The CRITIC

NZ Truth, Issue 1029, 15 August 1925, Page 1

The CRITIC

, A new Cabinet has been formed m japan. No doubt well Japanned. #. #.--.# "It is .officially " denied that the Franco -British /debt negotiations have broken down." It is^ comforting' to know that the debt remains intact. Most meddlers rejoice m the title of "upliftens."" # * * • Bells m the Ruhr district pealed •when the last of the French troops left. It is not the first story they've tolled, nor is it the first time the Hun i has rung the changes. , # ■ ■ *. * : People m the country will be interested to know that many of our American naval visitors /) have 'boon called to the bar. And they seem to have become accustomed to practising- at ; it.

The American bluejackets who have been learning what it means to live "m the land of the free" are regarding "Home, Sweet Home," as a dirge. ■••#■■ * # . If America had only introduced 'her immigration restriction quotas a little earlier, we might have been able to stress strongly m connection ■with, the visit of the U.S.A. Fleet that "blood is thicker -than water." Anyway, beer is. •

The three Stars Spangled Ban-, ncr ! More worthy of a salute than moonshine dope/ #, ■ ■■'■#. •. * ■■■'•■ When the Heir to the Throne last visited New Zealand there ,was an inconvenient strike. Special occasions seem to entourage that kind of thing. Now whose turn' is it? The big American Fleet visit is on. Is there anything 'anti-pacific behind the American Fleet's Pacific expedition? The' horse-thief is a thing of the past. The car> thief is the thing of] to -day. * « • ■ »'■ Since the Grand Nationals were decided we have heard some grand gnash in' all around m punting circles.'

■' * * * We hear of Government tenders, but rely of a tender Government. # ■••■*■■■ « An American Admiral has placed Rio de Janeiro first as the finest harbor m the world, Hobart second arid Sydney third. It was lucky for him he spoke m Hobart and not Sydney. We may excuse him , ,meanwhile..- . .W.ait until after he has seen Kaimanapokattioanuawhiri — and Akarana or Poneke. * * '/ ' V ' -.-•■: There is v huge fortune awaiting the man who can devipe a- means of transferring the growth of hair from the face to the head.

U.S.A.— Uncle Sam Arrives. / "There are 15,000,000 motor-cars m the U.S.A." This partly explains why the American Fleet left home I « * # U.S.-A. divorces are more numerous now than has ever been recorded m the history of the world. Shows what a nation can accomplish when it abolishes drink and sobers up! «= * • * It is the main that knows nothing who is most anxious to let you into the know. ; #a * a One Yankee sailor remarked ' to "Critic": "I guess it would be better if there were more barmaids and fewer barmen to 'deal it out' to us." * # • # Dollars or sovereigns — it is all the same to UiS. Acceptors.

It looks as though the Russian effort to mix red and yellow m China will not succeed. The mixture does not' tend to produce harmony. .*" * ' * A glance at the American ships of war enables you to realise the distance the world has travelled towards the limitation of armaments. *• * * It didn't take long for the American sailors, who are prepared for hardships, to find .the hard spots. '* * * As an American sailor remarked: "We won't know what it is to set foot' on dry land until we get back home— and it's riot so very dry there." * _ , # * v No doubt you have discovered by this time that' horn -rimmed, glasses are no indication "of a supremely superior intellect. ' . '■ .. • * & *■ . !

"Critic" is impressed with the fact I that the Americans he has met are las fond to-day of a glass of beer (or something stronger), both at home and abroad, as they, were before their dear old Homeland was inflicted with a law that some folks are pleased to call "Prohibition." ** • * A jury at Auckland which found a prisoner not guilty of a serious charge, described the man as a "social blackguard." The blackguard got off with a stinging rebuke from the Judge. There should be a provision m our Criminal Code Act to deal with social blackguards, even if it means the provision of more Judges and more juries. .# * # Never flatter a young lawyer. He may save it up to use against y,ou. Bear m mind; "Anything you say may be used against you on your trial." '** * , Did you ever notice that thoss who have the least to do complain the most? «v «•..' * There may 'be limitation of navies, .but there's no limit .to the consuming power of the personnel. , ■ * « *- ' Industrial research is receiving, the close consideration of the Government, we are- assured.. So close .that the matter is re-closed pending re-search and re-consideration. . '