Sayings of the Week.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 17, 26 October 1910, Page 3

Sayings of the Week.

The Resourceful Maori. X) MT OU cannot do better than train the / I Maori. You must remember /“'I that the Maori has got a head on his shoulders. 1 can assure the Council of the capabilities of the Maori when it comes to warring. He can fight in the bush and in the open, without a gun, without a rifle, and without pow<ler. If necessary, indeed, he will waylay an enemy, take his gun from him, and Supply his necessities in that way.— The IHon. H’i Pere.

A Man's View. There have been moments in which I have declared that woman ought not to have a vote until she has the sense to »vear a dress that she can fasten up herself.—Hr. L. G. t'hoizza Money. « * • • The Maori Fawn. . it seems a pity if the party game is to be played with the Maori as one of the pawns.—.Wr. T. H. Taylor, M.P. Horses and Immigrants. He would like to know whether the veterinarian was employed to look after the horses of the staff, or to examine immigrants.—Mr. .1. TP Hogg, M.P. The Coming Wave. There were in China 400.000,000 peolj>le, and that vast population was rapidly increasing. The Chinese were an intelligent and industrious race, and already they had moved out into Cochin, Burma, Siam, and the Indian Archipelago. That great wave of foreigners was already beginning to wash upon the shores of Australia, and it was only a question of time ■until it would sweep over Ne.rf Zealand as veil.— Mr. Opie, Canterbury Board of Education.

Vital Questions. How would New Zealand trade be affected in the years to come by the opening of the Panama Canal, and how would the canal affect the trade with the South American countries and the United States and Canada? Also, how are we going to open up trade with China and Japan? These were questions which were of the utmost importance and must be faced if New Zealand was to progress commercially as she ought to.—Z>r. McDowell, Auckland.

Ecclesiastical Canutes. In spite of ecclesiastical Canutes, the incoming wave would not. stop. Criticism was,an assertion of the right-to understand, the Bible. Understanding, could only lead to; deeper, and more intellectual appreciation of all that was vital, and permanently true. — R<sv. F. Sinetaire, Auckland. - • < • • The Drift of Population. In 17 years of unexampled prosperity the population of Auckland had increased by 93,000. Wellington by 96.000, and Canterbury by only 36.000. In Canterbury the increase had lieen mainly in the towns. Akaroa County in 10 years had decreased by 261. Ashley by 607. while Geraldine had increased by 403, the total net increase lieing only 256 people. Such a condition of affairs as obtained in Canterbury was a scandal, and only a drastic land policy eould cure it.— Mr. Laurenson, M.P. « * « « The Beat Referee. You can keep to the trail so long as it is dear, but, when vou cannot distinguish the false scent from the true, appoint your honour referee, and be sure it will show you the right and honourable trail.— Sir R. Baden Powell.

Spelling and Matrimony. The sentimental idea of marriage so prevalent to-day—letting marriage come about of itself,! so to speak—that idea seems to me as shiftless and foolish and lazy as the old lady’s idea of spelling. This old lady, as she sat on an Atlantic City pier writing letters, drew a line under a word and said, “You know, my dear, when I don’t know how to spell a word I underscore it, like this. Then if it is spelled wrong it passes for a good joke, and if it is spelled right it doesn't matter.— Professor Riley. • • • » Suspending Judgment. Personally I am a believer in results, and to judge of the work of the present session, every fair-minded |>erson will agree with me in saying that the only way to estimate it is to wait until the work of Parliament has been completed. -—Sir Joseph Ward.

Australia Leads. Those regarding Socialism and Labour as offensive to the Empire overlooked the fact that Australia was much in advance of Britain in Labour and Socialism.— Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, M.P. ■ r. ’ - - * * • • , The Lawyer and the Mine. 1 can honestly say that I have never had any satisfactory dealings in mining shares.— Mr. Skerrett, K.C.

Mind and Body. Athletics are a grand thing, but ig these days there is a tendency to dwelt too much upon them. While in England I was told that whatever degree a man might hold he could not hope for a place in some of the great schools if he were lacking in athletic qualifications. Besides having a body I would remind you again that you have a mind which is equally in need of training. — Dean Harper, Sub Warden of Christ College.

The Three D's. .Government advertisements should be given irrespective of the political views of the journals. No doubt all the members knew of the case of “The Dominion.” There was also the "Dannevirke News.” Another paper which was penalised was the "Dairyman." This paper had on one occasion adversely criticised the Government and its Government advertising was withdrawn immediately. It was a singular fact that all the papers were D's. and they had all been d d by the Government. — Mr. Massey, M.P.

Long Hours. The hours worked by asylum attendants are simply outrageous. They total 76 a week and that such a condition should be allowed to continue is nothing short of disgraceful.— Mr. D. McLaren, M.P.

Sir J. Campbell. To Auckland people, and especially to an Aucklander by birth, the name of the "Father of Auckland" aroused a constant feeling of admiration and veneration.— Dr. McDowell. The Use of Leisure. If the modern strenuous curriculum of work and games had abolished the loafer, it had also abolished leisure, and had, therefore, removed one of the opportunities that used to exist for the cultivation of literary and artistic tastes and pursuits by those to whom they were congenial.—Professor H. U. Miers, M.A. More Water Power. We never decry the North Island, but if you are relying on the development of the electrical energy for making a great country, you had better migrate to the South Island, where we can offer you 3.200,000 horse-power. If you remain in the North Island you can only get 500.000 horse-power under the scheme suggested by Mr. Hay.— Mr. J. Allen. M.P. The Northern Territory. Population, like water, flows along the line of least resistance. To-day that line runs to the great empty lands of tropical Australia. In the far Northern Territory the white population is less than it was ten years ago, and the blacks hava diminished by a-third. If we fail to colonise this land, how can we dam out any flood of aliens forced by hunger to leave the overcrowded East?—The Bishop of North Queensland. * M • • Sticking to Their Gnus. If the Government thought it wire that there should be no Government House at Auckland they should have stuck to their guns, and not have given in.— Mr. Herdman, M.P. Selfish Niggardliness. Britain’s was a "hard, climate for poverty. Millions of acres were devoted to those who preserved game, while the avarice and selfish niggardliness of other people perpetuated the congestion ia cities, resulting in 50 per cent of recruit* for the army being rejected as unfit.— Mr, Lloyd George.