THE CHANGING SCENE

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 75, 21 December 1907, Page 5

THE CHANGING SCENE

." A-BIRD'*?,EVE VIEW;:''. (Br. a . Casual. .Chronicler.) "Thp'stoien .articles,said-TiiE. Dominion ofa,,burglarious..raid.'.oi), a, ; lncal ;bopJi-slV<>p,'" "consist .clnefly;of fountain and ladies'"'lpa'ther 'bag6r. •Apparently the offence was not. committed by an experienced ;cracksmaii." The .soundness'of. tho theofx'that it was'an amateur ;aVwork', 'ignorant'of. 'the true value of- tjiingsj; becomes dear when :it: : is remembered that several volumes of Marie C'orelli were-overlooked. , A.local ,tradesman advertises: "Corce!—•; ' For the Newest Book, a-Girl's'Bqoki-a Boy's; Koqk. a ..Leather. I?oet.'' : , This ijast-iiamcd' person^nust'.surely" be'the' man Vho ..tfriter;. tlife'',CliristW^^^eiSs;'r.^-v^'- > 'Vil_ "A local journal,..dealing .this week, witji". the "All-Rod Route" in an editorial, proudly' recalled' thc-fact that''on November' 7'it Irad' said: "To ask the,Mother,..Country to pay-. £450,000 a year is a large order, but i the'amount'would--npj:,.-perhaps,' strike, the Home authorities as excessive if they wero - • onco convinced that'the: principle of the subsidy is just,. and tha t- the .service, would,turn, out to-be all that-its. projectorsexpeot." .'ltis worderful how,- journalists.;,,think tlies«, . things out.,-. If-, "A'-Casual- Chr.onipler','-,,had,' cyer.'riiade so deep' aii 'of the-!busi-' ; nfcss mind) ho would recall..the..iact..every ) v.'eek. . ■ • • .^.On" Wb'dnpsday^another.,local-''.f-jjournaT printed a .cable message reportihg- that tho Queensland .: township- Cloncurry..is. and has flour' and-; sugarf-onl;/ sufficient' \V<eel;v"" The ' ; jourrial'-'in -querfion i {fante<3£"a. footnoto v/hjplL'shquld. ; g<j, far j;o,{ajla j,,pji^lio' anxiety. "Tho. district ' around Cloncurry," it pointed out,.' "is ~a"b"ujidantly,'Tich~ih:~cop : >. , ; per,' and lias''fine, grazing facilitse!?-' t'TEjis useful, fact-- is.'.to -be cabled; to the starving s . QloncUrryites.' 1 -'i-" ; .. • v .It'- .was .-with a fepluig. of. indignatipn the -pcrverseness.. of,,nature, that I'read . tHis ; 5 : • paragrapli.'in-J'hursdajrß^paper.:—,'!lhe,.,Do-ifjpiox's 'Casual Clironicler.' ciirae Mn Jor-a J little chaff at-the.: hands, of ..Mr.„E., .'.Tregjear,'the? Secretary-of the Labour at , tho- Public., Servico 'sotfal.ll Said gear: ?TnE~])6jnsibV;'h'i!s : had'--'thfe v tbirie l s'it,^._' to try t6'''mako;" funr'ofvthp ;]jabour-;i,l3'ep.art{' ment. •I" feci. a -.cold;; shiver ', fanning' dottTV . iny' back when I. thihii of,'it;'" y' Why 'indignation This is.-why: j

'■■■■ Ybu'r'&'>iarred ■the;'more, .tlie.-nwre . flll shocks is 1 ; To • 2nd yourself - j ;5i r pf^a^^V^radoxcs. ,,, '<; ! . : '.' / i' .'the-' vai...ln, '.notions''Sociailstic'iV,''i' ,■ ....,.A *Wlills Iriftorsplj;,' a^'siiTntly-iiiatf,' \ : i f£v'' v \p; .>£■ .'So, .naturally of a : . Bent,' • »•' • J,. c r.:.;fSb'date ! and-elbw"'and Solemn, ' . 'tholnes.of 'gravity l content, '• - V • '■ ''1 • pw T a~&i^Uotts'^iiinn. , . What wonder that* I.' feel 'distressed " .And; writhe:-in - mental;;e.olic, L , : ; tif*rj^fePjir v -' ■' '. ■As if-my- pen could- frpliW--'i </" U •{A t 'times - disposed to crack* a' joke, • I/rievoV'fc'eaii'a' rumour 7' . 'rTfta't -.even 'gij' folk. .'.'3 Appreciate; vafctomip). et'ltr.' E.;T'rcsoor..'wiil--shlim. ' ' 'r4.v 1 fcol iri g'l cb a ritlt-nef.vb'iiß," V'iAiVfl'viU.sloctite v tlier TC.v,!.•};? ?<•}' ••the -'Eubiior ■ The- -'-d-.-.'-'",av ■'J, ."He'll, farm-, the sourest''.liver v' '.; '.I'.'Anil -l,'iiiy„deepest-pondered-j'apo . ' Produces—what? -A'sliiver! : . Alas! That' Dhlness,. should -be paid To.smile ' While Mirth'; the .'gloomy 'trad*!, ■'. Of supcrvjsingy^ges:.';..:. ~ Wijd paradox is. whim—. '.'■ .. ' ■ A lady-all contrairy; ' ;.' ■ 1 ' Would' that the- jesting tfell to him, : With-me as Secretary! . • Could • Nature swojT flic (asks we. find • f.;';;;,';. • '.W. both '.Departments,. wi*.-;siiouid! .find . ; Our : clients' loitdly 'roaring!'. "

