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Fair Play, Volume II, Issue 27, 1 November 1894, Page 19

The Nelson “ Colonist" entered upon the 38tli year of its existence the other day. In its earlier days its editor was Mr. D. M. Luckie, now of the Government Insurance Department.

“Don’t chaff W. P. Beeves about the Undesirable Immigrants’. Bill. The very mention of it makes him look more bilious than ever.'* (Scrap of conversation heard in the Wellington Club smoking-room.)

Seddon made a great to do about the amount of work the Midland Bailway Co. would give, but all the same the Dunedin,Knights of Labour.have passed a resolution “approving of the action of the members in opposing the Midland Railway Bill.” Sln-ewder than most of their brethren these Dunedin Knights. They recognise that the line will eventually have to be paid for by the Colony, and this will mean more taxation for the worker.

Mr. Alick Allan, brother to artist “ Joe,’’ i 3 now editing the Inangahua “Times.”

Editor Gillon, of the “ Evening Post,’** has left on a visit to Australia. The veteran journalist has been in poor hoalth forsomo time past. Mr. Gresle.y Lukcn, who acts as New Zealand correspondent for the Melbourne “ Argus,” and who was formerly editor of the Brisbane “Courier,” will edit tho Blundell organ during Mr. Gillon’s absence.

Another journalistic mom, Mr. J. M. MoDougnll, late of the “Hawkes Bay Horald,” has boen appointed editor of Napier “Telegraph,” in succession to tho late Mr. ltobort Martin, wdiose death occurred about tho middlo of lust month. Mr. McDougall was oneo a hot Liberal, but is now just tho opposite The Napier Liberals have christened hitn Mc.Tiidas. He is an exceedingly clever journalist, but too often writes as if his pen were a tomahawk, and his ink pot filled with vitriol.

One of the Southern members ought to take to some other, leverage than whisky. His unties in tho Hot:s), when (he Licensing Bill was on tho tapis, were more amusing to Ins follow' members than crcditablo to himself. But. these West CoastPiS were al\va\s fond of their tot. '