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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 10, 13 January 1893, Page 4

"Truth" has some very sensible and witty remarks on Lord Knuteford's action in depriving colonial honorabies of the right to wear their titles while in the Mother Country. "If," 6ays the writer, " we refuse to recognise colonial honorabilities, the colonies will of coarse retaliate by refusing to recognise our dukea and earls—especially the new creations. We shall then have colonial Governors compellod to go oud as plain Mr This and Mr That, and goodness knows what will become of the Empire then !" Tho colonial who has gained his title by some honourable deed is more worthy in the eyes of this Radical to bear ib than bhe Engliahman who has gained the distinction by some doubtfully creditable act on the parb of his ancestors. But apart from this it really seems most reasonable and Christianlike "to lob a fellow creabure write a few letters after or before his name, if by so doing you can add to tho total of human happiness. As it is anyone can add ' Esq.' to his name, though m strict legality only a small class has the right to this decoration. If E, S, Q, bohind, why not H, O, N, in front? Why not both at once, if a man has a fancy that way ? If ib makes people laugh, so much the better. The wearer will be the happier for his decorations, and non-wearers will be tho happier for laughing ab him. You could not find a more inexpensive method of promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number."