PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 173, 10 October 1908, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Harry Pearce i. Letters for you at .this jDffice.; : ■•' , ' : ' • -■" ■■ "• '•'."• ■• ' Announced candidate • for Parliament for one of the Christchurch seats is Charlie Boxshal]. Murder! "*• By yesterday. (Friday)' week's Sydney bound boat, Alf Linley, of the Royal Pic-' tures, crossed the Tasman. He made^his mind up . suddenly and next found himself ■on board. Object of the visit no doubt is to secure i" fresh 'novelties for. the Picture Syndicate, vrhich is becoming a big concern m this great Dominion., • . •" ■ * .j. The squattah's "Dominion"- on* Monday .announced" that Capt. T. Wi Macdonald was a candidate m the Opposition interests for the Hufb electorate. Tommy Wilford wore an expansive smile. when this was pointed but to him. ,As a fact, Macdonald; is not only not standing for Parliament, hut is one of Tom's leading committee men m the Lower. flutt. ■'*.•. ■ •? • * ■ Mr J. G. (Bert) Hankins, of Levin, whose recent serious -illness '^caused some alarm, to his numerous friends,' and who was subsequently reported as having been as good as gold, had a relapse last Saturday, but has since considerably, improved. "Truth" is sorry to learo. of Bert's continued illness, and reiterates its opinion that he should take a well-earned holiHarry Muller, manager of the Municipal Opera House, Palmeiston Northland also secretary of the Manawatu Rugby Union, is going to do it next month. Harry has hitherto been a stern young bachelor, but next month the dearest little woman m this wide, wide world is going to make him happy and take 'his name and share, his triumphs and his sorrows, and "Truth" hereby hopes that the latter will be very few. ; Harry Liston, of the Worldwide Pictures, whb has packed houses -injchrist-.i chur6h \ Opera House of late, has sjbruck a. particularly good patch of films f m. au\ French lot which includes a walfa crazipr: picture. Ohristchurcb. is a.lwaysi. emotion^ al and hums the irresistible thing at brealcfastj > dinner, tea, m bed, and m the intervals. The enthusiasm about picture shows is particularly strong >m Christ-; church at present, to, the exclusion of joon-.* cert and dramas " "" '"' ' . • ' '*;_■■'• ■ ' '' \ Report hath it now *that John Christian Watson is fast becoming wealthy. 'Tis said the ex-leader of the Australia* . Labor Party has large interests m a Victorian dredging proposition which is asgood as, a rich gold -mine. The suggestion that J,C. is to manage 'a new Sydney daily is now declared^ to be moonshine. But m lieu of that improbability ; it is now predicted that there is the possibility of Watson leading a Literal Party and once again attaining to the Prime Ministership of the Commonwealth. ...... . > '■■•.* It is proposed down at Wes^port to make, a suitable present, either a gold watch or bound legal volumes, to Soli-, citor W. . G-. » McDonald for his truly magnificent work m defending Halinen and Andersen through all their trials and tribulations. McDonald certainly deserves all the nice things said of him m connection with his bull-dog tenacity 'm fighting the foreigners' cause. Apart, (however, from all the magnificence of the thing, it has proved for ' McDonald what all lawyers seek--a huge advertise-; ment. Briefs, etc., ought to come Mac's way m cart-loads now.; • • »'.-, m ■ Another of the plucky band of* pioneers, whose; efforts have made Southland the prosperous province it is at the. present time, passed away early on Thursday mor-, nyfg, m Mrs Donald Mcßae, of Hokonui.; .Deceased lady was born m Rbsshire, m 1834, and came," to this Dominion about 36 years ago, settling at Wild" Bush, near Riverton, where, .with her late husband and family, she resided sqme years. t In 1860 they moved but to the wilds of' Ho- , konui, where by hard work and many sacrifices the family has gathered together a nice house and a well-managed farmDuring the past year Mrs Mcßae has ibeen m failing health, and the end was not unexpected. She is survived by one unmarried ' daughter and three sons.