Sayings of the Week

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 23, 2 December 1908, Page 3

Sayings of the Week

Of late years there had been so much native lands legislation- that his people did not know where they stood. — Mr. Henare Kaih.au, Huntly.

Bach male adult of the Waikato tribe spent from three to four pounds a year on liquor, and this meant practically the annual consumption of between 8,(100 and 10,000 acres of land. Such expenditure was not only useless but harmful. He hoped their leaders would set them a good example so that all would' become total aostainers. He did not ask them to do something he did not, do himself. He did not taste liquor; he did not keep it in his house; he had never kept it in his house. —Str Robert .Stout.

Drink is the grandfather of thieves, the father of all that is bad, the cause of poverty, and the curse that is leading to the decimation of our race, by sending us to the grave.— Mr. Henure Kaihau, Huntly.

As far as can be seen at present the outlook for the dairying industry of the Dominion has never been better.— Mr. J. G. Harkness, Secretary National Dairy 'Association.

One thing that struck me particularly at Moscow was the splendid display of fruit and vegetables which I saw in the market. The market itself is of a somewhat primitive character, consisting merely of one or two rows of stalls or barrows down the side of one of the main streets, but, whatever the market may be like, I certainly saw the finest collection and variety of fruit and vegetables I have ever seen offered for sale.— Mr. G. H. Reales, Wellington.

What he feared was not full-blown Socialism, which was not likely to arrive in our time, but that foolish or panicstricken politicians might l be tempted to buy'off Socialism by granting the greater part of its demands, and>-plunging into experiments which would lead, not to progress, but to decadence. He would never favour a system for robbing Peter in order.to pauperise Paul.-— Mr. Rt. Eoe Rlracheg, Editor of the "Spectator."

I am seeing ior myself what sort of a place Australia would be for Dutch farmers to settle in. Next year there is coming from Java a farmer who is particularly anxious to see what chances there would be for Dutch farmers emigrating to Australia. He is a man who is in touch with numbers of farmers at home. — Mr. B. Rt reefland, Trade Commissioner for the Dutch Indies. "

According to recent, accounts, Victoria, was expecting a falling-off in butter to the extent of two thousand tons, for, though feed was abundant, some of n-s dairying districts had lost 75 per cent, of their stock.— Mr. J. G. Harkness, Secretaryl National Dairv Association.

The Maori had not reached the stage in civilization and education to have conferred, upon him the rights and privileges, with the corresponding responsibilities; of citizens of the Dominion;— Mr. A. T. K gala. \ ..

If 1 there are two’ teachers in a school, there should be two rooms; it is absolutely. necessary. ■ I think we can lay that down as a rule.— Mr. E'. C. Purdy, Auckland It,aid of Education.

I have been to Melbourne and to Queensland, and the 1 prospects of trade which 1 have found are very satisfactory. We 'ciin send frbm 'Java to’'Australia kapok, oil, rice, te’a. eoffee. india rfibber, which are all things which Australia buys. The price here is satisfactory. And our steamers elm take back fruit, butter, -flheese, incut, amd Hour. , There are 30,000,000 people in Java.— Mr. B. Rtreefland, Trade Commissioner for the Dutch Indies. . ,

In Wellington, the rents were high, and extraordinary values existed. I cannot see for the lity of where the value is. and F believe you people, will realise it one of’these di»ws. In Adelaide, a

working man can buy his land and erect a decent cottage for £3OO, and that not so far away from the city proper.— Mr. Alwyn Fischer, J.P., Adelaide.

If only things continued as they had begun, he saw no reason why the value of our exports of dairy produce should not show an increase of half a million on last season’s two and a-quarter millions.— Mr. .J. G. Harkness, Secretary National Dairv Association.

Napoleon, great man as he was, had forgotten one thing, and that led to his downfall in the end—the command of the sea. It meant, everything, and all through those tiresome wars England had held it safe.— Admiral Poore.

