A Diary Of To day.

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 8, 1 August 1930, Page 4

A Diary Of To day.

(By “BYSTANDER.”) )lr Coates has moved another amendment indicating no confidence in the Government.... it is strange how one can get into a habit. ** * * Bulgaria Inis 112 ceutinarians states a Lonelou paper—Australia of course Inis Bradman, ** * » A Commission set up to enquire into the Port Christchurch project, has frowned upon the scheme says a southern paper—-Well what is a Commission for. ** * * Mr Fletcher suggests a tax on bachelors. I referred it- to my friend Archie who is a bachelor, and lie thinks the suggestion a rotten one. “Why” lie asks “should a man bo penalised for being sensible.’ ** * * A FAIRY TALE, There was once a weather prophet who said it would be fine and warm fir the week-end and it was. ** » ♦ it had to come, this suggestion of a tax on bachelors. It has been talked) about for years, attempted in certain countries, and imposed in others including Italy.. Then when a time of stress and national poverty came alone in Now Zealand, Mr Flet'Tier of Grey Lynn being, Mr Fletcher could not let the opportunity go by. He wants the morwy used for unemployment troubles. Mr Fleteber said a little while ago that if the Government did not cteal with the unemployment situation he would deal with i !>o Government or words to that effect. Is this his method? ** * * flic It L. Hun. \V. D. Mackenzie. Ring, tiie deieuted Bruno Minister, of Canada, was born m 1874 m Hevhn, now .Kitchener, Ontario. lie was educated at Toronto University, and was a most brilliant student. In August, 1919, on the death of Sir A\ Tiifriil Laur'ife-r, Mr Kang 'became leader of the Canadian Liberal Party and was elected to Parliament, wherefrom 1919 to 1921, he Jed the Opposion. At the elections in December, 1921, the Liberals secured a majority and Mr King formed a Cabinet in which ho was Foreign Minister. In 1920 Mr King resigned and was if rented at the ensuing election .His party remained in power, however, and subsequently he secured re-elec-Don at a bv-emcf ion and resumed the Prime Ministership with a dbnbtfu] majority until he resigned again in •Line. 1920. He was returned to power again at the ensuing election. ** n * Mr Vincent H. Freeth who was in iStrailmd yesterday in connection "ith the Tindson-Kssex tost, is a. son °t Air P. C. Freeth who was editor of the Post tor a short period in 1920, Mr Freeth senior is one of th 0 bestknow-. and eapabl© jou.naiists in the Dominion—fan- and /earless. In Ins tune he has guided the destines of the New Zealand Times and the Manawatu Tunes amongst others, and was also a valued member of the “I tiio Sydney Morning Herald. Ihe son received his earlier training under Lis lather, ami a better training would - not die possible. After serving as a journalist lie took up advertising and is now m charge of the No,,- g ( ,-opo-alr-ns „f the leg ( ■•itts-Pattei-son eanrern. Like his father be has made a big name for - h in he- P"ofes" ion and is going to make a. still bigger one