"SOCIALISM, THE ENEMY!"

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 244, 12 October 1907, Page 4

"SOCIALISM, THE ENEMY!"

Politicians are naturally fond of useful catchwords, and that much abused term "Socialism" appears to be doing duty in England even more industriously than in Australia or New Zealand. We need hardly remind colonial readers that much of what Conservatives term "Socialism" is already recognised by us as an essential and necessary part of our industrial and political systems; and we need not be alarmed at the fire and fury expended by noble lords at Home over the "undiluted atheism, theft, and immorality" which they imagine are implied in that ill-omeneei title. But, while deprecating the inflammatory nonsense in which the Duke of Rutland and his compeers sometimes see fit to indulge, we must admit that the Labour leaders at Home have only themselves to blame if they are frequently misrepresented, and the worst possible interpretation is put upon their creed When the Duke of Rutland appeals to the people of England to make a clean sweep of "the Gray sons and Keir Hareiies," he is using language that his audience cannot misunderstand, and with which they have some good excuses for sympathising. Of Mr Keir Hareiie we need say nothing more just now. Of Mr Grayson, it is enough to say that his programme, as set forth by himself, includes the State ownership a—i control of practically everything, " human equality, sexual equality, and the abolition of sex ties." We are not prepared to say exactly what these portentous phrases may mean, but it is not Mr Grayson's fault if he has not succeeded in frightening the average Englishman out of his senses. And when Mr Grayson allows his enthusiasm for "the masses" to carry him away so far that he feels compelled to denounce such a man as Lord Cromer—the man whom the British Premier has just called "the foremost man in all the Empire"—as "an ielle, cruel parasite, who is a curse to

his race," we e_n —ur_y- be surprised if "the man in the street" would be inclined to vote for the committal of most "Social—is" for appropriate • medica! treat_e_t. It is infinitely to be regretted that the true ideals of Labour should be distorted and its real aims obscured by irresponsible ravings of this sort; and British industrialism has little to hope for unless and. until it can finally dissociate itself from shallow fanatics and raging revolutionaries of the Keir Handle and Grayson school.

The following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—"From between west and south and south-east strong ■wineto gale; rain probable; glass rise; weather probably colder." At a meeting of the elirectors of the New Plymouth Caledonian Society it was resolved to accept the offer of the New' Zejaland Athletic Union to hold the second championship sports and conference at New Plymouth on Wednesday, Feb. 26, during the band contest week. An endeavour will be made to arrange with various provincial societies to bold sports meetings about the same time in order to attract competitors to the West Coast.

One effect of the "bottle trust" in Dunedin is that local spirit firms are emptying the contents of some 400 dozen bottles of English ale, an old consignment, into the city sewer, and selling the bottles" to Thompson and Co. at 2/6 a dozen. This firm has already purchased some 5000 dozen bottles at 2/6 per dozen. Another competitor entered the bottle arena, yesterday, and, after making a haul of oyer 800 dozen, at the price, of 2/8 per dozen, left it as hurriedly as he entered it. This new aspirant for bottle fame was a clothier and hatter in the main business, street, who was presumably acting on.behalf of a local bottling firm. Messrs Thompson and Co. took advantage of the situation, and sent along 700 dozen bott—s. T—ise, loaded up on six big lorriiis, ejach drawn by two stout horses, were paraded through, the main thoroughfare, and, lined up in front of a hatter's shop, they formed a queer sight.

