Wellington News.

Observer, Volume X, Issue 629, 17 January 1891, Page 11

Wellington News.

The Evening Post in a local of January 3rd says — ' We are glad to notice that m England public opinion regarding Stanley and his expedition, is rapidly growing in accordance with the views xoe have always expressed on the subject !' It is very gratifying to Wellington people to find out that one of their papers is able to lead public opinion in England. Overheard at the Occidental Hotel-r---'Aw, I wonder if my wife will kill the fatted calf when I go back to Auckland?' His friend — 'If you value your life you hadn't better run any risks.' An underground drain has been dug underneath the Wellington Post Office, in consequence of which some of the tiles at the entrance subsided and were oovered by boards. On explaining to an old lady ehe almost fainted, and rushed out exclaiming — f Why, the building might fall in.' Seriously, though — it's a curious thing to happen, and that is why the local [ papers have taken no notice of it, I suppoße. The Weekly Herald of January 3rd came out in a much better printed and more convenient form. I congratulate Editor - Dwan. Mr E. Pearce, bootmaker, l of Cubastreet, and well known in Auckland in connection with wholesale warehouses, is putting up for a seat in the City Council to represent Te Aro. He has my best wishes. In the prospecuts of the Newton Brewery Company, Limited, the remark ia made that forms of application for shares and other particulars can be obtained at the Registered Office of the Company. As no address is given in the prospectus, I have been asked by several boozera where is the office. I replied, ' Dear boy, I wish I knew myself, because they're bound to have a cask on sample, and the secretary's fellow-feeling would make him wondrous kind. Fred, of the Torpedo Corps, Shelly Bay, a great friend of mine, went to spend his Christmas with his mamma at New Plymouth. Nellie was disconsolate till he came back again. I have been asked if it is really true that Stella is going to Palmerston. After enquiries I find it is true and the boys will be so sorry. Mr H. J. L. Angarde, a well-known commission agent of Wellington, returned last week from Sydney by the Jubil<« He says Sydney is frightfully overdone and is glad to be back in Wellington. New warehouses, costing over .£IOO,OOO, will be in full swing by the end of January. Besides causing briskness in the building trade, this will be a general benefit to Wellington. T hear Willie of the Torpedo Corps has at last got into society at North Shore, Auckland. I thought the double breast would fetch them, Willie. Dear Reg-gie is doing a big mash at the Royal Mail. If everybody followed my example, said Mr Praser, our Wellington temperance advocate, ' every hotel in the city would close within two months.' ' How's that ?' asked a customer in his shop. ' They would close from lack of patronage, sir ! I never drink.' ' I can go you one better, though. If everybody followed my example, every hotel in the city would be closed in a month.' ' How's that?' asked Mr Eraser, eagerly. 'They would run out of stock.' And he paid his shilling for paper and envelopes, and departed with a ' ta ta.'