, arrived at Thursday Island, on his return from a trip . round the world. Ben is due . back m, a couple of weeks. The meeting of the two brothers is sure to be an affecting one, though Johnny is sure to he m the limelight most of the time. John, junr., has learned to talk some since he went through America, and when he gets back to Dunedin, the dour folk there won't recognise his talk. * * * Influenza has knocked a goodly .number of people out m Christohurch lately, and one of the latest to go is Mrs Mary Ann Nixon, wife of Rev. John Nixon. Primitive Methodist minister. The .deceased - had been an invalid for the last '• two years. She was the eldest daughter of Mr Henry Hurst, of Auckland, but was born m Lancashire, England, m '53. She. was in' the Maori war as a girl. In '81 she married the Rev. John Nixon, who is well known m many parts of the colony, including Wellington, wher he held a pastorate. *♦ ' * 'J. T. Smith, who "went over" at Christchurch this week, twice contested' the Mayoralty unsuccessfully, and had ago for a seat m the House .of Reps, with similar result. Deceased was a life-long teetotaller, and was originally a schoolmaster at Nelson. He didn't like the game, however, and learnt the stationery business. In '77 he went to Christohurch, managed the Wesleyan Methodist Book Depot for a time, and then purchased it. He was Grand Chief Templar m the Independent Order of Good Templars, and introduced the Rechabite Order . into both. Nelson and Christohurch. * * • .The Rev. Peter FaircloU'gh' is ,« curious ginger-whiskered cuss, wii© ought to be frying fish instead of wowsering. What he wants to know now is who was it that recently ia* } formed /against some Chows up ; North for working on Sunday, and he proceeds to blame everybody but the right one. If anyone informed it must have been a parson. Fairclough's heart goes out m pity for the persecuted Chow. Why does the cleric for ever sympathise with the Mongrel ? Why .should Ihe not, be prosecuted for desecrating the Sabbath. Wasn't it a parson by the name of Pratt who peached on a widow woman on the West Coast for selling gin-ger-pop to a small boy on the Sabbath. ' * .* • . Barber, M.H.R., recently asked the Government if it was going to stop the Ferry Co. from milling the timber at Day's Bay, thereby spoiling the scenery of tlie only pleasure resort Wellington has got. The Gov. j has replied that as the property * is i privately owned the Executive has 'no power to prevent the'monopolistic Co. from milling its own timber. Barber is indignant, and points out that Day's Bay is the only -re- j creation ground of thousands of i workers, for whose benefit the . Gov- ' ernment should acquire this proper- | ty, Newtown's representative pertinently points out/ that thousands of pounds are spent m preserving ." the scenery m the inaccessible way-back •for tourists, and that the Wrl-in?-' ton worker merits the expenditure ul ift small sum also. \

Edwin Geaqh, through here recently, with "Mr Hopkinson," left Auckland, for Sydney' oh Monuay last. He opens the Criterion m that sinful eityj on Boxing night. . The genial Joe Brown flopped on to these shores the other day by way jof Auckland. He's m advance of West's Pictures, opening there on tha 25th of this month. Joe degeneratjed from a pressman to theatrical ! agent, but he has the common characteristics of both. He's a hard doer and most amoosin' cuss, darned popular, and a 8.W. . _.. * • • ' - ' * Madame Albani intends giving Australasian compositions a -lilt m. th» musical world, if possible. She promises to sing "The Maori Canoe" and similar songs written by Alfred ! Hill, of Maoriland, m England. .Alfred composed several operas, "Th« Moorish Maid," "Tapu." and "Hinemoa," arid might have achieved the i pinnacle of success before this but for j the abnormal size qf his head. It i I got on the nerves of even his most ardent admirers. From New Plymouth comes news of the death of T. Nicholas, licensee of the Grosvenor Hotel. Nicholas came to this country as an assayer, but found it didn't 'pay br something, and then took on tub-thumbing and became a mouther of the Methodist type. He actually became a Minis- : ter and found it was not to his liking, and tooic on pub-keeping, which I paid handsomely. He kept numerous ; pubs m his time, and became 'r"_n>ec-i table, and was a great hoT^t. and for some time was president jjf ; the Hawera Bowling Club. '{_,; '-._• * ' * ', • r y< A very serious accident, fortunately attended without fatal results, took place at Nelson last week. The victim was Master Jas. Trask, son of Mr Arthur Trask, a very popular resident; of Nelson. The lad is a great lover of. animals, and he was specially preparing a rather spirited pony for . the Show, when by some means the saddle slipped round aiid the boy Was thrown heavily to the ground, sustaining concussion of the. bJain and a fractured skull.' Dr. Lucas Was called m, and everything possible was done for the sufferer, who is now pronounced out of danger. * * * The "Kumara Times" records the death of Thomas Fitzgerald, at the local hospital. Deceased was a native of < County Waterford, Ireland, and was 68 years of age. Ho had been m New Zealand over 40 years, during which ,time he has followed up the gold rushes. In the 60's he was at Skipper's Gully m Otago, and afterwards he made his way to the Big Dam, West Coast, where he worked m a store for the late Mr Seddon. He was well read arid a Very intelligent man, and as he ".coached" Mr Seddon inthe early days he was general-* ly known as "Seddon's School-mast-* er." Hte £ad been residing at Ross for the past few years, and came from there to the Kumara Hospital about a month ago. Many old.Coas-. ters will regret to hear of his demise* *• : * Mary Ann Aitken believes that Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards should be elected by the people. The members would then be brought' faca ' to face .with the fat person who pro-, vided the taxation to support these institutions, and the contact might, induce them to exercise mote c§re m ttie spending of moneys. Most defno-* crats also think- the Boards should! be elective, but" for the entirely dif* fer ent reason that the people's re-, presentatiyes would see that propec aid m sickness, and distress is not stinted. But how the wealthy person, as represented by Aitken, does ! -squirm m anguish under the obligation of having to provide medical aid and food and clothing for the who have been broken ' while grafting their soul cases out -fto make money for the intolerant •fatf; person! -" . ' * * • US* notable visitor to New Zealand m tSs-e course of a week or two tis Sic JuEfem Salamons, K.C., of Sydney. Rotorua is the Lawyer-Knight's dart this (time. Last time he was m these parts was 35 years ago, what time --lie iwas tbe .guest of Sir Donald McLean, then Native Minister. Sir Julian Salamons must be very, ancient nowV Easily he is the father of the Australian bar, and was Chief Justice once for a week. The Tfacfc of him being a Hebrew was not t_§ the . liksing of some of the occupant* of fche _3ench and he was practically forced to resign. It was to Sir Julifift Salamons' that R. D. Meabgcr hoat^ ed of tht»<clever-part he played 1b the notorious Dean case. Sii* Julian j' split, and.M?ffs >:osult was tlu: -***»-^r i cution cf Crifcfc, Meagher. P?-*_. , ■:> "others. Cnick- arid ■ the oUv**". • w <*+.-. .' acquitted. ,-Dean got life Fpr v;-.r •:_.-.-. Meagher wris convicted n?- o 0 !;■--. _w r:__ Z but the coh*rjollon .was ;;uarvc.i o-i 1 a technicality, ■'• t'hou.v.i be ra .; ..f\,->._;-•wards struck "«jS,.t.he roll of At...*-.**-- ' cvs. .*•_•_ witlvr V\--- ':•■)■'. <.'■■■>?.: :\v h ■__: .■!\-'/ 1 "* intr.'m'vri v' : .y:i •••*?. *-.:-v^v ";>! l attempts to set 'lack.