BRIEF MENTION

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 146, 30 June 1883, Page 236

BRIEF MENTION

H. . ' . .' "' ''; .■■ ■ ' . ';' ./' '- Mr and Mrs White (Myra Kemble) go to the Hot Springs for a fortnight. ' ' A Blue Ribbon, fireman at Wellington has tacked the badges on his shirt, in case of his being suddenly called out to a fire at night. One of the oldest and moat-respected of .our police sergeants is particularly anxious that the CD. 1 Act should be enforced as soon as possible. The old Crimean veterans, of whom there are a good many in Anokland, meet on Monday evening, to take measures to inaugurate an annual dinner. Cannibalism is not yet suppressed in New Zealand. Someone advertises in the Stor, " Wanted, a good smart girl for cooTung." Why didn't he say " fat " ? The Franklin-road residents have assisted the efforts of a new boot and shoe shop-keeper by fresh relays of scoria. Why not procure asphalt or concrete ? The " Tag." (Julian Thomas) who has been on a visit to Auckland, received a cable message from the Melbourne 4-rgus to return at once, and, left by the Iffanapburi. ■ We hear that the young ladies of the Welles-ley-street Baptist Bible Class intend holding a Social on Friday, the 29th instant, but gentlemen are exoluded. "What is the reason ? We are glad to learn that Nemo's consultation on the Grand National Steeplechase and Hurdle Race is being rapidly filled up, subscribers having full' confidence in his management of tlje- affair... "• „. * j The Jo! party had a high ''time of it at the Whau brick-works on Wednesday. Thoy took the straw with them, and were completely successful in their amateur efforts at brick-making.: What have the directors o£ the Prince Imperial done with the proceeds of the last two months gold ? They ojight to, have sufficient to pay a five shilling dividend. Why' do J they not announcer!;? ' ' If it be right, acccording to the ethics of the Board of Education, that a school-teacher should not entor a public-house,' ought-not the same. rule to apply to members of the Board arid School Committees P It is said that a Timaru butcher has eloped with a neighbour's wifo. Something should be done with those butchers, certainly.. A- butcher who will charge a customer sevenpence a pound for beef and then walk-off .with that man's rib, should be ground in one of his ow|i sausage machines. .... . 'A i' Applications will be- received • from- competent persons, possessing a. knowledge of turf matters, for the post of paid sporting contributor to the Observer. Our' usual budget for- the Cap and Jacket column came to hand too late for insertion m'thisissue.'but' we shall take measures to prevent- a repetition of this in future. A young spark, who was -inveigled into the Onchunga Bazaar, was set upon by a far charmer who succeeded in taking a shilling from him.- Directly afterwards he was' heard'' bewailing his loss to' another choice spirit, winding up with this lament (loud enough to be heard all round), — " I say Jim, there's three lovely pewters gone. '•'• . -,> ( - ■■>, 'j;,<- s . ••,-■• The Cambridge' people "have another opportunity of seizing an unfettered, press, free from the trammels of,,the ruling powers, if they will embrace it, notwithstanding the efforts of • an hon. member who has ■ remained away from his Parliamentary duties in the vain endeavour to strangle the bantling. The Waikato Gazette is creditable to the district, and ought to receive support against the united efforte.of fthe.'ring. We have received from Mr W. B. Langbridge, of the Associated News and Advertising Bureau, a copy the Be Indisclie Mercuur Orgaan Gewijd Aan Den TJitvoerTiandel — a newspaper devoted to the export trade. • Not being versed in double Dutch, we refrain for the present from giving a lengthy review of this interesting publication until we have mastered the language, which, by dint of patieat study, we hope to do in about twenty years. Since Langbridge began to wrestle with the Be Indische Hercuur, he has looked very indischeposed, and threatens to go a Mercuur altogether. They were reclining against the Albert Pai'k fence in a dark spot, and he came upon them sudden and unsought. The male party meandered, and aroused suspicion, but she threw out a kedge of defiance. "Who's the bloke?" queried the officer; •' one of your own kidney, I'll be bound, or he wouldn't slide." "If you ask me," she replied, "go and find out." "Ah,' J he murmured, in poetic vastness, "you won't let up on him — you think I'm blind; a fellow /wliiig makes us wondrous kind." And then she got mad and snapped out, " You lie ! he wasn't." We have received a copy of the Christchurch ■Weekly Advertiser, Commercial Register, and Inclustrial gazette of June 16th. The paper contains particulars of 22 declarations for the week under the Debtors and Creditors Act, 11 appointments Of trustees, 33 instruments registered under the Chattels Securities Act, particulars of assets and liabilities in 20 estates, and other useful commercial information. Totting up the amount of subscribed capital of six banks, nine insurance companies, two financial agenoiss, two shipping companies, and seventeen miscellaneous companies doing business chiefly in Canterbury aud Ofcago, we flud that the amount ie £21,639,528, and the amount of their subscribed capital, £7,655,561 6s. . . On the last trip of the,Grlenelg from the !North a passenger objected to the" condensed inilfc (no other being procurable), while the ladies aboard were well satisfied with the fare. The gallant " Majah "■ (save the mart) actually took the trouble to bring' a bottle of milk on board at Russell, which, however, mat do mer prevented him enjoying. Coming through the Trevallis the distinguished passenger found another flaw — that of putting into a quiet corner for tea (the vessel still pursuing her straight course), which was served half-an-liour in advance of usual time. After leaving Russell, tbe pompous passenger found another "flaw— that of not putting into a quiet corner for tea, and he felt utterly 00-too. m The. concert in aid of the Ohehunga Public -i library Fund was a decided success. All the youth 1 and beauty of Onohunga were assembled for the dance which followed. Mr J. Kelsall officiated as M.C. The iollowing; were the most noticeable dresses :— Miss fihaldrick, Hack and' pink; Miss Dore, black velvet, silver jewellery ; Miss Patten, dark green, forest pattern; Miss C. Cox looked very pretty in a marooncoloured dress, with velvet trimming and gold jewellery ; Miss Evely wore a black dress and silver jewellery ; Miss Barnes, pale blue sateen, velvet bodice ; Mrs Smeedle, red merino dress, gold jewellery ; Miss Kilgour, black dress, trimmed with scarlet ; Miss Sherlock, dark maroon dress, silver jewellery. A programme of eleven dances was gone through.