Volunteer Encampment.

Observer, Volume XV, Issue 796, 31 March 1894, Page 7

Volunteer Encampment.

The Volunteer Enoampment at Otahuha was the moat successful that has been held in Auckland for years past. There were upwards of 500 men in camp as compared with the 300 at Eohimarama last year, while in the matter of orderliness and good behaviour the men must be commended and their officers complimented. In this respect, the camp afforded a striking contrast to the rowdiness at Papatoitoi and the drunkenness at Takapuna in former years. The drills and military instruction imparted were systematic and useful, and there is little doubt that the four days spent at Otahuhu will be of considerable benefit to the men. We offer our congratulations to Colonel Dignan, to Adjutant Grant, to Instructor Scully, Quarter Master Self, bis assistant Sergeant Millar, and all the others engaged. The camp was a credit to them.

City Council invites applications for inspectorship of vehicles and traffic.

Madame Blavatsky figures in 'The Charlatan' (Bnchanan's new Haymarket piece) as Madame Obnoskin.

Mr A. E. Dunn, of the well-known Market Hotel (Grey and Cook-streets), has a business announcement in this ißsue. Mr Dunn's liquors are all Al.

Messrs W. Miller and son, the wellknown bootmakers of High-street, whose hand-sewn boots are so much appreciated, have a business announcement in this issue.

Mr Gee's fourth popular concert at City Hall eventuated last night (Wednesday) but too late for notice in this issue. Everybody is talking about Mr Gee'B magnificient singing. Auckland is becoming quite a musical centre.

Mrs Brett, of Cambridge House, Lower Vincent-street, announces that she will conduct Miss Scott's dancing classes For the season. Mrs Brett is a thoroughly efficient teacher of the fashionable skirtdancing. Elementary, advanced, and juvenile classes.

The great value of Massage is becoming more and more recognised in the treatment of many forms of disease. A qualified professor of the art is not always easy to find. Miss Cottman (who has a professional announcement in another column) claims to be a thoroughly qualified masseuse and has already a number of patients. Miss Cottman ought to do well in Auckland. Her addreps is Symonds-street, corner Wellesley-street.

Mr H. E. Crofts, who has devoted much attention, to the treatment of the deaf and dumb, and whose labours in the cause of persons so afflicted have made him very well-known in the South Island (he is assistant master of the N.Z. Deaf and Dumb Institute at Sumner, near Christchurch) is now on a visit to Auckland and may be consulted by persons afflicted with stammering, stuttering, etc., at the Star Hotel.

Mr Hare, the well-known electrician and herbalist, of Turner-street, has an announcement in another column. Mr Hare has been practising in Auckland for many y«ars, and has numerous testimonials testifying to his skill. Mr Hare's consulting rooms are fitted np with all the latest and best electrical machines and appliances to be bought for money. Vapour and other baths form another important feature of his establishment.

An Auckland masher has been for some time in the habit of supping nightly at the house of his lady-love. He generally takes up a bottle of beer with him, in order that he and his adored one may drink each other's health. The other night he called in at a certain Queen-street tobacconist's and asked permission to leave his bottle of ' bull-dog ' on the counter while he went up the street. Two or three jokers dropped in subsequently, and twigging the beer, asked the proprietor whether he had ' a license to sell.' The presence of the beer on the counter was explained. One of the jokers knowing the man who owned the beer well, got a beer bottle and filled it with water which bottle he exchanged for the other one. The following morning enter the victim of the joke. Smiling pleasantly he asks the tobacconist to oblige him with a poundnote for a pounds-worth of silver. The tobacconist hands over the note. ' Thanks,' says the other fellow, ' I will give you sixteen shillings for this note. The balance represents the prioe of a bottle of beer, my tram fare last night and other odds and ends. 1 The cream of the joke is that the unfortunate tobacconist is perfectly innocent of participating in the sell. The other fellows had the fun (and the beer !) The tobacconist has had to pay the piper !