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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13673, 11 April 1908, Page 2

Among the converts to the Ward Government is the present Mayor of Hawera, Mr B. C. Robbins, who contested the Hawera electorate in the Opposition interest against Mr Major last election and on previous occasions — Wellington Postfrc^rrespOndeat. ./*■. The casual ways^E swa^gets.^ere described by a Ffi^nside (Canterbury) farmer who gave evidence in the farm labourers'- dispute. Qne swagger tcdd< him that he would, have to. give him something to eat', and added; "I'm not jgoing, .to*, work? you jn&y. put in/ gaol, but youwifl- have to keep me." The other day another "traveller" dfefttT I **^ "tffftf . fqr jometjiing^to ij&tj,. ? nd -jp? , &ss&* isome oread and butter. He turned up his "nose al this," continued the i witness, "and asked my wife what she ) was going to have for tea. She replied, 'Probably,* bred* a&d butter, and cake.' swagger suds' '.Well, IJittTatoij soing ;away ttfl I .get^a Jolly gspd ,*eed.' {'Very well/ said my wife,, 'you won^t jget it --"hsre^'^That man^treMed the 1 witness, "went away and left the bread t and butter behind." "I put two men 3up one night," he resumed "and v /promised them jobs in the morning. had tea, k place to sleep jl^ afed i breakfast. After breakfast I said to "Come along* to work.'. They trolled up their swsgs and said, 'You | can go to work*j we^are^ff.' i^offered i'them 2s per hour, but they- refused to r Uook etit." . ,i: : y Cardinal, d6eaji*bt regard, wffclT abhorrence " (says an \ Australian patter). .Quite the oppoIsite. Jfi. opening tw* schools Villa, Maria; Hunter's Hill, recently he expressed the hope that very good dances Iwould be hem to raise funds to ear•tinguish the 'debt;«a<the two'properties. The only condition he would jlike to impose was that the parish Spriest (Father H,ault) should preside ■!at them. Then the Car<Unal < paJ4 tf j| { tribute to New Zealanders as dancers. ;He told his hearers that while in New recently he had been greatly "pleased with the dancing he had seen iithere. He had never seen anything 'more beautiful than some of tho Maoris terpsibhorean efforts, " and he .'.humourously suggested that, some local people should journey j»o tJ^Do^minion jto learn some bf the stepfir i^&froturifc •land perform them r. tt&tefc -W&thfst JHatilt's guidance.