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that aft, Topp would fit the fillet, the Minister of Anucation agreed to spare him ; the full arrangements for his transfers were made, and a few days after his name as announced in the Press as the appointe, the honed was instructed to dominate a gentleman suitable for the office, which, of couse, they promptly complied with Ly sending up Mr. Topp's name. To Mr. Bwind Ing's leare the Minister promotes him to Mr Popp’s billet over the Leads of three protesting gentlemen, who claim to be senior to him, and Jawe the board has, not yet been asked to make any nomination Whatever. When it is of course it will promptly reply—Swind ley's the men for our money. Anal ytic people say that with the passing of the F S.A. political pareotage rer ceived its death-blow. But there is another tittle game on the topic You any have observed that since the promotion of Mr. James from the ‘telegraph Depart ment to the Assistants Deputy Postewators Generatebip, the headship of the Electric ‘Telegraphic Ofice “has remained in a sort of fashion in commission. it was noturaely expected that some of the accomplishen electricians in the Department, the senior of Whom are Miestia, Havshervaide and Pater, would aye succeeded to Mr. James’s chair, but that would not work right for some Ueserving folk. So the Intest dlten f tne the t elegraph Office should be bossed in future not by au slactrieiati, but by some office of suodeeste giao Ue- tonging up the clerical star or commercial man, in fact, with a lofty seorm of seculeity and the istru monly pertaining thuzuto, while the teeniest worl of the Department should be under the guidance of an electrical engineer, who should draw the big screws’ Qast and various are the bastimonials annually got up in Melbourne, but the movement Which is on feat to present a souveninte Mr. B, OC. Harriman, who 4, lensing the Victorian Crowe Law Department—pro bably for ‘ever—in starch of health, §4 one, in avery way, to be commended. The Attorney-General, afr. H.J.Wrixon, has hearty endorsed it, Mr. Harriman has served the State well and wisely for more than #0 years and is fnabling broken down somewhat prev maturely in consequence of his heavy labor. He is moreover so much wise anu respected throughout the various departments of the Qiyli Service, chap I is unjust to deny the givat, borly of officers as well as his own private friends an opportnity of testifying to their regard for Uprightness and genuing worth, stip to be bound that tewstimonial will not assume the form of a monumented teapot or white elephant of an opergne. A wellallited purse of sovereigns a miu Wik a family can always do with, and even she does not need the money he cum at least try someting to suit his own taste—or what is wore important—ble wife's. In the Stock Wachange this week Melbourne Hydrawhies and Montgomerde's Brewery have wellkeed conalderably in pice, while there has been a push for Biverton Trams. The Melbourne Hydrwully Company, 1 as told, will be put no considerable expense ine creasing Its pimping pleat, and 1 is also said that the males they have laid down the principal city streets Will be jnidequais to works-the business gaming forways, ‘Chientewas the diplication of pipes or thn laying at targer and a both expansive undertakings on te smalh capital remaining, Abutgamerts's Brewery Company is wuder a cloud, probably because Mr. Montgomery's earth faxuell Hint ha i tumble to Jock after the brewing himself, and also becauss many shareholders are dissatisfied with the present directoriea, and want to know who got the enormous balance burnvom the price the company pall for the bnalness and the price sir, Montgoneris solde for, Silvatou Yrame have gone up, vecaune de sival saime has been defuated, and the old lige thue suaurea At Ils awa, prich the Inatddsel tralia of the yews, = 1 Baan Ghyt appleailons for shares to the Patteras United To Mining Company are not overwhelming im number. Indeed unless the public tallies up to some unnécountable Way the