WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

Evening Star, Issue 14636, 4 August 1911, Page 1

WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

Two years ago the Farmers' Union, or some of" the branches, talked of an actuarial valuation as that on which the purchase money for the fee simple ehould be afsetfod. If the freehold is to be .sold at all, that surely if the batis on which to proceed. But from our pcint of view it is saws factory that the union should now be repeating the unjust demand which mnet make cucoof.fi impossible.— Wellington T«t.' # * » The broad view, ths proper view, the view that can alone maintain iteeif in the end. is that every community must make defence provisions, and that the only juel method of doing so was pointed out to w long ago by the Swiss, the most demo critic community on earth, which recognise that the*** who claim the privilege* of citizenship should perform the. dutiee of citizenship.—Napier ' Telegraph.' # • * It might be possible for the superintendents of mental hospitals to.attend at the genera! hospitals for, say. a couple of hours two days a week, for the purpose of seeing out-patients suffering from men taJ trouble. There are many caece which raallv need a mental expert, and advice and "treatment given in the earliest stags wouid, we fee) sure, prevent a large proportion from becoming really serious and possibly a heavy charge on the community.—Chriftchurch 'Press.' » • * The consistent interest taken by the Governor will perhaps stimulate farmere to greater efforts, and will persuade them that the eciftnee of agriculture is never fully learned, and that there i 6 always urgent necessity for adopting methode which will contribute to the greatest productiveness.—Southland ' News.' # * « It is all very well to be able to ebow that we exported £1,639,380 worth of butter in 19j9—an increase of £469,196 over 1908 —but when our people are deprived of the free use of this necessary article because of its prohibitory price then it is surely time to,draw the line.— Palmers-ton 'Standard.' # * * To the true woman legitimate motherhood should appeal as being the most ennobling of God s gifts, the glorious birth of a newer dawn of innocence ; but to-day malpractices are resorted to that rami surely bring the blush of shame to. the brow 6of all puro-minded women.— Rotcrua ' Chronicle.' » * * We believe th'it Sir Joeepb. Waxd't baronetcy and Dr Findlay's knighthood are tougher, things for the Libeial party to get over than all the ply like of Mr Mar/cy's second-hand platform.—Carterton ' News.'