The Oamaru Mail THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1912.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11658, 13 June 1912, Page 3

The Oamaru Mail THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1912.

The author of the best book on the American ConstituA Distinguished tion, and also the Visitor. best book on the Holy Roman Empire beloved of students from Dan to Beersheba, to say nothing of some miles of con temporary biography with a fin 3 abnndance of "Studies" on Jurispru'dience thrown in, has arrived, has rue the gauntlet of the "interviewer," and told us—that our scenery of the North Island is beautiful and that owing to trie' cold and the shortness of time, he will not bo able to pronounce with equal authority on the scenery of the South, more particularly of the Alps! We inust resign ourselves ns best wc may, and make up our minds to follow the example of the great mountain of Cook which will not abate its stature by one cubit after the departure of the neglectful historian - constitutionalist-biographc-r-ambassador. This, however, refers but to scenery. There are other things. These are, place the tourist bureau and the society for the preservation of beauty spots, even more importantly. There is, for example, the sort of immigration policy which we ought to consider at the present juncture. There Mr Bryeo had something to say and ho said it on his own ground. He drew a sharp distinction between the regular well-selected immigration which distinguished this Dominion in the early days, and the American Continent also in the early da vs. and the rushing, ill - considered multitudinous race-mixing, nerve-racking thing that now is the staple of immigration into the States and Canada. Like a thoughtful man who has observed much, Mr Bryce has marked tho difference between the two systems, judged them by their results, and bids us to inwardly digest. His preference is for the steady, well-regulated things of this sort. His reason is that—well, it is obvious, and there is no hurry, or there ' ought not to be, about filling up a country which can well take a century or two to fill itself up. But there' is more hurry than appears to the careless observer about the futures of Northern Australia and these islands of New Zealand sparsely people. This, however, only makes the need for the better sort of immigration all the stronger, because it is a need for defence and people to do the. work thereof. Who are they?— Manifestly those, if you can get them, who have the best traditions of their race and none of its bad habits. This is what we have here already, and the superior eye of the ambassador-student-historian has seen it from the first. Most of us have not seen it yet, therefore we ought to be much, obliged to him for pointing it out. "What are the best traditions? Those of freedom, self-government, a sane national outlook, and above all thing? a respect for righteousness, together with hatred of evil. These are the best traditions of our race, and we t,l ai I have transplanted them here need rave little fear for the future.

The head of the Government has declared that in his The Cost Of Dfrfenca. opinion the defence system of the Dominion is costing too much.. He thinks, so he says, because it is costing ' more than Lord Kitchener estimated. Now thus is a reason wrong for three reasons: (IX Lord Kitchener did not estimate anything for us in the way, of cost. (2) We ourselves did the estimating taking a proportion of the Kitehener Australian estimate. "Whereas he told them that they could have 80,000 men for about £1.200,000 ■>. year, we concluded that we might reasonablv expect 20,000 (one-fourth) for a third (£400,000) of the. money. (3) We stretched out our men to 30,000, and we added a plank to our system making it universal, by providing for training in rifle clubs for all who might be unfit to do the work asked of the Territorials, so that every man may one day be armed and able to fieht in ono way or another for the repellinc of the common enemy. . But we. did not stretch out the estimate, virtually therefore expecting to get half as many more men and a. bptter system for the original estimate of ours guessed from Kitchener's figures—probablv with the rashness of non-exnert facility. The declaration of the Prime Minister, firm as it is and solid as it looks cannot stand against these facts. His conclusion, therefore, that the estimate of Kitchener must be returned to and maintained at that level is.unsustained. We are not prepared to say that the system does not cost too much. But wei see quite clearly that the Prime MirnstM-'s reason f°r thnih oiiinion is no better than nnythinf wo miorht feel disposed to advnno o without knowiwr, anything'more ofxthe facts. Let him,

or the Defence Minister, decidedly bhu Defence 'Minister, give the facts, and both he and we will be in a better position to arrive at judgment of justice.