A farmer returned home to discover, to his inextinguishable delight, that his wife had presented him with triplets. He hastened to spread the news amongst his fridnds, among whom was the local vet. and dog fancier, ami this friend he brought to view the mewking, puking, palpitating cherubs in their cot, embowered in white. Critically examining them, the vet. put his finger on the chubbiest and said, “Keep this one.” —-. Dr. Chapple.

What is the cause of the financial stringency, and when it will end, are questions which have been widely discussed without throwing -much light upon the matter. One factor which I think has been overlooked is the withdrawal from the Dominion of practically all bona fide mortgage companies, who have been driven out as the result of the operations of the Advances. to Settlers Act.,it being impossible for them to compete with an institution which is exempt from the mortgage tax which they had to pay. In this district alone, three companies, whose investments amounted.to.considerably over £1.000.000, have . been wound up, and in other parts of the Dominion the same thing has, oeoprral,, and.tpn, a. much larger scale.- — Mr.- (1.--- Kllisotl. President Napier Chamber of (cmiriMW.’. » * •>♦>.: • . „ I The A.M;P. Sdcii.tjrs’ wonderful methods would assuredly appeal to- the conservative mini of the British public.— Str Gilbert Parker, M.P. The A.M.P. Society's London branch was another link between the Commonwealth and the Motherland. -- He hoped it would help to -make the wealth and progress of Australasia more -widelyknown.—Mr. I. IF. Meeks. Chairman A.M.P. « • • * • . No doubt, much might be said in favour of the Canadian system, under which the central-Government appoints provincial governors? If th» people of Australia desired a similar system, the Imperial Government would, in all probability be disposed to advise’the King to meet their wishes. — I.ord Crewe. * * * * I may say that, after visiting various countries in different parts of.the world during the last nine months, I am more than ever convinced, th at an agricultural school at Hamilton on the , Hnep, originally proposed by me would be of the utmost value to the farming community of this province.— Mr. George George, Director of Technical Education, Auckland, • * • • The mortgage tax .should be abolished, and foreign capital be allowed to coni; pete on equal terms with, the Government Department.—.Wr. (’. fi'lZwipn, President Napier Chamber of Commerce. * * * * There Mere two main interests in the county, viz., agriculture and . mining, Although th'e former was more stronglyrepresented on the Council than .the, latter, he felt sure that this sypuld i?qt ,he allowed to influence its proceedings,, The mining interests would .pot be in apy way neglected in consequence, and l>oth,.p(iri ties, he,hoped, would work together for the general welfare of the whole —Nr,, Bagnall, Ghayvniaij T(iaiuo» County Council, f „ ■ W| e- • • There was little doubt tbtd ,fwcr a aeries of years there hud been U consider-

able increase in the export of Argentine meat and other g-1 ds to Great Britain. The Argentine fanner, by' hi-> persistent efforts to improve his stock, had come into competition with the North Island in the matter of sheep, but the Dominion could easily hold its own in regard to lambs, and it would pay well if the North Island farmers devoted themselves to the lamb trade, as Canterbury had done.— Mr. Arthur Rims, Canterbury.

The second ballot appeared to him to be an excellent way' of ascertaining the true will of the people, which itself was a very laudable object. It looked like a good law, and he was pleased that he had arrived in New Zealand at this particular juncture, for he would be able to study' its working out at close quarters. He thought that if the second ballot proved satisfactory here, it would no doubt attract the attention of many Governments elsewhere.— Dr. Coulter, Canadian Deputy Postmaster-General.

The Wellington and Auckland brigades, in proportion to their size, compare very favourably' with brigades in the Old Country, and in many instances they are considerably in advance. A great, help to the efficient working of the brigades is the complete system of street fire alarms and automatic fire detectors in the large buildings. This enables the brigades to get at the scene of an outbreak before a fire has assumed serious dimensions. — Mr. J. G. Gilberd.

