Sayings of the Week.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 24, 11 December 1912, Page 3

Sayings of the Week.

Wo “Shouting** in Germany. SERMAN taverns do not exhale an a.tihoapliere of vice, but are and homely. There is no “shout-

ing.” The drinks are mostly wine beer, light, uninjurioua, and tasty. —-Herr Hrunner, of Vienna.

Eady Islington's Farewell to the Y.W.C.A.

I .promised Miss Barnes that wherever I might he, I should always take an interest in the Young Women’s Christian Association, and I always will, though 1 think it is even more needed out here than in the Old Land.— HE. Lady Islington.

Negroes. White Women, and “Judge Eyuch."

When the black brutes attack white WfFOmen, it is only necessary to get the right man, and then. those concerned neither need nor will receive a trial.- — Gorerwor Rfcase, South Carolina. • • • • Rosebery and Roberts. He believed that the summing up of history would be to the effect that a heedless and inattentive ear had been turned to the warnings of the greatest soldier that they possessed.— Lord Rosebery. » ♦ ♦ • How Jones Can Become Brown, Contrary to the general belief, people got their surnames only “by repute,” though the parental name was usually adopted, and. according to English law any man was perfectly at liberty to change his name.— 1/r justice Chapman.

Eloyd George as Emperor. The machinery of Empire was once directed towards human slaughter, while poverty and sickness were left to Boards of Guardians. Once a great Emperor added lustre to a victory by visiting the wounded after a battle. We have an Emperor who walks about the. hospitals and visits the sick and infirm. All this Is a new dignity to the Empire.— Mrs Lloyd George. ♦ ♦ * • ''Winston Not Coming. 1 am afraid that there is no possibility of my being able to leave London next year for a long enough period to allow r»f my visiting Australia and New Zealand. — Vr Churchill, M .I*. Eord Islington's Good-Bye to the Sackblocks. Lady Islington and T wish to send a last message of farewell to the Dominion of New Zealand—our home for the last two years and a-haif. We hope that this message may carry itself into those centres which we have not been able to visit, and especially may it reach those who live in the remote backblocks, for whose work we entertain so much admiration, and for whose life we feel so much sympathy.—H.E. the Governor. The Navy League. The League in the Gid Country had three barges on the Thames, and he hoped that one would be placed on the Avon, and then the Christchurch branch of the league and the people of Canterbury fwould think that they were really doing something to assist the navy. Boys were needed for the mercantile marine and the navy, and it would l»e found that there was a great spirit amongst .young boys to go to sea. The barge would encourage that spirit.— Hon. R. H. Rhodes, at Christchurch. * ♦ ♦ * England and Germany During the Crisis. Throughout the present crisis the relationship with England had been especially confidential and frank, and absolutely trustful.— The German Minister for Foreign .1 ffairs. » • • ♦ A National Museum.

There is a suitable building waiting for the museum when the new House of Parliament has been erected. The library building will make an admirable museum nnd art gallery, and when vacated will lie JUeless fur any other purpose. — Hon. H.

The Postal Department and Carriage of Fruit.

I have been [laying considerate attention lately to tho carriage of fruit through the post. In the case of boxes of fruit, it is proposed that the Department should act as intermediary, the only idea being that any [>erson can go to the poet office, fill in a card, anti pay the money for a box of fruit. The post office will arrange all matters with the Railway Department and shipping companies, and for the delivery of fruit on its arrival.—• The Postmaster-General.

Name and Birth. No man is born with a surname.— 3fr Justice Chapman. » » • • The Rush Hour,

The crush of people and tramcars at the city terminus of their line every day at five o'clock, and for some time afterwards, compared in intensity with the most crowded centres in London.—J/r C. J. Tegetmeier, Chairman Auckland Electric Tramways Co.

Good Records at the Wellington Hospital.

The operations performed at the hospital in 12 months numbered 1.800. tho cases that proved fatal biting under one per eent. Out of 313 cases in the fever ward in two years there was not one death. — Mr Trevor, acting-chairman Wellington Hospital Board. Dustless Christchurch. In proportion to the street mileage, more water was placed on the Christchurch streets than on the streets of any other town in New Zealand. There was also a greater area of tarred streets in Christchurch than in any other town in the Dominion. Altogether about twelve miles of city streets had either been tar paved or tar topped, and there was no dust from these streets except what blew on from elsewhere.— Mr t. D. Dobson, city engineer. Christchurch. «... A Prophecy That Will Come True. We have not hoard the last of Lord Islington. Changes are imminent in connection with Imperial affairs, and when those changes take place I venture to predict lord Islington will [day a very important part in connection with them. It will be a good thing for the nations of the .South Pacific that we shall have at the Councils of the Empire a gentleman who understands and who will be well able to represent us.— Hon. IV. /•'. Massey.

Sydney's Loyalty Lacking. Tn regard to Sydney, it seemed to be getting very Americanis'sl. He thought. from his lirief observation*, that the people were lacking in that loyalty

towards the British throne that we had in this country.— l tris.l. K. Klliolt, Wellington. ' • • • • In Can They Were Wanted. I would undertake to easily produce 25,000 men to-morrow. Wo have ample ammunition to supply such a force. Not only that, but we have very large reserves of ammunition. Our reserve of small arms' ammunition is practically up to the amount recommended by the Colonial Defence Committee.— General Godley. The Peace-Loving German. The German is a lover of peace, and Germans have been described as the only people who do not hate their enemies Modern Germany, the nation in arms, has not killed old Germany, the nation of thinkers and poets.— Herr Hcnnncr. Mean-looking Houses. There are undoubtedly many meanlooking and badly-kept houses in this city which should lie demolished. This condition of affairs, 1 venture to assert, may be found in any city. Many great improvements could lie effected with benefit to the city and its residents. The coat of doing so would, however, be considerable. It is found that where the houses

are badly attended to and shabby in appearance, and with bad surroundings the tenants or occupiers invariably correspond.—Mr IV. K. Morton. Wellington Engineer. « » » * The German Workman. The artisan loves his work for its own sake, and is satisfied with a minimum ot pay for a maximum of exertion. — Herr Henuner. s • * • Democracy and Education. To education true democracy must look for its only means of being rational, just, and progressive.— Mr Mel.area (Mayor of Wellington). « • • * “To Visit the Sick and Needy," etc. She wished to make one request before saving good-bye to the people of Auckland. She wished them to take an active interest in many of the things that had appealed to her. She hoped that they would, from time to time, visit the hospitals, for such visits made a vast dif ference to the feelings of the patients and cheered them wonderfully. -H.H. l.u'ly Islington. Naval Defence. Canada had done its duty as one of the nations lairdering on the Baeilic, Australia was doing its duty in its own way, and it remained for New Zealand to do its duty.— Hon. IV. /•'. Massey. * . • • • Canada's View. The task of providing for the defence of an ever-growing Empire was lieeiuniug increasingly difficult for Britain singlehanded, and the Dominions intlsl share

the control of foreign policy, which had hitherto been within Britain’s exclusive control.— Mr B. L. Harden (Prime Minister of Canada); - . • • » • The Open Gates of Hell. The gates of hell open in front of you on the racecourse, and the man who follows that line finds himself in a hell upon, earth.— Judge Burnside (Sydney).