— That there is one tailor who is alwayß "W(right) to the Tailoresseß' Union, but that, unlike some of his comrades, he cannot place himself in the happy category of ' & preaser.'

— That the present rise in. meat has brought it up to more than it is fetch ing in London, with all the charges of freight, insurance, etc., added. A ' corner ' somewhere.
—That the Auckland cyclists ought to take a leEPon from the Christ church wheelers, who seem to have no petty spite to serve, and are going eyeß ont for Vaile'B Bill.
—That the 'little bills' re the plague are likely to be a plaguey nuisance to the City Council before they are settled. One is for a suit;, £11. Does the owner think he was wearing a Court suit ?

— That the Bruce at the Charitable Aid Board, though baffled by Borne of Mb colleagues, is still keeping the yarn of ' Bruce aad the Spider ' in hia mind, for his consolation in the hour of defeat.
— That the recently - appointed German officials at {Samoa cannot Bpeak a word of English, and as the officers of British Bhipß that call there cannot speak a word of German, the result is a kind of chaos.
1 f —That one church (in the Aposto lical Succession), if it does not pay np better in ' the free-will offerings,' la likely to lead to the parson making ' fasting ' a, larger feature in his creed than it h&B hitherto been.
—That the suggested additional, national holiday, Natation Day, by the Swimming Association, is right into the hands of the Civil Bervice, who are in th& swim. The tradesmen will probably pat a wet blanket on it.
