TAURANGA TALES.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 338, 30 May 1885, Page 16

TAURANGA TALES.

Who taught Ida to walk ? Rev. Jordan was rather rough on the boys on Sunday night? Has Polly discarded Charley already, or why alone ? Wonders will never cease. Little Nell has donned the blue ribbon and joined the 1.0. G.T. That ring does not become your lovely white hand, Ted. D-Deadeye looked rather down in the mouth on Sunday. Could he not find his girl ; or was it: because F. and G. had cleared out with the young ladies ? Our boys are always to the front. Their dance on Wednesday last was a great success, but the ' Would-beV seemed determined not to be cut out, and so held their first class on Thursday night ; andj were succeeded by the ' jam tarts ' on Friday. This concluded the programme for this week. •Tfc was rather a high-flown action,' as the gentleman said when he saw those two ladies on top of the Domain fence (four rails) on Sunday week. Trinity Church concert was a big success, musically, financially, and qtherwisely. Mrs Professor Rice pleased the audience immensely in her songs. By-the-bye, the Professor always has an abundance of candidates to hare their heads manipulated at his entertainments — on the ' never ' principle, of course. One clever feat of the Professor's was the finding of a box of. matches that had been concealed in M.'s shako. Result of election — Sheehanites triumphant, Kellyites crushed again (fourth time). It is said that Mr Kelly intends to retire and give someone else a show in future political campaigns, Wise resolve. Tauranga may look forward to a more flourishing state of affairs now that it has a member who can and will make himself heard in the House on our behalf. Rather a foolish bet the little Jew made on election day— 4< to 2, which he lost. He was not the only one who was had • soft.' The Druids (Myrtle Lodge) held their second anniversary ball in the Temperance Sail on the 25thl The hall was very prettily decorated with evergreena>, flowers, and bunting—in fact, we have never seen the hall look so pretty. The floor was in tip-top order, the refreshments of the very beat kind, and great credit is due to the committee for the way in which they carried out

their work. There was only one fault — they got it up in too much of a hurry, the consequence was it was not too largely patronised. We hope they will bear this in mind next time.