noble band of provisional Aircotors will find it dificult to allot to any one Sue Chomedrex and the promoters, It seems to me that just is beginning to read further of director, T have further information the investing public or in the prospectus than the Ts received several letters assute Sr, concerning the company, and see Letters giving iA formetin concerning other companies, ti which the names of some provisigan dieetors appear. Te is mot my memesy to please the vinilictlyences of coxroepan~ dents, ‘The public are my eifente, and dillep barristers Toomist oll reference to matters which I consider ir revelant to the point at issue, Mn. BG. Pitegibbon, the warned Town Clerk of Malbourne, fe, DP ata sorry to hear, seriously il, suffer ing from arysipeins. Mr. Fitegibber, whom Mev David Blair calls the White Kulent of Ireland, wing to his being whte to trace his descent direct from King Bryan Bork, has held oles as Town Clerk for thinty-five years. DHE Hon. J.T. Dow has “gone to the Rive Moun taine for change of nix, with the view of reciting a new story In the gorge of Gevalt’s Loup.” That, writes in correspondent, is the offcial explanation of Mr. Dow's most recent disappearance. It lacks right enough on paper; but ‘gone to canvass for the Master Firm to imalgemater; end address present Maitland, srotiiel the fond player the mark, [Gone to excapa the meeting of shareholders of the Pramier Permanentl Building Society would be sil] nynser the mack Baitor Tazue TALK] AsorpeR step to sonyde the Federation of the colon ies with the mother land ocents whosever sons wad aquehters of the reapestive counties enter the enntr! monial state, The latest connection of thin kind Will be viewed With feelings of great sntiefaction genesally, ‘The laughter of His Excellency Sir Robert Hamilton, Gosernoy since 1886 of the “ tight, little island of Themania, is engsged to marry Ma Theyre A'Buakett Welgall, of Melbourna. The young lady, of course, is English , the gentlemen an Australian. The cneeea of Sky Robere George Crookshank: Binmiller is a record of Larlwork and dauntless energy. From 19 heurs of age he has boots in Larness, Jorha was born to 1888, and in 1805, whr twhring his 4.4. duvres ae his dina mater, the University of Aberdeen, he was opr porated to a position by the Wne Ones. In the same year, 19 connection With the Cormissasiat Depart ment, ln went to the Crhticn, where he saw many strange and painful sights. In 1857 he was trans ferred to the Offoe of Works, and he was accomliant to the Education OBve from 1861 to 1801, and to the Board of Trade from 1869 to 1872 Mr. Mathilton was then Assistant Secrety to the Road until 1873, sideviting also as Secretary to (ue Oly!) Sermon Inquiry Commission, 1874-5. From 1878 to 1889 Mr. Hamilton beld the responsible pasition of Accountant- Gencral of the Navy. He was appointed Secrtany to the Admiralty on May S, 188%, and Was under- Secretary for (reland tron: the same date to April 24, 1888. He was then appointed to the amorous and diai ngeaeable post of Secretary for Ireland, when he was appointed Governor of Tasmania, Paw Austeninaian Governors Unve had such an pretend tentying aad such ostensive aequstatancn With tha tonal working of the Civil Service. Sir Robert Hamilton was ranted 4 QB, in 1888 and IGT in 1834. He married fist in 1804, Carolla, daughter of the late Fredericka, Gansy, Hay, Mrs. Minosthton died in 1875, and in 1977 he married Vordin Fallein, daghter of the late Major Raynes, 68th regiment, the popular indy she now rules Tremantin society. Mx Wheyre A'Bockatt Wale gull issom of Mr. Wheyre Welgall, te gonial and kindly curator of the estates of thore popula, who dra wivhowt wills in the colony of Vistoria, and genniieon of the painter Welgall, well-known In Maglond, and who Mved For some years in or near Kynaton, in Vice oil, wdherwaeds saturning to England, where he died, Mr. Theyre A'Heokete Wolgall is a batiistay and involved pact of his education In the mother country, Yep another daughter of Australia nnw captivated the cultured taste