PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 141, 29 February 1908, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

Arrived back on Thursday from Sydney, Con. and Mrs McG-uinness, who reckon the Harbor City no-class, and have determined to live and die m Maoriland. During, his absence Con has been busy— shavmg: off hia mo. Just now, he looks all the world like Julius Knight. •> *■• , ' ■ They tell a story about the "Wee McGregor," whose luminous intellect.! exhausts itself daily m the repor.torial • staff of the' Microbe's juvenile morning contemporary. He' spent a night m the recent volunteer camp at Matenga Bay, and as he* 'slumbered some miscreant painted Ms countenance m a diabolical manner. The'diecoration peeled off immediately when placed m contact with that portion of the "-Minion" containing Hawcus' Sydney impressions. The statement -hat the wee person was compelled by his wife to sleep ,on the sofa m the kitchen until the coloring disappeared is said to be a malicious lib-el. ■ • ». Though this paper has taken Coroner Ashcroft, who is also Official Assignee, severely to task m Iris official capacity, it regretted cry muoh that Mr Ashcroft was .laid up with tho '"flu," and is pleased to record the fact that this worthy gentleman is able to get ' about . once' more. It is not at all unlikely • now that he will retire from his official duties, and "Truth" trusts that after, a very useful and. honorable car-, eer, Mr Ashcroft will he spared many years to enjoy the fruits of that career. So far as indications point bugbear Simp'son will not succeed his superior. Against such a calamity we all pray. • • • , Acting- Justice C. E. Button retire^ from his temporary occupation petite;. N.Z. judicial Bench*- : '"iMs l^- month and ' '-Truth" regrets his goinf;. His Honor, thoug-h laboring t-o suppress the eternal flow of good humor under the severe frown of the Judicial Bench, is a kind-hearted, well-meaning,, merciful man, whom ii» might be pleasant to be sentenced by. Justice Button certainly, to "Truths" way of thinking, erred, once or twice m his judicial capacity, but judges are human after all. His Honor, with Mrs Button, intend shortly to trip Homewards, and goes to Ohef oo, China, whero Miss Button is missionising, and converting what a N.Z. country ; paper recently described as "Confusiohists l^ 'to- Christianity . • Anyhow, we ' want; a few Miss Buttons m this Dominion, ! and. doubtless her revered father, after his experience of N.Z. Criminal Courts, is of the same opinion now. ■ * * » Tqm ■ Wilford's. election as chair-/ man of the Harbor Board -was anas-, ty slap m the face to -the -daily press,, which has always howled at the; Hutt representative whenever he has. aspired to any position of honor.; Anyhow, Tom can- now invite them: to do something which isn't at all^ m keeping with "daily press dignity. He- is the -youngest the Board 'has ever had, and "Truth"; .. congratulates him and:. sees no. valid reason why Tommy should • not make an ideal • chairman, daily press . hys-. terics notwithstanding. -Anyhow,;; what's up witii Bolton the bellicose; and his dirty insinuations against" Wilford's integrity. Is it professional jealousy, or what ? Ajid who the devil is Harkness that he should be pitcMorked into such a position ? Rather a lawyer as a. chairman than a butter merohant. People who, have anything to do with butter are .generally slippery customers. He certainly is Mayor of Onslow, but outside a select and well-informed few m Wellington no one knows where Onslow is. • * « Inspector Maodonnell, of Napier, is a very popular sort of a cuss with the profession up that way. Take . the. two following pars from 'the j "Napier Daily Telegraph" m eyi- ' dence :— Af the Magistrate's Court this afternoon, during the heariwg of a motor car case, Mr Lusk objected j to the manner, m which Inspector! Macdonell was cross-exam-in-ins the ; defendant, m these 'terms : "Your . Worship, the- way the Inspector cross- ! examines witnesses is becoming a perfect scandal m this Court. . You have not yet had any experience of him, but this is his usual behavior." The Inspectpr : "MrvLusk, I always carry out my -duties m a straightforward manner," Mr Lusk : "I can only say it is very crocked. " This remark -led to a discreditable scene, and the S.M. intervened, and said he would not allow any further discussion between the Inspector and counsel., The Inspector apologised, and tried to offer explanations, but Mr McCarthy ordered the case to proceed.- . . .- What might have proved a scene occurred m the Magistrate's Court this afternoon. Mr Westall was cross-examining a witjiess when Inspector Macdonell made an interjection. Mr Westall retorted sharply : "You are not m the box giving evidence.". It is impossible for you to suppress yourself. You ought to know how to conduct yourself at your age." Inspector Macdonnell : "That is most improper."

