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Observer, Volume XIV, Issue 794, 17 March 1894, Page 4

— That Henderson has got a ghost. — That there is another divorce action on the tapis in Auckland. ■—That Mr F. J. Moss proceeds to Barotonga with the Governor and party next week. — That Seuffert's inlaid tables and cabinets were the most artistic things at the Seoiety of Arts exhibition. — That the door-post at Partridge's looks handsome once more. 'Cos why? 'Cos J. J. Odium is back again. — That women are as scarce as water at Coolgardie. Old maids please note. But what a prioe to pay for a husband. -That Colonel Goring will return from his extended holiday trip in six or seven weeks. His eyesight has been restored. . —That the Society of Arts will never really be a success until they manage to get qualified judges for the competition from outside Auckland. — That there is great distress amongst the gumdiggers as the result of the heavy fall in the price of gum. And winter will soon be here, too ! — That the betting at the amateur sports last Saturday was a disgrace to the club. Certain competitors were openly laying wagers against themselves. — That some of the Maoris arrested at Mercer last week were handled with unwarrantable roughness by one or two of the up-country policemen concerned. —That Her Worship's husband recently consulted ' Sequah.' But whether the trouble was caused by an aohing tooth or a bang with a mallet we can't say. — That the teetotal party are weaker in Auckland just now than in any other part of the colony. There is no cohesion or power of organization amongst them. — That a scheme is on foot to unite the Liberal Association and labour organisations of Auckland, and form one powerful political body. Mr Napier is promoting the fusion. — That the new Vancouver service will land the Australian mails in England in twenty-six days. A little more of this sort of thing, and we shall have no further use for the cableß. — That it was very unkind of Her Ladyship the Countess of Glasgow to ask for a special production of ' Diplomacy ' at the Opera House and then to fail to put in an appearance at the performance. — That when Devonport gets its water supply (which will be in a few months' time now) the value of property in the pretty marine suburb will rise like the Adair balloon. Thanks to Mayor Alison. — That the appointment of women as visitors to the Lunatic Asylums would give satisfaction to everyone except the asylum officers. There is little doubt they would be useful in ferretting out grievances. — That Mr Malcolm Niccol argued at the Devonport Borough Council meeting on Monday week that if a road were impassable through wet, it should be fenced off by the owner of the adjacent land. Queer way to preserve the highways, isn't it? — That a young Aucklander who reoently won .£9OO in a Tattersall's sweep is very very good. Never smokes, never drinks, never swears, never indulges in any dissipation more pronounced than attending a tea-meeting. How he came to patronise one of those naughty sweeps is what gets over us. —That c The Idler,' as the work of a colonial, wouldn't have run for a fortnight in the colonies without the London hall-mark of approval on it. And yet, in the opinion of most old playgoers, it is the best piece in the Brough-Boucicault repertoire. But a prophet, etc., etc. —That some of the Government House party regaled themselves with sweetmeats at the Opera House on Friday evening. Of course, whatever the Government House people do is the correct thing, but let us at least hope that the fashion will stop short of the succulent orange, the sparkling ginger-beer, and the crisp and fragrant peanut in the dresa-oirole.