PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 123, 26 October 1907, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Bawsoff, of Dawson's whisky, is touring the beastly kawlinies m company with Mrs D. The Greymouth paper mentions, with enthusiasm, that he has reached that "important centre. * * • W. J. , Perm, editor of the "Taranaki Herald," met with an unfortunate accident recently. He "was walking across a paddock which had been made slippery by the rain, when he slipped and fell heavily, with the result that he broke his left arm. . Both Herries and Massey claim to be small farmers. There is nothing more contemptible than the small farmer who barracks for the big squatter, the monopolistic individual who is depriving thn small farmer's children of their birthright by s hanging on to the land. •** * • Members of Parliament have tKeir idiosvneracies. The other night prosy Lang made numerous references to some . printed matter before him, arid adjusted his. specs, and took them off again eleven times m five minutes. It would have saved a tremendous . amount of ; exertion if he had left the pebbles calmly, re- ' posing on his proboscis. * • # Constable Gregor, of Masterton, who has been appointed a sergeant m the Fijian constabulary, is a lengthfy slab of humanity a&Dut 6ft 4in tall but his thickness isn't m proportion to his longitude. If the "Wee McGregor," as he is known over the hill, ever fills out to any extent, the constabulary horses will have a bad time of it. Carruthers, whose retirement from New South Wales Premiership was announced the other day, used to seek refuge from political cares on the racecourse. He was a bold punter on "information received," and landed a big ■■ stake over Pendant's Newmarket Handicap victory. Evident!^ the combined efforts of a general election and an attempt to pick the Epsom and Metropolitan douole have knocked him out of punting and political circles for a time.; * « • A. C. Begg, pioneer Presbyterian elder of Dunedin, has passed over to a land where whisky and haggis are not on the menu. "Truth" wonders if he was a relative of Walter Bentley, greatest of living actors, whose name is Begg. and whose pater is high un m the parson business m Edinfoorough or Glasgow, or . some other Scotch centre. When Walter was touring with a company ayant the Tweed, Ms indignant father denounced his impious offspring from the pulpit, and Bentle-" ' -had packed houses m consequence. • . . ■ * • • . An old Maori war veteran, m the person of Mr Andrew Cole, late sergeant m the 65th Regiment, passed away at New Plymouth oh Saturday last. Fifty-eight years ago he enlisted for the Crimea, and three years later arrived at Auckland, with his regiment, the 65th. After serving through the first Maori war m Auckland and Taranaki, he was transferr- | ed to the Transport Corps with, the j rank of sergeant. Later he took his discharge, and returned to settle m TaranaM. Joining the. militia, ' he i served through the second Maori war. Deceased had reached the age of 74 years. . Gne of his sons is superintendent of railways m the Transvaal. a * * The last remnant of the famous New Liberal Party has fallen out with itself, and the party exists no lonper. When Dahn Fisher remarked the other night that it was impossible to get an impartial committee" from the House of Reps, to deal with the Meikle case, George Laurenson (the other portion of the remnant) got up and protested strongly against this insult to members. Dahn (with scorn) : "What 'did you say on the Dunedin platform ?" George: "I can quote all that I said at Dunedin ; but you daren't, for very shame's ■ sake, quote some of the things that you did ! " (Ironical laughter amongst members.) * • • Some reckless spirits went out to fight for the Jews m South Africa, and exhibited dare-devil bravery. ; Regimental Sergeant-Major Rofers (now a full-blown "capting"), who had a lot to say 'tother night at the meeting of the members m Wellington of the first cohentingent, was on the survey of the Coromandel goldfields nine years ago, when wild cats boomed largely and the credulous public subscribed the capital to the popping of champagne corks. Rogers had a mastiff of Russian breed, which was as remarkable m many respects as its master. One day the dog climbed a ladder to an open second-storey window of' the pub, and, disappearing into the room, reappeared with an article of lady's wearing apparel, to the horror and amazement of the general public who happened to be about at the time. Rogers had an unusual sendoff when he departed for the war, but that as Moses or somebody else said, is another story,

