PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 114, 24 August 1907, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Sub-Inspector Dwyer, of Christchurch, passed through Wellington last Monday on his way" to Napier, where he is to take charge for a few months owing to the illness of Inspector McDonnell^ * * * Passengers by the Rotomahana on Monday night last were rather surprised to see teetotal, prohibitionist, Mr G. J. Smith; with a small bottle of Bass m front of him at dinner, and the bottle nearly empty, too. Of course, G-. J. didn't drink the ale, but it looked suspicious all the same. That wicked was Witty, of Riccarton, was responsible. * » * Maori member Wi Parata is considerably bored over the war of conflicting creeds. When the small geyser of sectarian bitterness broke out m the Talking Shop over the Wanganui College management, Wi arose and spoke m deprecation of the Pakeha's many religious -beliefs. "We all go up above by the same stairs," he remarked, with dignity, and the House roared approval. * * * Anti-Chowite Lionel Terry is a great advertiser ; he is imbued with an inordinate love of notoriety. When he was m Lyttelton gaol hospital, then occupied by nine others, bar two warders, he drew a lifelike picture of himself m charcoal on a wall. He was his own ' model, using a looking glass. And now when a man m the d,t's. wakes up and glares at that life-like figure, he realises that some new horror is about to assail him, and he hurriedly buries his head under the blankets. * * * Hughie Mitchell, who has been for so long associated with the "Lyttelton Times," as leader of staff, has been appointed editor of the "Star." This won't do the "Star" any harm. "Mitch" was ever one of the most popular, and at the same time hardest grafting pressmen m Christchurch, and his promotion is as well merited as it is popular. Hughie was the man who criticised Melba, and reckoned she couldn't sing worth a cent— but that's another stony. If he doesn't make the "Star" gee, an evening paper m Ohristohurch may ' be looked upon as a forlorn hope. ** ' * George Laurenson reckons that our moki, butter fish, flounders, and other fish are becoming decimated by continuous fishing and they will soon \ be restricted to the samples of the species m the local museum.* The j fish of Great Britain e-et away to the. North Sea to spawn, and return m increased numbers, but New Zealand fish hang round the " coast { m an affectionate manner, and find their way into the frying-pan m alarming numbers. Laurenson wants a close season declared for native fish as for native game, and that the ova of the North Sea fishes should be liberated to acclimatise m these waters. *•. * . Hone Heke is a devout 'Anglican, but he disapproves of the Church's tendency to grab property for - its own use, as had been done by the Wanganui College trustees. The exclusion of Maoris from this ; institution is a. sore point with Hone, who does not confine his denunciations to the Anglican Church. Many years ago benevolent Maoris m Hpkianga handed over a section to the Methodist wowsers for the purpose of a school but although the pious parson religiously draw the kauri gum loyalties brought m by the land, they suffer from a strong lapse of memory m connection with the school, and the brown heathen still remains m ignorance. * • * A' member of the ministry, wellknown for his love of sport and his love of hard work, had a great run of luck during National week. He suggested to some fellow members that a sweep on the National would be a good scheme, and his ■ silvertongued oratory persuaded a South Island member to organise the sweep. There was one member too many m the drawing and a blank had to be inserted. The member drew the blank, and the suggestor— the sporting Minister aforesaid— drew the first horse. The Minister then suggested another sweep, and again persuaded the southern member to collect the subs. Minister again drew first horse, • while the hardgrafting' member drew an "also started." Two more sweeps followed, m which the Minister drew a second and a third, and the southern member got nothing. When "on the last day of the meeting he asked the southern member to get up a sweep on the Lincoln Steeplechase. "You go to blanky blank," said the southern member,' "and- get up the next blanky sweep the best blanky way you blanky well can on your blanky own," or words to that effect. "Oh,, well, it don't matter." replied the • Minister, "I have two legs m m the treble, and six horses s;oing !" And then they, say, there is no such thing as luck. :

