TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9539, 16 June 1911, Page 4

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Tins holiday miuldlc Becomes just a • little more muddled each ■ Muddle daj r as the farco ; a lit! . and the description given • Farco. to-day of ''contusion worse confounded" in Dunediri is Giioutrli to make the angels weep. There . is,something quite huniotous. if it were not. loaded with tragic possibilities, in the J lon. J as. Millar's sudden discovery of the immutability of our Labour ; law.s, which like the laws of the Modes ■ and .Persians alter not. ■ ■. Mr Millar's: defence oi his refusal to carry out the ° spirit of tlie law and ignore the. letter ; for a day finds its justification in the : I rightful possibilities that iniglit- foliow the creation' of a precedent. ;- lf we begin to interfere , with, our laws. J where will that interference end," he : cries, and then straightway proceeds to point out in a. most logical, mauuer that- the position " is exceptional.; that it could not be. foreseen, and that it wili probably never occur again! Would our Labour .Minister '_ have, shown such procipituncy in rushing to the defence of. bis sacred law.s had the position been reversed, and had the Labour Unions: been the suli'erers in- ■ stead of the smaller, voting body, , the employers;' ' \v: Kvkry section of the community, and . every: . 'visitor /■ y from , The ■ abroad,, admits that Population- New Zealand's' great . Problem. ' want is. population—- .: . .people; for its : areas of . unproductive land. 11 the natural increase of our popnlatiun is not so largo as might be desired- a distinctly regrettable state of affairs—we must look to immigration to supply our needs. Canada, with a soil in 110 way. superior to that oi ..Now Zealand and with distinct climatic disadvantages, is attracting immi- ■: ■ grants, in immense ■ numbers, liiit, then, Canada is being judiciously ad-; vertised now, having, in fact, been : well boomed for some'years past. Am! ■ why is not New Zealand adverti .-.hl in a similar fashion ? We .gave; an instance, a few days, ago, o! the gain i derived by the judicious advertising at . Home of New Zealand butter.. This should be an object lesson to those re- . sponsible for the advancement oi" this ■' .Dominion, who should take adequate : means to proclaim New Zealand as- a ) land eminently' suitable, for the same elafs oi immigrants' who are now filling up the waste spaces of the. great Dominion of Canada. ' AVith the exception of its huge area New Zealand can oiler just as promising attractions ; as Canada;, with. the■ added .blessing . of a climate lovely in summer, and, even iii winter, eouable. It is difficult here to realise, the rigours of a Ca- . nadian winter, of which it' might truthfully be written that every prospect. pleases, and only the weather is vile.-It may be lack of initiative on the pari., ofthe. New Zealand High: ■ ■■C'omiiiissioner, or it may: lie owing to some other cause, but the fact: remains that- thousands of well-to-do lamilies of the very class that Xew Zealand stands so much in need of aro migrating to Canada, while the majority of those who'.seek to make their homes in this specially favoured land are not. suitable for colonial co.ik ; ditions. The Government of New : Zealand have undoubtedly brought- out ; emigrants, but tlie wrong, class has : been assisted. "What we want are sturdy yeomanry, people who can make . their way with, a,small amount of capital. Too liianv oi the people who have come out here -have become. a burden upon charitable. institutions, and 1 hat is a condition of things.which ■ ought to be. discouraged. . Few, people ill Now. Zealand ;l;non; iiie ex.tent; to which Panada has. . Canada's gone : in iis .attempt • fo ■■J. .Policy.. . attract :siiitabio;:settltts. ■■■..■ when tho facts are ,<indii'd ' if is "easv to understand why the lalior has boen so successful 1 ' iit'ifsmiisV: sion. Tho work of advertising Canada . has been done extensively by .tM.;G6veriT.- ; ment, but tho inmiicipaliti<'s have nor boon, idle, and in this particular' mutter they have given welcome assistance. The ci?v of Winnipeg maintains an instiiution called tho Winnipeg Development and In- • dustrial Bureau, which is under, thexhargo 'of a salaried commissioner, . Tho: municipal , authorities _ make an annual,,grant, which amounted in 1910 to £SOOO, and tho balance of tho money required is provided by various business organisations. j 6uch as tho Board of Trade, tho Bankers' j Association, and tho Real . Estato •. Exchange/ The directors of the Bureau in-1 cludo tliirty-oighfc business men, and 425 .business firms aro pledged to pay an an-