The latest tiling in the .sartorial line, in South Africa is trousers for oxen. This method of clothing beasts of burden, is not due to any sudden,accession of style in the Cape, but the garments have become a necessity m orde.r to protect the animals from the tsetse flies, which are a torment a.ud often a fatal enemy. The flies swarm about sunset, travelling near the ground, and. they hav\c been known to poison entire herds of cattle. The ox receives a bath before he dons the. habitimentii of civilisation. This bath consists of oil and resin, and is supposed to free the animal of all ticks and parasites. His pants are then thoroughly soaked in oili and resin, and when, the swarms of flies come in contact with the trousers legs they die by the thousands. Two men who were arrested on the second' express from Christchureh byConstable Palmer yesterday,' appeared before Mr G. Brownlee, J.P.,-this morning, charged with drunkenness. Both pleaded guilty, and one said that it was not the quantity they drank • that put them in such a condition, but the quality. They came from Pleasant Point yesterday morning, and at Timaru a man gave them a bottle with some whisky in. it. "We took one drink and in no time we had our toes up," he concluded. They were each lined os, in default to undergo 24 hours' detention. Messrs William Waddell and Co. have

now arranged a window display that is very interesting. Every article in the window as New Zealand made, and a great quantity of the material is of Oamaru manufacture. These are Oamaru tweeds and worsteds of a variety of patterns, and they reflect greatcredit on the local • mills. Judging by what Messrs Waddell and Co. ha.vo in their window there should be no necessity for Oamaru people to ask for suitings other than the locally made article. Then the other goods displayed a,re Kaiapoi rugs and blankets, Roslyn and Hosgiel hosiery, and all kinds of I woollen goods from mills all over the Dominion. An interesting part- of the exhibits is ; some of the ray material — wool ready for spinning. The window has been most artistically arranged and would compare with tho shows made by any house in the Dominion. A map of New Zealand in wool and' Denton hats ialso made in New Zealand are part of the display.

Can strikes be abolished by--a better economic education? In the'course of his evidence before the Education Commission Mr R. E. Rudman, principal of the Thames High School, detailed' a conversation he had with the late Hon. Janies M'Gowan' (formerly Minister for Mines and; Justice) some six weeks ago on the subject of strikes. Mr M'Gowan en that occasion hadl remarked: "We will never stop strikes until th? teaching of elementary -economic conditions is carried- out. in. all the schools of the Dominion. Such teaching would hare a. splendid effect on the thoughts of the next generation, and would tend to the settlement of labor problems." The witness mentioned' this conversation because Mr M'Gowan had given the mat-, tor much thought. In answer t-o ques-! tions. Mr Rudman said that, speaking from his own point of view, the teaching of economics might have a good effect, and tend to enlightenment, but he- imd'erstcod the syllabus was so crowded' already that there was no room for the subject ill: the curriculum of the schools. The petition o ft-he first division of the railway servants, upon which a favorable report was made by a. Parliamentary Committee last year, was the subject of a question addressed to the Minister for Railways at his meeting in Auckland. He was asked whether the Government intended: to give effectto the committee's recommendation. Mr Myers implied- that he. had the petitou of the first division under consideration, and he hoped' that when, he returned to Wellington he would have sufficient data before him to ask repiesenta'tives of the division to meet him in Wellington. Then he would, announce his decision upon the question contained in the petition. The use of the word "inspector" for officers of the Education Department was taken exception to by Mr H. A. E. Mien Is, in giving evid'ence before the Education Commission. "The woTd' 'inspector,' " said. Mr Milnes, "implies a man who has to ferret out something, and discover hidden flaws, 'and. this is not applicable to the part which our. school inspectors play." He suggested that the. word "adviser" might be employed instead, the Inspector-General then becoming Advisor-General. Aii Oamaru cabman named William Bell met with, a very painful accident last Sunday.- He was chopping wood with a sharp tomahawk, and was holding a block on its end to split it. His aim was not true, and instead of hitting the block in the centre, the axe caught the man's fingers and' almost completely severed them about an inch from the top. It is understood that some of the fingers have had to be amputated. The following products, with their value, passed through the Customs at Oamaru for export during the period Ist to 31st May :—13,191 carcases mutton, valued at £8540; '2(5,366 carcases' lamb, valued at £18,302; 15,059 bushels oats, valued at £I7SB; 45 skins, valued at £8; 107 tons tallow, valued at £3320; 229,4811bs wool, valued at £11,958. At Waiinate on Wednesday, before Mr A. Garland, J.P., Albert Owen Taylor, of Rodcliff, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and having beeu in custody for a week the Bench convicted and discharged accused, with an order to pay costs (£1 16s). A further charge of assault and resisting the police, in which it was'said that a knife had been used, was withdrawn, the police considering their information too indefinite to support the charge. The winding-up meeting of the Waimate Dog Trial Club was held on Wednesday evening. Accounts amounting to £23 Is were passed for payment. The secretary stated that there would be a credit of £2O. The usual votes of thanks were carried.

