THE WORLD'S PRESS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 54, 9 April 1914, Page 6

THE WORLD'S PRESS.

DARING STREET DRESSES- . The daring dresses that are- seen about our streets and in our theatres are not models, of imitation by those , who would-seek admiration where it is worth having. The fashion has always, as the play has it, 'J worn out nftre apparel than the man," but fashions' of this kind- that -. in great ladies coquets with impropriety for the sake of a new sensation may easily wear, put more" of the woman than an-army of fast milliners can ever restore.—"Age." COLONIAL ARTISTS/ "' v Where the great centres of civilisation are, there will the gfeat artists be gathered together, .from country they may come. Our best are bound to leave us. The most we can do is "to help them as/far as possible in their preliminary stages, encourage them to come back to us" as" often as possible, and, in our own interest, - try to raise the public taste to a.level at which good pictures will always "be"'"appreciated and bought,- as good pictures, whoever may have happened to. paint .them. —'' Daily Telegraph." , ' ' • '■ ' *'' POSER FOR BONAR LAW. The Chancellor put "what he regards as a poser to Mr Bonar Law. . He asks. . how you can make an employer whose workers are uninsured pay contributions which will which' will'go to .the insured workers of' other employers. 'Mr Lloyd George, who makes farmers and healthy, but lowly-paid agricultural ...labourers, pay heavy insurance taxes, _ which go into ' the benefits of highly-paid town - workers, asks that question! •' He ought to .have more discretion.—-"Evening News" (Lofadon). -. ....," A GREAT AUSTRALIAN: " - - The Americans .of all peoples in the world delight in oratory—oratory for its own sake—and " Mr" Deakin, going fresh amongst them (as delegare;to the " Panama Exposition), should delight them immensely with the generous sentiments and the glqwing enthusiasm which invariably characterises his ceremotfial utterances. '■ We on our side, do ourselves credit by sending such a" man to represent us. - Opinions, may differ even among Liberals as to the beneficence or otherwise of "Mr Deakin's never very robust policy when a leader in the Parliamentary fray; but no one with the smallest capacity to judge would deny that, he has been a "great Australian.-^—'.' Australasian." . - PRINCE WILLIAM OF WIED. The new King of Albania is called on to preside over the creation of a new European Power out of a barren land which has never enjoyed any constitutional .form of government. He and his gallant consort are undaunted. The English%]people; which- admires pluck and "grit," will heartily wish him "God-speed" in his hard task that awaits him.—'.'Daily Mail.'' ADMIRALTY FINANCE. Liberals will not willingly embarrass - the Government in the critical session that is before them; but they cannot ignore the grave tendency to conduct the Admiralty as though its finance were above Parliamentary control and its standards and policy without meanings —■'' News and Leader. J ' • THE LITTLE BROWN MAN< "You need not worry about the. Pacific," is the Admiralty's soothing intimation; <?the little brown man is our friend, and he will be yours also.'' Therefore, it may be inferred, it is waste of Tesources to build ships for the defence of Australia. Let the money go. into the joint potato build up the Imperial Fleet.- Australia is not to be caught with specious assurances that she has nothing to fear, nor is she going to'disarm and trust her destinies to the goodwill of a people alien in. colour and.in. race. —"Age."