nual subscription of £5 each, During th« past four years tho commissioner lias.;re-- ' eoived 68,000 inquiries for • information about Winnipeg and Western Canada, and has distributed over 2,000,000 pamphlets and books. _ Ho has also contributed more: than a million lines of matter to magazines and newspapers in Britain and. /America, and has supplied about 2000 photographs for the purposes of illuatrations. _ "Tho fotir year's campaign has cost Winnipeg £12,263," said the commissioner a few weeks ago, "and we have every reason to believe tlio' money has been well invested. We are proud to' publish statistics that show increases in tlio past four"' years "that ' are.'■unequalled by any city on' tho Continent.' Our bank' clearings"' iiave just risen from £100,917,000 to '■'£190,683,000. We have erected in tho period £9,755,000 worth of new buildings;.' within our city limits',' and our population 'has; increased from 122,000.;to;175,000. Wf>;..' have also added' over severity: now maim-: fact tiring, plants, which have increased our : 1 aiinifal -inaiinfactured output from' £3.600,000 in IDOa to £7,320.000 in . 1910."' Tlie,:cpniniifisipii'cr added that thero was in ■■ Western'. Canada. "probably not a town of ■any _ importance—certainly none ■'.with''; ambition—that lias not a livo Board of | Trade and a jniblicity organisation;'' .New , [ fetiaml can learn a good deal from the !..sister dominion ■'■■. concerning advertising [• a'iid ■ the great, ■ factor'^it-.can • become in tlic ; \ j progress and advancement of the country. Oil page 2- Bank of New Zealand annual report.. On j/aro 3: Trade ami l'-inaiic.i 1 ,. football, On page 6: EntertainnieiitSj rn'•;■.! matters. commercial." On 7: Cables and telegrams. _'l lie Sheffield Choir leaves Sydney for ~Ncw Zealand on Wednesday next. " ■ • . If i;s'Barton, Glasgow's will lecture in the Municipal Hall on Monday evening on tlio no-license question. Tho .Mayor has been invited io preside. At a. sitting of the. Police Court this morning,. presided over by Mr Leopold.. Sininioiis', J. P., a first offending iiidbriat-' was l;ne<t ss, 'iii default the usual alien;;; the. . Several householders were brought before tli!) Aiu-kland magistrate charged with keeping their premises in an insanitary condition and wero lined in penalties '. i;p to. £5 and cos's.. ■ The New Plymouth' Borough. Council has decided to apply for a Government ' Coronation subsidy of £259 towards tlie Cost, of the crection'of an agricultural hail for the holding of winter shows. . At. jtho Feilding S.M, Court '■ yesterday W, Gilleli. of Halcombe, an ex-policeman. ■ pleaded guilty to: tho theft of a siiver cox. net : . He was fined. £.3 with costs 6s and ordered to return tlio cornet to the owner. Clerks are in better demand in Wellington than for some rime past,, attributed., it is believed, to temporary employment 1 in the census, improvement of trade in the city, and to work .afforded to some clerical workers; at. the Exhibition. Last, niglu there was another very sharp ■ frost, the night being tho coldest experienced this season ... .The. frost will he beneficial to both, .(Own'and' country and ■ will assist in. destroying' noxious microorganisms and will .sweeten the land thai lub been turned up by tho plough.' ' The: Square .gardens looked lovely this . morning before tho sun got very'high, the grass plois being as white as snow. The guns, moiiumenta. .fountain, band rotunda and j a kelet made a pretty '• picture : :n their white setting, the Xro'nt glittr;- . ing.'ljko myriads of 'diamonds in the bright Sunlight, . ( The representative* of flip Taoma .riding of tlfe. Kai.ra.nga .Cpunty Council met the Old People's Home Committee of {lie Hospital Board yesterday;, when (hp matter of l'lie purchase of a portion of the Awapuni reserve for tho purpose of an Old People's Homo was discussed. ■■ The . committeo will report on the matter at ■ the next, meeting of tho Hospital Board. ■ A sad fatal accident occurred at Dannevirkc a night or two ago: Two lads'start- : ed oft riding two horses to an adjacent paddock. One of them, on looking back. ;.. saw that the other liatl been, thrown or ■ fallen off tho horse, which had .kicked or