NOTABILIA

Observer, Volume 2, Issue 49, 20 August 1881, Page 564

NOTABILIA

— The Cannon Tournament at Gleeson's seems to be well patronised. It closes on next Saturdaynight. — Mr Stevenson, the fashionable tailor of Grey-street, has on view a very large assortment of good Tweeds of everlasting wear. What looks better than well-made suits of tweed clothes ? — American Waltham Watches -were Awarded the Only Two First Prizes at the Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880-81, being Higher Awards than any other Exhibitor received for watches. — A mining manager is required to take charge of the Kuranui Hill United Goldmining Company's plant. All particulars to be obtained from Mr Stodart in Shortland-street. — People fond of a good healthy walk, with the prospect of a comfortable rest and good spirits, should pay a visit to Curzon, who guarantees to snpply them with the best brands of liquors in Auckland. Northern Hotel, Poiut Chevalier. — The young man who Avas asked out to a dance the other night, and mistook a bottle of varnish, for scented hair oil, concluded that dancing was a frivolous amusement, and stayed away. When asked why he did not go, he told a plain, unvarnished tale, and went to Shortt's and had his hair singed. — Since the sensational drama " It is Never Too Late to Mend " was produced at the Theatre Royal, the expression, "Oh, where are we all going to?" has become as familiar as household words ; and on an old lady making that remark the other day to a number of young ladies, she was informed, "We are all going to Messrs Munro and Milligan's establishment in the Karangahape-road, where we get what we require on the ■weekly payment system." —"What a horrible paper that OBSERVER is," said a young lady to her friend ; "in the Notabilia column it stated last week that our dear Singleton had removed from Victoria-street to Queen-street, and as I wanted to see the new stock of jewellery he has just received, I wandered up and down all day looking for his shop, and could not find it." ''Why," replied the friend, " don't you know he has taken a new shop at the corner of Hobson and Victoria-streets, if not come along and I will show you the place." — "It is never too late to mend," as applied to Charles Keade's drama, carries with it a good moral, but can hardly be applied to badly-made clothes. If a man has a suit of clothes that fit him well and are made of good material, so long as they hang together they will look respectable ; and with a suit supplied by J. Ford, the popular tailor of Queen-street, "it is never too late to mend." — The long established drapery firm, known as Rushbrook and Bridguiau, have dissolved partnership, Mr Bridgman having purchased Mr Rushbrook' s interest iv the business. Mr Bridgman intends holding a genuine clearing sale in order to make extensive altera» tions in the premises, and as the sale only continues for one month an admirable opportunity is offered to persons desirous of obtaining rare bargains in drapery. —Trade Mark, Waltham, Mass.— The American Watch Company, of Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.A., hereby give notice that tneir Trade Mark, "Waltham, Mass." is now registered in the Australian Colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand. Proceedings will be taken against any person copying or imitating same, or any vendors selling or offering for sale watches bearing coloarable imitations or in any way infringing our rights. — American Watch Company, Waltham, Mass. — This paper has, as its sole and special representative in America for the reception of advertisements and subscriptions, the International Newspaper Agency. H. B. Hubbard proprietor, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America, where all the editions of this publication can be found regularly on file, with all other prominent newspapers of the world, and where contracts can be made for all at publishers' best rates. — The numerous cases of sickness are really becoming very alarming, and, what with the milk scare, the small-pox, and the noil-arrival of the Princes, people have to be very careful indeed. One day you catch cold, and the next it's " Where are we all going to ?" And then that dread disease diagnosed as resulting from panwofles in the pandoodles, which is merely an accelerated increase in the animal tissue and a superincumbent deposit of watei oil the brain, can only be avoided by wearing boots made at the establishment of Messrs Garrett Bros., in Wakefield-street. — We Avould remind our Onehunga friends of the Grand Panoramic Views of the World which are to be exhibited in the Masonic Hall to-night (Friday). This entertainment has given great satisfaction and drawn good nouses wherever it has been exhibited, as it embraces some of the finest and most beautiful sconery in the world, including views from England, Ireland, Paris, America, and New Zealand ; also the beautiful Rotomahana Lahes, showing the Pink and White Terraces, Ohinemutu, and Maori war dance, &c.; also the Zulu war, with the photos, of Lord Chelinsford, Cetewayo, the late Prince Imperial's death and burial, &c.; concluding with a splendid real waterfall, producing water of various colours. This scene has been much admired, as the water flows over the falls, which are about eight feet high. The different colurs of the rainbow are thrown upon it, also the colours representing sunset, moonlight, and sunrise, which has a beautiful and realistic effect. Those who desire a good evening's enjoyment should not miss this opportunity.