A member of the Hon. W. Hall-Jones' party writing from London to a friend in Christchurch, says: "We arrived here on Sunday, three days ago, after a very pleasant run from Teneriffe. Our patient is steadily improving, and is now a very different person from the poor wreck you helped on the steamer at Lyttelton. He has not, of course, recovered ail his old strength and energy yet, and doesn't join us in any of our long walking excursions about the Great City, but beyond the fact that he tires very easily, he is making better progress than any of us expected. He has not so far made any plans for the future, but says that he means to take things easy, and travel as the spirit moves him. This is the best thing for him to do. We are all rejoicing over his rejstored he_lth We are enjoying ourselves immensely, and are very very grat—ul te?. ; have the worst anxiety taken off cur minds. London is a glorious place, but we get very homesick at times; then wonder why all these millions of people stop in England when they might be stretching their limbs arid ideas in New Zealand, enjoying the air and freedom of the beautiful country from which they import their mutton. and them• sunshine."

The " Taranaki News " states that on Saturday morning, as the Takapuna was heading fear the wharf. at .Moturoa, her engines having stopped, a heavy sea esiused her to swerve. Her altered emurse was direct for the end of the whaTf. The engines' were sent " full speed astern," but there was insufficient time to retard the vessel, which was carried forward by the heavy swell, and the steamer struck the wharf, brealring several strintrers, and causing damage to the extent of £100. The steamer sustained no damage.

A service of a unique character is to be held at His Majesty's Theatre tomorrow evening. By the courtesy of the Central Mission the platform has been handed over to tbe V.M.C.A., as a means of advancing the interests of the present campaign of the Association. The speakers for the evening are Messrs. W. Gillanders, 8_.., and Alex.. Jameson, M.A. They will deal with subjects bearing directly on the position and purpose of this world-wide movement. Mr. J. G. Mitchell, the local secretary, will occupy the chair.

The ladies' guild of St., Mark's, Remuera, announces by advertisement that a sale and auction entertainment will take place in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening next. The St. Mark's guild entertainments are always popular, and the approaching one will no doubt be as well attended and successful as usual.

Donations from the following have been received by the Orphan Home Trust' Board towards the fund for the erection of the new build'ngs:—L. D. Nathan and Co., Ltd., £20; Archlpald Clark and Sons, Ltd., and J. J. Craig, Ltd., £10; J. Court and H. B. Morton, £5; J. Schischka, £4; Mrs. Pieiree, £3 _ 3/; Brown, Barrett and Co., Miss Buckland, W. B. Colbeek, M. Murchie, C. Rhodes, J. Wiseman and Sons, Ltd-, £22/; W. G. Dallen, Langguth and Co., McCulloch and Gower, Prof. Jar_an, M. O'Connor, T. R. Poynton, H. Woollams, Jno. Wyllie, £11/; J. Crawford, H. R. Hyatt, £1; amounts under £1, £5 15/6; total, £88 9/, ■which, with amount aire—dy acknowledged, is £229 3/, towards the £1200 required to secure £1000 offered conditionally by the late Archdeacon S. Williams.

The disposition of sewage on Cheltenham Beach was the subject of discussion at the meeting of the Harbour Board committee yesterday afternoon. Mr W. J. Napier referred to a letter which had appeared in the Press, making the assertion that the south end of the beach had, after the north-easterly gale, been a mass of sewage. Mr Napier moved that the letter be referred to the engineer, as that officer was taking float experiments. He said the question was of considerable importa_ce, in view of the fact that the City Council proposed to have an outfall for sewage at Okahu Point. Mr Hutchison said that the fault was that the Devonport drainage was just discharged into the se_ at the point, and, when a strong wind was blowing from the north-east, the material would be naturally washed back on to the beach. Mr Macfarlane remarked that, with the Devonport system, there were no tanks so far as he knew. Mr Hutchison said that, as far as discharging city sewage at Okahu Point was concerned, it would not do much damage to Cheltenham Beach by the time it got there, after being mixed with ten thousand tons of water. Mr Bradney remarked : tr You e_nnot put any sewage into the harbour without contaminating it." The matter was finally r_erred to the engineer.

A meeting of Umpires under the district scheme will be heild in the Amateur Sports Club on Monday evening.

