They Say

Observer, Volume XVIII, Issue 1024, 13 August 1898, Page 3

They Say

— That the scenery for the ' Cloches de Corneville ' will surpasß anything yet seen in Auckland. — That at a meeting of Holy Trinity Vestry it was decided to keep in stock a good supply of matches. — That there are queer tales afloat regarding the robbery of the Royal Oak amalgam and picked stone, and that ' the half has not been told.' — That a somewhat too amorous lawyer has just had ' a little affair ' fixed up "for him by a professional brother. This, it is said, is the fourth.

—That Mr Alec Alisdn liad a moat enjoyable time of it daring hia well-earned holiday trip in Australia. - .. . — That the Harbour Board are going to try one of Frank Hnll'a patent raddera on the dredge. : ' : — That for straight going it would be hard to beat ' Billy ' Somera when after the dogs across country. — That ' Opai 'was sadly neglected in the passes last Saturday. Too much club feeling introduced, eh ? — That the newly-elected vestry of Holy Trinity are going to keep a steady eye on all Good (and bad) Templars. — That it is quite a mystery who Mr Tewsley referred to at a bankruptcy meeting last week anent crooked practices. — That Mr W. J. Napier's action in compelling the removal of the clock on Devonport wharf has not made any friends for him. — That the Leiderkranz-cwm-Leidertafel-cu?ft-Choral Society concert, as far as the general public were concerned,did not catch on. ' — That Mr Ned Burgess is likely to act as secretary during J. M. Brigham'a absence in London. He pines to be on that stool again.

Tourists (in the wilds of Nelson): Say, old chappie, what's the game? Where's your clothes and why are you camping here ? Hekmit : Hush ! Don't tell anybody I'm here, for God's sake. I was a manufacturer, employing forty hands, but one of Dick Seddon's Conciliation Boards was going to eit on me and I had to fly here for safety.

— That Cricklewood Steele's children no longer attend the Remuera, school. Peace at last. Bat will there also be peace at Parnell ?

— That on a recent Sunday, at the Shore, the parson took for his text ' He that breaketh a (Hawthorn) hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

— That the Ponsonby young ladies who nightly steal off to the jsteam ..merry-go-round will some day find pa on the Bcene. And then ? Well, then. — That the Exhibition choir rumpus is promoted by a few skinflint members who are too mean to pay for the music score, though well able to afford it. — That they must have some queer bands in the West Coaßt when a visitor at Foxton mistook the noise of a flax dressing machine for a band practice. —That another President Kent is wanted to galvanise the Auckland Chamber of Commerce into life. It mast be thoroughly representative, or it is useless. — That Samuel Vaile was hard at work in Wellington (last week, backed up by Peter Cheal, demonstrating the beauties of the stage railway tariff system.

— That Barrier Reefs Lawson had a lively time daring the Moana'a l&sb trip from Sydney. 'It was the darndeßt voyage that I nave ever put in.'

— That as soon as Lieutenant Hume leaves the Shore batteries for the South, Jproperty will decline in Auckland No protection from invasion.

— That the handsome contribution of £125 to the Children's Hospital from Lodge Ara, 348, is highly appreciated by Chairman Stichbury. Generous Lodge Ara. — That Auckland's score ia the football match against Canterbury migh t have been forty points had the same an - selfishness been displayed as in the Wellington match. — That there \vas too much Island, fern and necklace about some of the Waikare excursionists. Were they afraid Auckland would not know they had made the Island trip ? —That one oftheß.N.Z. tellers has always a fine colour, at least a Good hue ; another prefers Hammond eggs for breakfast; whilst a third has as] hia pet tune, ' The March of the Cameron .'men.' This . is contributed. The author ia unknown.

-r-That Fred Dayey can now give ~ points to anyone in town as ' best man.' —That Fred Baxter has got the very latest thing in doge — ' made in Germany' brand. : :■ -..-.• . —That Mr Phal Morris, after a long illness, is about town once again looking eighteen carat. — That public opinion oace more beat the Harbour Board into giving credit to Mr J. H. Withefora. — That there are several Chinamen members of the Y.P.C.E.S. — alleee sameee whites manee Klistian. — That Sharebroker - Johnston knows a 'real good thing' for the nexjt boom. Not a Hagey, either. — That Fun on the Bristol ia a fool to the fan between the members of the Exhibition Mnsic Committee. —That Asher was left out of the •representative football team for next Saturday because he i 8 not a cricketer. —That the City Council, after getting over their water on the brain, are now suffering from light-headedness. No Kida. — That there are Island dances and, Island danceß, as the lady passengers by the Waikare discovered when . it waß toelate to escape. — That there was a great deal of unnecessary secrecy about that Great Barrier trip, as the whole thing was given away days before. — That nearly all the members of the Exhibition choir are quite willing to pay for their music. It is the penurious few who are grumbling. — That Captain Napier now. spends all his leisure moments at Fort Takapuna. Auckland will never want a Napoleon while Bhe has W. J. N. — That there are strained relations between Borne of the local Jehus and the police. The latter are not taking any cigars as well as ' hot coffee.' — That it is up to the City Council . to imitate the Harbour Board, and send the Town Clerk to England to convert its loans, or arrange for the electric light, or do something. — That every demand made by the Defence deputation at Auckland to the Premier a few months ago has now been granted, though Dick Seddon at the time pooh-poohed the requests. — That the Harbour Board opponents of the equipping of Calliope Dock by the Admiralty collapsed utterly after Napier's speech at last meeting, and accepted,his proposals without a murmur. — That, in the opinion of the Christian TFor«er,there is great room for improvement in the morals of the Aucklanddaily papers. Fie, Joseph, fie I What hast thou been doing, eh ? And the proprietor of a private chapel, too. — That it was a delightful spectacle the other day at the Waikare to see two ex-Cabinet Ministers foregathering and comparing notes as to Dick's prospects. They were leaning lovingly up against each other like two sick kittens on a hot brick. — That there will be a real good time of feasting and rejoicing at a forthcoming marriage out Parnell w&y in which a popular 'bus proprietor will take a prominent part. It will not be long before the happy event takes place. The cards are already out, and the ' boys ' intend giving ' the boss ' a proper send off