NOTES OF THE DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1464, 12 June 1912, Page 4

NOTES OF THE DAY.

early ■ .^Vth6;> ; :!\%lsiv; Church Bill curious and .Interesting' ■con'ftoversvj'v over the lands , - , 'of^tHe--'CECiiiV;faniily;; , During a Lloyd-George enceto the fact that ? sbme.!oi'tM: ; .prog perties of the'CEOiLSporigi'ria.tedsiiri;. lands taken Church by the^CrWn>iri':J^he'.',-;six i . teenth whether this facfi : ;shouia;bcVheld>.tb; debar any memberf6f ;; _the>.GECit".-famT; ily from raising^objectionVvttfithc sl present Government's proposal.'tod'pb the Church inV\Vales.-"of-'a--'g'rcat;.p'aft.. of her endowments'r.":lt.'.is-'n6t:--nearly so simple a qiiestionjallt-.may.'se.em. l ' The Radical in this passageffr6m-?a , 3etife'r';tb;' , ':..the' Times by PROFESSPR^BoLLAED^yho' , argued the pointiiimjpnnt; : Cecils: = : - :, '^V , .' ,, ' l '': It'is too late fbr.:menibers.6fi,;aii : :.arist6i? cvftcy raised on thetruins ■ofiCliuiclv\prb-i perty in the 10thlC€ntury"tq:|an>;;:bfisacviTS lege lrlien it isiproposed^tp/'-flivert'/eccler- , siastical endo\vments'; : t6.;: : the. purposes'j. ot' : public education '■ and c ;riot.-!to*the,-.. tion of noble familie3l.*i'",y''- : T,?' : '.\"'~. .|."!''-.| But Lord effective retort;:^'.-';.?'■.;.V'.-''- v : -.-.'.." ;'.'.v- ■',- ] The suggestion thatj ,; becaiise ; soie. ; bfetjie , ;:, ancestors of the present:;i'aristpcracy;.Y>,re'-'. ceived grants of 1 fore their descendahts"are,:preoluded; ; frbm : -.-i protesting against. lege is astonishing,- even-;ihv.i. Iprbiessbri,. 1 It would be as ono must bo a Temperance.'reformer.'whoseV remote ancestor hefd'sha'rcs'-.iri'Si.brevferyi; As a matter of faetl.-am-'not'theovTier of an acre of to the Church. 5;.;;;--£";.ft'f" '■'.",,' "''■ : ; :,S"!- : As a matter ly anybody can" say,;thafe;be nb# thing to the spoliatipnjof'ispmebo'dyl by somebody clspiat-;Bdmc'.per.iqd:'''.'of* history. The fiafiii'ddtf/ right: jl : lb'C l-i "■,.' l i '^f: i ■'■; "Conceive the situatiohi-wh&efpropsrty; , - if he can trace not begin in \var;iov;."violeDcei':;of:: sotnej sort? What is thb ; prigin' ; ,pf.-.-,'pr'ojk'rt.y,.but' force? What a gencral-pbstytftiv-ou|d;:be; if wo all acted onC'l'vpfessovi ~ Pollard!s: view, and how the^kiiayK- ,, ybjild!lthriyo ! :i in the confusion!"■!' '. ''."'■;''! ■ '."''-~ : " '[1 But there is' , J;anp.th : c|r;;pb'int 1 ,, -.ian here the Radicalsr : ;a:ref'|pr.ced;, silence. Mr. liLpYD^jKirtdE;s:;. ; " ; ancl' Phofessor PoLLAßp!^:V ; jiewii.: Head: logically to thcfSbostpwiil.., . ; :pf 5 the-:! Welsh Church fuhds?pn-thft'origiiralv owner, the Roman":Gd'tholic : lQhurch. ; . And the H'enVdowmeuts which : are2Skeri;.;from: : the Anglican they were intended:?tb^-be- ; lield.;'v-ii;: trust for to be given to Welshiimiiseums;';:'; '■ .Spfthe logic of ther'positibh.J-rouhds ■up., the Radicals dishonesty and leant: '.'" . In his indiscreet; r.om'tb.ftrsjt at ,ttie : Town Hall concci:'n'ing; , tne;,fe>Vr milv lion loan, Sir Joseph-- APard' made this assertion : 'V , ' ' "Ifad the result-.;-:o'f -the' ;o'ioefion ))pen favournblo to the Liberal- imrljvibiir. miU lions of capital wcSVlil .hiiytf.liwn ;iii(rbduced into New Zotiland/al Uip 'eiidf-of February last, nadviliis'tyeenj.'jloiie 'tlitro would have been Tso.' tig hV-noss , of ■.riiojiey.',. nor would it have bopa-snidftlint Ijusiiioss. wae pomeivhat slack, at 111i>.„prV'>oii.t-. "n|q.inent." It will be noted thiit'th( i ..moiii.b:ei'; ;fqi< Awarua distinctly;' siatf>cl' that if tlif; loan had been raiflccl.'''iVjiii:■■.liu.ll.i'gns (if capital wnuldi.Kjve. ■brfin: 'piijiiuiyic,r<l inln Xe.w Ze'ii'lu'nil/ 1 * ..-.He.- -e".i.n.= phasised bis point by. assenting that , the introduction ofiiuH.iii.o.pp.v' -wouldhave relieved tliei /itightiiess' in: 11 iq. local money ina.rlte.t-.- 'IJi.esc stfi.tanicnts, when read i.ft. coiTJirm'fiq'.n. with the aniioiniceniei.i'ii- .'lliads' , Xosfrr, day by the PiMMfi : sl.!\riSTgn SS-'i^ , fiiij purposes for whirl) fh.e...'four ittijlip.ii loan is being i-ji-isccU linivj.liy !i.aV= monise. Sir Josct'-h' in iiis : sonicvhat boastful trenr.T.rkF-,- ol.nimr-d" that the raising p{. :the- loaa., \vouid ; .