of won of our Older land, though im ths ensn he is a native of what 16 ge family tye. ache New World. The lawly 8 a dungstor gy | Samuel Cook, the general manager of the my Morning Heral.she Sydney Moi and Thedian tt gentleuale Major Dane, who has teen $y one wit Since Hin time of the Centennial Exhibit, andy of those who wave privileged to hear his pximumnigno graphia lectures, especially thie touching an ining of the American Civil War, arill do otherwi, mount then we anonget the chief of thor Piet experiences. Kinineut sa public man, aiajor at shines no Tasa in private Wife, where he shows himg sourteous to a dance and always tends to 1) great abilities These enmey of charity of any oli, righteous ennne, the tarriage is stranger to jt, Place wefore the end, of this yeary on Nop Dent return from Ragland, Nh MannouRse hay been griced for several mops pastly the presence of a beautiful Trimnilan Indy. ¢ charming widow of mbot 29 (we know on no jpy an authority than that of Canon Sydney Bouth thay Ro really charming women ever fo more than 4% whose elegent and datinpwee appearance, whethey iy uy dyes of Howing log rape veil and chest delten, white borders and cuff, ox to evening alll of red bint ailk gown and fin kond-dress commonly Lugny ae all widowr'sunp, but which must have been inpsge fed by some misistbropio f why,in the stage of Froveh milliner, for the wholesale apstynction of way kind, was the theme of universal admittation of thy part of the staré sex and the subject of much ap prehension to her own, ‘This Ines, Mrs. Lanne Lewl, widow of the Inte Mfr. David Lewis, of Holart, he voluntarily shutBed off Unis mortal cell last yeas, a gennilson of old “Dick Lewis, a drapery, who rears handsome fortune in the early days and one able to make histone gentleman, is a Ms. Nigsl Gresley, for 95 years manager of the Uhh Bank, Habutl. TACs charming lady, it appears, was woord and accepted by a young Victorian gentleman, Torses Yt Mrs. Laura Towle has commenced an action in the Haprane Court of Victoria for aeeach of contract” against Dr. J. Johnson, of Tohura end estima tey damages at 210,000, Wr. Johnson, is 87 years of dgt and a sox of Mr. Nicholas, of Toosk Hon Tosti, And the late Ae. Archibald Jehesoryyas « brother-in-law of Mx. David Sue, the City of Malburse organist. the Gresley family all made good nintohs, two of thie sisters marrying well to Lodla, Mu. Lou Lewis is the only one son in the Australia loplas. Ms. Gresley nod,a young Cunmaeriod daughter reside in Lonion, where a son holds a good position in the Union Bank, is Laura Levels kaa teng young children—two daughiters and a son—why are in charge of thour father’s finally. Tbs probable Yat no usu since the tempus breach of prosilie’ against thy cnter of n osutuin ALalbourne paper will slant this cue to the excitement of public intucest ant idosity. 1 save munda one celebrated quotanign shows, and 1 am irgoslatibly, reminded of wasthon whers the inmorkel Mr. Waller, saulor, exhorts lila som to DowWare of the viddors, Bauulyull, my buy bwcusn of the ylAtiera 1 AX (Llostlobs getivo nelstoornt-dlad mo weels ve two 3go In Mow Yonland, tn ‘ibe porse of Hone Workers) the aldest whief of the Ngatimaninpoto trite, and second cousin to the, famyns fire-enter, Tow! Mnninpoto, Hong Walfare had this oputation at being aired up, In mova thea, and babies than “way “other of Hite contemporary chtula, Row! Alyatapota honstfully clawluving that when hi s popul cousle Jed to followers (0 Vac Meld of battle le Row!) was only on Infant do arms. Who Roy, Me Morgan, of Napier, had great refluence over Mona Waltovo, at one time actually persuading him to act frea twenty-four Maori priuonus, inground of haying them stirved up atm banquet, Hone mob only 20 ° thin £ 10, Lut went ony of hie sons with them to gulde ‘wen to their mative homes, Hone Waiters Wit siuaty yonre of gy whou he did,
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Melbourne Table Talk
Melbourne, Victoria, AU
Fri, Feb 07, 1890
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