trodden on him. He was able to.walk home, but had to lx> removed to.the hospital, whero he died shortly afterw^rcls. Wjllin'm Thompson, alias . William , Wafers, ii : |->pca.red beforo' ;Thomsoii. S.M.. at the Matrisnvae's (,'ourt this iiio,ruing for' sentence'ori a charge of fliefr of eigjit sliirts'valifed at; 3.55;, tho property oi A. J.. Mahon. ■ Tho: aociised had plead. ■ ed guilty early in the week, and was sentenced: lo an additional three days' im- . orisoament io the ternt ho has just, undergone. ■■ ■ , .. Improvements in .feminine apparel are for over coming, into vogue.,. Our lady ■ readers will be interested lo hear that the advanced.dressmakers in Paris arid Lpn- ' don are ■no.w„contrivi'ng'.gowiis that iiio wearer can get i'nfd with the.utmost ex- ; pcilition. and by manipulating a couple of hooks ai:d eyes at the back, two. more at ' tlio side, and adjusting: a safin fold, the . frock is ready for minute criticism. ■ The medical attendants of the late .Mr .: F, A. Claude,, whose.pluck and promptitude saved an, ainio.-t inevitable disaster ■on the jVlalji- r ! ■ /co'nsi'il'<;i;(hat the shock to his system from the trying ordeal ill rough which he passed ou tii at; <jcca s io'i.i, ■ lias corn i ibuted largely : to his demise.. Ho fixed had the incident' become .in his mind, in fad. that he re- : peatedly referred to it in his delirium.. ■ Tin; deceased leaves a widow and two young children. ' •' ■ A comerence of County Council.* is ! to be lie-Id at llawera towards the .end ■'' of the present, month, with the object ,: of. formubiting by-Jaws relating to traffic of all descriptions on (viurnry roads. The ' ;dlawerii.: County Council is the convening : ! authority, and at the suggestion of ilia! : body uniformity of by-laws over the ■ whole of the counti.'s north, of and in- : : .'cliidiiig,' ''\y : a:n.ganui';. will: lie suggested : lis being of ;g.r'ea't' ;,adyanfa'go to all Cpn■ccinecl.. ; ■;.,' ■/,' r "; .'• ; The Pahnerston Xorih Debating Society ■ moi last night. The ■ question -for the i vlpvoriihg's.: ..tliseussion-j.vvas:-: a, bare ' or. thrcc-fiflhs majority should lw rcqtiir- : ed to carry .National prohibition. Mr ; ..Downer affirmed the principle and ,Mr ; Hyde led agaiiisi. .Messrs N'el.fe.p'n, .■ Osborne,. McOmnon (2). Clausen,:' Robin- ;.' son. Jsurrell, and liycroft stipported the proposition,' and Messrs Cook, Robertson, : llaydon. aiul MeMilian opposed. it. An ■ a'flinnafive voie was recorded bv those presen:; ■ . ;• M.r T. Lindsay Buic!; writes:—During • tho voyage of the Gros-er Kurfurst to j J.omloii, a tug-of-war tournanien!. was a.r- ]■ .ranged aindngst,'..;t;hfv secoiid L cia?s^ I ers. and in 'tho' hidie-' section the Xew i Zcaiand. : contingent ju'oyed victorious iii i.tiie final ptill-olf against Australia. The. ; following aro fliA jranits. of ihe New Zea- , land' icam:--:.[es.h;t!:« Power. (Dannei vi'-lce;. ' Woriliingion lAucldajid). Mi«ses j lultei' fWellingionl. llarbutt.'. Bell, and Watt (Auckland), llaidane (Nelson), -arid ("el'inson (Pahnerston- North),' ■ I Messrs Ross and Co., fhc Bon Marehe, I antiounco some special nia:uiS"actures and ■ values in men's • lieavy wettr boot's,' of wliich,they ■invite .inspection and'compari- . son of xiriccs.—Advt. Preventioit is brttor ihan cure. ?o al'■■ways keep a bottle of ''NA ZOIj''. 1 r .in, : the houso,.. and ■as ■ soon as you feel the Jiu'htesl indication of a 'coining cold', ; t;il;e'a duse—it prevents as well as cures;,' - -AdTi. '■ Brido cako boxes, confetti, for wed- . dings; very fine and larso selection of : now. writing pads and papers; ladies'' V bags; footballs, etc. . Wm, Park, stationer.—Ad rt. j ■ Tho Customs Tariff is next of kin to a Chinese puzzle to many , importers,, so 1 hey send their invoices to Messrs J. J. Curtis and Co., Customhouse Agents, , .Wellington, who have mastered every,(ie> I tail of customs work. Follow their ox- | ample, nature never intended you to com. ! peto with JOB in tho. patience department,— Advt. ■ Collinson and Son's prices on lamp-ware wdl suit the most exacting fancies of your pocket-book. This Arm stocks •noi thing that is not good and delendablo—j therefore it is a safe store to trade with •' —Advt.

