PERSONAL PARS.

NZ Truth, Issue 143, 14 March 1908, Page 1

PERSONAL PARS.

f'Truth" offers its congratulations to Sergeant David Stewart, the big burly bobby of the Manners-street station. Dave has "been quite a quarter of a century m the "foorce" and Ms promotion was long overdue.

* * '"■ * . Wellington's -Tec. Rawle, spoken of m the day-lie press as a smart and' promising officer, goes to Gisborne m lieu' of '-'Demon" Maddefn, who has been, reduced to the ranks for misconduct. Rawle is young and will no doubt get hardened against' any seductive influences at Gisborne.

Last week MBill'' Dustin, Wanganui's premier caterer-, celebrated liis twenty-fifth anniversary pf provider of solid refreshments foi* patrons Of the Wanganui Jockey Club. No one has ever seen the "inner man," but surely after twenty-five, years "Bill" Dustin ought &> know more about him than anyone else.

Gisborne's only Billy' Miller, after a great deal of threatening; leases on the 28th of this month for a- ten months' tour of the' world. Billy has got his load on now and can afford a globe-trot, whioh is a very prevalent fashion and quite catching m Gisborne at present. Anyhow, hon voyage to William when he packs tip his Sammy.

Cop Arthur Skinner, ' the wrestling' man Who was sent after Hare . Matenga, is now an acting-*detective -at Auckland, Skinner certainly- gpt £15 for helping to "catch" Matenga, but the best part of it was swamped up m the purchase of dungarees and stores for; the camp, which are still m the camp and prove an awfully irresistible temptation for any other bushranger out m the wilds. , . .

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: Recehtly-promoted Sergeant Stewart has been the doctor's assistant at post mortwns on accidental stiffs f6r some time past. Stewart, who saws the head off. is now an expert at the game, and has a record -of three decapitations m two hours, at the morgue. The muscular man-mau-ler looks like .a. freezing ..works butcher doing his 120 a day when he gets going among ths innards of deceased.

Half-caste Billy Broughton, of Hawke's Bay. who roped his neck to a tree, with fatal results, at Wanganui was one of the principals m the notorious' ' Broughtbh-Dbnnelly faction m years agone. Broughton Was the favorite of old Chief Renata Kawepo, who left him much landed property. The bequest, was disputed by Renata' s daughter,. Arihi Donnelly,. ; wife of G.P.D., owner of the largest motor-car m the Dominion, and racer of. Gold Thread -and other slippery thoroughbreds, The legal profession thrived w'cnderiullv on the subsequent litigation, -.and-; the ; jtwo native f actions engaged -an the strife, when a Brpughton man killed a. Donnelly warrior, "and' was gaoled for it amid ; much excitement. • Strange that Broughton should have suicided. It was probably ill-health, -for - the blood of the Maori and! the white doesn't mix with anything like satisfaction. '•■ •

It is' *- pretty well known now to New Zealanders ' that Bill Webb, \ the "Mr" Webb of the respectable press, won a boat race or something : similar at Wanganui quite recently. Without m any. way wishing to have the - race rowed over again, "Truth" must tell this story or bust. • • Tom Wilford is the hero, and he can pull a. leg, with ease, too,' when he desires. Previous to the historic contest Tom travelled to Wanganui, being engaged . m some law case. - Previously, to "Crossy" he had expressed his determination to be an inno* cent abroad, and when at Aramoho, a cove named James, who starts boat races when necessary, singled Tom out for a victim. "Going up for the race?" asked James. "What race ?"' said Wilford, bland and childlike. ? 'The boat race," said the pompous person. "Ah, who's racing," queried the elect of The Hutt. "Webb and Tresidder," said James without a> »blink. who's he ?" said Tom, m his best cross-examining style. "Oh." said Jimmy, "he's our man, the champion of the world." Then it dawned on the. little man that he was being hoaawid, but Tommy's awful ignorance allayed suspicion. "Is Tresidder the Petone Naval man ?" asked wilful Wilford, innocently. This upset James with a great upset; and eloquently did he thert expiate upon the records of the oarsmen, and everybody was accordingly bored to death. Then, .having expressed his. thankfulness for the information, he of the unruffled counte-' nance declared his ability henceforth to discourse fluently on the coming struggle. Ho thanked James ■- for having acquainted him of the contest and promised to let his friends know it was coming off. Next he simply pulverised the carload of deeply in-, terested listeners by calmly expressing his regret that "the Wauganuiites HAD NOT ADVERTISED IT. It was the best bit of leg-pulling ever yet.

