THE WEEK'S EUROPEAN CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7808, 12 September 1903, Page 4

THE WEEK'S EUROPEAN CABLES.

The energetic. cab_e-mH__ onoe mora has dished his weekly stew, Giving us lota of yarn's not new— -md others u«w but quite untrue. He's had mucb. -Macedonian Blood. He's levelled amid' Ohristiaai go-re. He's tried to shove Bulgaria in, and rub the " 'Christian Powers " sore. Uhe" Servian Tegicddes, he says, on Peter are about "to split, Arid someone's chucked at stono at _____ and actually contrived to 'hit. Meamwhil'e sad lAptans " bum* his ships," or leastways eedla ob ferea-a. ''em up, And rues the slips between his lips and that ) inebriating Cup. Whilst Boosovelt goes foa: Tammany, reg-p-dless of cOTTupfcro-i's triggers, Aud teSte an unbelieving world that tna bad form to fry buck-niggers. . TCiing Edward (says the cable fiend), contriving \ still to feed and fatten, Chucks Portugal «m admiral's bat and Austria' a general's baton. And each King bows and swears how be this great distinction really prizes, Aud will be -England'- firm- -ally (until 6ome fresh dispute arises). And o_.l the time the Kaiser "a damce is on the Socialistic papers, And he continues on the prance, changing his olo_h*_ -fco cut new capers-l_eaa-W-_fle the Bear with 6l*v"ring jawa upoft Ahe Obi-_lpe holds his paw., A nrl Ms diplomatists chow cause and swear (next tmk) .they will Vithdraw. And h-e who can* his neighbour " do " esteems himsej!. as ndce and clever — Such is Europa's weekly stew — as 'twas— is now— «a_d' will be ever.

> i Goddess of New Zealand; Justice to the Public: "Walk iip my little dears, cycle up, roll up, tumble up! Newest and cheapest assortment of crimes at unheardof prices! ' Special sheep-stealing line — heartbreaking sacrifice — dirt cheap at probation. Employers robbed whilst you wait at same price. • Minor offences to match. What's that you say my little dear? Cycles? Oh, yes, big boom in stealing them just at present— -only probation even if cawght! What do you say? Riding on footpath — or without light? Can't recommend these lines — far more expensive. Better stick to indictable offences in which we're making our usual ridiculous sacrifices. Now's your time! etc., etc."

— . — « — — The senior member for Christchurch is pretty thorough. His crusade against trusts is hardly likely to fail through any want of a vocabulary. We how have the "commercial lie" added to the other recognised species of the* genus Fabricata. Without going so far as to 'call a spade a Hanky shovel, Mr Taylor leaves no one in doubt, as to the particular implement to which he refers. Well, if he can show that any Trust, or Ring, or Association raises unfairly the price of food, he will have behind him a weight of public opinion which will rejoice at the plainest speaking. • ■ Fragments from the presidential address .po the National Council of Women: "It was not good for man to be alone, and until he accepted the helpmate provided for him he could not articularly express himself." We read this to three males who have never as yet "accepted" any helpmate. All three) however, contrived to express themselves most articularly — we may say painfully articularly. Bub later on the worthy president gave herself and the N.C.W. away most completely. Said she : "In the animal world the female was usually the dominant partner, and in lower species the male was coexistent or a mere annex." Well being co-existent is more respectable than, say, co-respondent anyway. But, on her own facts, "lt is evident that the higher the scale the lower tte position of the femalt.. Possibly w^en we get. to h<=s>ven there will only be Bi>ia, Baa Mam there, -unless the N.C.W. have a private box.