For Influenzr, taker Woods' Great PepPsrmm- Curt, fa.iis, la 6tl, 2s M -Adn, ■

In Mr Juitico IM I ' ll> witness who is'sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the .truth, as ft matter of fact, only tolls aa much of tho truth as counsel and tho Court allow him to do.

Rev. D. C. Bates wired io-clayLight and variablo winds, but easterly moderate prevailing; expect cold and changeable weather, probably misty, andJ ' odd times, and a very cold night, glass riso slowly, but fall slowly after 24 hours. From verious sources we learn that Mount Ngaruhoe is now in a airly active stale, occasionally sending up , huge •column of dense black smoke. A pouicn oHb mountain top also appears to have fallen in. Sharp shocks ot nvthqunJcc have been experienced in the MCinity. At a sitting of tho Juvpnilo Court, held in Chambers, this morning, by Mi A. L>. Thomson, S.M., a, boy of aljout-tui was charged witlv tho theft of a bicyde and ascetlyno gas lamp, valued at £3 15s, After hearing the circumstances. . e boy was severely cautioned and disrated -on condition that, he apologised to tae people to whom thfi articles belonged. Members of the Manawalu A. and P. ■;* isociation are now making free apphcaiion for their tickets m view of he mai approach of tho Winter Show. The privileges of membership, which costs hut .20s, are very liberal, covering eight tickets for two-shows, Spring and W inter, admitting to all places on the grounds. A very enjoyable concert, arranged by Miss Ethel Abraham, took place at the hospital last night, and needless to state, ff,i6 greatly enjoyed by both patients and staff. Items were contributed by Alesdames E. L. Broad and A. Barraud, the Misses E. and S. Abraham and E. Turner Rov. 11. G. Kosher, and Messrs 0. J.' Monro, and R. G. Money. In conversation with the Director of tho 'Technical School last evening, a visitor to tho school'exhibition and a recent arrival from England, stated he had not :jeen better plumbing work turned out? in anv of the technical schools at-Horn Ho stated that ho was a man ot tlMt particular trade, and had seen liian.r exhibitions of plumbing work. Tho attendance at the meeting convened ■|, v (lie Mayor for yesterday;afU'rnowi jo discuss tho question of collecting fund, for the proposed Children's \\u d at he Hospital was very poorly allfemU. I,hcie being present the Mayor(Mr J. A Na.l, Mesdames O'Brien and Nathan, (-rn. tk\don. Nathan and o'l e. Iv, and Messrs Cohen, Park and R. McNab. Hie Mayor stated that ho was sorry there was such a .small attendance, but no doubt Hie davandthe fact that, it was so near Show week had kept several who would ha\e liked ro be present from attending.. On his suggestion it was decided to adjourn (lie meeting for about ten days, at a ■date to be advertised.

A copy of a petition praying for the reiea-e of Lionel Terry, as an act ot .(•Icmenev in Coronation year, lias been received' at this office, where llioso m favour mav sign it. Readers may remember I hat Terry was sentenced to impri'onmem for life for killing an aged Chinaman .it Wellington. The petition, wurn ims been prepared by Mr J. bidden Kelly, the veteran New Zealand ]ourna ■ ist, sets forth the grounds upon which ?, fit 1 ;- pardon is asked for 'Jerry, who lias now suffered over fivo years' imprisonment, and is said'to be perfectly rational and resolved to leave New Zealand at once, if roleased.

The graduallv increasing attendance at the Technical School exhibition is proof of its growing popularity. Last- evening some interesting demonstrations were given bv tho plumbing class in sheet lead work, joint-wiping, etc., all of which me closely watched by those present, lhe millinery class, with its hat-making ana hat-trimming demonstrations, attracted the attention of the ladies, the spectators being surprised at the excellence of the work of the pupils. The display will be open for tho last, time this evening, when an item that will bo of special interest to ladies will bo 1 tho demonstrations by the oookcrv class. For the farmers, exhibitions' in wool-classing will be of special interest, and well worili seeing.