THE CHANGING SCENE

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 526, 5 June 1909, Page 6

THE CHANGING SCENE

•jvn»;:'i-v. ;■ .-■;'■■'■ -.•;—7 ——♦- — ■ — \.\ .■ v-:f :.■:•);; v-v-'r; A 'BIRD'SEYB VIEW. . > :'• ; ■ ■ ■•■■ . ..' ';/V ■ / ..Reporting a lecture 'delivered locally tie Sv ; ?rother, day,the , evening paper stat«<lthat',.'.t Q e ',:";: lecturer introduced a touch of humour, which :; : :';:>■' laadoj.thy narrative all;the more.: lifelike.'*- ■''■'■■■ ;■'''. One thinks with envy of the pleasant'philoso-i !-^,:- :; f;'phy , ;j3iftVjnßpired : ,lihat'' ■>;■••,'■;• cism., To most' of .us,'the merrier a ...thing .the 1 ; :i..s; : ; : :less it is'like'lifo. Sir. Joseph Ward, , how- , *■'; -■'..^.ever,''^'mighttake.a- hintfrom:the quotation: %/:: ■ -J, It-is true'.that even, now. he : is; firmly . conrepresentation 'the state;"of;tho: country.is that.which' golden-rosiest, hups. fact: that thoroughly .'delightful is r;jo admitted : .by'ihim".to':be., - 'at ■all, When; S,. ■ f you s'ay : that rovonue is falling and .oxpendi-. ■;"SV;:-} that you are not giv-. L '::i;. .ing^a'lifelike. account l of tJlie finances;; \But ■■'.. £'•" ■■ 'he has'nbtiyet realised the^'.value., of humour; ; ?? : 'A : .iv.'*s".'aii'aid to;: verisimilitude. .When, for ex-; '■" ,V. ; ;',' ample;.he starts but to show the public that- .-" #s*;'correspondence;;upon; the; Naval Confer-; ~,;;:.J.y'ence was ' drgent, 'be. will find the'task' . ;'; : ''in,a\jocular vein. ;<:;';;'; ■'Should / ;he.-interspersehig:statement with ; .witr ; House will. rioVf ail ;;to conclude' ; ! >■ :: that' the humour of tho.speech'guarantccs the' f.'ji-. './reliability.;of. the"assertions in it.;. J J, ':>-.; of humour has .in. any case been exhibited :;.i ! . j. .;' ; ,, by some ;of "the "Prime .'Minister's colleagues..' could'.be rnofe : j : ;S; JfrvHoggP; vAiiiJ Mri'Buddo— Mr. *,; ; : . ■;-.Budclo,-: when, he "gets 1 away, from jpotatpes," K{':';-.vV- ; " fairly;lives before your eyes.: "■'. V.;. 1 ■.'•;■' .Discnasirig,'the'• "squalid;: and' :^contemptible", ; ;architeoture~of :■■';-'• "Press" : pleads;for' ; a:flnß:.Government' House. :■'';;•,', not. particularly' concerned-'for'.: the ; ;-!■■>■-:; feelingj.of the Wellington-people' in this inat- ■ ?,:.;■;■.;....ter t *for.= whereart- is;c6ncorned-.weido 'not bei ;'.!.<"i-l.; lioveijthiit they.;:h'a>e .auy;.jEeblings."^vv:j r; ,: -;- ; -' v'/.-'i'- .r.v ! ,''^V6oo4.ofVyou.;to. : come:right''down to lo'i ; said; : :■.-; _■;- came;down.- , the.Maori's.gangway. at;'sunrise.; :; :';-.W ■!'When;do : we' :start for; WelEnEtbri?- i .-Tlus'is'v j ..;.;':: such':a :snufjy; little 'porti-i'Whatl ,l !This- is ;;-/ , : !:;':;.