. ■ . ■ • ■. ■ • ■ .• ■.. V.Friends of Miss Dunn, who has been confined m" a private •hospital fpr, months past, will be pleased r &l&a^a ; . that, c popular little j^d^,i.s;|ji v hfeic;; j old place at the Commercial '•' pnc£; I again, bright and fre^h; as. ever. / Heir long illness has paled her a~ iittje, but the old smile is. there m all ;ifs pristine glory, and .she throws :-'H ', across the cedar with the same char-' ming abandon as of yore. * '■ ■■ ■ • ■ ..■ ■■ Blew into Wellington one day dur« . ing the week, Alick Burns, sub-editbr : I of Christchurch "Press," formerly of ! the ' Press Association. ' Alicfc has ! been cruising, round m the Hinemoa. for reasons of toad health. Now, he's bronzed arid cheerful; and the picture of a Bill Webb last Tuesday. Alick went South on Thursday accomp^n-*--ied by his wife, who has been staying with friends m the Capital. ' Crossed the briny to snare the :dofbird to her nest is Cecil Pulley, of Masterton, who was Wairarapas 1 leading metalliciah. r Cecil is a genuine sport, but isn't m love witbi New ' Zealand's^ Gamijptfl ■Legislation, which builds up racing clubs at We expense of bookmakers, who are oslifted to fork out exliorbitanjß licensing fees. Anyhow, Cecil has chucked New Zealand for aye and a bit and hopes to make a pile ,m Australia* Good luck to him, anyhow ! .■■.'• « ...... In the course of its outbreak q! Webb-Tresidider madness, the Wellirig|ton Squatters' Minion" remarked X j"Three cheers were given for the re- ! presentative of the Dominion, and it I was easy to see he was trailed to I the minute." Hawcus Plfinoaerj I 'the "Dominion" • • representative;, was the only person to ' heal' the • cheers, and JEar. from ing trained to a ' thousandth -fraction of a second, he appeared to be hog fat and incapable of pulling anything, even to- a 'pint of lush off Billy; Tuck's soddened counter.' • • " Mr Tommy Ashman, of the Albert, paid a visit to Christchurch on Tuesday, and returned to town on Thursday. Tommy went south specially to view the ruins of his beloved city after the late fire, and advices .from friends say that if Tommy had been there on - that particular occasion there- would have been no shortag<e of water, as when .he- viewed the wreck he wept copiously, his tears filling the side channels and . flushing the sumps, j But this, paper" prefers to Relieve the- other story, which says that When Tommy pazed on tho blackened mass of bricks, mortar, arid twis.t<ed iron, .'he -.laughed like ; Hides, and said, "Boys, letls have a drink.'* ' Dan O'Connor, ex-light>ning, ? jerker, and sometime Greytowh jSquirfe, .leaves by tlie Corinthic to-day for Britain and the Continong. When Dap. ret jred from the telegraph service thfe Napier "boys present fid -him with a s.el> of Kipling's works,< -partly, because the -recipient was an absent-minded beggar, partly because -he T lqv : ed his "Recessional," but ; principally because he was. a jolly .7 good sol't. Every operator doesn't .inherit- a nice little patrimony, ' like DM". O'C. did, and he should /be .considered fortunate oh. that' account. He ,pwng the only respectable bit of .natural bush left m South Wairarapa, 'and which is coveted by Grey town as a public park; Bon voyage, Daniel. . \ ■■ «■ ■■•■-.■ -. „ ■'■•■ It's bad enough for Dick" Tresiddej: to meet his "Wateryloo" m New Zealand's idol Bill Webb,, but what an unkind cut was it ' that some coot Qf an amateur inkslinger, who .writes as "Mercury" m the "Dominion" gave Richard on Wednesday, when* after describing his style, went 6n.,lo"sa?r that "local rowing men will . recognise this peculiarity better, perhaps^ when I say that at the -riiomenf .vst getting his hold off the water, "-Tre^ Bidder's Position reminded me, to- o. marked tfegree, of A. T. Bendal' , 'o£ the Star Boating Club : " Bendpll'i who the. hell, is he, and why drag m the Star Boating Club. tIF-aynv only knows how many ' "Dominions". Bendall bought oh the' .strength of t-hisT miff. But why compare Tr'e&ddcr. io Bendall. It makes one vomit:" ■• • ■■■ ■ ■ - « ■■■-*■■■? ?■■■■■ ,V!. Left for Sydney yesterday (Friday \ after a short spell m the land of .hie birth, Charley Marten N T ;Z. pr.es.smau at present attached to 'the'"sift-edit - orial staff of the Sydney, "D=uly Telegraph'" it's nearly ten yi>arfe ago since Charley was on the "N.7J. Times," but crossed the Tasmnn. to join the "D.T." staff; on which Harry Taperall is Icadcr-wiitcr. .As; "Arawa," his pen-name, C'haxlcv keeps alive his iSTew Zealand immor-i ies," and never fails to recall the grim giants across the Riimiin.k\;s. N.Z. athletes crossing to. Sydney can always depend on a £rbo;l word from Chsrlev, though 'qvcrl(ioVinfr : ;v lot Qi faults, and it miaht- be bq.yw! m mind that some of .'thpsr f';iiti'«s : were serious ones, and' a rcDotiiivrj of them not. perhaps. Drove great advertisement lax N.!/£*»H>r/ ess. N.Z. athlotes liave v"'' they think to iliaijfe..tJj.-**- J press fori A X ' " ■