The only individual whose misfortune is attributed to an overdose of Webb at Wanganui is Wellington's old . friend and character, '.': John, ttourke O'Brien, who denied, being drunk, but pleaded ' ; Webb poisoning." An unsympathetic Beak" gave John B. 08. two months* hard. * * * What it is to be somebody m something ! J. Hunter, the captain of the "All Blacks," is given the distinction of being the centre iigurek of an advertisement for a brand oB tobacco, says a Taranaki paper. Hunter .is attired m football clothes and holding a football, and is enjoying a smoke. But—Hunter is a non-smoker. * * * One of the most enthusiastic bS Webb supporters m .Sydney was exNew Zealander Dr. Graham, F.R.C.S. 1 who is now practising m the harbor city. The Doc:, since he left Wanganui, has travelled some, and put m a lot of time .m English and Scottish hospitals. He has also visited Japan and China, m fact,he has been' everywhere. * * * Dr. Pitts, of Christchurch, bears a striking resemblance to a parson at first sight. On second sight .he looks darned sight better thau a parson. He is a spruce medico, m a long-tailed coat, and a fancy; waistcoat, on which lies a nice gold chain m bold advertisement. He weats other things, of course, but/ they don't signify. Pitts is cleat* shaved, extremely so, for it ex.teai.Jte right over the top of his head. . The gentleman is bald-headed iv fact. * * * Andrew Carnegie, who had :ui &#- --him when arrested, was charged a%' Wellington Magistrate's Court m Wednesday with the theft of 13Hi e$ brass sheeting -and a pair of ".Rttat boots, total value £2, the property of Charles Francis Pu-Uey. -Thar millionaire turned out to be a yoatk' of seventeen years, who had beeal twice previously convicted of acqaijf ing property with rapidity. Unfortunately he is using . illegitirn^te; means to do it, but' may be ablaf to rob m a legal manner later oa. Meantime, Magistrate Riddell sentenced him to a month's gaol, with. a> recommendation to the head o.f the* Department that he -should be swat to Burnham Industrial School. A' feature about young Maurice Louisson, M.D., who recently arriv- ; ed at Christchurch from London, where he had been studying things anatomical, is his features. ' His is a swarthy face, full _of character,, and his' nose pronounces} for his nationality right away. A curly! crown of hair is. parted -right m th» centre of the tangled desert ; an eyeglass gives him the appearance ot a one-windowed structure ; but the i lapel of his coat" strikes one who i* sartorially inclined. ' The architecture of it is the latest thing Eng- " lish. Louisson is pretty good • oni bacteriology, and he can dissect, "thu buzz"" of a blowfly m the twinklin.fi! . of an eye. ' . . [ ; '< j- ■■ One "N.Z.-. Times" boy reporter has a grievance against Supreme Court .Orderly Bastin, he of the hoary; locks and wheezy voice. Saiil '"'Times" reporter deputed, no/doubt, reporters are not curious, unless de- *■ puted to be so, tv effect a- "scoon'* von .the nasty Norman case, when the , : chief witness . was an outraged hoy. crept silently, after the shadows ot evening had fallen, within the Supreme Court precincts, where Bastin was sweeping up. "Any verdict} yet," chirruped the "Times" cherUb. "What verdict." quoth Bastiu. "Th« Norman case." was sonny's sententious reply. "Oh, are you the bor." wheezed Bastin. And all the curlvheaded youth now asks if he couliJ be possibly mistaken for one of those. . * * » " Charles Dunn escaped from trouble ' at Wellington on a charge of wilfully wounding the Russian GustaE Grenberg, only to meet it again m an indictment charging him j with keeping a common gaming house its Ellev's-avenue. Phillip Brewster was his companion m distress, and they were defended by Messrs Wilford and Levi. The jury 'that acquitted Macnamara on the same charge were not represented m thes second panel, which was a fresh one, and this may account Tor th» difference m the verdicts, for r .'.ere'as Macnamara was found ,r less 1 by the fust dozen, Dunn an :ewster had their doom j>v-jp . i.need! within twenty minutes. Mindful, perhaps of the Macnamara verdict. Justice Cooper summed up sbroh^tf against the prisoners as a countflfr blast to Mr Wilford's fiery eta* quence. He reminded the jury thit%° the evidence for _ the Crown was complete and uncontradicted by the defence, and it was the duty of. th» .jury to return a verdict m accordance with the evidence, and not upon the inflammatory address oS counsel. Dunn and Brewster were each fined £100, m default -si* months' imprisonment.