Sayings of the Week

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 10, 2 September 1908, Page 3

Sayings of the Week

' The birth-rate of the country was 33 per cent, greater than in the towns. — Hon. Dr. Findlay. • • • • The Japanese would continue their present alliance with England only so long as China was weak. Once China became strong England would be dropped, and as far as Asia is concerned the European nations would take a back seat.— Dr. Denckamp. • • • • One of my ancestors said that Morocco was like a box full of rats, which, unless they were perpetually beaten, would end by making holes and getting out to trouble the peace of the house. — Sultan Abdul Aziz. • * * * The safety of our women and children shall be assured in our public streets, and he who offends against them shall know beyond all doubt that punishment will attend his crime.— Mr. Justice Edwards. • • • • If the decline in the birth-rate continues, New Zealand will become like Erance—a decadent nation. — Hon. Dr. Findlay. ♦ * > * He knew of no district providing such splendid opportunities as the country lying between Gisborne and toe Waikato. —Mr. IF. F. Massey, M.P. For me exists the destitution of the people, deprived of the first, most natural right of man —the right to use the land on which he is born.— Count Tolstoy. • • « • Whether in the sunny land of California, or the brighter Britain of the ..outa, “By the long -wash of the Australian seas,” he had found homoeopathy everywhere welcomed, and everywhere successful. — Dr. Murray Moore, President British Homoeopathic Association. • • * * Hord Milner’s administration was the most unfortunate thing that ever happened to the Transvaal.— Mr. Louis Botha. The conviction that Home Rule for Ireland w r as necessary for England was the one thing which would eventually overcome English resistance. —ifr. Midston, Premier of Queensland. • * * * One cannot help sympathising with the Tramway Company. The men are the masters.— Councillor Moody, Onehunga. * * * * Th.y had members, sitting round like vultures, waiting for the completion of the Main Trunk line, before they tore it to pieces, and made unfair claims for moneys to be set aside. — Mr. C. H. Poole, M.P.' * » * * One would think Auckland was the only place on God’s earth, and that no one else had a right to live. The South Island had just as much right to plead extensions of their baekblock lines as the North. — Mr. Witty, M.P. * » * * In the constant seramb.e for railway votes, a stranger might think they were in a den of thieves.— Mr. Hogg, M.P. * * * * The figures showing the number of men employed proved that there were engaged on North Island railways 1,8G4 men, against 1,104 in the South Island, and on road work 1,992 men were employed in the North Island against 541 in the South Island.— Sir Joseph Ward. * * * * He knew nothing more grossly immoral than . the No-License movement, which would take away the value of properties and give the owners nothing in return. Mr. T. Wells, Waikato. * * * * You will not improve the position of the farm labourer by harassing the fanner, by putting the farmer in a straight jacket.— Hon. Dr. Findlay. * * * • The American navy is a menace to no Power, but is, on the contrary, as we believe, an asset of high importance in securing peace and justice throughout the world. — Presidont Roosevelt.

To-day the two great nations offered, by their close friendship, the most certain guarantee for universal peace. The entente was symbolised in the FrancoBritish Exhibition, which represented the amicable and peaceful collaboration of the two countries. — M. Paul Ca m bon, French Ambassador on the entente. Within the next 25 years the cry of “Asia for the Asiatics” will be raised, and the Japanese and Chinese armies and fleets will be fused into one.—Dr. Denefcamp. » » • » He believed that many hotelkeepers were honestly endeavouring to run their houses well, and he could not vote for depriving them of their means of livelihood.—Bev. E. M. Cowie, Anglican Minister. * * * * May the present accord between the English-speaking peoples beget a perpetual concord between us, thus making for the fulfilment of the advent of the promise of “Peace on earth, goodwill towards men.”— Mr. Deakin. » » » • Where the level of wages was increased, the birth-rate was reduced. The more comfort, the less children. In London, Berlin, and different parts of France the greatest birth-rate was always amongst the poor. The figures could not be challenged.— Hon. Dr. Findlay. » • • • As a resident of Tauranga he felt that Wellington was beyond a doubt the centre with which the trade of the Bay of Plenty should be carried on. — Mr. W. Courtney, of Tauranga. • * • » The people of this Republic hold in peculiar esteem and admiration the people of Australia, and it is a real pleasure to me, on behalf of the nation, to accept the generous hospitality proffered by Australia to the fleet on its voyage of peace.— President Roosevelt. * * * * I am against the establishment of a hostel in any European centre for the accommodation of natives. As one who has the interests of the Maori race at heart, I do not wish to do anything that would attract them to largo centres of population.— Hon. J. Carroll. * • • • He believed as far as possible in abiding by the Arbitration Act, but there were circumstances under which workers were compelled to strike, and no Act could prevent it. — Mr. H. T. Armstrong, Labour candidate. • • • • It was conclusively proved that the percentage of disease amongst pigs was much greater in districts where dairying was carried on and where pigs were fed on the by-products of factories.— Hon. R. McNab. • * * * Centra! Otago would furnish several eminently suitable sites for an astronomical observatory. The country is high, with extensive elevated ridges and plateaus, the air is extremely dry and clear, and the geological conditions point to freedom from earthquake and earth tremors.—Mr. G. M. Thomson, President N.Z. Institute. * * * ♦ England had learned freedom through the Church of England. The protests of the Protestants had not been so much against Rome as a protest against limit, ing England’s national life. — Bishop Ncligan. • • « » It had been said that Ilis Majesty is the first diplomatist in Europe. This is an honour for professional diplomatists, and we are proud of such a colleague. We all recognise the great part King Edward has taken in bringing these two great nations together.— M. Paul Cambon, French Ambassador on the entente. • » • • No people engaged in any industry were more ready to help one another than farmers. Farming offered independence and a free life; it let one get away from the social toadyism of the city.— Hon. Dr. Findlay.

