ECHOES FROM THE CAFE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1233, 25 May 1880, Page 2

ECHOES FROM THE CAFE.

Mr (or Captain McMurdo as he likes to be called) has been to Parihakaand given the Stnr a report of his. visit. Having failed in hihcndeavourstoinsme Te Whiti'slife, in order to prevent any lival agent from doings ; so he tried to bore the "wily savage to death witn the "Identity Mania." Unfortunately, he failed in that also, but, if Te Whiti had read all the letters that have appeared in the Auckland papers lately on this subject, I believe that McMurdo's harangue would have been the *' List atriw, " and that there would have been a great tangi at Parihaka. The Mayor and Corporation of Auckland are unpleasantly clean. King Daniel Sykes (what a cruel shame of <my parent to inflict such a name on a child when it is too young to object) invited them to his Turkish Baths on Wednesday afternoon, and, with the exception of one or two who either considered themselves clean enough, or thought they were too dirty for even the Turkish Bath to have any effect og them, they went, and the consequence is they are, as I have already said, uncomfortably clean. The Wairarapa Stundurd lias decided the question of the validity of Sir George Grey's election for Chri&tchurch, in his favor, the decision of the Committee of the House of Representatives to the contrary notwithstanding. What a pity it is that the members of'the committee did not take the advice of the editor of the IVuirarapa Standard ; and so avoid the blunders into which they have fallen. How very funny the JETtrald people are 1 In yesterday's (Thursday's) issue there appeared in large capitals "The Parihaka ! Meeting. A Remarkable Speech." Below, there was a report of Te Wkiti's speech, followed by this sentence : "There was nothing of unusual interest in the speech, the greater portion being a reiteration of former addresses." A certain paterfamilias has a prodigal son who has been dissipating his inheritance at a frightful rate. He could not understand how Jack had managed to spend so much money, so he determined to try and find out how it was done. He accordingly went "on the spree" one evening, went to various public houses, shouted for all hands, &c, i &c. The next morning he delivered i himself thus: "Well! I fooled away my money pretty freely last night, but I find that I spent only £7 Jack used to spend £100 in a week, and for the life of me I can't tell how he did it." I have just received an official envelope, containing a shedule to be filled up, in connection with the property tax. What a farce ! Does Mr Newman for a moment suppose that a poor newspaper scribbler has any property ? I would not object to F've a half to any one who can prove that have property of the value of £500. No ! Mr Newman, it cannot be done. Auckland is suffering from an epidemic, known as the "Gem Puzzle Mania' otherwise the "game of fifteen." I need not describe it, as it will soon spread to the Waikato. At present, all sorts and conditions of men are puzzling over here' from our leading solicitors down (or up, if you prefer it) te the cabmen, who may be seen standing in knots of three or f our near their cabs, the centre of each group being a box of flma.ll blocks.