The most noticeable feature of the stock returns from Whangarei County' was the steady increase in the number of sheep during the past, three years. During the same period the ordinary grazing of cattle had given way in a large number of instances to the keeping of dairy stock.— Mr. D. IF. Jack, Whangarei Chamber of Commerce.

The young Maori party were in the forefront of everything, and it would be no exaggeration to say that their efforts were brilliant, — Her. J. G. Rimmonds, Auckland.

Out of a total population of 44.000,000 people in England, 30,000,000 were ulways .poor.; 20,000.004) were always, verypoor; 12,000,000 were on the verge ofstarvation; and-over men were unemployed.—W r. T. Rummerbetl. 'M.P. -r-r- ?

If Socialists Could,, by temporary jue.a sures, keep the' family together, it was worth while to go a long way ; but if these temporary, measures were of such a character that they ended by bringing down general economic muddle, and making all schemes impossible and impracticable for the future, then they were doing harm.—Mr. Alfred Emmott, M.P., Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons..

He could not understand what was to be gained by attacking the rich, bleeding them to death, and thus killing the goose which laid the golden eggs.— The Dean of Carlisle.

To see men wasting time, energy, ami learning over trifles when the very basis on which society is built up seems to be slipping away is enough to make angels weep. What is our duty? To preach to the people that here are other powers in the world besides laws;' the ultimate power is the spiritual. Alan cannot live’ by bread aiohe.-— The Bishop of Perth:

A'ass was linked up with the whole of Australia by the great trunk line of. railway. . He not only congratulated the people of New South Wales on the capi-

tul selection, but the whole of Australia, well knowing that in doing so the people of this great country had now been given a capital city infinitely better than the one first selected.' It was a selection which met with the approval of the whole of the people of Australia. Yass wa> destined to become one of the great cities of the continent. — Mr. G. H. Reid.

Really. Mr. Lundon, you recognise bounds at all. Some means realty ought to be found w.herei»v the Government ca.i pension you off. It ought to pay the Government handsomely to pay you C5OO to keep from wasting the rime of this Court.— H F.s- Honor-1 tidge fldtrards.

If ever they had a weak and inferior navy, the hopes and ambitions of other Powers for a break-up of the Empire would inevitably he stimulated to a degree which would be most unfortunate for the peace of the world. ' The task which th»* Admiralty had to perform was to secure the supreanacy of the British fleet amongst the fleets of the /*. Mt Krona, First- lx>rd of the Admiraltv.

Read as much as you can. but only the best literature, and its elevating influence will be revealed in your singing. Don’t worry about the voice itself. Young singers often lose sight of their breathing in trying to make the tone full, 'they are so intent, on that that they forget about the sentiment of the words they arc singing, and. after all. in artistic achievement, the voice itself is realty the most unimportant part.— Ada ('roa9ivy-

In the course of his career, Mr. Wallace had sustained, at various times, a broken jaw. broken ankles, broken nose, broken legs and ribs. He played his first football match as full-back for his school in 1890, and. curiously enough, his final appearance on the Rugby football field was as a full-back. His personal character, both on and off the field, had furnished a splendid example to both the present and future generation!! of footballers. —*S’»r Joseph- Ward. . • » Our dominating consideration is to maintain oiur superiority on the sea, and. the tvyp-Power standard is a workable formula towards that end.— Rf. Hon. H. 11. Asquith. , t You, English are nuul, mad as March hares. What has. come over you that you are so completely given over to suspicions quite unworthy of a great nation?. What more can I do than I have done? I declaim'd with all the emphasis at my command in my speech at the Guildhall that my heart is set upon peace, and that it. is one of my dearest wishes to live on the best terms with England.— Thr (Irrtna-n h’mperor. t • * * * Be particular always aliout your, words; for they affect the success of a song more directly than you may in»agine. You can electrify an audience by the full, clear, ringing notes you can procure on one word, when another has quite the opposite (‘fleet. I always substitute a suit-able word, if the original does noi please- me. Why should the voice be suited to a song—or unsuited really? Rather get. the song to suit your voice.—Ada Crossley. • • • ♦ He hoped, now that, the battle was over, that hey would put their arms asi da and be able to meet their fellow men u»der conditions which were conducive to the happiness of all.— Kir Joseph Ward,, • • • * Defence cost <40.000.000 a year.of which £428,000’ was contributod : by the colonies!

and other parts of the Empire. It was just a question whether the Old Country Could bear the burden much longer.— Admiral Poore.

