THINGS THE OBSERVER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

Observer, Volume XXIII, Issue 4, 11 October 1902, Page 20

THINGS THE OBSERVER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW

— if it is safe for Mr A. B. Robert »n to go too near Whitney's cartridge factory ? — How the Auckland Broker's Association will settle thai latest share trouble? Will the power ot influence prevail ? — How Johnny McLachlan managed to pluck up the courage to venture into double harness ? That smile is a Heavenly one/for a bridegroom. — Why certain prominent labour candidates are so eager for Sir Joseph Ward to come and address the Auckland citizens before Dick Seddon arrives ? — Whether the cheap and nasty element is not very strong on the Seddon Reception Committee? What kind of a banq v uet did they expect for two shillings ? —If the North Shore Yacht Club will follow out their new commodore's scheme and start their races by ooloured flags ? The yellow one will be a final, of course. —If it was pure love and affection that made Councillor Hannan rush and embrace Billy Richardson whilst removing his overcoat at the Council Chambers last meeting ? — If it is not the duty of the City Council to employ a bailer to get rid of that big pond that collects after each shower of rain at the wharf end of our beautiful asphalt street ? —How one at least of the Seddon Welcome Committee is going to raise that guinea subscription, which was nailed to the mast as a start by the front-rankers at the first meeting? —If Fred Baume will fall in with the Ponsonby yachtsmen's plan and get the harbour dredged to the West End shed ? Four hundred votes promised — a good Sunday morning's work, eh ? —If Albert Glover's Council tale of how the little children flock about his pony and the women wave their hands when Albert rides around his block, did not bring tears to the eyes even of the " educated one ?" — If Dick Seddon is likely to create Mr L. J. Bagnall a director of the 8.N.Z., or any other fat billet, after the nice little things he said in our Premier's favour at the Board of Education meeting? Who is this Seddon ? — Whether Johnny Sheridan ought not to travel the colony under Musgrove management with " The Widdy ''Brien," as a royal comic opera, after "The Chinese Honeymoon?" All he wants is the costuming, colouring and scenery. — If the Devonport lady who bought a hen at the late Presbyterian bazaar was granted her demand that the two eggs laid by that hen during her absence should be handed to her as her property? Or did those eggs bring in more for the "good cause" ? — If Fred Baume did not feel a trifle sold, after his two hours' political lecture to a nice young fellow, near Queen-street Wharf, when he discovered that the young man was doing Auckland on a pleasure trip from Christchurch, and had no vote ?

Colonel Sommerville, who captained the New Zealand team during the recent tour to Bisley, has recommended that the bullseye at Trent ham be reduced to the same size as that used at Bisley. As the Colonel has been more intimately connected with our representative teams than any other man in the colony — or out of it for that matter — his recommendation will carry great weight, and will probably be given effect to.