— Winton "Record." ; ••- • * . Mr Eugene Hulse, the well-known bandmaster of Auckland, and late of , the Royal Marine Band, has now completed 33 years! work "as a band trainer m Great Britain and New Zealand, having received his first appointment as bandmaster of the York band m August, 1875, says an Auckland paper. From this band some 75 students qualified for the bands of the British Army, '. including that of the Grenadier Guards. He is the author of the Zealandia system of band judging, which has' been the subject of mluch commendatiop locally, and m other countries, and is a registered judge of the, North Island Band Association, having been defeated by one vote for the position of judge at the last annual cqntest v held at New Plymouth., Mr Hulse is also a member of the Auckland Society of Musicians. , '■ ■ • ¥ • Colvin, M.P. for Buller, is regarded as •a moral for re-election, as he is held to be<; a typical workers' representative. "Truth," anyhow, isn't going to say that "Colly 1 ' isn't all Labor says of him and it trusts that election prognostications will prove correct. Moreover, Colvin is said to hold exceedingly strong views on the recent miscarriage of Justice at Westport, and "Truth" gave him credit m its last issfae for s.tirring the Justice Department up what time that Department was busying itself m an attempt to save Connelly from his justly deserved fate. Why, however, if Colvin, M.P., holds such strong views on the matter, and knowing full well the just anger aroused m the minds of his constituents .. at the disgraceful tactics of the police, did lie not, m Parliament, shake Dinnie and his satellites up ? Is it that McGowan fears any enquiry into Police maladministration? It looks like it. More than once lately any attempted discussion has been burked! If ever things wanted shaking up it was when the truth of the Westport, murder cas"e came out. Dinnie certainly owes a lot to the Ministry m power.

Bert :Royle leaves lot Auckland shortly ' to taie up the managerial reins- of the "Mrs' Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" Company, which opens m 'Auckland somewhere ' about October I' 9.

Mr- Adolph Kohn, the well-known Queen-streen, Auckland, jeweller, has been ' and done it, as the other day, m Wei-, lington, he and Miss Thomson, daughterof the Hon. Thomas Thomson] M.L.C..J of. Mount Eden, were quietly married*" The happy pair went to Christchurch • during the week. ' '.'■■•.-• • One of the rumored candidates for , Qhristchurch East is George Simpson, a ) councillor with a- face like an American 1 statesman. This paper has seen an after i hour's document solemnly signed by' George and witnessed by two well-known f business men affirming his . intention to • stand, biut it must have been a joke. At anyrate, Simpson hasn't announced him*, self m the orthodox daily paper way ye V. ■ ■.■*.■ * ■ • • ■ ♦ Missioner Smaill,<of Christchurch, appears to get the right side of visiting, theatrical companies somehow. During ; ■the recent season of the "Humpty Dump- , •;ty" Company the S.M. Court-haunting . humanitarian interviewed the management \ ■with the result that forty free tickets ■ ~ were handed over for use by the . Mental Asylum and Te Oranga Home inmates.. Smaill says that visiting companies are very generous that way.. . , '"■'• ■• * . The name of J. J. Meikle is , quite nauseating -m New Zealand, and if ' it is Joe Ward's serious intention to, stand by that individual he ought to do it promptly > and end a state of affairs ; that is becoming intolerable. Meikle astempted to address a meeting m Wyndham recently. It was very noisy and ..ao ' police had to escort Meikle, his wife and ; 'daughter home. A few ripe eggs were thrown, says a sententious scribe.