Personalities.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 140, 30 March 1893, Page 9

Personalities.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Hebrew congregation, held on Sunday last, ‘ Mr’ Harry Goldwater was presented with an address in token of the esteem and respect he earned as secretary of the Hebrew congregation for the past five years. The address was numerously signed by members of the congregation, and ‘ Harry’ looked quite contented and happy during the presentation. * * * Teddy Coleman, Alf Whitaker, and Harry Hayr were passengers by the Te Anau for Sydney on Saturday night—on pleasure bent. We wish them lots of fun and a safe return. * * * ‘ Stars and Stripes ’ Connolly left for ’Frisco by the Mariposa on Saturday last about midnight, and notwithstanding the late hour of departure numerous friends were there to bid him a fond farewell.

During his term of office he has made hosts of friends, and I hope we shall have the pleasure of seeing him again ‘ later on,’ and so say all of us. w % * ‘ Tom ’ Henderson and a party of ‘ friends ’ left by the Volunteer on Sunday evening on a Northern tour. Good luck to you, boys 1 * * # The following novel card was issued in connection with the recent municipal election for Grafton Ward : — Look out fob A Noebible Helection. SHIFT V. SHIRT. “ Cane Canem." Keep the Pole Straight. My readers can solve the above for themselves. * ■» * Mr Geo. Fisher, M.H.R., at a recent meeting of a ‘ Good Templar Lodge ’ in Wellington, spoke of the ‘ real advantages ’ he had derived from joining the Order, and expressed his regret that he had not done so sooner. He was heartily cheered on making this declaration. But what I want to know is, what are the ‘ real advantages ’he has derived ? Will ‘ George ’ kindly explain ? * ‘Mr’ E. A. Farrington has been creating quite a sensation among the ‘ girls ’ with that recherche cape and skull cap of his. He has been very often mistaken for an officer of the fleet. Those officers do take with the ‘ ladies,’ Farry. ■» * Miss Sara Spilsbury did not have any ‘ scrutineer ’ at the late election. She does not believe in them. * # * Geo. Gilmer says that whoever put that ‘fishy par’ in last week about him is a ‘ sanguinary perverter of the truth.’ He does not know anything about having caught a ‘ schnapper ’ with ‘ hair on its teeth.’ It must have been ‘Goldwater,’ he says. # # * The result of the Grafton Ward election was somewhat of a surprise. It was generally anticipated that Miss Spilsbury would head the poll. # # * ‘Bob’ Farrell says he cannot understand why the press give him away so much. He does not believe in those ‘ cartoons.’ # # # Next time you meet ‘ Charlie ’ Fenton ask him to relate the ‘ ring yarn ’ for you. It is very funny. # * « ‘ Willie ’ Ivil says he can shave with any man in Auckland. We know all about that, Willie. * * * ‘Buff’ Caradus still pursues his haunts in the Ponsonby district. Which district do you reside in, Buff? Are you qualified to play for the Blue and Black ? * * * Miss Sara Spilsbury had intended holding a levee at her private residence if she had been returned at the top of the poll, but unfortunately Mr Powley defeated her by 27 votes. ‘ George ’ should have resigned in her favour at the outset. « « * ‘ Ted ’ Clendon, of the ‘ Devil’s Own,’ has been making a name for himself at the Thames during his short residence there. He came out trumps in that ‘ Jackson v. Glasgow ’ case recently. # * * The ‘ spielers ’ had a bad time of it in not being able to get away in the mail steamer. What will the ‘ boys ’ do now that the Juvenile Opera Co. have departed ? No more ‘ Mascottes,’ chaps. * # * ‘ Alick ’ Mundy has another ‘ subscription list ’ under way. This time on behalf of ‘ Barlow Madigan.’ Alick is good on the subscription lists.