— The haut ton are " going in" frantically for • vaccination. Nearly all the principal householders at Remuera from mistress and master down to stable boy and Fijian slavey have lately undergone the operation. — Captain J. McKay shook the dust of Auckland from his feet last week, and departed for Sydney in the Albion. He says the young ladies of Australia are prettier than those of New Zealand, New Caledonia, or Fiji. — Miss Gordon (the authoress of the new book on Fiji) -was a passenger from Wellington by the Hinemoa, and went to Levuka with her uncle. They'll have a brilliant reception there, no doubt — possibly a war dance by the savages. — G-. E. Boyle, who sang the bass solos in Farmer's Mass in B flat, at the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the new* Roman Catholic Church in Newton, is a pupil of the little Frenchman, Cailliau. He acquitted himself very creditably. — Supt. Thompson is recovering but not very fast. Like all strong men, he feels pain severely and suffers much. We sincerely sympathise with him in his misfortune, and hope to hear better accounts of his health bifore next issue. Such an active and conscientious officer can ill be spared. — " Claude" writes : — I notice in your leading article last week that you attribute the phrase "Experientia does it" to Mrs Gamp. May I point out that this saying originates in " Verdant Green," it being a favourite one of Mr Harry Bouncer. — Mr Albert Allom, who illustrated the Te Awamutu campaign so successfully, is now a fixture in our midst, and would be an acquisition to the Society of Artists. Mr Allom's paternal grandfather was a celebrated landscape painter half a century ago. — The Star scintillates and calculates that the pew rents of Sfc James' Chui % ch amount to £2,200 per annum. How Mr T. S. Macky's heart would rejoice it' this were so. Last year they amounted to £272 ss. But the Star is never wrong. What never ? Well, hardly ever. — The " sensation" of last week in the western suburb was the trustees' pilgrimage round the district. Field, in battered helmet, and broadcloth arrayed, led the way, while the others straggled in the rear. Spiritual comforts at the house of the chairman assuaged the arduousness of the lengthened tramp. — How is it that no Auckland men tendered, for the new company's ferry boat ? Is it because they saw no chance of success while North Shoreites were in ? By-the-bye, our friend won that wager last Aveek, and says he is ready for another whenever this company want another boat. — J. M. Dargaville has been enjoying himself at Grisborne. He visited the performances of Lyons' Tourists every evening. But then — ahem ! — the Tourists, especially the female Tourists, are attractive, and J. M. D., though iv the "sere and yellow leaf," has still a fine eye for the " human form divine." — 'Tis really too bad that an old man like Dr Philson should be compelled to go on the water in all weathers, in the water police boat, Avhen he goes vaccinating. We wonder that he does not offer decided objection — any one else would in a moment. Perhaps the Grovermnent will invest in another tin box, and an H.M.C. flag and remove the chance of the doctor getting wet through about once a week. — Captain Maxwell says he was not the authority for keeping the Emerald's men on board during the ship's stay here, but that he was directed by someone whom he chose not to disobey. Could our old and much respected friend, the Governor, have had any say in this matter ? Was he afraid of scarlatina ? Would he haA'e been quarantined at Fiji ? Of course the sailors adore him. Oh, " goodness,, gracious, how they do love him !" — Rca\ J. Robertson eA - idently does not believe that his left hand should remain in ignorance of the doings of his right. The dramatic flourish with which he produced his written promise of v £20 contribution to the gallery fund, before an axidience of 800 people, so astonished the spectators that they could not recover themselves sufficiently to render that applause Avliich an act of stich unostentatious generosity doiibtlessmerited. — Mr Sydney Fairburn announces, by an advertisement which will be found elsewhere, that he intends starting in business here as a surveyor, &c. Mr Fairburn has had considerable experience in his profession, having laid off the Great North Road, and done a variety of good work in the . northern districts. He has a large number of friends in Auckland, and doubtless they will feel this is a suitable time to rally round him and make the opening days of his business career both pleasant and profitable. — Our local Board of Health consists of two. members — Messrs Compton and J. M. Clark, who are supposed to transact all business pertaining to quarantine, but there might as well be no Board, for they have no power to ettforce orders. They have again wired the Colonial Secretary about the new regulatious, which they consider a perfect farce, and the telegram haA'ing been sent about a month ago, and no answer being yet to hand, we understand they are seriously considering whefchei*it would not be better to again resign. That would be five times (if not more) that thesegentlemen have resigned office and re-considered their decision within three months. — The marquee in which the Catholic choirwere accommodated on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone last Sunday, proved a ' most fragile and unsubstantial shelter from the tempestuous wind. The tent poles oscillated to ' and fro in the liveliest manner possible, greatly to the discomfiture of those avlio happened to be hi their vicinity, and to the evident anxiety,, especially of gentlemen possessed of belltoppers. During one portion of the mass, the most solemn part too, Miss Donovan incautiously leaned against one of the insecure supports and with the
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Observer, Volume 3, Issue 53, 17 September 1881, Page 12
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