have ihti'dcliv.CQcl .four m.ill.iqusi of capital into Kew Z.enlnncl, wliercas 11«. MACK.Ejyzl.t! states that the Joan '"Was principally, fay re.p4yinoo:fc pf old l.tmiVß- rii.atwing, -ad-van cos a'li'i-ijdy lvcmvvd sii iuiticijiiitiini ut authorised Ipiriis,. and .for payment <>:f t'lii! ; ].)ri:at!n.(i:iighi>" The" Prime JliN'j-SiEKj it is tri be assumed, knows what lii; is- talking. aWi.b, and Uia.t; btjing t!i«e:asc, perhaps Hut. Jfisiii'iL 'iV.ATi;!) will, esplam heiy/ huc.li it ldidi. ■as -the- one. jincfer ■discussion could ;l)i)Ss.il(ly 'rii.lri.Ki.iicp four ■mi'U.io.n'H of (•apii.a.l into l,he country ami: ri'lip-vo/ fl'ii! tightness of .u.iviiii'y, T.htv Vfipiiy* ine:ii|; of old loans , does not ■iii.t.roxlucd ■ .nejv. capital, anyinmrij tliaii. dps* 'i.Up riiming of. Money f.pr- thp -n/iy.iiieriii 01. i the, coist pi a JJrij(id.]roiigM jjuilt in Kjifflaiiti, Wβ liardly Imagine; that 'it [ writ be- cpntendctf tiki'thdiojVr'million loan: winch Sir JosKi-ir WA*:n ; j started, to raise and ahjiriilp.iiieti- in December .last, .is not ilie hahitj- ipitU that his 'sweceaspr in. bfiitje. is. i-aiking. " ■"■■■■ v ■■■■■■■

M.i!., Laurensos :must rpally be 111!vfPPy. One -by the :old ; instttuV ,tipns.-.are: offondiiifj- liirii.' The Qtlibi-: day :ifc was'tlie. judiciarSench^wliich' .cbntairis. .at. least 1 ■phe'..J«'clgi". '" ; iyha ;& :pi:ther' '; ( a. ;.fop.l 4: qiubbling y Xo3/ : - yer, is jlie.press; that':is"in ; .thfl , dock. .SeAMi:e.aß^were'*he; ; Mffiisf■ tor-s W ; to. ;^6rnpetition; ■chai i [inng^latfqi;i#ora;toi ; y; : : Perlia;psj: h&;may;sr)ehayt;ijiHhinkirig:;ou^wliy: ; ■Mns : .".s,pf!-uie ; ;&tADSTONEi ;idii' cecasioi 'iix ;pne : :Hoiise?;p J : '!:l';may ■ lie : inonounible.. mGmßer.:thirilis :; niuch : ™r little;.of.tho : opiiii6ii:;o| ; tlie^duse::o£; ■ :fiP™'V? te'fiop, ' pepapsv ■' a' jrm'estion. .tin , .;wh;ichvt,he. 'character; ; aria:; r dignity : ' iri |he'mairiy mutely fdc'iJ'e'n'c]: I '-' '■ ' ' ■■■