They Say.

Observer, Volume XV, Issue 861, 29 June 1895, Page 3

They Say.

— That if K. C. Greenwood's scrip were only pounds, he would be a millionaire. — That Lawyer McAllister did not make anything like what some people suppose out of the Whitelaw estate. Six guineas was the extent of his ' pickings.'

— That there was a little bobbery in one of our local clubs the other day over a game of billiards. It is said that a certain musical man came off best, but this is strictly under the roue.

Well-Knowx City Member : Well, Charlie, what luck ? Have you any bites yet ? Our Own Chaklie : None yet, but I'm hopeful that that last Herald letter will be a tempting bait. It was an oily morsel, and Ward is sure to swallow it when he sees it.

— That the shares of the New Zealand Insurance Company are in great favour just now.

— That the country is ripe for a return to provincialism. It would be a trump card for the elections.

— That nearly every medical man in Auckland is with the Auckland Women's Liberal League in favour of a C. D. Act applied to both sexes.

— That he was a brave parson who preached last Sunday against mining speculation. And some of the profits of tnat speculation going into his own collection plate.

— That Mayor Swan, of Napier, was once a shining light on the stage, and in his earlier years played in several pieces with George DarreH. Now, he plays politics and rims a brewery.

—That the presentation of the birthday address to the Premier was postponed because certain people in Auckland, ohrißtchurch, and Duuedin had applied to be allowed to append their names. Ah ! More candidates for the Legislative Council.

— That a hungry horse w»s at the bottom of the recent- Shelly Beach -Road mystery.

— That single - stick bouts with billiard cues are becoming popular in certain local clubs.

— That the early and rapid decay of teeth is now being attributed to the action of tea upon the teeth.

— That it is quite on the cards that Mr D. Pinkerton may be taken into the Cabinet as Labour Minister.

'■ — That the latest candidate for the Auckland Mayoralty is Mr John Grey. He is going to run against all comers.

— That dignity that is a misfit is the essence of burlesque. There is heaps of burlesque in some of our local bodies.

— That a certain young Auckland lawyer develops an enorroons appetite before attending the St. Benedict's conversaziones.

— That a lady at Euroa, Victoria, has presented her husband with a 31st child. This beats a gold mine for regular dividends.

— That the present revival of interest in mining in Auckland will assure considerable activity in this industry for many years to come.

— That the most popular Auckland appointment the Government could make to the Legislative Council would be Mr Thomas Thompson.

— That if you are ever on a racecourse and are betting on an absolutely sure thing, you should always keep a shilling by for the railway fare home.

— That the Weekly News has been apologising very humbly to Dr Shoesmith, the vaccinator at "Warkworth . We suppose everyone will shake hands now.

— That a threatened breach of promise case down New Plymouth way has been settled by the payment of £5. Blighted affections at £5 are cheap.

— That the friends of Mr A. Clements, J.P., are pulling the wires in the hope of getting that gentleman appointed to the Legislative Council. We should smile.

— Who will get the call to St. Andrews, in Auckland. There are already covetous eyes upon it, but the congregation are anxious for a minister ' from afield.'

— That it is a delicate matter to mention a certain lady's name in Parnell society circles. Introduced as a ' belle,' she became the rage, but now ' who is she ?'

— That Wellington's Manchester Oddfellows are taking the lead in the establishment of women's lodges in the colony so far as their Order is concerned

— That there is no difference at all between a bookmaker's business and that of an insurance company. The insurance man lays 5s to £100 that you won't get burnt out.

— That the right-of-way under the Victoria Arcade is to be converted into a Scrip Exchange, with an auctioneer's rostrum in the centre, from which the odds would be cried.

— That Dr Bakewell has registered a solemn vow not to read the Auckland newspapers for six months. This, of course, does not include the Observes. Otherwise, he could not survive the martyrdom.

—That the mining revival has brought to town dozens of old miners whose faces have not been seen in Auckland for years. And everyone has something 'up his sleeve ' that he ' wishes to float.'

- That the Government shows an inclination to commit the colony to a great and useless expenditure for the construction of the Midland Railway. It would be the height of folly to waste more money on this line.

— That the daughter-in-law of a well-known Auckland citizen has quietly slipped away from New Zealand to try and earn bread for herself and child. And all the time her precious husband loafs his time away in Auckland.

— That ' Captain ' C. O. Montrose may come out to the colony again as Treasurer Ward's private secretary. But how about that fortune and the title? Surely Charles 0. will not leave that behind.

— That some of the assumed names in the ' Maritana ' caate hide the identity of some of Auckland's best known ' youth and beauty,' and especially so in the case of a soft goodsman and prominent tennis player. ' Oh, what a surprise we shall get.*