THEY SAY

Observer, Volume XXVII, Issue 41, 29 June 1907, Page 7

THEY SAY

, — That Lindsay Cooke is points ahead of the Auckland police. lie has proved that he can catch a burglar. — That the electors of City W,est will be offered next year the choice between C H. Poole and Arthur Myers. — That Bishop Neligan's " wooden shanties" are no more acceptable in some quarters than his " cracked cups." — That half-a-dozen people in Auckland are under strong suspicion in connection with illegal operations. The temptress Eve is not suspected. — That an Auckland hash-house is run by a foreign individual named Jaksic. Men-o'-warsmen don't go there much. It might make Jack sick. — That the Matnari dock casualty case at the Supreme Court is costing £200 per day. No wonder that the lawyers delight to linger lovingly over it. — That the Hamilton Road residents won't break their hearts if Dr Stopford's motor car comes to grief in that thoroughfare. Cruel to try and stop the £1200 expenditure. — That Joe Chamberlain is in a feeble condition. No cable message has yet been received commanding Farmer's Boy Macky to leave for London in order to take his place. — That John Fuller is prepared to make a substantial offer to Albert Glover, Arthur Myers and the City Council to reproduce the laughing comedy as a star turn at his vaudeville show. — That Louis Frost has left George Court's to join a legal firm. Louis ought to be well qualified for law. He has had several years' experience of court work, and is no frost at the game. — That P. A. Vaile is considering what kind of a cablegram he should send to the Hague Peace Conference on behalf of the people of New Zealand. W. J. Napier may be asked to collaborate. — That the cricketers are much gratified at the recention of Bob Vates' services in connection with the Domain cricket ground. The Domain would not be the same place without the veteran Bob. — That Bishop Neligan objects to the large number of wooden shanties which are doing duty as churches. Well, if he wants a change, there's nothing to prevent the Bishop from casting the first stone. He's good at it. — That a Chow named Yet Gee hired a cab to chase a couple of vegetable thieves. In the Police Court he explained that his own horse was too slow. From which it would appear that the gee-gee of Yet Gee won't gee yet. — That the city councillors are expectantly awaiting a claim from P. A. Vaile for his services in booming the town hall- construction. If the claim is at the Council's valuation, and not at P. A. V.'s, it wilL be considered with the aid of a microscope. — That there is a remarkable family resemblance between the resolutions now being passed by the different branches of the political Reform League urging that the leader of the Opposition should be paid £1,500 a year, and should have access to all Government documents.

— TfaatT. E. Carter, of Auckland, has patented a sash lifter. Bill Sykes and Co. will be delighted. — That J. EL Hannan says he knows all about the stuffing of the city electoral roll. Of course, he does. — That Tom Finlayson ought to carefully revise hi 9 next wedding breakfast speech. There was too much of the candid friend in the last. —That Sergeant Hendry has been mighty careful about what he uses as bookmarkers lately. Some of them were apt to incur the magisterial wrath. — That people are beginning to be chary of going to doctors now a-days. A bilious attack or a boil may ensure the patient a week or two in the observation ward. — That A. J. Black got a presenta* tion from his "men only" crowd this week. There is a hideous rumour that J. J. Macky didn't subscribe any« thing towards it. — That the members of the Auckland Bowling Club are getting too old to travel. They object. The club will be asked to lay in a stock of easy chairs and crutches. — That Whangarei lady hockeyites are thinking of sending a consignment of books on etiquette to their Onefa unga sisters. They reckon it would be an appropriate gift. —That Motor Expert Spinks is going to cbaperone Jim Massey through Canada^ and initiate him into the mysteries of sparkling plugs, en route. Agencies galore. ■ ; — That Arthur Myers' speech at the Chamber of Commerce dinner was a case of bitting straight out from the shoulder. Is Arthur rehearsing for the general election ? — That there has been quite a rush on the part of the public to see the technical school's photographic shield in the paint shop window. John Payne's clasdic features are the attraction. - - — That John Endean junior's defence of the scows has been justified by cir* cumstances. Scows have been trading on the west coast for years without an accident) which is more than a steamer can do. — That Jimmy Lamb's sudden illness was not of very long duration. Long enough to exempt him from service on the jury, anyhow. The rest of the jury wouldn't have minded if they had caught it, too. — That if the numbers of divorce cases continue to increase) it will be necessary for the State to appoint a Divorcer General. He wouldn't have much spare time left. How would the Hon. Jas. McGowan do ? — That the — ahem — lower limbs of Julius Marcus Superbus Knight are just as attractive as ever. Hence the great preponderance of the fair sex in the orchestra stalls. Bald-heads have vanished for the nonce. — i That the alien wood-carvers of Karangahape Road are once more contributing to the gaiety of nations by their bickerings. So far, honours are even. Sam Davenport watches the fray with quite breathless interest. — That there is no truth in the rumour that the Canadian Government has engaged Jim Massey as fishery experc. The Taniwhackers have given him a roving commission to pick up some new and original fish yarns. —That the Waiheathens are still thirsting after excitement. They are after a Technical School now. If George George would only send John Payne down there, the Waiheathens would have excitement in plenty. But the community is hardly aristocratic enough for John. — That the expression on John Payne's face on that photographic shield is one of gentle resignation. Probably John was trying to reconcile himself to appearing in company with a crowd of very ordinary-looking mortals. Fancy J6WB face being shoved away in a common paint shop window I ...