Sayings of the Week.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 18, 3 May 1911, Page 3

Sayings of the Week.

A Mew Cl villa* tien. THE Labour movement was a new civilisation. He wanted to find brotherhood, not only ...in the church and the polling booth, but to take it across the wages line. They must be brothers on the working day as well as on Sunday—brothers in mine and factory as well as in the church. Workers' had to be formed into unions, unions into national brigades, ami national brigades into international armies of peace—(applause! —armies which loved mercy. but were determined on equity.— Mr.'E. Tregear. • • * • The Colonial Account The prevailing accent is hard, coarse, perfectly horrid. A mere local twang or touch of patois one would not mind; but this thing goes deeper—it is a creeping disease of the popular speech. Consonants are slurred, terminals are boggled. vowels are flattened and made hideous, words are run together in a most atrocious way. It never seems to be suggested to the children that the English language in its purity is an exquisite and generous thing, a noble heritage to be loved and cherished for its own sake. It cut me to the heart to hear how some of those children talked down at Christchurch.—Mr J. F. Montague. • • • • The Best Zoo. Absolutely the best zoo in t..e world, in my opinion, is at Hamburg, though the most complete collections of animals are at Berlin. London and New fork. But J.do not consider that the mere extensiveness of the collection of animals makes for the most value in a zoo. I consider that the wore the individual character of ea?h animal is brought out the more yiiterost that animal will arouse, and to .show his character you must build and furnish his quarters so as to show.as far as possible the reasons for bis colour and .shape, and any special characteristics I-e may have. Thus you give your exhHnt its tallest educational valuetfsAvhicli is absolutely lost- if the quarters ar? unsuitable.— Mr. he ftovef of the Sydney Zoo. . * • * • • Industrial War. Industrial war was ten thousand times more deadly than military warfare. In the mines of Great Britain a man was killed; every two hours; and a man was maimed every forty seconds. It had been stated, that out .of the total number of men employed on the Greymouth wharf 671 per cent were injured; out of 160 «o fewer than 112 had been incapacitated. Indus t rial war was less fair than military v.’ar, as th? killing and wounding was all on on? S'de. lu trading concerns of 160 sh’.r?'-ot<lers. were there 112 killed or inju-.d while drawing "heir dividends’—!/'.. /.’. Tregear. We are Ss»?a. University life in New Zealand presents many'pleasant phases as well as educational facilities For instance, no less than seven engagements took place at Victoria Uoikg? during last session. The men greet the girl graduates with unstinted ami enthusiastic applause amt present the recipients of degrees with floral tributes on Capping Day. There is no jealousy or s?x-antagonism in New Zealand either in college or any other competition between men and women — Lady Stout. Loyalty Witk Economy. I am intensely loyal personally to the Crown ami t > the maintenance of Empire ties, but it becomes us to act with a measure of modesty, so that while we fittingly display our patriotism, we run into no unnecessary public ex|»ei>se. — Mr. C. H. Poole. M.P.' • » « • The Golden Period. Youth was the golden period in which to gather the rich jewels of knowledge, and it was. therefore, the time when they should be most careful in their of hooks for reading. Trashy novela should, above all things, be avoided. Nowadays, education should, indeed, be a pleasure, with such fine reading easily obtainable, and such' pleasant methods of imparting knowledge l .— Lady

Im Bondage. The great nation* of the world are in bondage at the present moment —increasing bondage—but it is not impossible that in some future year they may discover, as individuals have discovered, that law is a better remedy than force, and that all the time they have been in bondage to this enormous expenditure the prison door has been locked on the inside.— Sir Edtcard Grey. • • • • No Conscience.

At present there was a Roman Catholic conscience, and the country knew what line that Church would take on big questions. There was also a Nonconformist conscience, but there was no Church of England conscience, and the Church could not organise or have any cohesive influence at all.— The Rev. J. D. Russell

Regulation and Revolution. There was a fixed idea in many minds that ‘‘town planning” meant “town upsetting." It seemed that rational, necessary town planning, which was much cheaper and much more comfortable than town spoiling, was being hindered by persons who considered that the old mistakes were good enough for the community. The guiding principle should be regulation rather than revolution.— The Hon. -I. E. Jenkinson. M.L.C. • « « • An Imperial Platform. New Zealand stands for the old flag, a white country-, an invincible Imperial navy, with an adequate share of responsibility. the extension of trade within the Empire, and representation on an Imperial Council.— Sir Joseph Ward. An Important Work. I am strongly of opinion that the construction of the East Coast line should jbe pushed forward with the utmost vigour. I believe that this is the most important work that the Government can put in hand, and I am quite prepared to support any vote for the borrowing of the money for the carrying out of thia line, as I feel sure it will not merely be beneficial to the finances of the country. but will prove a great help to the settlers now there and to the thousand* that will go after them.— Mr. A. 8. GZorer, M.P.

