THEY SAY

Observer, Volume XXIV, Issue 29, 26 March 1904, Page 7

THEY SAY

— That there are sad faces in one of the fashionable teu-rooius just now. —That Jimmy Carroll's summer suit is competing with the train cars. It is se " loud." —That a Mr Blizzard has just been married to a Mies Gale in the South. Look out for squalls. — That the Trotter Range- finder Compai.y have not yet found the range of success, nor their " exes," either. — That Or Purchas means to discipline his motor-car into better manners before he again treats a lady friend to a spin. — That the big timber company has not got much satisfaction out of its approach to the Minister as to the timber-cutting regulations. — That no one jumped at the chance of leasing Admiralty House at £300 a year. The future of the big white elephant is still as uncertain as ever. —That the talent for municipal work is still very scarce in New Zealand. In all directions the retiring mayors are being asked to stick to office. ■ — That the four hundred pounds ot Government money voted for the renovation of the Defence Office in Princesstreet still lies idle. Where are the City members ? — That Wai to in o will never be boomed for all it is worth until it becomes wholly public property. No sense in running up the value of the native interests. — That the Auckland Stock Exchange has not a single head with an idea, to make the public re open their double-locked pockets, and spring off their tails to invest. — That there is great secret rivalry between certain officers and companies of a volunteer service branch, and that Easter will see some fun. Disaster among the ranks. —That some of Wellington's smart people are already stocking their cellars with Guinness's stout. They reckon that it will be sure to please Lord Plunket when he comes. — That the most interesting papers and discussions at the Medical Conference were those about which the public heard nothing. Subjects too delicate for publication. — That the tradesman who made an advertisement for his business out of the " In Memoriam " notice to one of his family believed in getting the utmost value for his money. — That one of the Australian weeklies hits off' the situation by picturing Russia and Japan, the Prophet Elijah, and the war "special " running a neck-ahd-neck race for the Lying Stakes. — That Lord Ranfurly cannot cram into the time that remains to him as much feasting as he . would 'wish on New Zealand 8 magnificent scenery. But .he is making the most of his opportunity. ' — That the rival motor car fanciers are giving Father Patterson a merry time in his selection, of the most-, suitable machine. If he hann't come to an early decision it is not for want of proffered help. —That some of the towns that appealed to Carnegie for his library bounty, have found that the wealthy ironmaster knows more abo ut their circumstances than they imagined. His snubbings will make them less inclined to grovel in future.

— That the two newspaper Henrys had a good time at Rptorua. — That the smoke - inhaling small boy is still a figure in the landscape, law or no law. — That we shall soon have oar naval training ship now— she is on the way across trom Sydney. — That the noxious weeds' inspector is having a lively time of it in Wai* kato. His only friend is the S. M. —That in the matter of the water street riparian rights, the Star is only setting up a straw man in order to knock him down. —That some City Councillors have greatly modified their zeal on the question of nmnicipalisation since they got into office. — That there was a ♦• one-man-coup-ling " eveut at the Thames this week. It wasn't a wedding, either, bat a fire brigade competition. * > v —That Cuyler Hastings wanted to know what the soap bill tor Wairaangu amounted to. He was going on the Whakarewarewa information. ' - —That Brigade-Surgeon LieutenantColonel Walker will arouse a mutiny if he insists on being- addressed eyery time by his full military title. —That every boy in S.argood's warehouse pictures himself as a possible partner since Manager Finiaysou's nice little homily at the Water excursion. ■ " ' ■ ; ( ' - ' ;..'■ ..-.; ' —That Fire Brigade Superintendent Hugo'a object in going Ho. see Waimangu is to find whether he can pick up from Nature any wrinkles in watersquirting. -j : — That even the much-travelled Friedenthal was awe 4 when; Waimangu'a giant waterworks began to play. He had seen nothing like it the world over. . • — That the activity of candidates in certain constituencies indicates the direction of the political wind t There may be a dissolution sooner than most folk expect. —That the cable man is always sanguine of a decisive engagement, which will give him good " bluggy-" copy—but the tiresome Japs and Russians will not oblige him. —That a doctor recently prescribed for an overworked factory girl " sixpennyworth of iresh air on the front of a tram every day." She was cured of her trouble in a month. Also, she married the driver. — That W. J. Napier still glories in the tire-float, and Admiralty House, and the punt flotilla, and the rest of the curiosities of his term of Harbour Board office. But he is the only person who does. — That some rather startling professional cards are being distributed broadcast through the country districts by an Auckland medical firm. "Nothing venture, nothing win " ; but it is risky. — That the parson who returned thanks last Sunday for his "welcome succour," has left the congregation in doubt whether he meant, the increase in his stipend or the new baby. Several new hats await the verdict, — That Wellington believes in encouraging higher-class education. The Governors of the Girls' High School are offering the giddy salary of £100 for an "assistant lady teacher." What will she do with such a fortune ? —That, as the Tutanekai is now lying idle, it would be a graceful act on Mr Seddon's part to offer her to the Wellington Ministers' Association for a fishing excursion— sort of heaping coals of tire on their head, as it ■were. ■ -••;: ' . '". ••' ■■.-. '• - .' ' . ■■ —That a Freeman's Bay boy who I)ut a stone through a window one day ast week will never be gaoled for want of an excuse. When: the owner overtook him he said he was "only running home to get the money to pay