TheY Say

Observer, Volume XXI, Issue 1179, 3 August 1901, Page 3

They Say

— That J.P.s Pollard and Callnan have pat np^a world'a record for Justices' vagaries. —That 'The General Manager of New Zealand ' is the Premier's new cognoman. — Ihat the Yacht Club's ' Kia ora ' cable to Sir Thomas Llpton took Sir Thomas two days to get it interpreted. — That a wit in the House declares that the reason why a colonial was not appointed to succeed Pole-Penton was that he could not Bay ' Haw, haw!' — That one of the tenders sent in for the supply of volonteer uniforms came from a Home firm. The price was 16a ! This is where a great deal of our clothing trade will go presently. —That Organiser Glass, of the Farmers' Union, is not taking any stonethrowing from the opposition Union. People who live in glass houses, says Glass, should not throw stones.

— That the ink- slinging debate on fish has oeaaed at l*at to trawl its weary length alone;, and no on is aorry. — That Robert Rew is quite of opinion that ' Rough on Bats ' 1b best left alone. He's not obliging any police officers now. — That one prophetic woman is already bnay working up testimonials with a view of capturing a billet under the Young Persons Protection Act. — That the question of Bible reading in schools, which bobs np so serenely every aeseioD, is finding a plaoe in the Referendum Bill, soon to be introduced. "That there's a nice little accumulation of caaea for the Arbitration Court when it com6B this way. In fact, it would be wise for the members of the Court to take furnished-residences for the summer. — That it was amusing on Saturday, at the football at Potter's, to see the ball sailing round in a sea of mod. Quite an aqnatic affair. —That the foolish flattery of Colonial troops by British generals has resulted in an epidemic of swelled head among the contingenta. — That the Southern S.M.s are very severe at present on the sort of cyclist who hires a machine and then rides on the footpath in the belief that he owns the earth. — That the proverbial hot potato was not in it with the way in which the State Fire Insurance was dropped by the Government. But what was the move altogether ?

—That the Board of Conciliation, with 1200 employe™ before it in the outers' dlnpnte, ought to sit in the open air, co as to give them room. —That in the recommendations of the Gommiseion of Teacher's salaries, Auckland scores heavily over other parts of the colony in point of capitation. —That it seems a farce that a defence fund of £1000 should be hoarded op by the public school teachers when an Aot is in force to adjust their grievances. —That one of the dead certainties of the aesßion will be the striking oat of the Shcp3 and Offices Bill the clauses relating to bank and warehouse olerke. —That the Southern Milling Trust ia already np to the old and wellknown game of forcing outsiders, by a heavy lowering of prices, to come in or go to the wall. — That you may call it what you will, but the Bill to prevent the issne and redemption of trading stamps by tradesmen is Bimply a means to secure a Government monopoly. — That the feeling is growing very strong in Auckland against the Philson site purchase. Probably, the result of the poll will be an eye-opener concerning this useless extravagance. —That Judge Conolly hit an obtrusive nail on the head when he said that dealers who bought goods for a mere song from persona who presumably stole them ought also to be prosecuted. — That Bishop Cowie's opinion that the Church ought to keep pace with the people and the times, finds something like endorsement in a notice outside Bt. Thomas's — ' Trespassers Prosecuted.' —That the office staff of the Education Board were quite taken by surprise over that little rise in ealaries all ronnd. Of course they were Twenty five pounds each was something substantial, too. — That a boy in one of the schools struck it all right when he replied that beheaded meant having your head out off, but baulked badly over the assertion that defeated meant cutting the feet off. —That New Zealand stands well against the other colonies in regard to commissions in the Imperial Army. We are safe to get our military caste, but probably we won't be over joyful when we get it. — That if you stroll along to the Police Barracks and ask if there's a ' measly ' policeman about, you will not give any insult just at present. The force is more ' spotted ' than the criminals juat now. —That a well-known lady of political tendencies, who has a great penchant for talking, laßt week consulted a doctor about an awfully tired feeling, and nearly swooned when the doctor asked to Bee her tongue ! —That what with workmen's homeß in the country, and the rushing up of buildings under the unimproved values, the owners of small oity houaea are in for a bad time. That is, if the ' unimproved ' passes. —That the little clause in the Companies Aot that bars directors who have not paid their own calls from enforcing calls from sleepy shareholders, will bump just a little bit In Auckland. — That every lawyer in the colony is looking forward to a rich harvest in fees from the Compensation for Accidents Act. How the lawyer, who predominates in the House, does look after the interests of the profession, — That owing to the risks under the Compensation for Accidents Aot, a Thames money-lender on a large scale has wired his agent in Auckland to cancel all engagements. He reckons his money is safer in the bank. —That the fact that the Conciliation Board has settled only two oases out of the eight before it these last six months is very significant. And yet it has a far better record in this respeot than the Boardß in the Sonth. — That the figures in the circular recently issued to Bhow the relative rating of the present and unimproved valne systems are grossly misleading, and place the proposed syßtem in a mnch.better light than the thing woold (an oat. ' — That the dog which attacked John Lee last week, and John Lee himself, and the trousers which John Lee wore on the memorable occasion, would make an attractive side-show at the Kennel Club Exhibition, and that the secretary ought to look np the parties oonoerned.