THE CHANGING SCENE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1431, 4 May 1912, Page 6

THE CHANGING SCENE.

;-. A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW. / \ [Br.M._p.K.l\ '. . . "It is you I" exclaimed' tho_ intelligent foreigner. "Let ua listen -to this iaan, my old. Lot us away with tho politic Let us regard the voice of tho people." "And 50,.1 say,'gentlemen," the orator .went on, "that this 'defence ' scheme is all bally rot. It will simply ruin us, aiid.'wo aro jolly w.eU'not going to stand it. "-What is wanted is a united protest against these parades. Were wo consulted by Jtheso people? Of courso not, and wo are not going, to 'be. smashed by the tyranny of the defence maniacs. Do they think we will let'them rule tho roost? Not-on your life, gentlemen." , "But, my old, this is terrible. Theso. Socialists, will one not suppress them ? Mo, I not comprehend. ' I will address him, By blue; sostronga fellow to shrink from the defence of his native country! I will writs to the paper against him." "He's not a Socialist at all," said the .Wnrdist. "Ho'sa footballer." "But you joke?.' Tho footballer—l know him; Tho All-Black, tho sport, tho fibre of the uatidn. You joke in bad taste.What would wo do without tho football? .What said 11. Shakespeare? Tho Battle of Spion Kop was won on the Athletic Park. I go to the park, I see the wingforward box 1 the noso of the gallant halfquarter, arid I wave the hat and cry loudly Iti'ile .Britannia !• Excellent box!' No,.inj'old, he is not a footballer. What haSi'tho footballer to become infuriated at the parades?"

"\ r ou see, Hippqlyte, the parades interwith the games, and theso chaps realiso that tho Defence Department must alter its arrangements to suit."

"Is that true?" cried tho intelligent forcignei. "You speak tho truth? My gosh! whirls!' Take me away, my old,\and over a cocktail yon will explain to~ ; 'ine-how tho Rugby. Society will nrrango'ithat the invader will not break in on tlie Saturday I have, so much,- oh!'so much, to learn still of my dcar>stepi'ather country. To the ci detail—march, my old !"■'.-■

"Thellfime'vliad now .arrived for the establisffinentf.oK.a. forwarUUhiovoment in favour ;~oV; justice! Geo. Fowlds'in (lio^Anekl<liid':Tpwii; i 'Hall. ."What's", this? What's.ithis?"."tha-"Public asked, exceedingly,'dismayed.-,"' It's Fowlds a-ri:Jn' hup,:me. lad," 'the Labour person said. ' ' ; ■"'■.- .-'■ 'But what and why and how and where?" the-Public asked, dismayed.. "Just hup -an' hon an' forrard, mate," tho4lJabour,.person'.said; ~'. ~•....-.. ■"'E's hput ( fcr Social. Justice, w'ich: .the prosentr.state is 'orridr ■' 'E's riz!- 'E's hup! 'E's houtfer gore! 'E'll make it pretty torrid; An' us, we ups, machine-like,'w'sn we'"ears' 'is order 'Forrard!' . An' we're startin' on the.march termorror .-mbrnin'." '"■ ■'•■•". ■ .-.■.-.-.-'- "Bat whither are, yon marchinjr, friend? ■"What plan is this you've; made?" "I : ;tells yer Fowlds' said'■lForrard,' boss," Kthe Labour person iaid. ; "..,-, "Dear mo! But Etet3 your aims, you - know," the Public,said, dismayed. "Equality.an' Justice iaV'Them..Things," •"the persoh~aaid;'" '' ■'- "" -" '■ ' ' "We're hout i'cr change; we're sick of '.'things; we wants a Newer Hage; We']],, root,up old Tradition;.-we shall turn . JJHanottisr'Page';'•' " "'' ''' • • ■ TWhultimatc—the Eights of-Man—the Perfect 'TJman Stage—. .«; ... All'; we're off, 1 wot ho! we're off termorrer ;:mornin'." "Not reailyPV,said the Public, as Its heart '.;.'grew dull as lead. '. "You better quid I My oath, we are," tho person 'said. ■"Biit/please! oh, please, don't he too hard!" *'tho Public said, dismayed. •■■•■.■••' "Well, Fowlds 'e is a, terror-w'en 'e ups" *'""":• ■"'E says, 'Seek social justice, joy an' •■'appinass-fer-a11,.; Hup'."dii'" h'onward, bravely for'ard, fer a 'oly call ...-...., Ternwin the .goal,' tor 'build anoo'—l 'card "J'lm in tho 'AH; ' Ltr([ Hamming 'ecd the Warcry an' the "•Warnin'!" "Bat kindly;gir,e' some; details) friend,"- the ■■'Public said; dismayed.' •"W'ich details is irrelevink," the Labour • ~'person said. - i"Bnt what on earth does Fowlds intend?" • ■ the Public begged and prayed.. "W'y, ain't I just a-tellin' yer?" the La,7 hour person said;' . ."He asn't yet decided the partic'lars of 'is ;; plan, But' 'e's feslin' shore an' certain that it's '•'gotter'bo began; Fer 'the Hower, the Hower is strikin' now, an', Fowlds, lo! 'e's the man— The percession' will go honward in the .'■\'mornin'." I

