They Say

Observer, Volume XVIII, Issue 1026, 27 August 1898, Page 3

They Say

— That the caste of ' Les Cloches' is practically a warehouse ' combination.' — That Mr Edgar Ward is now secretary to" the Kauri Timber Company. — That at the Exhibition concerts Rev. Williams will sing the solo, 'Drink to me only with thine eyes.' — That Graves Aickin considers W. R. Bloomfield a boxn orator. It depends on the subject, we suppose. —That Secretary Brigham was spotted in Sydney as 'something new.' Wait until he gets to London 1

—That several prominent Aucklanders had their eye on the British Residentship of Rarotonga. But it didn't come off.

— That the Rev. J. Campbell has been presented with forty tons of good qnartz by one of the Barrier companies for experimental purposes. —That the Hon. W. J. M. Larnach was offered the post of British Resident at Rarotonga, and refused it. There was a time, though, but, alas ! those days have gone. — That the ferry steamer Eagle indulged in most nnseemly behaviour last Sunday, and was made to stay at home at night. Wharf for? Ask Norman Simmons. — That the Onehunga Borough Council may be expected furnish the papers with lively reports when the appointment of engineer for water supply comes up for final settlement. — That the Premier's connection with the Anglo Continental Syndicate has been receiving a good deal of quiet attention of late, and that when the opportunity presents itself the mine will explode. —That the Press Gallery in Wellington is sharply divided on the question of the admission of women. Editor Lukin and Malcolm Boss are the leaders of the emancipating party. The other sid,e— well, no, we won't.

—That 'Mac,' of the 8.N.Z., is about publishing a work on Bnrmah. —That Mr- Tewsley may be induced to sing the oratorio solos at the Exhibition., — That people are wondering why trawling on a proper scale was not established in Auckland before; — That Ted Binney has patented a new Rontgen X Bays, on exhibition in Graf ton Eoad. Ask him about it. — That the late Mr J. Dinsdale was a spiritualist, and always maintained that he could converse at will with departed relatives. —That Mr G. M. Reid, as the Marquis in ' Lea Cloches,' with an alleged beard, is very original, not to mention fetching. — That the reason the Mining Bill is to be dropped is because the genial Dick is afraid to face the mnsic over the AngloContinental Syndicate. — That Mayor Dignan has shown the public, that so far as eletcric lighting schemes are concerned, Auckland is not asleep, bat very much awake.

— That there are some funny stories abont the Government Honse furniture now stored in the ball-room, which go to show ita antiquity, and that it ought to be disposed of at a Dutch auction.

— That the Greenwood benefit committee heaved a sigh of relief when the entertainment concluded, and murmured pleasantly : * All's well that ends well.' — That the correspondence and reports in connection with the flotation of a Thames property whose, forty- stamper battery is now for sale would make interesting reading if published. — That there is a strange story' afloat as to whom Bang will, and will not, support at the Municipal elections. The party have got their ' heagle heye ' on a candidate for the Mayoral chair — a good man, too. — That it was easy to see that the ex-senior member and Dr Wallia were not in sympathetic accord at the mass meeting about the trunk railway. Some of the speakers were keeping one eye on the railway and the other on the city seats at the next general election. — That the editorship of the Wellington Times, about to be vacated by Mr Taperell, rests between Mr J. L. Kelly, erst of the Auckland Star, and now of the Lytteltpn Times, and Mr W. Epps, formerly of the Palmerston Times, and of late years secretary of the New South Wales National Ass.

— '■That General Booth will visit New Zealand again next " January. Wallop the big dram. — That Miss Jessie Weston, the authoress, who is at present on a visit to Auckland, was at one time a WbaDgarei girl. • ■ — That Theo. Queree's calves slipped down at the 'Lies Cloches' rehearsal on Saturday afternoon. Naughty girls, didn't they laugh. — That there is a good yarn about 'The Adventures of a Pressman's Goat.' Douglas Jerrold's ' Story of a Feather ' ia a fool to it. — That the Rabbi Goldstein, in his round of the churches, must be having his theology now rather mixed. 1b it a case of pasßover ? —That the Newton Borough Council will be getting into the Hagey if they worry much longer about that new name for their borough. — That W. J. Courtney, who ought to know a diamond when he sees one, has not a very high opinion of the diamond discovery at Henderson. —That Miss Stella Henderson, M.A., L L.8., is the lady whom the male Parliamentary ' specials ' want to have excluded from the Press Gallery. — That after the reporters were dismissed from the Waiotahi meeting the proceedings livened up considerably, and some very warm things were said. — That mining companies whose account books are destroyed by fire are sometimes placed in an awkward position, as certain Auckland directors well know. — That now that diamonds are again in the air, it will be up to the Kimberley diamond finders in oar midst who discovered them years ago to show as how it is done. — That the Auckland public will be glad to see ' Mr Berkeley, life insurance agent,' back again. But they are not taking any life insurance at Otorohanga and Kuiti just now. —That Journalist Wilkie, in Wellington, is quite certain he has been cured of cancer by the spook of a deceased doctor, after several living medicos had given him up. — That as the result of investigations made by a private detective at Waitara, divorce proceedings will be instituted. Notices have been served on two or three supposed co-respondents. — That there is no question of cutting salary rates involved in the ' woman ' trouble of the Press Gallery, for Miss Henderson is to receive the same pay as her male predecessor. — That in the police force, as among colonists generally, it is the old story. Those who are in the town want to go to the country, and those who are in the country want to come to town. — That a son-in-law of the Honorable Tommy Thompson was some little time ago appointed to a billet in the Wairarapa Stock Department. Well, why shouldn't he help his own friends ? — That Member Houston knew what he was about when he placed £200 in the bank for disposal to any woman who could mind her own business, and that he struck the right crowd when he advised the Auckland Women's Democratic League to apply for it.