THEY SAY

Observer, Volume XXVII, Issue 35, 18 May 1907, Page 7

THEY SAY

— That Tommy Greslmm wants his screw raised. Surely this is a question of engineering. — That J. T. Julian has modified his opinions on the subject of motor cars. 11 Give me a blooming steam engine."

—That the proceedings of the recent Masonic Conference were of a dry nature. No wonder. It waa held at Invercargill.

— That Japan has bought the mail steamers Sonoma, Ventura, and Sierra. Which suggests, that America is assisting Russia towards her revenge.

— That Peter Mackay has an idea or two in connection with Hospital management. Now that he has got there, we shall see what we shall see.

— That George George ought to have been asked to design that coat of arms for the city. " Bio " has supplied him with some excellent suggestions.

— That the letters of discontent in the dailies concerning the Choral Society suggest that there are a great many musical doubting Thomases in Auckland.

— That they have opened a " Gentleman's CluV at Cambridge, and that Technical Instructor John Payne will shortly leave for there. No tradesmen admitted.

—That F. M. King saya the Devonport people have put out one conservative borough council in order to put in another. Not hare-brained enough for him, evidently.

— That Arthur Rosser reckons he made a great - win for the Waihi miners. But the Waihi miners, with the shadow and Bsfe the substance in their bands, think otherwise.

— That four volunteer officers are to have a free trip to India and England every alternate year. Lieut. -Col. Holgate ought to be one of them. He's fond of travelling.

— That the Dr Grattan Guinness who is delivering evangelistic and other lectures in Auckland jusfc now is not the esteemed Dr Grattan Guinness of Devonport, but an uncle of his. —That, according to the annual report of the Dairymen's Association, last year was one of the best for the milk business, " there having been an abundance of rain." Significant.

— That the oyster inspectors have neglected to keep an eye on the Hon. J. A. Millar. Nevertheless, like Albert Glover, he has kept a loving and appreciative eye on the oysters.

— That; the managers of the local insurance companies have this week developed a weakness for locking the doors of their private rooms after business. There ia such a thing as entertaining angels unawares.

— That the gentleman who took the part of the priest in " Jack Shannon " might have been excused for suffering from stage fright if he had known that Bishop Lenihan and eight Father O'Flynns were criticising him from the dress circle.

— That the New Shipping Company, Limited, mentioned by the Star, is not a new enterprise. It's only' the New Zealand Shipping Company. This is one of the Star's little jokes, but it gave Charlie Houghton a fright for . a minute. Looked like opposition.

— That Dr Stopford imagined be was the whole City Council when he interviewed the Minister for Labour on the subject of an increase of the sanitary rate. But with the eagle eye of Arthur Myers on him in the Council chamber, he realised that he was only a, oounoil--lor after all, and meekly promised to " move in that direction,"

—That P. A. Vailed character sketch, of himself in the Sitor was nearly perfect. ...-,•- ..''"'•:

—That .there is something more' than a suspicion of a fatal case of plague having happened in Auckland within the last few days*

— That W. J; Rees reckons the heat of Perth is phenomenal. But it was nothing compared with the warmth of the Freemasons' hospitality.

— That Barry-tone Coney is going Home, by special invitation, to take Santley's place. Nobody else could satisfactorily fill the bill. Kia ora.

— That a lot of people are wondering why Abel Rowe did not sing at a certain Princes-street social function. It was a unique experience tor Abel.

—That Salvation Army Elijah Cadman is officially known as General Booth's " travelling spiritual special." Sounds like a brand of whisky. Special what?

— That Arthur Brett has come to the conclusion that Sydney has cdnspired to do him out of the close of the motor launch season. It is a 16n« lane that has no turning.

— That Hamilton people are singularly phlegmatic. George George paid them a visit last week, and they didn't get a bit excited. No Mayoral reception. Not even a brass band. Horrible !

— That there have been some strange, faces among the audiences at the Opera House this week. The last time they were there was during the Milo boom. What's the attraction ? The robing?

— That there was no personal significance in the presentation of fouri teen golden lyres to the orchestra of the Savage Club. If they had beep municipal councillor?, there might have been.

— That the congregation of St. Peter's have solemnly decided that women have a right to vote at parishioners' meetings. Is Elizabeth, by the grace, etc., a member of St. Peter's congregation ? — That, so far, Secretary Bennie Myers has not sent a letter of thanks, on behalf of the Old Thames Boys, to the Hon. J. McGowan for that £10,000 subsidy. Their gratitude is probably too deep for words.

— That a couple of non-elected City Council candidates had formed quite a nice little conspiracy to annex the vacant seats of Councillors Court and Casey. The leave of absence was granted just in time.

—That Parnellites are waiting, with bated breath, for the next meeting of the Borough Council. Jerry Lundon and William Johns are both in active training under Sam Dickson and Frank Fitt respectively.

— That the Government can get all the surveyors it requires, and many more, if it is prepared to pay them decent salaries. As things are now, the factory hand is occasionally better off in the way of remuneration.

— That John Bennett nearly broke his heart because he forgot to take a firebell or a big dram with him on to the platform of the Exhibition orchestral recital. One or the other might possibly have made him more conspicuous.

—That Frank Thompson, Hon. J. A. Millar's understudy, has a marvellous tale of a schnapper catch to relate when he reaches Wellington. The tally started at a hundred, but it increases with each day, and has attained now to nearly a thousand.

—That Dr Guinness is going to tell the Christian Young Men how to rise in the world. The Observer tip is to join, the Liberal and Labour Federation, and catch the Premier's eye. It is the surest way to a comfortable billet, with nothing to do, and good pay for doing it. v

— That when the bluejackets received the "comfort bags" from the Auckland Women's Christian Temperance Union, their expectations of spiritual comforts ran high,* but were rudely dashed to the ground. Surely it is reasonable to look for spiritual comforts from a Christian association? -