Things the OBSERVER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

Observer, Volume XVIII, Issue 1024, 13 August 1898, Page 9

Things the OBSERVER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

—Who was the Jay Pay who got 1 two lovely black eyes 'in the ' back blocks ?'

— How W. J. Napier's portrait happened to get into the Illustrated London News ?

- Who is to be the unexpected guest in Mrs Napier's tableau at the Opera House on the 17th ?

— Whether the happy event, as one of the results of the last unsuccessful police raid on an Auckland hotel, has taken place yet ?

— Who was the J. P. referred to who was assiduously practising ' pothooks and hangers ' in order to be able to sign warrants ?

— Whether Mr G-. S. Kissling's appointment to the management of the Waiotahi had anything to do with a certain seat on the Drainage Board ? Watch G.C. — If a prominent Canterbury player who painted the town red on the Thursday before the match with Auckland did not have a lively quarter hoar with the manager ? —Why W. J. Napier was not sent Home to interview My Lords of the Admiralty regarding the equipment of Calliope Dock ? And his portrait in the Hlus-~ trated Neios, too. — The reason why the Auckland permanent force men transferred to Wellington worked so hard to get back to Cantley and Takapnna ? Waß it a caße of ' gang far and fare waur ?' —If it is a fact that a member of the Robinson Ore Grnsher Syndicate was paid two guineas by the Hanraki North directors to report on the Robinson ore crusher. The ' other side ' say so. — Why Dr Lowe did not sing his song 'The Giddy Little High Church Curate,' for which he was billed at the Lake Takapuna concert ? Were they afraid of a personal application ? But it is not the curate who is high church. — What would the German Consu say to Malcolm Niccol's statement to the Herald interviewer that no ships had ever passed this port because of the want of machinery at the dock ? How about the German man-o'-war that went to Sydney ?

Don't forget the raass meeting of workers at the Grey-street firebell on Saturday night relative to railway extension to New Plymouth. We want that extension badly.

The new furnishing warehouse of the Tonson Garlick Company iB the centre of attraction in Queen-street just now. The floor space of the buildings occupies nearly an acre in extent, and the buildings are three stories in height, so that a fair estimate may easily be formed of the vast accommodation now afforded to the business. On the Queen-street front, the show windows are of great size, and the show rooms are arranged behind them in such a way so as to give a charming vista of artistically- arranged fnrnitnre of beautiful design, and hangings and curtains of choice colouring and every conceivable pattern. The warehouse is now open for inspection, and is one of the most attractive sights of the city. Well supplied with up-to-date stock, the trouble at Garlick's is not what to buy bat what not to buy.