Bob Fitzsimmons is to be director of physical development at a new; school of instruction for policemen just formed m New Jersey. Poor old Bob ! Just think of it— to end: his days fitting the bally kosherman to flatten out a drunk. * * ■ Doing Rotorua just now, is ! A1! Langley, associate editor of Perth "West Australian." Alf, of course, must relish a sojourn m delightful Maoriland after the general sultriness and, sorrow and sin and strife of the Golden (?) West. * , * *•-,■'. Not long ago Jim Wall, a Wairarapa farmer, took, one Wright, Ranish and Cos. btilliard-table business,:, and the billiard people went on to Jim's farm. Jim had a civil action over tabjles t'other day, and people are awaiting the result with interest., * * * The will of the late Peter Colliuson Close, who appeared prominently m the abortive Crick-Willis N.S. Wales land scandals trials, and who died before the case was * concluded, has been proved at £14,000 (about), all of which has been left to his widow. Mr Close belonged to the old Close family of Morpeth, N.S.W., a very close family indeed. * • • Mrs Monk, of wild and woolly Ohakune, was recently fined £50 for having six bottles of whisky m her possession. The lady declared strenuously that the swanky was for home consumption, and there is much indignation iD the district, which threatens to bring the matter under, the notice of the Minister of Juctice. Six bottles is a very small allowance for home consumption at Ohakune. ,It isn't often one finds a newspaper editor who is a spiratunlist— * the average journalist .sees too much of the sidelights of religion to be other than hard, . practical and materialistic—but W. C. Nation, who runs t&e "Manawatu Farmer," is touched on the spiritualistic spot, and delivers lectures to an unbelieving multitude occasionally. After - all,most editors believe m spirits, when their thoughts do not run on beer.. * • • Captain Bower, Town Clerk of Na-> pier, celebrated "his golden wedding t'other day, and was presented with a puxse of sovereigns and silver tea service by representative business men of that town. Moreover, the right Bower got an illuminated address from the Corporation employees. As "Truth" once before remarked, Bower is left and right and joker thrown m m the Napier Council, and it/ is doubtful "if there is a town clerk' m New Zealand who can j equal his icmgthy services as Town Clerk. Lonjs life to Captain Bower, anyhow. , • . Magistrate Eyre-Kenny, who al-» ways insists on the hyphen, recently travelled from Blenheim all the way to Picton to recuperate nisi health. When he returned, the local luminaries expressed their pleasure to see his Washup -again on the [Bench, and his Nibs replied m warm terms of appreciation: Kenny, who | has a precipitous bald expanse of head shaped like a fir cone, is distinctly susceptible to flattery, .and* when he was Warden' on the^uck-* land goldfields, he was. known "as "the. jedge," and members of the shark profession often ; pulled Ins lower limb by addressing him as "your Honor." The costs brigade m Blenheim seem to have sized . the> "jedge" up correctly. .* * • * Rodolph Blof eld Mathias, clerk ofi the Magistrate's Court, Napier^ Who died suddenly t'other day, was not so popular as he subsequently became amongst the lawyers m Scinde Is* land. Long residence man archdeacon's family probably gave Matjiias an austere air which he didn't deserve, and he also angered the fraternity by conspicuously advising the Magistrate as to the merits of all cases. There was a long wait m Court once after the evidence had been tendered, and counsel ' expressed impatience at the delay. *'tt's all raht," said the irrepressible solicitor, Creswell, as he regarded the whispering clerk, "Mr Mathias will srive his decision presently." And the Magistrate heard it, too. * * • Mummer George Rignold ("Handsome George"), renewing his youtfc, has once more entered into the bonds of holy wedlock. Miss "Zena" Coppin being the bride. Mr Rignold has been six years a widower, and he has a lovely nest at Middle HarbM that but wanted a bird to make || complete. The surprise is that h$ had not mated before. The rereChurch, Neutral Bay. Sydney Ha*. North-Ash, at St. AuirustineNß mony was performed by Re v . bor. on October 3, but so "ni'tly that no one m the fashionable vuhurb knew of the ftmction. Unlike U>o majority of parsons, Mr North- A sft takes a great interest m the stairs and its professors, and always ha.s a kindle word for the mummer, living or dead.