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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11120, 12 January 1899, Page 3

It has always been felt that Lord Salisbury's appointment of Mr Alfred Austin to bo Poet Laureate in succession to the great Tennyson, although doubtless a " graceful concession " to the leader writer of thp fatondard newspaper, was hardly a happy one. However, the Premier used to be fond of " graceful concessions," and Mr Austin got one, ' It would not matter so much (writes the London correspondent of the Otago Daily Times) if only the new Laureate would not try to write poetry. For when he does the result is disastrous. You may remember the amazing drivel ho poured out by the gallonabout that contemptible stock-jobbing fraud the " Jameson Raid." Poop Austin believed the whole put-up affair, including the bogyjs " women and children letter, to be genuine, and let out his whole soul in a torrent of terrible bosh. Ever since then I fancy the Government have been in mortal terror lest he should break out afresh on some public theme and mako them again as • ridiculous as he did before. And now he has done so' 'Tho^nglq-French^juiculty was too great a "temptation to be resisted. The result' hits heen a' " poem ", in The Times which -has' at' least "added to the gaiety of nations," for it has afforded abundant food for mirth, ' And last night it ivas " illustrated without' avfUfip^ '■' by F, C. Gould, the brilliant caricaturist, with screamingly funny effect in the jiWiilirtslfei' 'Qdtseite I only wish i could reproduce the illustrations,! Ido not deny that the poem, wbit)£ is entitled " Pax Britanhica," contains come tolicljtouß ideas, some of which arc fairly well 'expressed j Jra£ after Tennyson—! Mr Austin is distinctly hazy with his pronouns. Immediately after referjjin^ f,o England's " embattled hosts," who were preparing to do battle in her cause, he goes on to say " tljey " — i.e., tl^e embattled hosts, for there is no ofch^r ajatecedent noun — wero " dazed and dismayed" and " veiled their futile yow." Of course he meant the pnejny/bijt he said exactly the reverse, Again, he makes the erstwhile " embattled hostß " return " to loom and share " when peace was assumed. This is wickedly taken as an allusion to company shares, and it ia assumed that the lino is a back-hander at Hooley ism. Altogether the poor Laureate gets rather hard measure. Persons troubled with diarrhfp.i will be intotosted ip the ejcpurionco of Mr W. M. Hush, olori of i^otol Dd.i.aucp, Providence, R.I, He says : " For several years I have beon almost a constant sufferer j from diarrlmia, tho froquout attacks completely prostrating mo and rendering mo uuiit iff my duties at this hotel. About two year's' n_;o * tf'fvyelling salesman kindly gave mo a small botih, pj! Chamberlain's Coliq, C'bolem and Diarrhusa Remedy. Much to my surprise and dolight its effort 1 * wero immediate. Whenever 1 felt symptoms of thp disease I would fortify myself against the attack with a fow doses of this valuable remedy. The leanlt has been very satisfactory and almost completo relief from the affliction." For sale by A. Eoci.es, Wholesale and Retail Chemist, Napier au4 Hastings.