TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 78, 11 March 1882, Page 404

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

CoeeeSPONDENTS must give a norn de plume if they do not desire their names or initials mentioned in this column.

Garradiana. — Done to death. Give us the woodpecker Matakohe. — Send more items, but don't be vulgarly personal Mahaurangi — Ditto. Are you jealous of the other fellow ? Kumeu — Quite a compliment to our correspondent. Does he blab ? Be more explicit... ...Dairy Flat. — Thanks. Go { ahead Parua. — Crowded out last week. Send earlier in future Terpsichorean. — We don't care much for the information that Sairey Smith was dressed in black, with white fischu ; or that Jemima Brown was in blue, with red stockings, banged hair, and kauri gum ornaments. Only send the most noteworthy dresses ; never mind the other girls being jealous Dunedin.— Too long and prosy. Send only spicy items that don't appear in tbe daily papers Oruru.— Write often Eangiriri. — Why give needless offence? Quilp (Waiuku). — It was really too bad for the postman not to pay that 5s to the organ fund. Send brief items occasionally Iron. — You mustn't suppose that Enoch monopolises all the prophecy. Our Thames correspondent does a little in that way. Hookey-Crookey-Conk. — We don't knowingly publish vulgar personalities or sneering remarks on a man's personal appearance. You will get a conk on your own nose if you don't take care One of the Band (Thames) gives our correspondent " slops " for " attempting to criticising " a band that gave its services " gratuiteously," accuses our correspondent of " inallice," and asks if it is "wright" or fair that Wiseman should be criticised by a " half-whitted " person for singing a " commie " song ? We give it up Kihikihi. — Dramatic Club performance already dealt with by our "regular dustman " Rosencranz. — The line you enquire about is taken from " Othello "—act 4, scene I— where Othello, speaking of Desdemona, says : " She might lie by an emperor's side, and command him ta5k5."...... Aratapu. — Send earlier. Too late this week Gisbornite. — Send along particulars of that bigamy Mangawai. — Too late. Nest week. Send earlier C.H.M. (Cambridge). —Go through a course of spelling Pokeno. — Next week.

Prize conundrum from our special lunatic : - " What is the difference between a coat made by Messrs Munro and Milligan, the eminent tailors of Hobsonstreet and a baby ?" The one I wear, the other I was ! The writer has returned to the Whan.

Mr Laurits Henriksen, the practical watchmaker and jeweller, of Victoria-street, has just received a large and choice assortment of clocks, with genuine marble stands, perfectly unique in their way and well worthy of inspection.