Raudom Shots.

Cromwell Argus, 13 March 1905, Page 3

Raudom Shots.

[By Ski disk.]

Whdtevtj the iNew Zealanders can do t ) the Fuuibilleis of Creation generally, that, and more, can rhs cricketers ol Australia do to them. Otivn is a strong football province, ui used to be—l am afraid the past tense is wanted here - but in cricket it comes in an easy last. Certainly in Dunedio there are plenty of cuekt t clubs and hundreds of players; matches are pliyed Saturday after Saturday, but still when an Australian eleven happens alone, Ot.igo takes in comparison with i ther provinces a very back seat Why is this thus Surely the young and midcle aged fellows—for ‘go it Baldy 1 i-i often heard on the football fields—-who managed to att un such proficiency with their let L, should attiiu at least mediocrity with tln ir hands when a ball or a bat is in them. They should, but they don't—and that is where the puzzle comes in. According to the veracious and trustworthy cablegrammor the Cztr has decided L" call a Constituent Assembly whose fluty it will bo fo formulate a const tution for Russia. A truly momentous, but necessary decision. Hut how is the Assembly to be elected, and how will it behave when elected I These are tlio questions that require answering. Poor Louis X VI called such an Assembly and it soon pretty well took charge of everything, and thou gave place to a siieoeasor that, chopped oil heads by the hundred. Onoo tiro snowball of Revolution fun tv rolling, it in very difficult to ettimale the dimensions to which it will grow, or the ultimata «<at>l of it jouinay, vo;. oMnsiaon tun ui i.o?; aii oJr citing time, The Laud Commission is not going to hurry over Us work—no scamping; but slow and steady libor. At the present iab a of progress its rupoit may be looked for sumo fcuno next year., after tho liuriy burly of the next general election, II; is going to visit Cromwell and learn what is to be learned about the ideas of settlers in those pai ts. The local Farmers* Union will of course be to the fore and will give it a opinions. Strange to say that, although Mr Seddou spoke at length on the Laud Question at Stratford, he took care to say nothing that would indicate that he hell any views on the question of E’reehi 11 v. Leasehold. He is eumtoifitly roosting on the fence ready to get down mi the winning aide. But, where and oh, where I ta that uuHe fury with which he spoke in favor oi tho Leasehold at Newtown, when hi a back waa against the Kook of LeaaebolcL and lie thundered out, 'Come one. cornu ill, Him Rock that . ~ , From iti proud base aa coon ar, 1 But this in tho view Oi Hombcuilea Fuiioco v/ac before a city oiowd. How these heroics aro forgotten and, in the Liberal camp, mention of them is ietc miijeßte The Oppositionists ai Russia, having no constitutional means, have passed a noconfidence vote in the only way practic ;.pi 0 -_t!iey have put out of office a groat uovernmei i suppoilsr by means of a dynamite botnb~ ” When Mr Heddon read the news, he must have said to himself, 1 Thank Heaven, 1 am the autocrat of a country with a constitution'’ Strange to cay he has not yet sent the inevitable Uiegram, but ! suppose he is in a quandary j it would not consolidate his influence among his supporter?, if he wired his condolences to the Czvr; perhaps, ho would wire his congratul itions bo the Revolutionary Oommiueo but for a contain iadehniteness about the business address of that body. Hiving sown tho wind, autocracy is beginning to reap the whirlwind ; but, unfortunately for the people, as fast as one pilhr of ‘ 3 Throne is blitted away another tikes i>? ; 1 ; tho pay in honor and money is largo and men can easily be found t > take on the job. Russia is a young nation, and has her troubles before her ; vyo got through ours 2UO years ago : and Franco emerged from hers about iOO years ago ; Russia is lint beginning her path of trouble, but can conacJi herself with the nflection that out of evil comes good-

Mr Seddon is now stumping the North lalund blowing his counterblast to Mr ftlausey. He delivered cue of his uoual ' Alone.-I-dona-it' speeches. Afler read" iug the repoit of the Premiet'd groat speech, ono comes to tho conclusion that Providence has deaeitad New Zealand aiuce Seddon jumped StoiuM claim on tho dehth of BalJance, Good crops, food prioec new markets, eood seasons, everything—are to bu credited to 'mo an' my government ' The people of Now Zonlmd are ao silly th ■ '. leas they had tho Great Boss t> Lad them, they wouldn't know how many beans make live. Cailjia aays that «11 truly great men are modest. It is a pity that the sago of Cheluoa did not know the Demigod of the South Soar, It would have been ' inti gran',' man, to hear them expressing their opinions of such ether. If t'te iitme was anyway dyspeptic, Richard wotil I have % bad time of it,

liJT Gibb. li'o fdoderetir and wearer of thttcii'ty broekSj i= suing t'J «<&t t?en with the naugh'y Premier whe took him i* in 30 badly The Bitl-i in iichuj'.u people have engaged an organiser, and arot'oiug. to bri" : their view of. the fjMestiou euernoticady bui'ore the people dining elecS o!i period. They aroint.i t not .>nly in gaiiiin:; thou - poitt, but aluoou an lining tlio insult aivtii them by a promisebreaking political). !>ut, su'nly, DrGibb about I not bo 30 furious. Does not the b.ook lin if: endeavouring fr> introduce ir.fci I schorls s-'v, 'Pot iv-t your t'ut-t in prineeri.' If l.'r Gibb cannot personally pot int i better practice the precept' of

hie book he cannot very consiatot tly for it ii i trod notion into sehoi K AJto' gotlior the nt-xt election promises to. be eo confusiog that the poor elector is to be pitied.