THINGS NOT GENRALLY KNOWN
It is not generally known — 1. That De Lias had a battle royal with S'unoiisen before leaving for the South. 2. That the former got the best of it. (N.B. He generally does.) 3. That an "elderly gay Lothario," who much affects the City Club Hotel, objects strongly to the German officers monopolising "fair Agnes." 4. That the Herald would scarcely have been so emphatic in its denunciations of the Haven Gold Mining Company swindle if a certain C. M. G., living in Londtm, had been "in the swim." 5. That Judge Fen ton purposes rewarding Messrs. Brookfield and Tole for their assistance in getting rid of Mr. Macrae by procuring the former a Native Lands Court Judgeship, and the latter the position of Crown Prosecivtor. 6. That a " pair of fowls " will sometimes square an account. 7. That Jack has made it up with the straight-backed young lady, and may be seen dancing attendance on her as assiduously as ever. [ S. That Mr. Tyler wept when requested to undertake the management of the case against Wickham, and said, "Hard that I should be employed against one 1 love so well." 9. That the man with the iron pipe no longer hovers near the "Victoria." 10. Th.at the reader of the Star is at length taking lessons in spelling and punctuation. 11. That another lecture on "love and marriage " will be given shortly. 12. That the kiss in the Domain was "observed." 13. That a young lady resident in Symondsstreet would like to see her namo in this paper.
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Observer, Volume 2, Issue 31, 16 April 1881, Page 328
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263THINGS NOT GENRALLY KNOWN Observer, Volume 2, Issue 31, 16 April 1881, Page 328
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