GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14483, 3 July 1911, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

A VISITING MUBIOIAN. " I don't liko to boost of my eorh life," said Dr. Coward, of the Sheffield Choir, to a "Sun" reprosontativa at Sydney. Thero was a twinkle in his "eye as ho added: ' 'But you, out here, know nil about the musical side of mo, and as you think it would be interesting for the people to hear of my work-a-day life, I will tell you. It was ill very prosaic. I watt only eifijib or nine yours of n(jo when I was apprenticed, under my father, in Wofetonholme's shops. I waa to learn tha whole of the cutlery trade, And I teamed it. My Indentures w«pe for twelve years. Fanoy that I Fanoy any enlightened Sydney hoy bindinij himself to any mastor for tjia't leogti of timo! Hut I did—or <it least my parents did It for me. And—l suppose 1 can say it—l pride myself that I made myself a Kood workman. I was oompH* monted on my ability wtd I dorsaay that if I were to tike of ft cutlery works to-d&y I could make just as good a showing as most men, I know everything about the monJufacture and sale of outlory from A to Z, and I have won many prizes for the knives and things I made. No it was not a tedious life, at least at first, although it was a strenuous one. But somehow there was ahvnvs the musical KiTiii in me, and lone; before I was out ol my timo I wanted to bo a musioion. 1 had tlio 'bee in my bonnet.' " PAYMENT 6 70 JUDGES. Jlr. James Allen's attack upon th» Government's payment of special fees t.ri the Chief Justice has attracted notice in Australia. The "Austra» lasian." whioli, ns tho WcUiiurtoa "Dominion" points out. has no reason lo care one way or the, other cither for the New Zealand Government or the Reform party. declared very roundlv that the principle for which Mr. Allen and JIY. Mnssoy havo boon oontpiidiinr is if'snuml one. Discussing the question whether the criticisms should have limn uttered in Parliament only, our contemporary points out that "if that rule were insisted upon uiiwnveriiiglv. it cannot be denied th«vt political leaders would ho rrrcntly hampered" : "A Pa.rliaTne'ntn.ry speech is heard bv few. and, perhaps; read in full by fewer still. Supposing that a wrong is done in policy or administration, a Parliamentary speech is heard by few. and. t>crhnD«. rc»<J i* fall We

fewer still. Supposing that a wrong is done :n police cr admmisLiation, a PariiaaicTUarei>i .s .it l.Kv.-y to hlay.a it ivith. iwi dub.ito hj:. :!n>. Legislature, where his strklui-t-s cm bo answered, but act necessarily defining himself to that arena.'' In further critii-isni tho "AisstrF-lnsiau" says:—''Sir Uo'vrt Stout's r.-p;ti: i!.,n etaiids high, ami he is oay of tho lustnjo.'i to U> suspected of sidacrvieiice. judge ourrht to have oiiati-d t-bo 'e. neh before he is-eligible to'receive monetary rewards of that nri.-riivHie iiom the Covrri-.n.ent of tin, "day. lr. Victoria Supreme Court hi.-'.-a have served readily and as lioval C.e.ontissioaars, but without rmv i,x- being added to their rerr.dar tsniolunviits. Mr Just:ca Higginbotimtn undertook, as a labour of lave, the arduous work of COTis.->!cdatiD£ our s-atutc law, and fudges who eticrveded him linn- shown them.>,e;ve3 willing to make similar sacrifices. But the conditions in which these services were j,:yen and accepted cannot be safely varied."

THE ELECTORAL CENSUS. Work in connect ion -with the electoral census to be taken on July 9 will be commenced to-day (states"a Wellington telegram}, 'when enrolment forms will be distributed to housebotdera. This is the first occasion on which an electoral census has been held for the Doe-iiron. It •'■..■-■ -.- v

with the objectionable fonture of canvassing for names for enrolment.