^ - ■■■ ■ * - . • • candidate for Parliamentary Sionors at Christchurch East is ex-Chief l^sec. Bill Chrystal, who resigned recent?ly. < Old Bill has plenty of life, m him yet and proclaims 1 himself an advanced Radical, whatever that is-r-anyhow, it sounds good. Bill, : perhaps, hasn't a ghost qI a chance, but- it looks very much as if Parlidmeht is sadly m need of members who will not be bull-dosed into a sinister silence on police matters. B^ll, if elected,, ought to be able to tell some tales out. of school. •■' . ■ .*. ' •' ■•, ■•" "Truth" has nothing to record this week m the way of the peregrinations of the Fuller family. Ben, however, is suffering from warts on his feet and has been obliged to postpone his intended trip to Australia. Mrs Ben is indignant that "Truth's" "musical critic" observe that Wellington tarts go to the World Wide Pictures, and ' 'Truth hereby withdraws its ' remarks and .wishes to emphatically rte^ clare that tarts don't go to ' the Koyal. _ Next, we have John, jum%, who threatens to leave Wellington and take up a ptermanent reseidence m dour Dunedin, and "Truth" doesn't know what to say m consequence thereof. John, senr., and Son Walter at latest were ..somewhere or other, m Europe. Also it is denied that the .Fullers are — well, they're not. •«• ■•/■■• / Pug. Bill Squires is now on New Zealand territory, and has been engaged by, Edwin Geach to "spruik" m connection with the Burns-Squires fight picture. Bill, who is quite a draw m himself, should strike Wellington some time next week.. A correspondent writes asking" "Truth"' whether Bill will spar m New Zealand, and "Truth" can only answer it doesn't, know. It. moreover, treats with no courtesy at all the suggestion that Bill m even landing m the Dominion should have received the permission of the various boxing associations to do so. furthermore, the sarcastic observation that the W.B.A. officials have allotted Bill t 6O breaths to 'the minute while he remains m Wellington is hurled back at the sar-> castic skunk with all due violence. Decent cy and the Offensive Publications Act pro-, bibits.usfrom making a suitable reply. ./■ f v ■ * : • By being best man at the marriage" on Saturday- last of Mr George Pye, of Masterton, to Miss Edith". Khappe'tt, of New South Wales, Mr Ben Iveson, of Masterton, celebrated his "coming of age" as best man, he having acted ip that capa-i city at no less than twenty-one marriages. The Rev. A. T. Thompson made reference to this fact during the course of the wedding breakfast. Mr Iveson has been best man at no. less than twelve marriages at which the Rev.- A. Mj Johnson (formerly Vicar at Greytown and Masterton, but now. of St. Mark's Church, Wellington)' has been the officiating minister. If our paternal Government, which is always fond of • dabbling^ m pension schemes, ever institute a pension for "best men," the curly auburn-haired subeditor of the "Wairarapa Age" should certainly have more than a legitimate claim. ' *•• ■ . Gil P. Hoskins, P.C., left the Dominion yesterday (Friday) for Sydney, from whence he will move on to Perth, Vv.A., where the little man will henceforth look after 'Arry Rickards' interests m the very much alleged Golden West. Gil's experience with the Fuller's and latterly, the Royal Picture Syndicate, will certainly fit him for his^ responsible and "stiddy" job, while the bright, sunny climate of Groperland will benefit him physically^ Writer knows Perth well, too well maybe, and he can mention for Gil's special behoof that the price of beer is somewhere m the vicinity of the humble tray. The "boys," too, m W.A.s capital, are a thirsty, devil-may-care crew, and the pubs shut up at 11.45 p.m. Other things could also be mentioned, but "Truth" has|ho desire to discourage iho young man, who, no doubt can possibly . exist, will over there live up to his popular reputation. Anyhow, "Truth" finds it hard, and almost heart-breaking m fact, to say good-bye to Gil, but it sincerely wishes him good luck, good health,, and other. good things really 100 numerous to mention. There is, however, something for/ Gil to look forward to m the West. There he will find "Truth" as lively as the proverbial cricket, and sold at the usual price, viz. three dee, to be procured, as m New Zea-i land, from all reputable booksellers.