"There'll. be a er-r'eat "awakenin'; in • LcrSi don;'' : . said Jlr, .iDboley/ -/.things,- - Jaw,,.will' hum. in Fjeet- •Sthreet... ''Twill be'.like ..what th*' pbte Bracken said. ". 'An' all.Crea-' ti6i.i,-';:h.e-. says, . 'broadened says he." . ■ : .• • "Why, 'is • H<ime? Masked. Qnfo.rtuiiiTtcly .'lot-,, .Jawn. • ,Th'. Premier baS. decided t.Vsend ■ t', th; behiglifed denizens iv-London a full account ivory day iv what's .£oiii'. on; here. ..-No imbro's wiii'tli.'AEn^hiiifm' -.thiilk- outsidc 'Englc'n' .'jei •'fiurope'.'Asia, "America.' an'''''Africa'."Wi;app|)i in slumber, -so -t'. spe.ik/ r.ii * engaged, in th* lihsiirrd . hobby iv mata.u- Hire?ties an' buildiii' warshipj'flnJyr-reariin'' ;, 'tif? 'doin's. iv th*'other nati6ns.*itl).VO'uld-Lan', has .forrgot th' seethirr activity iv ■Thrvin' t. .eKthract mtpirst fr'nv th' ■barren'''trivialities iv tli'_ wAre-out conn- ■ tries, ill' bnfortunato'Englishman -has been ignorant'iv'th'-"rich th' investigator who Inks southward t' Lamhtnii' I (Juaj. r .,.'.Why,', .saysi.mo; friiid' Joe Wii'jd, ■t' whyslutd ••wo --be selfish ,'i lin' 1 :kapo th - joy'! iy. •'oar f sensational doin's' t'' ; 'o\tfselyes ? v - H Hayj» pit.v, " , says' ho; •'bVf' our vbrotfi(;rs. Let,us cheer thim up wit'i cables,'., says'ho', ■ '|iidifiou's!.y. :, 'selcctei'J, Ji -•friglit , 6n"tlr mbnet-liiydfcr^^ ' jiictnre'"' t.h" 'Stir in 'tli'' V iv Mail' 1 whin th'. jjivrstcajjje^{jfjelj, Bill^;.<^,tlj' ( jdjtjir .tj ,'th' Atib^jditor,iritis ;5/duJ.l,.rag,. < nojyad.aj^., I ,H;?ii,' : ,-.ii* : as lie runs over th',,,j>sttr:proofs,-> ( th«re i s':fa few sensations .in it, Perrsia', M'roccer.Roosew vilt-an' thj Kaiser;;,. jscnd.it away,' he says. _TiiV.su!} op.eijs.,tlv..last. ,xab'lo...-..\Whoop i j.V'h e !that,'-,iie .yells-! "'Joe;'' ho whistles ' t'-' fir'"'printer, 'stop th'' priss. EhbdlJ'-outJ''th'--ea-a"bles. Get out th 1 "big ty an'_ h'aro.. thtrhpjo.... 82.9 ...jiiariunes ready.', The iditor lias been r-rcadin': ;'A horrsc bolted in fcambton'-Qnay,' he yells; 'it will bo twenty pages in th' morrairi,' he says t' th' sub.' 'Th' price iv. bread is ra,vduced Glc-iy. be, glory be,' an', tears i.v- joy , f , r ' nl I'.'Ssey.e?!. . 'A was opened at, Tailiapo;' lie goes'on,- ah-tli' staff." gathars an' th'""proprietors ar-ro' sum. nioiie.d ~fx'm th' :.ball ,at...Bi:ckingham-Palace. 'Th'' Premier snysVt-li'.'creclit iv'Jfew Zaj-land is higher thin it was whin it,was lower than 'tis.' .(Jr-reat excitement prevails whin ! ,tia 'Statoi:l;,tlia't. Mr/Miinroiiß-'d'cfyin' tlv'/Dlli'ailnag?,'ißoap;d. .;.\Ye.i:arc ; ,niacle.- ipin,' says'.'.'th' proprietors. shakin| .bail's ■ with Cheeks' greet' th'' annbuiieenVint '"''tiiat'' "Jkfr. i'Norrih has .said Wellm'tbn fs' a»hivo 'llow's.this ,f.'r. a.sinsation,?! Th' news has • spread. a .run on nia-ps';' iv New" Zaylaud," an' ' wannTillion people'.;wait' butside th' ;bfiiccs.-"-Tww'ty million, iv. thV.pa-apei'' scll I ;like l h'ot .cakes. Gerrmmy is forgot; th'. -Navj-. Leagno'-'yells in vain; Mr. Balfour-has no .miienco; th 1 cry ; with; vcxatioii._;Tlij.: nionoylenders'rush, out and. they-Rajri;' ''\\ni^t;, ! they says, 'is ,wrong?is iVLwarß'iV'JCnglan!, ,ili shbrrt, wakes up. Hogan, who's gone, Homo o'.i'a holiday, is interviewed'bo rill-tIV pki'apers, an'- is ''offered,, tli' iv 'Th'-,Times' oil account iv his local knowledge. 'Tis a gran' schame." • ; ;