Good dressers should gejfc right bn this. Lovely fancy vests for the summer season. Geo. Fowlds.—(Ad.).

opting oi rne.engagementdf ir,-r7 H. Merz, in London, as co_»h?' • C ' trical engineer on ; _c LS^ 8 6C * Victorian suburban lines to «W°- **■ the Railway CommisUoner Merz is to be paid twothoS * and travelling expenses fS? 613 Melbourne and return, _£ to penses while in Melbourne iof? 8 ;^ plete report. ■ '?" -*' ?°niThe Auckland City Salvation ' ir'' band will render (weatherllSN the following programme in-lu Park on Sunday afternoon at March ftai.e Thee, 0 I^^^"?-. of Otira"; selection, "Faith ant'Vsong, "OraProNS'.^ I*"The1*"The Chief's Last Can- P Abbey"; march, M Save the King." ' ""*-"..,G«?d The New Zealand profeasional frjotr— 1 lers play their second match-.to_v" meeting Huddersfield, a much strong combination than that which they _i feated so roundly on Wednesday _,£' A memorial service in connection,trifl.the death of the late Mrs Hendry Somw veil, will be held in St. Andrew's (JhiiMh to-morrow morning. ~ The band of the First Auckland' Mount, ed Rifles will give a recital df- sacred music to-morrow at three p.m'on the Cricket Ground at Devonport,'' -'Virhen a collection will be taken on behalf 0 f -tv, widow of Mr Watkins, who, it"vrul _r£ membered, was lost in a recent bbatiiiJ accident. Mr Whalley 'Stewart- if Leeds, England, will officiate astor. The programme is as follows '—Si cred march, "The Church's One' Fo__" tion" (J. Ord Hume); diriGarland of Flowers"-(Boy'es)- r select-t Hchjah" (Mendelssohn)'; ' solo, "The Village Blacksmith" (Welfcf Mr Langton; I nod); hymn, "Abide With- Me''"' ■(•_,» W. Stuart); selection, "Gloria."£fr&i the 'Twelfth Mass" (Mozart). ::':"- The annual Home Mission Sunday _ connection with the Methodist churches' of Auckland and the, surrpundin g di*- I tricts will be celebrated hy special 'set. ■ vices to-morrow. The ministers' of '-tha ' denomination will exchange .pulpits, ani collections . will be taken up in aid "of the Home Mission and church .extensionfunds. The Home Mission me'e'tigj__'%jii be held next week, "when"the forward movement, initiated last. year,-, .will'; ba ecrtinued, and large jitter—gs"' ate espected. The annual report states that ' the income last year was expenditure £3922. '. '/■*-' " A sale of work in connection with. -St Peter's Presbyterian.Gnuirc h will beheld in Ponsonby Hall'next 'Wednesday and Thursday. - ".: : -* The depreciations of sparrows .on early peas are the bane of. the cottage gardener, says the "North Otago.Times." "ifo sooner do the pens .appear- above ihe ground than the birels are down on theft, and before long they leave nothing bit the stumps of the stalks. An oan_i i reside—t, however, has circumveiital them. Out of ordinary pieces'.of tin he has cut the images of most..— cejeai—looking cats. Each cat has piinfel eye more deadly looking than iiat't»h_ ornamentejd the historic. Dick Deideje, and besides, the back is arched and the tail spread out like a fan. . The eat_ia swung from the branch of ,a tresVcir ( piece-of stick stuck in the earth;.andJs: toeis just touch the ground. With"eTCry puff of wind the tin e_n prances ro_l in ,a most .natural .manner, always; »j>pearing as if it. were" about '';to?l»inti'' itse_! on. its, prey. It is : neediiis!i,!ts"ißif that no sparrows have vis&d'tfet'ar'' den.' ' " r j. j..