\V]ith characteristic promptness the Govprnmentr has given its-attention to tho prevalenco of lilepharocerids, Deiuacrida Rugosa, Lepidoptera, and Somatochiova liraveri, papers upon which were read at tho. meeting of the Philosophical Society. Mr? Mackenzie stated to a reporter that tho Government had been .'considering tho matter for some time. f It intended to •.leal with the lilepharocerids by a short, measure requiring every Blepharocerid to be registered. As for tho Lepidoptera, tho Government hrtd decided to appoint a number of* foresters, who would shoot, the™ fierce animals when they came down from the mountains in the winter. He had always opposed the introduction of Lepidoptera and other carnivora, and ho believed farmers would appreciate tho steps he was taking. Tho Somatochlora Braveri was by no means the pest that it 6eclhs to have been declared to 'bo, but exhaustive tests were being carried out at pno of tho experimental farms., 'l'ho public could rely upon tho Government doing tho best for the country, although it was difficult to'do much in tho face of tho constant .criticism to which they were subjected. As for thaDeinacrida Rugosa, he deplored as much as anybody tho* harm that it was doing to the health of tho community, but it was very difficult to cope with, and no systematic plan of Suppression had been carried out in any country. He could only aslc for tho co-operation of tho people and tho medical profession. The entomology of tho Ohakuno districts had also. beon brought up at tho meeting of the society. lie was dealing with it, however, for he had been much struck by it on his recent visit to the district. In his. opinion it was entirely due to the absence of lime in the soil. When sufficient lime was sent to the district we should hear much less in tho way of complaint. The Government was determined to concentrate upon administration. Last wcelt, It was ventured tn this column to remonstrate with tho-Eov. E. 0.-.Bla-mires through the medium or Bill', tlio disembodied "wuckln'-man," ys-ho talltg hero in rhyme. Mr. Blamirea bad ombroilea himself with the truo democrats by advocating chivalry. Ho was wasting his timo, as Bill pointed out, Bill knows more about tho Trades Hall spirit than anybody. Mr. Blamlres, howevor, does not ajrrce that it is hopeless to talk to Bill and his friends about chivalry, tie has B»nt in some versos. Bome of which are sliwlly printed, in part because they ate worth printing, !ind in part because thoy l\elD out a column that would othorwiso be brief. owinc to tho Eilenco of .Sir Joseph Ward and of the other sources ot that strangeness in ideas a.nd statement which irivo "this column a reason for existence. Tho selected verses follow:— What's Chivalry, Mr. Blamtrcs? , H nn answer my comrade requires, 'I,ot" me' W 10 him stralghtJf he's patienco to wait— "H> no dodjre of "tho 'irclines lad liars." In ;'the fisht of the right 'gainst tiw jrtflfl*.

It's the thought.for tho weak by tho strong; Sacrifice ate made Bitch as oft aro portrayed In poetry, story, ana mas.

If the rioli prove the'friend of tho poor, If the learned consider tho boor. If tho mnu of- atfairs For Hodge doe 3 and dares— Thatfa Chivalry; nothinff ,id truer, rt's a habit that" Honour acquires, It's an act that ,Devotion inspires; When danger is ' near It overcomes fear, . This Chivalry woman admires. When tho signal has flown Q.0.D., And tho boats arc as full ae can be, . And tho: men on ■ the. wreck Still keep, to the deck; That's Chivalry, shown, on the sea. When a lady steps into a tram, And it's "Stand, men, or else there s a jamb!"' • ■ .' ' . . Tho' thoy. say, "Bother take it,' The room soon they make it: That's Chivalry, shown in a tram. And Labour, my dear M.0.K., Won't keep from this spirit astray. Labour loves not the cad, Tho boor, and the bad, He's chivalrous, give him his way. And what the true worker requires Is the'. chance to express his desireß; And so in his frtead I've, said what I've said. - I remain, Tours sincerely, BIjAMIRES. Which is, all very sood, but Bill, the Bill who really knows, dissents from Mr. Blamires. more strongly than ever. Ho longs to retort, but he isn't nllowed to-day.