PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 137, 1 February 1908, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Dr. Maurice : Jefferies, Edinburgh University, had a prohibition order issued against him; on his own application at Auckland last week. • ' ' * ' * > One time world's champion walker, Joe Scott, is m a rather bad way physically and financially at Bunedin. and sporting- men and others with loose coin are being asked .to help. Scott is suffering from that awful affliction, cancer m the throat. • * • '"Who is the 'dude of the Wellington Press ?" Answers are invited to the question, and a cast-off : suit will be presented to the individual receiving' the largest nomination. To make the competition more interesting, if not! exciting, Jack Gibbons, of the ("Post" • is scratched. * ■ • •> « Gordon Russell, English ami 'Australasian pressman, late of the Press Association, and recently temporarily} employed on! the '-'Evening Ghost's" staff, joins the Wairarapa "Daily Times," and the said "Times" is to be congratulated on its valuable acquisition. •• > • Mr Robert T. Turabull, the popular vice-President of the Wellington Racing Blub, had the misfortune to dislocate his ankle whilst stepping from his motor car one day last week. His injury was a very painful one, but ''Rob" would not miss the Trentham turn-out, though he was compelled to remain seated all day. George Brodie, of the "Post," has^ had a run of bad luck, and seems to' be playing right into the hands ( ©1. Sawbones, who recently operated on. G-eordie's«nose and .throat, • the' result being that Brodie has been missing from r his, post • for soine time; past, and. will be missed for a few more weeks. The trouble is dated, to a smash! on the footiball field, m days agorie. ■ * -^ * ■ Pressman Paddy Gougli was to .have left TPellington yesterday for "Sydney, where he joins the staff of the "Sydney Star." Paddy i is an ex-memiber of the "Times" staff, and it looks as if he is jumping from the pan into the fire. ■ Sydney "Star" isn't noted for its big screws, and rumor just now hath It that the "Times" directorate propose an all-. ..round reduction m salaries. ■ * • Harold Beauchamp is not going to offer himself up for re-election, to the Harbor Board this year. And no. one regrets it. Big-chump has made' an ass of himself of late, m fact, has let himself loose with the fury of a demon, ami has insulted everybody on the Board, and, he is\ an unpopular coot, and the ckances are he would not be re-elected if he offered himself. Discretion is the better part' of his valor. Mr James Robertson,, the Mlelbourne "Argus" says, is the oldest journalist m the Commonwealth, havng celebrated the 84th anniversary of his birth on the 11th. He is now the proprietor of the "Mount Alex-' ander Mail," published at Castlenipline., ,He Joinwl the staff of thjat paper m 1857, and has been connected- with it ever since, a period of 51 years. In years of Australian journalism, Mr James Smith beats Mi' Robertson. Mr Smith, who is still a well-preserved figure m Melbourne, and abiout 80 years of age, took to 7 journalism m his teens, and came to Australia m 1854, and m 1856 joined the "Argus" staff, and has been an inkslinger ever, since. « ■ • ■ Returned on Wednesday last ,from a six weeks' spell m Australia, Gilbert P. Hoskins, the popular treasurer of Fuller's Circuit. G.P.H. is, as few people are aware, an authority on nautical matters. What with a chart, a compass, etc., G-.P.H. put m the trip across locating himself and the rest of the world generally. G.P.H. is expected to write something about his new magnetic discoveries ere long. Moreover, Gil. has a chart m his possession by which Lieutenant Shackloton won't be lost, if'G-iL can help it, if he can locate, him every time. Change m "managements of Fuller's circuits, owing to •Old Man John's projected trip to England, necessitates Gilbert taking charge at Christchiuch, vice Walter, who goes to Auckland. The popularity of Gil m dour Dunedin can be gauged from the fact that on leaving that city for his holiday, he was presented with a purse of sovereigns by the citizens. On the many occasions Gil. has travelled by sea, it is only once recorded of lain that he did not use his chart, and that was when on . his honeymoon, and there has not been any need to locate himself since he embarked on the matrimonial sea. It has been all smooth sailing there. Sydney has it's attractions for Gil. P.H. He reckons it Heaven, and is firmly of the belief that when a New Zealander dies his soul is wafted there ; where the other place is Gil. J ,'isay, perhaps its Melbourne.;

