They Say

Observer, Volume XXI, Issue 1178, 27 July 1901, Page 3

They Say

—That settling the North is a queetion that will loom up largely in the near future in Parliament. —That ' Dick 'is in tor a hot time if he goea to Fiji again and talks annexation. What prioe Bix months' hard ? — That Mrs Judson's jaw has been resting ever since that lady's lecture on ' Zoroaatrianism ' on Sunday laat. —That the yearly cost of i.300 for fuel for the Hospital, as disclosed on Monday, ia simply ridiculous. It beats the ' medioal comforts.'

— That the ruling family has not been forgotten h> a recent appointment (medical) to Westland. —That the number of « tonics ' who are seen in the pit these nights is very surprising, and also amusing. — That the bargain -hunting woman, loaded up with drapery stuff at sale priceß, Ib a nuisanoe in the trams this week. —That, judging from the colams of the Star, there is nothing going but fish and opera. A sort of fishy combination. —That the Government Office is not doing anything like the business of the private offioes under the Compensation for Accidents Aot. —That the school kiddies are waiting, but apparently in vain, for tbe medals that were promised in honour of the Duke's visit. — That Newmarket is not taking any bis debt inducements to throw io ita lot with Parnell, the proud and haughty and impecunious borough.

—That there doesn't seem to be any particular boom in Government trading stamps* —That Dr Erson, late of Onehnnga, is now in practice at Rotorua. We wißb bim suocess. —That baker Philip Crowe has a first-rate opinion of the ooolnesß of a certain boy who was in his Bhop on Saturday. —That the greatest curse to the natives, bar the drink, is the tohunga, and that it ought to be wiped out with a very strong hand. — That Grattan Grey is finding that his strong attacks on everying British in this oolony are not being swallowed at Home as eagerly aB expected. —That the Band Association has not been started before it waß wanted, and if it doesn't split into atoms, as "all the others have done, it ought to do good. — That there is a decided slump in insurance shareß since tbe Btate Fire Insurance Bill was announoed. There waa a drop of nearly ten shillings in one day. — That the Premier is in no harry to force from Massey the proof of that assertion that roads and bridges and billets were promised at the Patea eleotion.

— That a story is being told concerning a oertain detective and a olaim on behalf of another ' Japhet in search of a father.' — That Chamberlain throws a quantity of cold water on ' Dick's ' little dream of Island annexation by that recent despatch. — That there are no job lines in 1 Army ' bonnets. That's a little faot that a oertain young man at Onehunga is taking his affidavit on. —That an erstwhile- constant worshipper at a oertain oity church has not been in it for two years. He got hia wife at that ohurch, and repents it. — That the Conciliation Board in Masterton refused to sit late the other night because tbey were not paid overtime. Men after John Fawous's own heart. —That a Parnell veteran, who shook hands with himself recently at getting three daughters off hit hands, hae now three sons-in-laws to keep as well aa his daughters and etceteras.

—That the salary of a New Zealand politician is £240. But nobody knows what be gets. . —That, judging from recent episodes, some other name WiU have to be found for tbe receptacles known as 'safes , — That the excuse abont going oat to ' Bee a man about a dog ' is in form just now. The dog Bhow will soon be on, don t you see. —That Mr Seddon waß not pleasant company the. day he found that the byeeleotions at Patea and Christchurch' had both gone against him. —That, strangely enoagh, the number of aooidents per week has steadily increased sinoe the coming into force of the Compensation Aot. —That the protest by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce against the threatened meddlesome laws is too late to be of any practical good. —That the little dream of Prohi bitionist Taylor, about the • prohibs ' and workers going hand-in-hand at tbe next eleotion, might possibly oome off. Pig B might fly. — That the parsons are as bad as the doctors. No leas than twelve were rung op on Monday to attend a spiritual case, but they were all non eat, including the priests. —That Merchant Entrioan is sorry now that he had anything to do with the Sailors' Home. That quiet little hint of the Rev. Gillam's, re negleot of duty, was too unkind. —That one employer, to lessen his premiums nnder the Acoident Compensation Act, has ' sacked ' all his married hands and taken on men who are single and have no relatives. —That last week the City Council aent ont notices, dated the 15th, warning water consumers that if the water rate waß not paid on the 14th the water would be cut off I An Irish notice. —That it's gratifying to hear, as per latest accounts, that the RichardBOtfian voice is still in evidence Is 'Billy' wishing there was a Baume in Sydney to bail him out ? -That Baptist Leyland, who is touring the Continent, will read with surprise that he was one of the ' prominent Koman Catholics ' who went to an Auckland funeral this week. —That a well-known draper, who went out to look at a property which an agent had advertised as being a stone's throw from a station, is now asking for the man who threw the stone. —That Witheford's attempt to seize the Opposition's room, to meet hiß distinguished friends in, will cost him a champagne supper or two to make him right with the Oppoaition again. —That the cost of that little review at Christchnrch totals up to £10,000, or a pound each for every man and cadet who took part. But the world was impressed, so what does it matter 7 —That the new Government steamer, the Countess Ranfurly, does credit to her aame, and that one lady in ' New Zealand ia honing that the next one's name will be the ' Countess Kamara.' —That the Home journalists who aooompanied the Duke to Auokland are giving greater prominence, in tbeir accounts of the visit, to the hoot for the Premier than to all the reßt of the show. —That a city young man, who has been round at the 'At Homes ' and things lately, says that ' R.8.V.P.,' judging by the conduct of some society people, means 'Rush in, shake hands, vitnal up, and proceed home.' —That the police have been keeping tbeir eyes very wide open for a tophatted gentleman in the wholesale stationary trade who was reoently introduced throngh the oolony as a man of oon siderable means and high connections. —That Premier Seddon ought to get on to the London money market with his nextloan before Westralia gets her pawn tickets for that.'three millions she Ib after. There will be some good, all-round borrowing now that those Contingents have to be paid and paid for. — That the Government are already bowing to the Farmers' Union. Last week, at a meeting at Feilding, the Beoretary aaid that « Lands ' had agreed to allow settlers in tbe baok-blooks free occupation I??,.*"™. 6 J 6 * l^ »nd advanoe copies of all Bills affecting their Interests. —That the Registrar under the Vaocination Aot at the Thames 'fell in' very badly the other day. He proved mv Court that a Waihi man had not hadJOa' ohild vaooinated within ths weawrtbSl time; and the Waihi man. inreply T niove_J that tha child waa dead m^haTefoM ' it ought to have been n^ißi^" -J*': 1 ;