Sayings of the Week.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 25, 21 June 1911, Page 3

Sayings of the Week.

The Queen City and Its Queen. E have enjoyed our stay’ in Auck- ■■ I lan<l Very mucll - 14 *8 not lljL that we have been kind to you, but rather that you have been kind to us.— Lady Islington • * • » The Children’s Cause. There is no charity so efficient as that ty'hich deals with little children, and there is no more productive and grateful soil du which to saw the seeds of your sympathy — Mrs. Leo. Myers. Making the Citizen. Whilst not anticipating war the country had to be prepared for emergencies, and the aim of the defence authorities yvas to fit those capable of bearing arms for active service, without unduly hampering or interfering with the employers tof labour or imposing too stringent conditions upon those called upon to serve. scheme would at the same time have the effect of improving the physique of the young men of the Dominion, and the training ami discipline they would have to undergo would make of them better men and better citizens^— General Godley.

The Noble Mau of IML The Opposition had termed Mr. Ballance and his party the “seven devils of socialism”; now they said Mr. Ballance was a noble and self-reliant man, who did great good. The Opposition had said Mr -Seddon was galloping to a deficit, and (ruining the country; now they said Mr Seddon was a great, strong man, whose work had benefited New Zealand. The ■Opposition had said that the Ward Government was hypocritical and dishonest; ■ a future Opposition would probably refer to them as “the noble men of 1911.”— Ron.. J. Carroll. » « • « The Beef Trust. Even if the beef trust did come to New Zealand they could not possibly get control of all the businesses, even if they 'tried very hard, for the reason that the local companies, are in such a splendid financial position, and are placed under such capable management and worked so teconomically, that it would be impossible to drive them out of business.— Mr. H. D. ‘Baler, U.S. Consul. * * * » Wellington and Auckland. They had heard a .great deal about the robbery of Auckland by Wellington, but he asked who was the robber 1 Their chief guest.' His Excellency the Governor, had been grained and broken in by Wellington, but now he had been .induced to live among the lovely surroundings and in the delightful climate of — Mr. Il Ct. Tewsley, President Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

A Medium Duty. A Christchurch firm had gone in for piano manufacture, but the Government imposed a very heavy duty on the material, and this firm had to give up this manufacture. As soon as they gave up, the Government said it was very sorry, and was willing to remit the duty,-but by that time the factory had been closed, and the men were away. Both a want of duty and a pressure of duty would ruin an industry.— Mr. J. B. Laurenson. British Immigrants.

The Dominions in 1907 received 54 per cent of British immigrants, 68 per cent in 1910, while the figures of the four months for 1911, if they were maintained, would show 80 per cent. The increase justified the work and organisation of the Emigration Department. The type of emigrant had also improved.— Mr. John Burns.

Opposition Phases. ■ The Opposition had gone through many phases. First it was the great Conservative party, then the National Association, and then the Reform party.— Hon. J. Carroll.

Unity Essential. The Main Trunk railway had brought the ends of the island within a day of each other; it had opened up uarge areas of new land; but it had an insensible but invaluable moral effect of daily consequence in that it brought home more prominently to the commercial and industrial community of Auckland and Wellington a sense of advantage and indispensibility of closer contact and co-operation towards the national welfare. Unity was essential to the progress of the Dominion, and to its success among the wider rivalries of the outside world.— Lord Islington. The Land Ballot. Our commercial ambitions must emanate from the soil. When our immigrants arrived they should not be discouraged by throwing the disappointing delays of our land ballots in their faces. That system, .which acted as a cdog on the wheels of progressive land settlement, should be abolished, and every available acre of idle land should be thrown open to the intending settler with all possible despatch.— Mr. Leo Myers, President Auckland Chamber of Commerce. W * * t The Trashy Novel. The class of book in which real danger ■lay was the worthless, trashy novel, consisting of meaningless words strung upon •a weak string of plot. Such a book gave ■no occupation or exercise to tire mind, and allowed it to atrophy and deteriorate. —Jlr, J. H. Upton, Auckland.

•The Yachtsman's Paradise. He was confident that in no other part of the world, eould a paehtsman find a more pleasant or more satisfactory cruising ground than the waters in the neighbourhood of Auckland.— Lord Islington. • • • • A United Front. The whole secret of organisation was to drop all arguments as to forms and ceremonies, to waive differences of opinion as to names and platforms, and to stop the quarrelling of parties whose aims were actually sympathetic. If a man was a socialist, his object should be not to abuse the Labour party, but to show how good the Socialist party was, and vice versa. The best way to achieve success was for every man to be the best possible socialist, or labourite, or unionist he could be.— Professor Mills. • * * • National Pride. We who belong to New Zealand are not going to be dictated to by new chums who have not been a dog watch in the country. —Mr. Laurenson. • * < • Spoon-Fed Maoris. The Maoris were capable of being made the equal of the European by proper treatment ; but that would not be done by spoon-feeding. The time had come for the Maori to leave the sheltering arms of the Government, to come out into the open and take his proper place in the country.— Mr. G. Elliott.

A Hard-worked Governor. He bad discovered that His Excellency was one ,of the hardest workcjl men in the community. He thought that the .Mayor, was hard worked, but he now knew that the period spent by His Excellency in Auckland far from being a holiday, had been a period of very hard work. The people of Auckland, would be sorry to part with Their Excellencies, although it was only for a time.—. Ur. C. J. Parr, MavOr.

Sentiment and Imperialism. Persons with experience of the oversea peoples realised that sentiment was a tremendous factor in the growth of the Imperial ideal, and the maintenance of a Unitel Empire.— Lord Plunhet.

Too Many Town Dweller*. There were too many people resident i* the towns and cities, and if the present prosperity decreased that would mean trouble, for there would not be enough producers.— Mr. IV. F. Massey, M.P • • • • Only the Overflow. With a diminishing birth-rate it wan unsafe for Britain to exceed 300,00 emigrants yearly. The Dominions were entitled to the overflow, but must not empty the tank.— Mr. John Hurns. A True Father. There is something very touching in the thought of Sir John Logan Campbell, at his advanced age, stretching out a loving helping hand to the little children of Auckland. The memory of the “Father of Auckland” vyill be handed down for generations to come, and our children and their children's children will pass on the story of what manner of man this largehearted man was.— Dr. McDowell, Auckland. « • * « Learned Librarians. A librarian must be a learned man, with “an instinct for books,” and capable of judging the - spirit of literary works for the influence they would exert. —Mr J. If. Upton. s • « * The Millenium. When they obtained recognition by legislation of the brotherhood of man, and its principles were practiced by the community, he honestly believed that the Christian millennium would be near at hand.— Mr. McGowan, Premier N.S.W Not a Village. The people of Auckland ought to recognise that they do not live in a village. Auckland has grown beyond that stage, and its sitizens must use the footpaths in an orderly fashion. — The Mayor of Auckland.