-j* ; >: £A ihirdjdrink ,femeyhad: : aiwed-rtired; :'.;>■'.: .tennined.*?; And;the maJa'waa' : ;:V; ';■■: .-> worried.;,-Ho. too:was :detenriined : --deterniu)ed': >.: ; :ii ; to;-Bay;'somkAing;-nice.>Ee, had .made the , :-/'Si-';-.':.;niMti , :/-;'; ; ;\iwhen; he; 'mistook I .'Victbna"tCbllegb'!:. for•,a' •:>.;':'.; 'l.'smpkVh'puse^.'MnkeeM.v.wi^'-'.thei-fi^indnsr , : "$-■■?'.': ■': *w> Du t H. was wo'rse'.\v"hen,: in. a -desperate' ?, <:)<pi:;, endeavow: to ;redress the'-balancej" he launched ;'.:.■:.'i v . otl t-.intb praise of theipes^nictof. 'chimney.' ': J- , ' , :'■■:'" A' pretty,Jdea;" r :he : said. ■': ■ : '' !Novei. but 'very' •■„v',v_;■ good;lKis^plain,'..tall, and strong—a beauti- ■ >":.>;.. ; ; fTU,?appositcn«-ss ":wh'en:>' his: is-rer'. ■;:-;■;;■..-.'.V;mbmbered.':;;" : absence-rVhy,'what.'iß : :ft:;j.V, ; • •r.':Whoee , ?/'Why, W. Sed-' ! >o^:Vnon , s.; ; :';/. i r-Y.U; Dp',witb; xt?.-Isn't ; ; vwiat?: :V,:.;:■:.':.<V.r : '..-'Er—isn't it winn..'■.Snppbse' we get' : fci;: ;'f; along ;to: lnnch;v;.Too busy?,' Well. I'll' pick :^--^tti?P.ftt'2."-; ''iv , ,^ , ''v.7' , y*;';;v. , ::tv;-:'K;'.;;'- ;'' H'ff. 'soKtary :lnnch;the.Visitbr' i decided'' M<V*»;ittiaraß?he; was sure: tbVoffend:aiy 'iray. 'he :::;B';>:;nM,bo^r : be;hoiie^'abottt;it.:;-After lunch' :Xt---'. ;.; -Offibei :■ "Now,"- />he $K y :Baiq -impressively !!tliat is 'the : loever:sawiv'Where' are'■ th'e : SK":•A■•■.'^o?^yffl■gβ?^■liook■■■a■t■.ttaV.flrt■■-'fTb'^t.^.■,Tak^■mβ• ,: ;■>'-.^-,v. the Artr.Gallery' he examinediall l ,S 1;:- ; : :-:™ es^ t> rf J ? i ,:sai4," ;;:':&'*:.-■ ■"s■s*&. somerof thbse-for.ouf Mnseum'l'-Now'' yt&'-y 'take/me;^ , Oh, those are' that,l've-been Mooking- at/ ; are :«%. ■"■■■■■moy. ?:- •■ :'i-■;;■>. .-.-Well,- anyway, they have'good W;vfe ; of .those'frames?!are: , ; -.- ■~■ '*,' 'r ; -i§': ; ;: t^ fe^vway;; v fo: -Parßametri;;' Hoiise 'th'ej : : ->' ; - ;r;v : C;Visaid the , v of.vdrawing)? :..$■;;: '-is v m£?. :^;:- o ';xVi^ii,;-.";.-AM;hefain*ea;"'n;;:::;;.y-;^; ; . ,'.-; -C before.he' came:to. He :i't''V'^^aj,^^.at,:hu:hotel. " ■ !'What-has:hapV-'■}/■:-f'- ; John'Ballaiice's ''■ <>'» -' ! -^^':^^v'^' v ' ! -^^- ;^':,:^'-', V''; l 'r;l^.' o ':^'-V''-' y?fl^\;'?V' l t" na3 ''^^]eft;for):the.'6amarn^'Mair' ; ::*<•:'?-\.?»^^.^tat.;-the;: Ministerialistvpress JA'; ;, W:-------Kf-• ; ■' tQ -v' : P nt ': ; 9' ea r|y :;: 'aito;-^orde.^ : ';''The ; ' % ■'- ) -' 4 ' ; '■i.haa: considered- the /.problem, of i-Mr.' < 'n^^-- . : :-'"ff, a W,.an'a ittcomes.to .thecpnclußibn.thaf ■ i •'■: 5: -;--.: :■■' -: n ?,]B. .malignant'.gro'wth : bntof man's' ■'- f.;ri:'"'S' ; 'P ei ! T ersity.'j.s'J,v.;,;..)'='.:^:;-.-i:-V-?'; ;t'v : >;;.fi , - i .'T;' : -:'.' ;-• !