WORTHLESS CRITICISM.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 2028, 18 September 1913, Page 4

WORTHLESS CRITICISM.

Yesterday we pointed out the Uhfaitness of the local government paper blaming the present Opposition for stone-walliog to compel Mr Massey to provide the House with departmental repor b, when, at one period when Mr Massey was in opposition, it had tacitly supported him for doing the same thing. We also showed how the " reform" press had attributed ulterior motives to fcir Joseph Ward for withholding these reports, and now were ascribing heroic attributes to Mr Mas ey for doing precisely what they condemned in Sir Joseph Ward. We Said we believed that such inconsistency required considerable explanation. It will have been noticed the local " reform" org*n attempts no justification of its peculiar methods. We desire to say no more, exceps thac we think that if blame and political abuse are to be ladled out without attempt at justification and in defiance of all consistency and fairness, and that if this practice is to grow up in journalism in the colony it cffers a very unpromising outlook for the cleanliness and decency j of cm public life. I

It is rnmoared in Wellington that Gapfc. Seddon iuteu sto resist from his command in the New Zealand forces.

There was a gool attendance of buyers at Mr S. R. Lancaster's sale of naiiy cattle yesterday and gooi dairy oows realised to £ls. Most, if not all, of the Southland dairy factory companies, have nisposed of the coming year's output, Aparima being about the only exception.

A shipment of oranges by the Tahiti, condemned ou account of being infected with the fruit-fly, has been destroye? at Wellington. The shipment comprised some 2000 oases.

Butter buyers have been fairly numerous in the Wanganui and TaranaM districts, but most of the factories are holding oat for one shilling per pound for tre season's output. One large Taranaki factory is reported to have sold at ll%d, under special conditions. To-day a demonstration in forth erance of t 1 e Bible in Schools movement will be held in the Municipal Hall at 8p m. An a - vertisement asking all women sympathisers witi the movement and others to attend. The team to represent the Hiber nians in the next round of the inter lodge card t urnament will be chosen from the following—J. O'Reilly, A. Max, J. Hurley, T. Norris, J. Holloway, W. O'Donnell, G. W. Oomerford, J. Gleeson, D. Keunedy, H. J. Kennedy. H. Sweeney, 0. J. McGratb, F J Oakley, Z. Maree, D. Clooh, Rosanoski. The team to represent Foresters in the next round of carl toirney, will be selected from the following: —J. Gilchrist, J. Lane, G. Walker, A.' Levy, E. Nasn, E. Willoochby, G. Lane, L. Giorgi, W. Hall, S Goldfinch, H. Rolfe, J. Madden. A further confe r ence between t'e Ordinary Share older*' Committee and the Board of Diiectors or the Bank of New-Zealan was held ou Tues ay at Wellington, at w ic the terms of the Bank of New Zealand Bill now befoe Pa<liame t were discussed. No efinite conclusions were arrived at and it was resolve to a jonrn the conference nntil F iday next. Arrangements are well jn hand for the couteience of delegates to the New Zealand Employers' Federation, to be hel i towar s t v e end of next month Much important business will be dealt with at the meeting, incla ing matters arising in connection wit. the Conciliation and Arbitratioi Bill. Following on its protests against the importation of shoddy fo twear, the New Zealand Federate! Boot Tiade Union has app inted a deputation to discuss t e matter with the Minister for Customs (the Hon F. M. B. Fisher). Upwards of a dozen "Gdne" milking machines being installed in various parts of the itistrict between Woodville and Norsewood, and the mechanical staff are being kept exceptionally bnsy fitting up and otherwise completing orders. Five dairy farmers at Matamau, two at Wcodvillo, two at N rsewooS an-i two in Dannevirke rave recently given oiders for this bran, of machine to be installed

Mr Ernest M. Sandstein, D 80. A., F.S M.C. (London), consulting optician of t e well koown firm of Coote and Sandstein, ophthalmic opticians, 334 Lambton Wellington is making his usual quarterly visit to Palmerston Nort • and may be consltert at the Club Hotel tpon all cases of f elective vision to day, Sept. 18, and Friday an<l Saturday 19 and 20. Consultation is free

T e anneal report of the Fpilrling Cricket Club contains the following extract regarding a Palmerßton slayer:—"lt ia also a noteworthy fact that the t ugliest proposition tlm team encounter* last season was another old member cf tne clnb, Mr Mo gan O'Brien, who was playing in fine form, an pnt np the highest score compiled against the club that year. From the apathy shown at the

cow testing meeting at Feilding on Tuesday and the demonstration at Kairanga yester ay it might be suggested that t « farmers do cot ieqcire information and if such is the case there is very little usa causing; the Departmental officer* to waste their time and enrrny in trying to catei for something which is not acceptable. There is, however, one redeeming Jeatare whic i is pleasing to ifcorl that farmers in all localities are not alike. W-:en Mr Primmer recently lectnred and demonstrated in the Wairarapa, farmers atteucJed fr m all parts of t :e i istrict. A friend of a rationt who was

lyiner ill in the Duneriin H r.pital receive l ' word one day last week that ti.e patient had died there, and shortly after rang up a firm of uEderakers to instruct them to make the arrangements f r the i'sDeral. He then telephone 1 to t e Hospital to inform the authorities there of the name of t l e firm of undertakers, bat on two occasions found the en I engaged. It was about two ho rs later, declares the Otago Daily Times, before he got into communication witli the Hospital, and saij, "Oh, about So-an'-so " 'Yes," came back the reply, "he is very

ill." "Is lie?" ejaculated the surprised frien'. "Seriocsly ill?" ''Yes; lie Is very bad," wa« th» answer. "Do £6a think theie Is any chance of his recovery?" aske « the enquiring friend. "Ob, well, it is hard to say t!:at; bnt while there's life there's hope, you know," "I suppose is," dryly replied the friend "Perhaps, however, it may interest yoi to'know t r at the patient ieci two hoars

ago!' An 6xc'amation, "Wait a minute!" t-.e verification of the death, and a hnrried explanation followed in rapid succession. Stereotyped replies to questions as to the nealth of patients at any hos pital are apparently calculated at times !)o be misleading.

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