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WAYSIDE NOTES.

•Br M BaMenitß"j i. eyfalel upsniag" reads well for an hotel, heft it t» a real-application of the word ' official,* for hy no stretch of imagination sea •'a* official opening" he made te do doty for a hone warning. The ward 'official/ a* * »«o°i mean* a magistrate'* servant, er atteadaat; hat Mas adjective it hae eareral applications, one of which read* Uu: ■ Approved by authority, sanctioned bv the pharmacopeia to he ueed in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation." Just to! I hare read of the official opening of a railway, end hare eren participated at each an august function; but never, no never, at an official sanctioning of a drug used in medicine. Who are the officials ? Under what public body is this establishment to be runt What is the distinguishing badge of the officials, and in what way are they to be known from the invited guests who bear no distinctive mark, except that of being there, are questions which in asking one might fairly be acquitted of Uquicitftencse, New, I have no intention of aakisg those question*, as I will see them answered at the «official opening' on the official night, by the official directing the official*, who will diof less*the efficial drug, a official

la tha good aU days of tha goal •alas, there ware saany openings of hotels, bat they ware called house* warning, act oleeiel openmge. Those were toe times of the bios -shirted, Hi ami ■listed digger, who prided himself on his being as good a man as eay eaWel of a Hegtttreta'e dear*. At those house-warmings the digger* tame in from far and near, to give the sew man a partake of the good oheer mot wed. On those occasion* the table* of mine heat bore no gore! decoration*, but were weighted heenly with roast wcking pig, bailed ham, roast fowl, boiled turkey, and ail the other flings neeesmry to complete aha menu. Base I been there! Bather 1 I hare bean at several of those function*, and can feelingly apeak of the good old times that were; bat the coldly formal pompons, official opening fairly takes my breath away, and leads me to infer that times are • • • • '. • Who of ns weald not be a Liberal end jam ate "liberal and Labour Federation of New Zealand," a branch ef wfajeh baa lately been formed at Chatto Creek 1 Can't wa hare a "cut in" Id this feneration in Alexandra, end help them to ran every department malax Government oontrol, for this is what the federation does. It hustlee King Dick, who runs the departments, end now the Ohatto Creek branch daps in the face the Imperial Government for allowing the introduction of Chinese labour mto the Transvaal. This is bold from a little coterie at Ohatto Cheek, and smacks not of the servile cringe, bat rather of inflated bombastery that needs pricking to let the gas escape. This same little coterie, too, would request the Premier to take a ran ap the Otago Central te present to them their charter. Good! Bat can this not be done by deputy 1 ■ If it can, and tin Premier bat com- \% mend me, I win throw a halo of light f! eround that charter that will embbsao 5 ft forever in the annals of Ohatto \ Oreek; and I fsromies te do juatits to the banquet that will he provided on that augwt occasion.

Bedford, Duaedins 7300 aad senior SjemVer, *detifbte a London for it |T she, hub of the universe," Hew toes be knew that London is the hub af the anfverae! However wo will tat thai pass, as it a only a hyperbole •-a. fgure of speech which young parfcmamnaariaaa are supremely guilty «f. aUtmuahudirffg polltidah is no wall* lower, nor will ho hide hie brilliant maaHtiac hwiacth aha proverbial bueaol, iutrataav wffl be parade them with salsatstiiriß asauisiirs in face of the masks. America's people know aim. fa koTiiwiast the United States' people knew mas, and, now after cam little month m this mod of 73,f0Q,000 af people, he knows thsm. This is prodigious gcrtsaadiaing and reminds mo ef an incident am* occurred at a laaquet at Dunedin In honour of the lapcrintendant of Gtego. An old Scotch lady from am> cooatry was pre-. cant, aad, beew,.anfcouVto partake cf deasart, eke repoeeV*Ba, na, I'm just fa' to the tongaa a*eii 0 Well, Mr Bedford has just ctsdmd himself with the amtaetslal lUtsstiic and the fiscal aotiey af aW Sassee, aad will brieg forth for Jfce dctoetetioo of bis collaagpaa iajjferiiiamut .ah eSa pcaVido)

What, w* in this tMUMcs Uad uk eorselTCS, ara the rtakwfor whtclrthe Japantr- and the Bommu play the pm ef wirl For the past ekkft rears the diplomatic ehsmboard has been merideooe, and moves and eeoo terroovK have been made, hot Ml a checkmate to the i Mitt of either ajja. In the meantime fie itakes for which the p!ay wool on were m grriert; now there is nojnuctakiaf for vhat the guae » phwed. Bach of these greet nations' wafts donunsnoo in the Ea»t,*xri the stakes ara Korea and Manchuria, Japanese aawrt that they wantonly the ladsptndwice of Korea assured, with Hanehnria under the control of CSbiut. The Boanane maintain that etl they want it the iadtpendsnce of f Kara*, bat shoot Manchuria they eey '■M wttfe, aa that territory * V™*&Z 0 Coder Bomka control now. Bach of ft* two nation*' fame was bluf; hot Kpajsj the tow Korea wfll go to the J, *, wmwhnj Of *etwe

bellirerent nations, the Koreans would prefer the Buenos*, aa they hate the Jap< like possen; but the Koreans will have do cheico in the matter, except tubraiwion te their fate

The Japanese have commenced this war in the spirit of no surrender, and in this spirit they are determined te see the war concluded. Such high courage a dear, te the heart of an EngHshmaa, and call* forth hie every sympathy in the numerically unequal struggle. - At the same time, Russia's strength is largely discounted by her | great distance from the seat ef operation*, and the difficulties she has to contend against in the transport of troops and war matsriaL Of the disabilities under which the Russians labour, the Japs' took prompt advantage, and following up the advantage gained on sea, the Japs have now given the Russians a taste of their fighting qualities on land. The defeat on the Talu has been gall and wens wood to the Bnssian nation, who deem their enemies but one remove from barbarism, coated with a thin veneer of Western civilisation. This may be, but as a nation, the Japanese are hoary in comparison with any Western nation; the present Emperor tracing his decent i* a direct line for over two thousand five hundred year*. The savage; beneath the thin veaeer applies equally to the Russians, who forget that the Jape' are human, with human wants, ■■fwatiaiis and ambitions which crave to he satisfied. That the Japs have adjusted themselves to Western customs end manaera, shows that their adaptability to higher stages ef civilise ation. -.*

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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 421, 12 May 1904, Page 5

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WAYSIDE NOTES. Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 421, 12 May 1904, Page 5

WAYSIDE NOTES. Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 421, 12 May 1904, Page 5

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