\ A reminder of the e_edging boonvis afforded by a notice received;by alia- c wera shareholder of one of the defunct ' companies announcing- that: a. dredge which originally cost £8000 wasboog—• by a "plunger" for £350!.. That even this was too much is shown hy the fact I _ that on a resale he could only get £300. It is worth a great deal to be, sure . 't that you need pot be tortured hy head- . | ache. STou will knbwthis ifyou haye.a ;% (box of Steams' Headache Curt at-hand for it cures all headaches epnckly-* Advt. ".' ... :■ ... - ! .Picture postcards. Spec—l ffisplay.this evening—the largest and most nptp-date selection in Auckland. ■ Spreckley; and Co., right near Post Ofiace.—(Ad.) X ; See our fine showing of millinery, all the latest style, colourings _qn_ie,<'is- ;- played in our fine showTM_;<-pnM*> 14/11 to 79/6; bonnets, 19/11' to —/* ready-to-wears, 6/11 U K/9. and 'Gower's for value and-variety.—Ar There will be a great display r of picture post-cards this evening at'WiHnaa and Arey's comer," Shorttaml-stree-— (A_) * ■ ..-;■•' Spring Cleaniirg. when re* novating, we are showing sp_odm rang* of A—minster and pile carpets, before the recent heavy adva_*s : '..cSn»» and Caughey, Ltd.—(Ai) . During extensive ad—tions..to onr r*f mises, a special show of new carpet* js being made in temporary space floor.—Smith and Caughey, Ltd.—(Ad.): Laces: i_e net aUovers, pretty P»**.'. terns, in- white, <_cam, and Kris, Ma., wide, 1/6, 1/11, 2/3, 2/11, to 18/6 yarf;. allover Valenciennes, it elamty desjSßß, white, cre_n, and Paris, 1/6, l/ 8..« u « 2/9, 3/6 yard; hanelsome patteaßS,ffl_*» . guipure all overs, whit*, cream, M £P*r*> 1/11, 2/11, 3/6, to 14/6 y-d. MrfWW and Gower for value and variety— {&*■>? Boy's summer items. Yon to provide the boy with Ms *™f*? ' clothes, hats, etc Save money nnd B* the best at Geo. Fowle-'.—(AeL) We are always pleased to dispfej;jg»:'. splenelid range of carpets. No tm pr»" ed to purchase. Smith and CM3«J» Ltd—(Ad). ■ '-_, Your shirt taste wfll be _tisfi«t here.. Beautiful range of neglige shirts, etc Geo. Fowle——(Atw Just opened: A splentfid range^ WfiM ras muslin for curtains; all shades, ; l/W> 1/9*, 1/lli, 2/2 to 2/9. l/6i, 1/9J, 1/lli; Brisk Bisodrtto, 9*d to 1/6 J. McCullagh and Gower's ior value and variejty.—(Ad) : ..:-■/.:: p__' Now.showing': New summer. Plain, ribbed, openworked, and-emhnaa: ered cashmere hose, 1/,"IA/'J"', /9 .' 1/11, to 3/6; lace lisle, 1/6; -VO*& 2/ f£ plain cotton and lisle, 1/,-1/oi '/"'" McCullagh and Gower's.—(Ad.) ;•' ._J Carpet ends, 500 traveller's'«i«g assorted styles, marked low -W fc ;. Smith and Caughey, Ltd.—(Ad.) _. Long kid and suede glovta,; new mer shades, 6 and S-button lengths, o/» 6/11. 7/6; also, short kid 3/6, 3/11, up.—McCullagh. & White box robes, sha bodice requirements, 18/11, «/' V -~/_) Special selection at 21/9, 29/11, Ask to see the best vanety .01 ffi? g oot ls._At McCt—agh and.Gpwer-s.-g"; During extensive additions to anrpj mises a special display of being made on furniture *&-\j£g% tion invited. Smith and-.WP ; Ltd.—(Ad.) . ..-..",.;-K._,^gf Those reqirir_g fashiona.ble date carpejfci-should inspect-Oil on first floor. Smith and CadgW Ltd.— i Mi■