THEY SAY

Observer, Volume XXVII, Issue 46, 3 August 1907, Page 7

THEY SAY

' — That Grey Lynn 19 applying for increased police protection. Is this the result of Prohibition ? >■ — That Herr Slapoffski is a good conductor: But he ought to see Dear Clive Lowe whirling the baton. — That golf clubs have made their appearance in Huutly. Husbands and brothers n.ow wear a subdued look. — That it is up to C. H. Poole to run J. K. Kneen for City West at next election, then C. H. Poole would be sure ot a seat in the Legislative Council. — That Mick Walsh's new mirrors have proved a magnetic draw to the fair sex. This is hardly what Mick bargained for. — That patrons of His Majesty's ought to be gaoled for playing games of chance. They never know what they're going to see when they get there. — That a gentleman called Caddy tied for first priza in the Cambridge Golf Club's tournament. Did Caddy have a caddie, or was he his own caddie ? — That Francis Hull has come under the ban of Arthur Rosser for his letter in the Herald on the tramway question. Well may Francis tremble in his boots. — That Arthur Rosser told the City Council that he had not fomented the tramcar trouble. Did Arthur ever hear the proverb " Qui s'excuse, s'accuse " ? —'That a Marconigram despatch, conveying a farewell message to the people of Auckland, is hourly expected from Percy Vaile. The Star is deadly dull without him. — That Councillors Grey, Tudehope, and Smeeton would be sure of a job at Fullers as lightning change artists. All the tramway employees would patronise the show. — That the aesthetic charm of Freeman's Bay has been enhanced by the erection of the City Council's electric generating station. It's an interesting study in patchwork. -^-That the Messers o' th' Barn Band is thinking of serenading Arthur Rosser as a reward for his services in the cause of the tramway men. More work for the coroner. — That there is some talk of increasing the Hansard staff. The present staff is not large enough to deal with the vast amount of speechifying on the part of the Auckland members. — That St. Patrick's Operatic Society has repented of its determination to produce " II Trovatore " three months hence. Perhaps its heart failed after seeing Musgrove's Grand Opera Company. — That there is no truth in the rumour that Abel Rowe and dear Clive Lowe have been retained to coach the German Opera Company. Thank goodness, our prodigies will never desert us. — That even Tongariro and Ruapehu couldn't conceal their jubilation at the collapse of the Land Bill. They treated the freehold farmers in the vicinity to quite an interesting fireworks display. , — That the habituis of His Majesty's who go out to see a man about a dog between~the acts have now an infallible excuse for remaining outside all through the following act. The doors ' are' shut on them; : - ' " :,• ; ■ % ;. \ ' ' ■ •"-

—That the TaHsraan biirraekers are coquetting for. the plumes; \xtff the. ■Crown Daw. •"' ' /-v.- %■;'£'■ - —That the Sti^n'n's were anxious to live up to- ■■ ttf$ i; title laat week. They did their best fcqvb^come stiff 'uns. ,■■■•■ . ;'■; - : ..Jiy.i"-: ' ."•'•( ji I—That {there are said to be i. so me; queer goings- on in connection with a certain recently - established Queenstreet registry office. — That George Musgrbve seriously thinks of travelling with a wild bea^t menagerie. Grand opera experiences are proving good training. — That the happy smile on Carl Kuehn's face is not altogether due to the visit of his compatriots. There's another, and hetter, reason. — That, according' to King Edward, the youths of England and the colonies ■ are full of promise. The colonials are, at any rate. A9k the tailors. — That Oily Nicholson doesn't want any white elephants in his Garden ot Eden. But what about serpents ? The cars are going out that way. — That a suburban paper goes out of its way to congratulate an Otahuhu resident upon being made a Jaipee, Shouldn't it have been condolences? — That Jerry Lundon has been invited to become vice-president of the Hikurangi Caledonian Society. The fiery Scots must be looking for excitement. — That, seeing that C. H. Poole has been a sailor, it is not surprising to find that he is at sea in politics. But perhaps City West will uo longer be a safe harbour. — That the Finance Committee of the City Council is supposed to cons'st of the brightest brains on the Council. What a vastly intelligent lot the others must be. — That John Fuller returns from Dunedin with an extra inch on his chest measurement. John has bought another theatre. New Zealand is now more than ever Fuller's earth. — That Auckland is in a very unprotected state just now. Georga George is in the South, and P. a. Vaile has gone to England. What are we to do for expert advice I. —That Frank Whittaker is on the track of that seven-tailed comet, lie reckons some of the tales might not be chestnuts, and they'd come in handy to keep the Stock Exchange awake. — That when T. W. Leys resumes his editorial duties, the Star will no longer claim to be a working roan's paper. After his German experiences, Thomson will be a blue - blooded aristocrat. --That, according to the daily papers, His Woiship Johnny Rowe, of Onehunga, has been attending to the welfare of his district in the South. Onehunga is presumably a trotting community. —That, finding the Friendly So* ciety's little drug shop and doctor scheme has passed over to the' paying side of the ledger, the B.M.A. are determined upon a final flutter in the hope of a knock out. — That Freddie Baume's little Singer is looked upon as the coming Irving by the Shakespeare Society. Why not send him to Wellington to Understudy Freddie in the House ? '.. An understudy is wanted* —That it was marvellous to see the number of baldheads who patronised the orchestra stalls at the "Faust" performance. They went to hear the music, of course. The Brocken scene had no attraction for them. — That the St&r's numerous and humorous misprints • are justifiable under the circumstances. It's excitement and elation that does it. The Star's Thomson Wilson Leys is hobnobbing with princes and counts and barons in Germany. „,■••■. —That Huntly- did not respond enthusiastically to the iiivitation to form a Church of England Temperance Society, but it was all there? at the establishment of a Good Templars' lodge. There are sisters in tne-Gdod .Templara^lo^jte^s ,;••;,■:>;■:' ,;■••■■•->,/ :.;■