Notes and Comments.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1677, 22 December 1911, Page 2

Notes and Comments.

The seasons seem to have got mixed, like some twins wo have read about. Over here we havo had repeated cold snaps, and yesterday was tho longest day. Nice sort of midsummer weather! And a message from New York tells us that the folks over there havo been visited by prostrating boat waves—instead of snow. Those explorers down in Antarctica must have struck tho Pole, and mixed our meteorology. .Having decided upon a policy of using up his royal relations in the royal service abroad, King George is notmoving slowly. Ho has already sent his uncle, tho Duke of Connaught, across to Canada, and now word comes that the Duke's son, Prince Arthur of Connaught, is to be sent out to represent the King in India. 'A London rumour has it that Prince Arthur is to succeed Lord Hardinge as Viceroy of India. Be is a very popular prince, and has conducted several missions of importance in foreign countries for his cousin the King. He may bo on uio young side—but this is an ago of young men; and he is no failure, but full of promise.

Presiding ait th© Technical School social last night, tho chairman of the Education Board said he would like to see prizes given for other classes, in addition to those offered by the Chamber of Commerce for the commercial students. The Rev. G. Budd, in proposing a vote of -ihanks to the Chamber for tho prizes, also hoped more prizes would be forthcoming next year, to be spread over tho whole school, and Mr L. J. Wat-kin, Director of the school, spoke to the same effect. Perhaps our business men, and also our women, will make a note of this for next year.

Some little while ago it was notified that multi-millionaire John D. Rockefeller had sworn off getting richer, and had determined to bo a good, modest, satisfied fellow in future, i.o pulled out of ono of his big trusts, and the lesser-rich wore unkind enough to ■say 'lhafc lie had got a tip from President Taft that tho poor old trusts were coming down about the ears of tlie money magnates. Then lie gave another million or two to the cause of religion mid -to education, and the envious said he was on the verge of that place where they do not trade in gold or gilt-edged securities, and ho was unloading his riches. And all the time John D. kept- his lips tight shut and retired intojiis bomb-proof domicile, where neither canvassers nor anarchists can enter. And thero was cause for this silence and seclusion. For tho trust-busters wero out after him. They had a few pertinent and impertinent questions to put to hint m open Court, John D., however, likes neither the open nor the Court, Amongst other matters a committee of the House of Representatives has been inquiring into a charge 'that MiRockefeller and his agents took securities worth £2,000,000 from representatives of the Mesaba Iron "Mines and tho Duluth Railway Company, in order to satisfy a call on a 'loan amounting to a more £84,000. '-Come out and answer these things'" his accusers havo cried. But Brer Rabbit was a foolish and inquisitive animal compared with John D., the multimillionaire. Botli ho and his conscience (the Rev. F. T. Gates is employ od by this modern Crcosus - that capacity) decline cither to speak up or come out.