The following clipping from the Timaru Herald gives some idea of the excellence of the programme to he screened at the Opera House to-night: In the scenic line, "Caspian Sea" was a. great favnrite.-> Some splendid views .of sunset end moonlight scenes were introduced. The "Australian Gazette" was more interesting than usual. "Tracked Down" was the best dramatic screened.. It unfolded, a thrilling detective story by Essanay, describing the amazing adventures of a notorious swindler and confidence man. "The Lion's Revenge," depicted by the Gailmont Company, was a, sensational picture, with their celebrated troupe, of wild animals in the caste. One of the best comedies'was "The Sign of the; Three Labels," which illustrated the adventures of a bride and groom in Eu- j rope, who failed to "tip" the servants ' at their first hotel. "Gaumont Graphic" depicted many items of Home and colonial interest. As a result of the Eveline strike'of butchers, the killing works have, been closed down for the season, leaving the matter in dispute between the men and the company still unsettled and the men seeking other work. A good deal of sympathy is expressed for' the men, who, it is thought, have been forced into their present position for reasons other than that it became necessary, in the dying days of tbj\season, to put on another hand. Opinions differ as to the amount "of stock still available in the district for export, hut indications are that there is a considerable quantity firmly- held on account of the high prices now ruling. The closing of the works is bound to exercise a weakening influence ou the market, especially when to the killing charges there will require to be added cost of railage from Oamarvi. The members of St. Paul's Y.M.8.0. are showing great enthusiasm in making final arrangements for the concert to be given on behalf of their hall building fund, in Wear Street Ha.ll to-mor-row evening. The. items to he rendered are of a type that should not fail to nlease, and it but remains for the public to appear in large numbers to make the entertainment a. success. Tiro prices for admission are: Adults Is, children 6d. At Burnside weekly produce markets Messrs Wright. Stephenson, and Co. sold, for Mr J. A. Macpherson, Borton's. 43 ewes at 13s 6d. 21 ewes at 12s 6d, pen of lambs 13s 6d. . The members of the Education Commission were passengers by the first express for Dunedin to-day. The Commit sion will commence the hearing of evidence in Dunedin to-morrow.

The Beautifying Society has hoou busy drawing up a programme for plaining parts of the town with the best English and native trees, but. it, will bo some time before many of these will be of any great service or beauty. In the Courthouse grounds there is a tine oak tree 'over 30 years old that must be cut down as it cannot be left in its present position. It is said that the tree could easily be removed and planted elsewhere. If so, this is where the Beautifying Society should act, as if seems a pity that'such a fine tree, and one of a very slow growing variety, should fall a victim of the woodman's axe.

The second-class carriages that have been converted from first-class cars aro always well filled, no matter how few people there are in the other second-class-'ones. The majority of these cars, however, seem to be "smokers," but sometimes this does not seem to prevent some lady passengers travelling in the cars with the cross seats. On the first express from Dunedin to-day there was no shortage of seats in the second-class ears, but a woman and four children were travelling in one of the converted cmoking ears, and did not seom to b» in the least inconvenienced by the fragrance (?) of the weed burnt by tho-aO men passengers. When you've been talking all day in a study room it usually results in *. headache. It needn't last but a few minutes. Stearns' Headache Cure relieves it. 14

Tilings go together. If you have a cold, vou know vou need Tonking's Linseed Emulsion. Is Gd, 2s 6d, and 4s 6d. 10

Where do you get it? This question is asked daily by smokers. TV exquisite aroma of Crown Mixture is Mscinuting. This famous blend has the largest safe of tobaccos 1 stock ; other so-called mixtures can no more compare, with the matchless taste and aioma. of Crown Mixture than a paper rose can compare with nature's matchless original: Obtainable, only at my shops (6d ounce).- - Crown Hn.irdressing Saloons: No. 1 next Post Office; No. 2 opposite Opera. House.