"PUFF" ON SOME EX-COLONIAL GOVERNORS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1614, 20 July 1887, Page 3

"PUFF" ON SOME EX-COLONIAL GOVERNORS

I see Sir James Fergutson says the remarks of England have not expedited the negotiations about the New Hebrides. That's no news. Who ever expeoted they would ? It's a oase of as you was afore you was afore you was at all la that Sir James] t Fergus«on the man who used to be out here as Governor 1 Same onel Btiff-neoked o'lapl Muttonchop whiskers! Put on an awful lot of side ! Yea, he fancied Himself rather too mountainonsly! Still, mind yon, he wasn't a bad sort! He'd an uncommonly good headpiece 1 He knew bis way about 1 Oh, there was nothing amiss with his knowledge boxl It was the pumping engine under bin ribs that wasn't quite the right kind of pattern. Ah, dear boy, it's not so easy io judge of that! Some of these cold, Btern, bloodless sort of fellows prove the bast grit, if ever you have to depend on 'em at a pinch! They'll stand by you where these genial, impulsive, slobbering ooves would let you through as soon as look 1 Yes, there's something In that ! Look at Sir George Bowen! There was an old pioture card for yoal All blather nod soft soap *nd oil of gl*d> neef ! Yet he wssu't any good any way! No — rather pulpy! Do you notice they've just sent the poor old beggar back to Hong Kong! . Best place: for 'him! He's just about fit to govern Chinamen! He'll always get employment as long as he lives — dittant employment don't you know ! They can't stand him at Home! Herbert says he'd rather have a laughiog hyois, fooling rouud the Colonial Office than Sir George Bowen!