On the coast of British New Guinea, hundreds of houses were built on piles in the sea, with never less than eight feet of water below them. The inhabitants reached their dwellings by swimming from the shore, and the dogs, pigs, and even the eats, followed their example.—Mr. A. H. Dunning, P.R.G.S.

The events in the Near East have proved that nothing can save a country unable to protect itself, and that no alliances or treaties will avail.— Lord Roberts.

In view of the low prices ruling in London for wool, the scarcity of cargo, especially flax, and the full supply of tonnage both in New Zealand and Australian waters, the sloping companies in New Zealand had decided not to increase the rates of freight on wool which had been ruling during the off season, namely, 7-1 tid. for greasy and 9-l Cd. for washed wool, with usual primage, notwithstanding that the current rate in Australia was 9-16 d. for greasy, or Jd. above the rates from New Zealand. — Mr. MurrayAynsley, Chairman N Z. Shipping Co. . ,

Germany needs Australia, and that was the secret of that nation's anxiety to increase her navy. To his mind, there was an absolute and real necessity for a much more elaborate scheme of defence than any yet put forward in the Commonwealth.—Hon. R. B. TTise, K.C.

In the Anglican Church, the evangelistic side is being pushed into a corner by the ritualistic section. I am perfectly sure that none of the other Protestant Churches will agree to union except on broad general lines. I am pleased to see that the Anglicans have fixed a conference on the subject, but suggest that unless the yare prepared to relinquish the ritualism that is creeping in there will be no lasting union.— Rev. A. .1. Murray, Presbyterian Minister, Auckland.

In Wellington alone there were 12 paid secretaries of unions, and while these num were going about promising the men things they never intended to perform, how could the employers expect to have pleasant relations with their men? — Mr. Miller, Auckland Employers’ Federation. There were only two classes of mankind in the world—doctors and patients, lie had had delicacy in confessing he belonged to the patient class ever since a doctor told him that all patients were phenomenal liars when their own symtoras were concerned.— Mr. Rudyard Kipling. It has sometimes been supposed that university studies would engender a distaste for experimental and vital Christianity, yet no history more, than that of Methodism shows that the highest scholarship can be sanctified and consecrated to the Master’s service.— Rev. J. H. Simmonds, Auckland. The ideal of one holy Catholic Church is a passion with me. Especially in a new land like this, with an ecclesiastically mixed population, does one hope for the blending of the best that is in each of the ecclesiastical types represented among us in a truly national Church, alike loyal to the faith onee delivered to the saints, and racy of the soil. We are building up a distinctive State; we should build up at the same time a distinctive Church.-— Rec. IV. tirtiy Dijon, Presbvterian Minister. Auckland.

He was surprised to learn that the ti umpet was not in general use among orchestral bands in New Zealand. He considered it almost indispensable, as it gave a brilliant finish to the bass. — Mr. 11. /. Shortt, King's Trumpeter.

Alter transferring £20,000 to an insurance fund, the balance at credit of the profit and loss account was £12,383 8/3 in excess of the profit shown last year. This increase in profit was largely due to the increased earnings of the company's steamers Homewards during tho winter months, the quantity of both frozen meat ami general cargo carried from June to November being consider-«”-y greater than for the corresponding months in previous year*.— Mr. MurrayAynsley, Chairman N.Z. Shipping Co.