They Say

Observer, Volume XI, Issue 780, 16 December 1893, Page 3

They Say

— That Sydney will be the popular holiday trip this season. — That the schools sports on the 23rd will draw a great crowd. — That an attempt will be made to upset one of the Auckland elections. — That there is not the slightest chance of Parliament meeting before June. _ — That the liquor interest is alarmed at the prospects of the licensing elections in March. — That female . Freemasonry is already an accomplished feat. There is a women's lodge in Dundee. — That the Dredger 121 is now to be lent to Lyttelton, although Auckland harbour is silting up rapidly. — That the Observer Christmas number has found its way into every bole and corner of New Zealand. — That money has been very 1 tight ' in Auckland, but there is every prospect of a good Christmas. — That you need not be at all surprised if you hear of baby slaughter revelations of the Makin kind iv Auckland. — That everyone is looking forward to the Observer prize distribution. Well, we have issued an extended prize list this week. — That Dr. Erson never dreamt of the use to which his handsome mayoral chair would be put when he presented it to the borough of Onehunga. — That Auckland's summer climate is becoming something less to boast about every year. There have been nine successive wet or showery Saturdays lately. — That a lady wrote from the country to Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co. asking them to reserve a berth for her on the windward side of the Tasmania. She evidently thought the agents controlled the winds. — That when interest on the cost of construction and other expenses are allowed for, the loan of the Dredger 121 to Melbourne shows a debit balance against us. Auckland has been paying for the privilege of dredging the Yarra. — That Captain McGree has been instructed not to race the s.s. Tasmania. She is to maintain her ordinary rate of speed on all her trips. This will be reassuring to intending passengers, because the bravest of us dislike the racing of steamers at high pressure.