THE WEEK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7506, 13 September 1902, Page 4

THE WEEK.

■■ : — -♦ Edyvard VII. is a man, a gentleman and a King. Tlie Empire feels very great respect and affection for him, especially since his illness. But he is hot' a*- god. dr a demigod. And to read the English papers by the last mail might cause the casual visitor from Mars to suppose he .was at least a minor Divinity. In fact, we doubt if ,a single one of the host of servile scribblers of twaddle who .sicken us with fulsome flunkeyism at per inch pays half so piuch homage to the particular brand pf 'Deity which he honours by belieying in. Our Australasian PreSs may have many faults, but to read it .after the Ldndon outburst of hysterical bosh is like getting* some fresh air after emerging, fawn a seqopd-rate joss- ■ house or^iheensershop. »

... ... . -_^ 1+ . — Mr Seddon has at last sailed for home ! " ]^Cremai Tiki !" fixclaims tlie delighted dusky goddess of _tfaoriland. -'* Oh, Hichard, d6ar Richard has saiiea for 7 honie now, Britannia CAfi't, tempt him to etay! In .vaiji' Scpiia's #:ni.]es, and in vain Erin's ■ '--■'''•'wiles,-'"-"" ■■■'■■-■'■■----■- -■■ ■■ Aad the?newspan~ef "para " day by day. Civic^iirtU" and' Mat had. become ituite.a^oie (Besides Austin was threatening a pome). He Ipngs isr -ray fuil-tflavoured , dried ehairk onae more! So he's sailed to rub -noses at home!"

Auckland shows a .J^ck- .of . true spotting . spi*rit dyer thp lingli^i, crijc|:et visit. Why cayil- at professionals, if the object is the improvementf of our cricket? Why tyaiit' Australia- to^^ help; jay,, if we get as many, matches .as wer^ originally stipulated for? ' Ahov^ a^^hy.does.^u^"land go-putside the-: > -rest of the Goimcil of , the-goveraing body?- " s.For ourselves;' we shbuld like ah Atitfetraliah -fir^t-class- t*am here .bet.ter.. than , an . En^ish second pr ; thir-A-clgss jjnjs, aithoHgh;:^ by a real live; lord. . We like our cricket and our society functions neat, not mixed. In a -*-ord, we should have preferred .Lord Trumper to Ldrd Ha,Wke. JBiit if yr£ Sent delegates . to jict .-jvith tpe ; ojher people interested, we shegil^i.thiriktitrQply good fonritp abide by the decision of the majority. • / '

-■ ■»*•__ <<-yx.^ :/ j y■■ ■;_ Thb - ; S_¥ . Srtfythb "^iggQ^'Vof ; the ! Ark oi the Cpv(&n.apt, Claphani, says he. i^.t-hf Messiah. Unfortunate ' nanje-, v thoiigh ! Whsn't /there: anoth**f*P4g^btfc' KfliP-fiiguiped in; corinection witlj th| "^ftn^ AMd Qi, Sj,. Psrpeii ?-■:.-, "VS¥ "seepjC r tb. ■ recpllect* an gnd.^Jjj p-qjoprl pf Vsnch a pneiy.xßufc.it's all right! ."Several ladies have testified that the, claiin is £»rr«c^ jr S(J tSere can't be^ijy d^bt abput it. T :

-X ,yyx :.;::.-■:.» XJ ::s- :■■-'' : ;v'-' itpte Squkkes. -Last tiftie ; C3itvibt- kicked up," one scientific- gent said the of use was ;sp._.ahd,^».j; anothfer; opined' that.it w^s sfjch iand such.;! a^ird feit certain* it^^ was t-bther ithing/y Biit theyV ail agreed --that* there '.wasn't the v|ry faintest' gbpit of eha'db-w of doubt— no pos^iffl^. doubt whateverrT^that } CJieviot Jjsidi; be.g,n asjt wepe inpciij§ted> pn^ : ws!?' perfectly safe vfiwnit. any -more .jumping) imattiies; foi: onothifer few c6hturies; "rQ^at a ■*• spleftdid thin^ it miuSt fee to kiipiv J,huis a howling 'lot?! """■'

\ . ... - .... -. r: ;'.» r .. n - --v- ■_..'• . , _"Thje" Wasljington'.: ptficials*" .^e are told', " consider that-the Monroe doctrine has not ;been :r yibl.ated/ ? i;b.i by. the Crete-a-Pierrot i incident, 'fhat Incident :s's as f pllp-vfp (—_ •■ A German cruiser, having caught a Bf-yt^n • gunboat about onettwentieth of lier strength interfering with -commerce, sunk her, unresisting, in American waters, xmirdering thre;e -or fpyr m?p. ; Hadi jfche nigger cqpk-^ boatibeerv, pf eqial for^e, a gre^t deal, pf palaver, tronld hnv& .preceded. any .thoptingPp^ibly the Haytian got what she deserv-*---ed ; but t^e, point r is thii— Had this sinking been 'd^e^y^spi^eJipypjt^Vl^wer,-, jy^h whom, the Yapjieos w»o.ted to pick a-jro^ instead mf by: a big Power, of whom theyi are-^-hbf-h'bt afraid^-let us say conciliatory ; whaViihPWtv'the'Mo^ dbctrinfe then?

■ X,, y, v.*— -.., „., ..:- If Lord Ranfurly and th 6 Commonwealth's (^vwn&r-GeneM-were to follow Lbrd^tinto's lead^ih^dvocaUp^ the "duty pf colonists ' r to:' provide Varii*ies, ;tih(2re might bp gep4.«teai«.pf fas ig, the fire;. Fact is the colonies have bad their cakes and ale ovefthisT>usiness,: tf*d also havehad a; few %Sr sons in: tbe afct of Innperial; ttan^ppit. They are fl.jb -present not' talcing any financial lqya3*fcy. " ; They prefer the '" crimson bonds" which do npt lead to >ny crimson liability .V

-'V = - yf-- -}-: For a long time tK4 Horse and his Driver have 'Milled the Cyclist. " But now the latter is gpinfe- to call in his Big Brpther,;|he Sfp^F, •. wi® i m& ,Kfffflßtte H 10 "? #' with-gee'gees. - ' " CBRISTCHUICH SONtJ OF THE - .■■*?-:.■:.. . ■ pUTTJHE. 6*h Ve!]l' all gp.a-mpte-ing to-day. And knock hordes oiit of our -*ay; -•• Wl'i! abo'.iib thfe'tote a'nd-inveeV.in- a-mote, For -we're told they are coming to stay.

- . . :♦ .-. 7 .. . Th^ipqer " Generals " ;hay'e not been lopg in sJip^fiflg Jthpir trTje colbnf&^T-or rather Ley_s. and JGo.'s coliopys. . .^.No.v l#t us .frcpe the" B.P. realise the fatuousness ofi; the idir otic slobber with which 'they beslaveredi tlieir late guiast^. Reduced ' no^ tb ' tlie digsifiedposiUon .of s,ort pf 'slflittlep^kj between the. i^aLpplitkcai b#tiedor^6, the Boets demands amounting to an abrogation of ; the : Peace Treaty.- Honour an! §«ttei:pai-y %r& pbi o\Vn ;fLway on these men. ' There is nothing %i jL^iigg<* li^e a big Sti^k, or, for a li^e a sjjinjbok ofi Vis Major.. ■•_ .-* - ' i"-f y wmmm*mamm*B?B&s'a**!*'r**r? ""3 V .'..•■ :'.'. ' . •'. .. ...