The Evening Star THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1919.

Evening Star, Issue 17062, 5 June 1919, Page 4

The Evening Star THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1919.

Oxlt ungracious souls would be jealous

this "week of the Birthday Birthday Honors granted to the Honors. Dominion. In two days we hava not had time to count them all; bui; never before in our history, it is plain, have so many grown famous ia a single ni™ht. Every calling almost finds a niche. Xo wonder that at least cna indafatigable -woman worker belonging to this City declined for a second time the honor cf inclusion in the 0.8. E. list.

His Majesty lias been pleased to Bmile benignantly on doctors who did not heal and on soldiers who did not fight. His -favor lias fallen on clerics who clerked, and on. owners who owned. It has reached lawyers who made after-dinner speeches. It has lighted like the gentle dew from heaven, en magistrates who were paid overtime to order warriors to the front. It has sought out nearly every official secretary of every official board under every official department. It has not been very kind to the clergy, asd it has ignored altogether the hnmbla dominie; hero and there a schoolmaster has been caught, but that has been through keeping military company. Journalists, too, have commonly been left " "unable," the only noteworthy exception having brought it on himself by his temerity ia telling the truth about rat frozen meat. And in this connection it is worthy of note that New Zealand journalism ha 3 always been ignored when Birthday honors have been distributed. This has not been the case in the Commonwealth. Take, for instance, Sir John Langdon Bonython (South Australia), the lata Sir James Fairfax (New South Wales), the late Sir W. J. Hackett {West Australia), Sir Wm. Sowden (South. Australia), and Sir Bobert K. Thomas (South Australia). It ••would have been fitting to have recognised the efforts of one member at least of the Press Delegation to jfingllTMii

It was not to be expected, of conwe, that His Majesty would know of the widow who gave her only son. Who was there to toll him of the humble soul wo have heard of in dsn-ersham, who sent her thro© boys packing to the Drill Shed to get "the only kind of coats that -would not hurt her eyes"? The latest list of honors should call for a demand on tho part of Parliament for the abolition of the 0.8.8. Order neck and crop.

Mr H. V Fulton, secretary of the Otago A. and P. Society, announced last night that 26 new members had been already enrolled during tho Winter Show. Mr ~D. Murray, Mr A. Reid, and Mr T. Elliott, speaking at the Otago A. and P. Society's annual -meeting last night, advocated the exclusion of " any age " exhibits from the cattle and sheep classes at the summer show, and tho chairman (Mr Cantrell) said that tha committee would take a note of this suggestion.

At Port Chalmers yesterday evening it was decided to form a Port Chalmers Highland Pipe Band. Tho meeting to consider the matter was convened by the Mavor (Mr J. M. Stevenson) and a good deal of enthusiasm was displayed. Captain Norman M'Donald was elected president oE the band, the vice-presidents feeing Messrs J. Mill, J. M. Stevenson, D. M'lvenzie, I. Stevenson, and W. M'DougalJ. Pipe-major M'Galium was appointed to the charge of the band, and a committee of management consisting oi four playing and four non-playing members were also appointed. During the discussion on the equipment and maintenance of the band, nine band uniforms were subscribed for in the room. It was suggested that tho Royal Stewart tartan be adopted as the hand colors.

The firm of Henry Willis, of England, advised that the organ which they are building for the Dunedin Anglican Cathedral will probably be shipped hy the middle of this month.

Mr Paulin advised us at 2 p.m.! S.E, to N.E. winds and fine for 24 hours; barometer fall.

We have received the following further sums in aid of the crippled bov at the Glen road : Mrs Frew, £1; Mr P. (Mornington), 10s: Mr P. Farrell, 7s 6d: Mr Rummage, 4s 6d; Svmpatliv. 3s; Taffv, 2s 6d; Mr J. S., 2s 6d: M. M. C, 2s 6d; George Stevenson, Is; Mrs Stevenson, Is. Members of the Otago A. and P. Society were invited at the annual meeting lasii night to express an opinion as to whether the dates of the summer show should ba November or later in the season. Several members spoke, and it was eventually decided to refer the question to the committee.

In replying to the toast of the " Navy and Army " at tho dinner tendered to the South Island Dairy Conference delegates last night Mr W. A. Saunders quoted some interesting figures showing Otago in a very favorable light in connection with NewZealand's efforts in the great war. Of the 99,800 men sent from the Dominion Otago —the least populous of the four big provinces—contributed over 18.000. Of these, 158 officers and 681 men came from the Territorial Forces. But this was not the only record put up by the province, for the list of military defaulters published recently disclosed the gratifying fact that, in proportion to 'her population, Otago produced by far the smallest number of these undesirables.

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