' - George Laurenson, ;:' M.p^:;-! of the Lyttelton port, has made.a wotl^-wid* announcement; he has eschcijre.4 the pint-pot and is. going to be a prohibit absolutely: What's he going- to da next ? Trust George for being a vote-catcher! '.'.'.". * * • '. '" Sergeant 'Murphy, the 'wharf tough's friend, who got his rise because _ he knew how to tackle toughs,* is coming back to Wellington ftom Auckland, and he isn't- sorry. -Wharf bouncers won't be pleased to heat ' "'this' bit of news, anyhow. - "« ' ' »' '. -•■ . . / - , How those Parson Wiltamfi;_got a-; long m Hawke's Bay 1 Fancy the Venerable Archdeacon W. panning out £595,500. The collection plate and Maori land, especially the l&tteiv which he got for an old song rimmed < '-Yankee Doodle." "> . .:.;.;/' Sergeant Hutton, of Mount Cook; goes to. Gisborne, where he wilLfiave? a hard police row to hoe." Anyhow; Hutton is a strict disciplinarian. ana not over-popular with the boyS' 'ia blue m Wellington, and his "ftse'V gives them alot of satisfactions ,\ * • ■-. * ''••-. .- -V It has happened. Mcßobey, manager of the "Times," has befen relieved of his onerous duties. Said.he".re-r---ceived a "thou" as a compassionate allowance. Others m the • "Times'! are being biffed out into the cold. Anyhow, the "Times" has still gfot its Microbey. Mr Montefiore, the popular _H&w. x Zaland manager for the Ocean Agci-: dent Insurance Co., returned froiiij ai trip to Sydney on Wednesday -&.?<&. "Monte, "■ . says he .> , ehj4y#f ; .'fpf trip immensely, and'h^ looks j it;. Anyhow, how could a popular; cuss.JjXt^ "Monte." go: to Sydney withelit injoying himself? It simply c»whi___.'tf be did. , „-.... ■'"-.'■' *■ ' * '' *•:. '•■?-.'■ The " 'Minion's" war correS£(s__Mfr ents at Trentham rifle meeting Ot& presented the long and the shorfi" « it. Long "Off-Side "Mac." and. "Wee McGregor" -don't keep &li»J when ' they' re • walking ; to . the ' .b*ttSj and all attempts to snapshot .%«* twain have resulted m failure. >£!__*. two figures won't come within lh# same focus. .» » » Not at all unlikely that- Ohict '.Tec. Mollveney will be made caretaker •* the proposed- Dinnie Chamber, nt •Horrors. Thife will give .Mac . s«rw^ thiiig to do. Just at present the «r---dinary ? tecs., Who never get a" rise, are coping with crime and crinjinalsr Anyhow, what's wrong with -• a^lvca* ney- being exhibited himself, : as - McIntyre's capitor ? • ' \ '■■• ..V'. * ' - * .... . v • ; - -- -'.- •>' " Charley ' ;' . Jefferson, , the ■ popular stable-keeper at Wanganui, has fnsti; . smiled a smole for a couple of Weeds' now. As Jeff's "Ha. ha'- is genitalia heard all over, the sandy town, mariyj enquiries were made : as to "yh& '&. was Ap'pcars scuUfer' Webb is to blame, as over .theiit&tch CHtag--ley lost' about £70. ..'Not 'puntiiig or, anything like that. Qh, no, a thousand times worse. ..ln ah_accidgfi.t'.onj the great day; a brake. : got tUrhfd! over the bank, audit proved to be' Jefferson's . Then .a valuable . horse which he hatf just sold for .' £40 'died! before- delivery was, taken ..The t^oi accidents cost, him all seventy, qiiidv and had there .been no boat* race it would not .have happened. „ f" • * - ..*.--<_■ • • " .. .' More of the Fuller family hayiset-^ tied m. New Zealand. . ..This "..timej i« is Mr John Hamer and his wife .(nee Miss Fuller): arid daughter. Mr Hornet, is to be located at Auckland and tparn ages Fuller's show what time .^Jofohv senr 1 ., does the "Continong.v .^rt-tk^ doesn't as a rule go iafca: family hi£_ tory, but it is confronted .with aj?tyM zle and loudly calls for" help, tfobn Hamer is an American cit'i2£h of .Gem man extract. Mrs H. is an- 1 Englishwoman, and their daughter was bora m Shanghai, and' they propose .falling, it Beatrice May. Any&ow,' • JJha'B this usually indifferent journal, wants to know is, what nationality i&'B.M;.? And, anyhow,, .'why' Beatrice- Mag^ What's wrong with .Lump^ Su'm'Jx * * . ■'' v • ' ■ The Rev. T. Flanagan,' a; sort c! Cockney-Hibernian Methodist . evan^ geiist, is tough. He is; or was, ref cently, touring ' New Zealand,~b tfo'dLljr, of course, being his quest,' and^*lif(s means of raising it was the recitaKof his experiences m his Cockhev ' slap* parish. He's a showman, is Plana}* - and T. P. Barnum can't' shake £ stick at him :_ m fact, Flanny ouglvtt to take on the circus business ' axteß he has played the clerical cpiifi.daace game out.' "Truth" heard qf Flanagan at . Foilding the other day. vfMcn he started off his rant thus.; ''JettM said to me, 'Flanagan, you f go «i<! tell the Feilding people about }m%£ work m the' slums.' ?) The bUf^?." mous bounder didn't put thc^J !l ~ v,^ i '"~-~ on the Saviour for sugge^ charge made for admissiop^ Jesus died for all sinnen* daihned tough for a ya^,* r^Ja*Ja_^i^_*sort to dr.

gesied Cress. The lad was telegraphed for and arrived the night before 'the race. Interviewed after his victory he told the following story :— "My orders were to go to the front and make the most use of my light weight. At the start I got fairly well away, and after going about a furlong I was m front. Passing the stand the first time I was sitting still and my horse was going very strong, and I was afraid I would not be able to hold him back ami feared he would run himself, out. Going up ,the hill at the back he was fairly quiet and I was certain then I could win, and down the back just let him out a bit. (Up: to three furlongs fixxm, home I had not seen aiiy thing near me, but at the bottom) McKay (rider of Waitapu, who was placed second) called out, "I've got you now. You're well gone." , Iwas very tired, but I pulled out my stick, being a hit frightened, ahd my mount went on again and won easily. It is the first big winner I have ever rode, and I am very pleased aad so. will uncle be and lam going to wire him at once." Cress is very youngs but if he is looked after well he should soon be at the top of the tree as his hands are good, and he has a cool head.