Notes and Comments.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2957, 31 May 1916, Page 2

Notes and Comments.

How Long, 0 Warlords? To-day is the "IJib anniversary of ! 'the signing of the treaty which wrote I Finis to the Boer War. It was quite 1 a small "scrap"' compared with the present war. and yet it look John Uull live years to settle it. even though he had the aid of New Zealand. Australian, and Canadian contingents. ' How long will it take to wash up Kaiser lull's dirty dishes:- 1 The Indignity of Office. Mm in high places have a great deal lo put up with because they are up. They are subjected to slings and arrows ol' abuse because they offer a go;id -mark. The best-abused public '"an in the Dominion to-day and for many a day is (be .Minister for l)e----lenco. Ue is ever on. hi. s defence I!ere is ihe latest, Iron, Monday's meeting ol (he iVlone Borough Conned: "How did you get on with the •Minister <i 7 (Mi'onoe respecting your complaint about, a man in camp being charged lis to change a postal note-" asked Cr. Anderson of Mayor i\lc- ■ Ewan. "I am waiting to hear from the Hon. ,1. Allmi," replied theMavor. Neat -but cruel. Her Majesty Ihc Cow. Some idea of what the dairying industry is developm;.: into is given iv the just issued annual report ol the National Dairy Association It clearly shows how largely llm dairy industry has contributed to the great wealth ol the country considering its small population compared with' its geographical dimensions. Taking the population at a million, and the value of (Ik. export* of butter and cheese al Co.JOH,OOO (as they were), the wealth sen I out of Ibe coiintrv in the lurni of butter and cheese amounts |~ ovrr Co 17s (id per !,,>ad for every man woman and child. Almost all of that wealth has gone to one market- the Cniled Kingdom. Some indus'trv!