Things the Observer would like To Know.

Observer, Volume XVIII, Issue 1017, 25 June 1898, Page 9

Things the Observer would like To Know.

— Why the Star went baldheaded for John McKenzie ? Is it getting astrideof the rail ? 1 — Whether we shall eve* see the s.b. Anglian again ? ■ She is aground hard and fast at Melbourne. —Whether Thomas Thompson ought not to get his title of Honourable copyrighted before the general elections ? — Whether Paddy Doran ought not to make terms /with the Police Commission and run it through the country as a cheap burlesque show ? — If this chopping and changing of postage stamp designs for sale purposes is not a poor way after all. to finance a country and swell a surplus ? —Whether the proposal to compel mining companies to let tributes ia not another grab ? The Hauraki and Royal Oak have paid dearly for their tributes. — Why the Government "passed^ William Eeehan and James Began over again in making their appointments to the Legislative Council ? Another injustice to Auckland. . — Whether there are not far too many serious . and fatal bus accidents ? The Traffic Inspector might well turn hia attention to this matter and give the Parkers a rest. —If the City Engineer's little pipe from Waitakerei will not he replaced with a • big ' main before long ? It's a beginning, anyhow, and gives us a bit of a 1 lift.' —Whether draper Malcokn was not cornered very badly when he was asked to give the name of the hotel that has a system of electric bells ? It is always safer " to deal in generalities. — Whether it is really a fact that Professor D'jiibot D'Ubbs is of Irish extraction after all ? Stay, now, we don't want to create another Irish rising in the \ city. . : —Whether anything will come of the proposal to form a Young Auckland political" party in view of the approaching elections ? The only plank in the platform : ' Justice to Auckland.' — How Councillor Dunning felt under the verbal chastisement of Mr Napier at the last meeting of the Devon port Borough Council ? You should not have begun the unequal combat, James. —If there was not a bit of the refrigerator about the Police Commission enquiry room when Sam Hanna stepped into the box ? There was quite a strong, frigid look about the Inspector when Sam said he knew ' all about it.' — If the Harbour Board are determined to make that- little recreation ground at Freeman's Bay as unpleasant aa possible by depositing silt for"" years outaide the present wall ? ' A lung of the city, well perfumedv' ; — lf it is not a dangerous sign when G-. M. Reed rolls his sleeves up to hie elbows ? Chairman Sfcjtchbury of the Charitable Aid Board will find his coat toe warm for him yet. ' It's strip to the buff, and clear the board.' — If the cab and 'bus proprietors would not clear the trams from the street altogether if they could? Old Herald knew where to go for a friend with her sore head after the beating she got over the electric trams at the City Council meeting. — If Inspector Ferguson has not a wonderful album of Auckland beauty if he oarries the likeness of every factory girl on his brain ? He says he always takes a look at the ! talent ' when it passes, and never recognised a factory ' lady ' yet. — Whether it is not significant that ten witnesses before the Police Commission, and some of these subordinate police officers, flatly contradicted the evidence of Inspector Hickson concerning young girls leading immoral lives and street immorality generally ? — How Wesley Spragg and George Fowids will be able to settle down in Auckland with common tradespeople after hobnobbing with millionaires and royalty in America and Britain? But after that week's dissipation in Paris, tkey might like a little peace and quietness.