What '"Is iV the irrev. "L V M< Isitt, isn't it, intends -to contest? Ohristehurch North against G. M., Gray next ■ election. The fact is mere-* ly worth recording, as that's about! the end of his candidature. Tomanyj Taylor is said to .have his eye on the Kaiapoi electorate. The electors can be' safely trusted to do what* is* necessary, with him. ' " " i ■ .* Though one would, hardly expect VS, 'John Fuller, junr., is a poet.' Oft has lie comonuned with the Muse, and his ode. to Mount Egmont .(though never; published) is said to be full' of merit.. It was once tried on an audience ia a description of Mont Blanc, -bait that is another story to be told some -day., John J., Junr., is also- a play-' Wright, but it's not necessary to dwell on "that fact. * • * Mr J. T.' Bridge-man, who figures m the New Zealand University examination result list as having, matriculated and passed- solicitor's general knowledge, is a son of Mr J. Bridgeman, of Hereford-street, Ohristchurtch. Mr Bfidgeraan is at present engaged m the Customs Department,. Wellington, and intends studying at Victoria College. He is an erst> West Christchurch High School pupil.; * * *» Mrs 'J. G'odber* and Jim, her lord? and master, shortly leave for a trip' to the Old Dart. That's a pity, Jim will be necessary at election* time, but 'ark the 'erald angels sing, he isn't going fox Parliamentar.yl honors this time. Anyhow, if Mrs! ■and Jim can take a holiday on th« > pastry- piiff business, no doubt his servants will be able to retire on. their means shortly. This means Vha Okiro Home. ' * - ■ • ■..-'■ Everyone who has business on. %hrn wttarf knows " "Jock" Breen, of th» U.S.-S. Company's staff. In the pajrt we liave only had "Jock's" word as to his capabilities, but last week i« was well tried and was not fauxji wanting. A hulkman named Be»t*n fell into the water and- was m dan* ger of drowning, when Breen weatf to his assistance and succeeded ii* holding him upi till the pair wer« hauled aboard the hulk. Coffgr^tm latdons, "Jock," and do it again. I■ • * Mr Ohas. Eagar, so well and! popularly known m Wellington as mai nager of the Bellevue Gardens Hotel and later of the Empire, has taken over the Trafalgar Hotel m Nelson. The Trafalgar has recently fceeii rebuilt and refurnished, and is now the leading hotel m the Nelson province. Charlie is one of the most' popular cusses that ever ran, a pub-i His smile is perennial, his good! nature proverbial, a»d he's a B.W. If the Trafalgar doesn't just top the trade Jist m Nelson it won't! be through any misdeal on Charlie's part. Dr. Power is am, Otaki medico wna : is making a name for himself. In facti everywhere he goes he makes a hif^ , 'Recently m Wellington he, fell fou'i" of the police, but that didn't mattec nohow, as he got back to Otaki, and the local paper remarks that the doc was before the Court charged with indecent behaviour, drunkenness and assault. The first charge was dismissed, while on the other charges ho ff? c fined £1 and costs, m each instance. This is a case of the physi-» cian being urged to heal himself. *m■ ' * Heart disease made its usual sud« den claim on Dodsworth Jeffreys,, aged 75, at Christchurch, on Monday, Deceased was an old army officer whose connections were high m London society, but he drank like the devil. Notwithstanding this, the police, far some inscrutable reasoa or other, always reported him as ai sober, clean-living person, and that was why ho was always granted his. old age pension. Jeffreys lived m a detached room at 109 Victoria-street, and the Prices were satisfied withi him; for a tenant, but didn't liavo much to do with Him. The old fellow "did for himself" as the sayins is, and had a ' royal time on pensionday. He was found dead. * ' • • __Carncross, M.LVC, is the latest to chuck the "Times:"- Or is it that the "Times" has chucked Canny Carny< Oarncross has been supervising direci tor of the "Times' 1 - for six months or so, but hasn't had the rosiest of times, has he, Mr Mcßobie ? Anyhow; during the week it was bruited round! the village that Mcßobie was going k! What a glorious time the Lambtoi Quay qaildnunc is having. The staf, headed by Sub-Editor Kirfey, ar» preparing to give the Microbe a very, warm welcome. It seems the custoini down Lambton Quay for everybody, to make it warm for everybody else.; No .dpujt; Mr Freeth will appreciate the warttiffch of his reception and bur?} the hatchet wi s tlx- the . sub^editor "aforesaid. Any-how, who S?iU ttfen .buryj it te«