LIFE'S LITTLE WANTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 November 1926, Page 4

LIFE'S LITTLE WANTS.

Ago of Miracles. Writing in a London paper Sir John Foster Iraser says: — ‘‘There are iolk who think tne age of miracles is past. Like the man in the story 1 “hae mu doubts.” Indeed, 1 am much of a keeptic about some miracles, the stories which have come on the wings of tradition; but the'curtain is being rung up on wonders which make those of the past, even if true, seem cheap. Within t**e last fifty year's or so —I have seen the invention of the telephone, the coming of the electric light, the arrival of the motor-car, the discovery of aerial flight, the permanent recording of sound, the kineinatograph, and wireless transmission —the most amazing of the lot. —to say nothing of the advance in medical and material science for the benefit of mankind, ami the most damnable inventions of hell, so that in international disputes the supreme triumph of civilisation can be assured by the slaughter of millions of men in the prime of their strength. A wideeyed youth, remarked to me yesterday, “I would like to be alive' a hundred years lienee to see the changes which will then have taken place.” “They will be so stupendous,” I replied,"“ that I have considerable satisfaction in flie knowledge I will be well dead —for they would probably drive me mad. ”, .{ , , * ■*"* * * Painting Town Black. ■At a recent Alasterton Borough Council meeting, a councillor complain-ed,-in effect, that too 'much tar was being used, and that more attention should be given to metalling roads in certain .parts of the town. We are afraid that this councillor is somewhat behind the times. The policy of the Council is to tar and sand a section of roads' each year, and thus complete thoroughfares which will require little attention in the future. By degrees the whole of the roads in the borough will be completed, though some portions of the town nnfy have to exercise patience before their particular stre’et lias received its “coat of black.” It is admitted that some of our streets are little better than riverbeds, but if the policy of tarring and sanding is' dropped, there will soon be more roads in the borough in this condition. „ln “painting the tqwn black,” the Borough ‘Council is doing the right thing. *■**# Mt. Hcldswortli Club. The formation of a Alt. Holdsworth Club is a step in the right direction. It coul'd gather funds and undertake improvement, work which otherwise probably would be neglected. In the past., Air Bannister and the Boy' Scouts have done invaluable work in the direction of clearing the track up the mountain and in other ways improving the surroundings and accommodation. Alt. Holdsworth is an asset, to Alasterton which must increase in value, as time goes on. 'Consequently, it is the duty of the citizens of Alasterton to do all in their power to popularise this resort, and thus help Alasterton along. A Sustained effort is what is required in order that Alasterton may' be more- prominently' ‘‘placed on the map.” At the present time we are too prone to hide our light under a bushel. Perhaps a little ‘‘Yankee brag” would be good medicine for most of us. Wo undoubtedly have the scenic goods in the Alasterton district, and we must take steps to deliver them to the public of other parts o‘f the Dominion.