■■ ; i*n : v Wtleatlori;: -my J.V ; : : -:« l i-indlgnation;:v^;■;..; -.}^_ ■; •':;.:: ; .;;;.;•..-.:,"*■ &:&'£■; ; don'ti :dlacredlt ; hiinani nainre-' &v.'.' : ;-'A:;. B n? . obfaot::- fpr : ;recognition" la the bllEht' of ?''::W*W-- ; '' ,:; :^pqsitloti-^;;.: ■ : ;f ';.;;':..■:v;:.>^' ; '.^»* ; \";: i'W; ui;; this vJtajWettmKi-'':? |s;^-.,- ! mate" : oWectiOT i^viV-,..:^- , .^-^ , ''. ft osolnte:.p^eotion/i,v;. , .',' , ;-' : ..'-■'■■■■'•''■• :•■•*•■■'-' ; '-':; , :-- rg: .■' J "eP)iys':;;Bo/-'obviona?' my iß:TOry>p)airi'.-an(rleiiiriljßrHe'Bl'in^accidental-i'.J-- ;■■■''• -'-;"'->''■'-■' ■'"■'■'■ PV^P^Bi , ' v'> : ,"; : .'V-'- -' lH '.!^.';!'-' -'.'■,'■:,'?'-.'-v.-;-,/- ■ '-.v' • (i ' ; Si;v : 'uißin^onceived.^and■:>«nioily. rspre&dins 'to ;; 'a! ;^vr.pv.7ji L . •-. ■,;,.,:-.:. v.' : «ae'B'a ; 6rpwft T that;:BpoHe:pnribe^ty';:a^r e^ ;^^;'-i:S:-'v/ In y-Bense" of .duty : -, :::-'v-.5 -.' ■- ■■■'>?^,y--- '■$> ? i'fr talkie- Mr - &&:■! ,: ' ;^^t? ?reon Impprtarioe/W'^ubllmity'i-''--;"d:;:v i ,>;.Vn«r., rdwelline on : : a man 'wirt■ "S;fev:> ; :-.-.'-vv> .;»<■;<;■■.γ-r'.■-,!.-;.! ..nn"- $$'& B p S a " tn ?;noso "oi^TJninini^^iJK/ fSK^- v 'i^fe^^do;re^^ u^to i: grt S^: - ; ;;S*omebody:;to;:exp]aini to iS^g&^eie^e!;to.:the : l)tmiMo» y ;:ono/:d <l S4 :^p i^B u his-own " :°^ rt ™g:-mdor;:the;!implibation}..:Mrr^Budcto : ok i ae ,-^ o PE ortun ity :r to.:'dispel : ; the ::«>;> ; :^ ; : c n«g e , : ''? i ;tjnudity,, by/malung.'a:; statement vS? a ::.:;Vr^.;Bpeech^at.:Bangiora,'?that';i'he-:for- : oue':felt mff- J^vOQlyyppsition^for.va-'Britisher ,l! to- v take-waf :«S-;:s:jv;™vdeclare:;tHat::only;,the' British';flag 1 -suouid v^t--';;:;;?;wavo-pyer;-;I^.=Zealand.'^^Nothingi : iit--i8 distressfed-rthet Prime ;^r;M.:;:^ l Muuster> ; as.,:this';;royelation:of. ! Mr'.v,Buddo's I "! t y^to,. v make/:rash': : and ; ;yibl6nt;vstaito; i?'^;'-H?- me^!' s: ' -;: Sir; Joseph'; has;-,beeii'3urthef.; dif S':v.-.' i^r''.:Pther', revolutionary ''■■. opiniongV-tp ; : "iyS:n;yOT™ has '.*.'.-V/..;i- , A';tes. follofr:—; f : ; .-,v ■ :: .'■:,;-' : -'■;;,;' ;^< : ' : ;*>V -peclaTedi:: that^v^itliput. 5 consulting", his '■ M'^'>;;:'v^> 1 if: it -diil-'not :-«;^:/i.:v:.^ , »/i ; *o!ga've : 'this I 'as : his cprisiderbci.view;" tZ'imS"\ i^T-.*iddo;wention;,to say \ ®:s , : ;v- fronftgiving: aii ;uniiua]ified-'de-v>i> W-vV nia fe a nd;he/spoke./bnlyl after -?the : fillies) .-V:: r :: \ consideration.;arid.,with-:::th;<5 : fullest'';dete'r-W-0\ '.:>" fW&Wfc&y- g^ 6 reasons' -. for . ' -his ■' theory, that, patricide is -a'-'mDritorioui -;.: : .■■'.■%psb".-..'i... ,':'■'■; ..„• i,;...".; : ■'>■'''■'■• •'■■-'■ ;•,■-.