We have flown twenty-four miles, I think, at about forty miles an hour, and we can fly fifty, or possibly five hundred. Our machine carries two meu easily enough. I think as far as that goes that it would carry three. But we arc only just beginning.— Mr. Wilbur Wright, the American aeropianist. • • • • He could not speak too highly of the Waikato Sanatorium at Cambridge. Tho results attending those who gained admittance at his request were simply wonderful, and, although he had never been able to visit the institution, he knew from the remarkable recoveries made by the patients he was speaking of, that the money spent was indeed well expended.— Mr. Hogg, M.P. * * * * As regarded universal service, he had not the least hesitation in saying that the people of New Zealand would object to any such thing. The Defence Council had been doing good work, and what was wanted was the display of intelligent interest on the part of the people and the people’s representatives.— Hir Joseph Ward. • • • • I may yet be able to convince the people of the Dominion that an indiscriminate doling out of charitable aid must in the long run have a bad effect on the country at largo.— Dr. Valintine. « • • • I wish to call the attention of the Council to the state of the Queen-street footpaths. They are in a disgraceful condition. It takes mo some time answering repeated complaints about them. —Mr. IV. C. Somers, Auckland city Council. * * * ♦ Mr. Lundon hopes by constantly asking what he knows to be irrelevant to get the sympathy of the jury, under the impression that he is down trodden. — Mr. Justice Edwards. • • * * I don’t care how you feel; I want to state how I feel. — Mr. C. J. Parr. There are several names by which bookmakers advertise themselves. One man advertises himself as a “brewery.”—l/r. Mays. • • » • It was a matter - for very hearty congratulation that the success which had attended the inauguration of the N.Z. Dairy Association seven years ago had continued until it had culminated in a record year. In no ease had he jet found a company which had paid its shareholders 11 3-Bd. for butter-fat. The success of the year reflected credit on the management.—Mr. 11. T. Greenslade, M.P., N.Z., Dairy Association. The greater part of the evidence is of no more use than King Charles’ head.—Mr. Justice Edwards. Why not settle the loadline of the nations, so that the ship of State may not be sunk by the burden of armaments?— Mr. Lloyd-George. The whole question of medical inspection of school children is under consideration by the Government. In any scheme adopted provision will be made for the examination of teeth. — Hon. Geo. Fowlds. I was called a poacher. The lion, member also said I had a hide as thick as a rhinoceros, which would make good Saddles. I always understood it was pigskin which made good saddles. Prob-

ably the hou. member will understand what I mean bv that.— Mr. Flat man, M.P. The suggestion that the duty should be removed from kerosene, owing to the operations of the Standard Oil Trust, will be considered by the Government. — Hou. J. Millar. • • • • Not to know Roxburgh argues yourself unknown.—Dr. Chapple. • * * • British and German workers arc of one mind in favour of peace, and tho vast majority of Germans are not thinking of a war with Britain. — Herr Bebel. Let me assure you that from what f have seen, the growth of the North Island during the past ten years will be as nothing compared with its growth in the next ten years. We in the South are simply not going to be in it. The North has gone ahead, and it is going ahead. When the Native Lands Commission has completed its work, there will be millions of acres thrown upon the market, and that will have the effect of booming the North Island to an extent that we cannot conceive at present.— Mr. Laurenson, M.P. He understood that the Marine Department intended to pursue an active policy in regard to the erection of lighthouses along the coast line of New Zealand in the north.— Mr. Gerries, M.P. * * * * Owing to labour troubles orders for seven ships had been lost, as a result of his inability- to guarantee delivery by a certain date. These orders would have provided work in the shipyards and engine and steel works and employment for considerably more men than were now unemployed.— Sir Christopher Furness, shipbuilder. If Auckland, which was similarly placed to Christchurch as far as money was concerned, rooted up its old wharves in order to make a harbour that would be useful and that would afford all tho necessarj- shipping facilities, why should Christchurch sit .“till ?— Mr. Kaye, of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. A man who abandons his wife and six children to another man for twelve years, ami gets the other man to support them, need not ask me for costs.— Mr. Justice Edwards. * ♦ # * Enduring Friendship between Britain and Germany. May God watch over and prosper both.— Mr. Lloyd-George. « « « » As far as the establishment of .Stale coal mines w - as concerned, he was satisfied that if there was one place where such a mine was unnecessary that place was Auckland.—- Mr. E. 11'. Alison, M.P.