CORRESPONDENCE. MAYORAL ELECTION.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2075, 18 October 1880, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

MAYORAL ELECTION.

To the Editor of the Globe. Bta, —I am surprised at the impertinence of Mr W. Mills, of Montreal street South, in parading his ignorance of matters of such public interest as the election of City Councillors. In a letter on this subject which he has evidently been trying to publish in all the papers within the city he has tried to show a contrast of the respect in which the two candidates for the office of Mayor at the coming election are held by referring to the numbers polled by these two gentlemen for Oily Councillors at the time of the adoption of the ward system in this city. There is an obvious desire on the part of Mr Mills to promote the success of his man, but the weakness of his memory betrays his inability to do much in his favor. If Mr Mills will take the trouble to ascertain the required information, he will find there was a walk-over in Mr Gapes’ ward at the time to which his letter refers, so that there was no palling required. Bat the two men seeking the suffrages of separate wards, an election could have shown no comparison of respect for each gentleman by any numbers polled on the occasion. Yours, &0,, ELEOTOE. To the Editor of the Globe. Sib,— The telephone is open again. Listen, “ Did Captain Barry lecture at the Gaiety ? ” “ Yes.” “Who was chairman ? ” “ Mr Wm. Wilson presented the lecturer.” “ Was it a success ? ” “ Yes ; William vouched for the lecturer as a first-class elocutionist, perfect in language and pronunciation, such as Oalyforny, riding on a wales back, &c., &o.” “ Was the lecturer polite and respectful to his audience ? ” Oh, dear, yes; he did not get frantic, as some lecturers do ; be only closed his right hand, and, with unfamiliar gestures, announced to the audience he would go for the man that threw a egg at him, if he, the man, would only confess to the soft impeachment.” “lam told William took a nap whilst he occupied the chair 5 is that so ? ” “Yes.” “ Did William open the proceedings with a good speech ? ” “ Yes; as usual, he was not brief. He said a good deal, which no one understood, and repeated it often. “ Is the machine open ?” “Yes.” “ Fact that Gapes is coming forward for Mayoral honors ?” “Yes; it is no secret. Ho has-announced his intention through the press at last.” “And Ayers, is he still dreaming of high honors and knighthood ?” “Yes.” “ Which of the two will the burgesses run in—Jemmy or Aaron ?” “Jemmy, of course, if no other comes forward. Both are canvassing extraordinary. Here is an affair unparalleled in the history of the telephone. The following reached Aaron from a fond mother :—‘ What shall I do with my baby; he has eaten a sausage or two too much ?’ Now James had sent home a large fish for dinner, and the message accompanying it reached the fond mother instead. It was—‘Scrape all the scales off him, out him open, and have him dressed nicely for dinner with caper sauce. Aint he a whopper.’ Well, Aaron has not been seen caressing in that locality since. The mothers have determined to make it hot for him.” “Is the Maori father better of his fit of ■ gout ?” “ I know not, neither do I care. Ask Johnny Hall, he is now the old man’s keeper, and long may he be so.” Shortly again, Mr Editor, if you listen when the wire is at work, we will communicate. Yours, &0., TELEPHONE.