BL Jokn Anabnlaao* A***eiatl*n. No movement taking place here Or elsewhere in the Empire had greater aym- ’ pathy from Lady Islington and himself than that of the St. John Ambulance Association. From now onwards those who were to receive medals and certificate* would be enabled to become, in the truest sense of the word, serviceable citizens of the State by being serviceable to their fellow citizens in time of need.— Lord Islington. Otago School Teachers.

Some young teachers in the Board’s service have passed examinations for certificates, but by the regulations controlling the issue of certificates these teachers do not receive them till they are twenty-one years of age. Meanwhile they are treated as uncertificated teachers. They cannot lie permanently employed. They lose from 5 to 10 per cent of their salary, and cannot become contributors to the teachers’ superannuation fund. The loss of salary is serious in itself, but the effect of the last disability .referred to is that they lose from one to two years of service.— Chief Inspector Richardson. Otago.

Peace: ‘‘Thanks. Carnegie; perhaps with these fifty millions (£2,000.000) I shall win more followers.’’

Native Lands. The settlement of the native lands difficulty is closely connected with the profitable running of the railways in the North Island since the natural increase of population in the district affected is retarded to a vast extent by the failure .to profitably utilise these rich, undeveloped sources of wealth. There can lie no reasonable doubt that the solution upon practical lines of the native land problem is of the very highest importance in the public interests of the Dominion.— Mr. G. L. Peaeocke, C hairman Auckland Railway League.

Gambling and Businas*. The West Coast was saturated .witk the gambling spirit and as much money went -in gambling as in drink. Bogus companies were continually being got up to work mines where no gold would ever be found. The gambling spirit was right through the business and commer cial life on the West Coast, and it was in every game and pretty well every business. It was hardly safe to go into business and try to lead an honest life, because so many in business led a dishonest life. — Mr J. Smith, Greyuioutb

The Empire Navy. New Zealanders were level-headed, practical, and in nowise Jingoistic. They shared the desire of all within the Empire for the perpetuation of peace. To that end the Motherland and oversea dominions required to be made so powerful that should any military spirit arise elsewhere mere recognition of the supreme power of the navy Hying the British flag would make for pease. The full development of the Empire navy, to create such an admittedly splendid position must encounter many difficulties, but it was at a conference such as had been summoned that the difficulties, equally With the advantages, might fully and freely be discussed. He was convinced that the advantages largely predominated.—. Sir Joseph Ward. An Island Diocese. To him there had always been something of romance in an island diocese. His thoughts went back to Cyprus, the scene of the first Christian mission; lona, the seat of the most romantic mission of the Western Church; Lindix fame. where St. Aidan set his chair, am? whence St. Cuthbert converted all north ern England; New Zealand, with its isles lying like gems upon the Pacific Oceans ■ Rishop Crossley. * * * • Maori Land. The land is the natural sphere of.work for the Maori. He already possesses the land. He possesses also the talent for working it. What he now wants, in the first place, is security of tenure, by which I mean individualism of titles. The process of individualism is an enormously difficult one. But we are iii common honesty bound to confess that the Government has set itself to work with a sincere determination to grapple with tlie difficulties and. so far as may be, to overcome them. In the second place, the Maori needs capital for the development of his land.— Mr. J. Thornton, Te Aute A Mere Collector. The man or woman who merely collects facts is no more educated than the person who collects stamps or autographs.— Lord Robert Cecil. Worry and Art. Worry alone is enough to kill a sensitive tnan, and all thoroughly artistic natures are sensitive.—Dr. Richard Strauss. » • • • Technical Education. Closer attention should lie paid tc technical education. The history of those European countries which had approached this matter seriously showed that technical education was one of tlus finest things to develop the commercial instincts. The State should insist upon some system of technical education. If that were done the transition would be easy from the hands of the State to the municipality, and the latter would be able to take upon itself the cultivation of those instincts which had ever been in the minds of children.— Mr. S. J, Moran, Wellingtau.