WHAT OTHER WRITERS ARE SAYING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18013, 25 November 1926, Page 6

WHAT OTHER WRITERS ARE SAYING.

Beauty’s Queen. It is safe to say that no competition organised in New Zealand has aroused one-half as much enthusiasm and interest as centred in the choice of " Miss New Zealand.” There have been critics of the competition, but their condemnation has carried little weight. Such competitions are held at regular intervals in all parts of the world. Everywhere they arouse interest as keen as that shown here, and nowhere has there been any suggestion of ill-effect following in their train. The choice of “ Miss New Zealand ” was carried out under conditions of absolute impartiality. That is clearly proven by the final decision of the judges, for in a contest finalised in Auckland an Otago girl gained first place, and one from Wellington became her maid of honour. The whole conditions of the contest left the choice of the provincial representative to the general public, while the final selection rested with a committee Of experts, which performed a difficult task with complete fairness and in a manner leaving no loophole for the suggestion of influence or provincialism. The Mayor of Auckland, who made the presentations to the city’s representatives, and Mr Louis Cohen, who presided at the final judgment, both declared that they felt Tt an honour to be associated with the competition, carried through so successfully and in such an atmosphere of good feeling.—Auckland *' Star.” SC sc sc A Protracted Squabble. The political existence of Mr Lang, Labour Premier of New South Wales, has not been a very happy one for some considerable time past. He has had to fight opposition within his own party, and at one time narrowly escaped the loss of his position as Parliamentary leader. Now he ha# been forced to ask for an early dissolution. At this distance from the scene it is not easy to analyse the situation. So far as can be gathered, the New South Wales Labour Party appears to be about equally divided over the Communist issue. Mr Lang has been accused of having a strong leaning towards the extremist faction, while Mr Loughlin, the leader of the party recalcitrants in Parliament, represents the moderate section. In Parliament Mr Loughlin has proved himself to be a thorn in Mr Lang’s side, and in the latest crisis could quite easily have accomplished his rival’s defeat had it not been for the fact that the discomfiture of his rival w’otild also have involved the defeat of his party. As it was. it was he, not the Opposition, who forced the Premier to agree to a dissolution.—“ Dominion,” Wellington.

u»: a x “ W 1:11. Mott Works. A prominent. farmerpublicist astribes the freezing workers‘ demands for a 10 per cent rise to the " entirely unwarranted increase granted lwy the Arbitration Court. to the showers and shed-hands” It is a feasible explanation. . The shughtéi‘men can enmity be imagined as arguing that what was good for the shearer must. be good enough for than. Em the producers intend to fight, all the same. They are manning works in Hawke‘s Bay. and the cal has gone forth far similar action elsewhere. If this free‘ labour 'movement azamds, we may witness a repetition a white happened on the Auckland waterside years go. when an unpopuiar strike was quickly settled by the formation of a new union.—~"N.Z. Times,” Wellington. ‘