>■•'- S ;, -'lpoking.' at;the 'froin' : :everv |' ; >v,;-;.:i- v .j point of., view, theMinister.fbr-Public Health :-i;':v:'- ; ':-;: c() him-'-to' ' ; ?iV."V>i'i *:kc>pSsiloncb'vpn/;tbis "grave'•' questions "In /: : ¥:\ -toe intense?t^i.;;:;:^:sP^ c d:;bim,-;a, responsible 'Minister of the :'::v.V;T';-Crnw!vto..speak;.ouC^:pthbrs-might differ . 1 ::';:^';:.?* ro Pj: '"m, but he - was unable 'to his i r i : -" ■•/ .'^""Wfable-cpnviction'that'it-is'-intho^est :#:'-:---\.:;^'':'3^™*- ts ;:^--v'.the'''-^ -■-';:,'■.. ..enoiiicl; resolve that.' no countenanco should Wv-'-r :A,J^ : :S!7on-''tO;:those 'who assorted; ptherwisq >■ :'v;.. ..t™ ll tnat the sum,of :pnb'and:two-amounted" f/ ; ;-v.'". v >l>Bost- "three. ; : (Prolonged ■;'-':;-^---; : : ■•■'; .J;-;:.'-. ; ' ; . ; --:: ; :-,:.: ■■: ■■■.•"■ ;;.;;;;'; o;;;; : -|ho Prime_MMinisterr r is.drcadihg'the fuiiire :'<:'.-•;.;:,■■rpi.«?rAn.ces ; - , bf«hie.-:r<!okless. l i 'colleague,'for it v' v"'■;" >S:VGenMally.-v.beliov'ed-: ithat: ; Mr. now ;:>:■.«'; v^- 11, .";!'e.;bas embarked;.upon ; a career of sen- : ;■,-;::■. :v-: B " t'onalism,; has got. quite; out' of -hand; -His Vi-.- : A./:.;-'.W00'i'.lS Up.; : .) >h; ; "-",., '■/ .-. • -,•:'- \. : .;. .- :." v : ■?' ; CGrtat; : oxcitemcnt-was; caused in a local Vo■■■ ; •■■'^: :: :■:•/:• ■BfV'tianiai ian^articlo-which,had been-refused '('■ 'i : h'-"- r ■■'■:-. : wTas Jioininosj; •■ !The full yHlainy of toa

DoiamoK, in making a breaoh of the rule, hitherto invariably, followed' by all newspapers, that. every article eont in must bo printed, .will be realised when.it is stated that the article in question was of special importance and value through being based on oertain facts which have never before been published—facts which are so much at variance'i with.': all' .official; statements'-•'that there to fear .that there has been a ..widespread conspiracy of concealment; such -facts,- for; examplo, .as that there at<600,000 odd porsons over 18,years''of'age ii•New.' Zealand earning-incomes, ' and"' thiU. Germany has;l4 Ureadrioughts in one bar'bbur. already.;. Since Thursday, it has bucoffla,. known that' there ■'will' shortly It printed in, the nowspajjer first referred to an .article on "The Road. to. Wealth'" by. Oomrada Dowdall, which was suppressed by the: , .' Quarterly Journal of Economics,!' and a second article on "Radio-Activity,". which the-;Hpn.'A; W. .Hogg has vainly cnflcaVhureil tp.hayo;r)rjnted.ir;';.tho ; ''Journal of the Royal -Astronomical - Sooiety-.-- , .- vTho; One gleam'- of comiorf-'in "tliis- dreadful, revelation'- of '■ a Bmistc^'stjite';o£.'. is the. fncVttiat oho journal at" .any rato. will .'be no'party -to such methods;;. .■■•',': :■;'',, :: ■•■'•■■: ! -. ■. ; ■'■•:■,. ■-•'