NEWS AND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 688, 13 December 1909, Page 8

NEWS AND NOTES.

~f ediuW^ot\av--iong: - ;nigfit.-.i''in &Upplyi"'wa"s relieved'by-a' 'humorous interlude between'v'tKieef and /four; o'clock, on. Sifturday faoriiingir' ;Mj. ; Glover,> the member. for Aucklind Goitriii,; hiid !been; sitting patiently :in his seat. ;aU.' through .the with, .the • page i) of His'6pp'y'.bf,*thei-Estimiites : containing .the vote for. ;tlie''CookVlsla nils' ■administra'tion'carefully turned down' in readiness■' for.,^a'-.speech":-on that'ipartiouliir.subject,';.whioh,;as. he has ex-plained,-is '."the ,, cardinal .plank" in his!platform: '!•■ The'r long 'hours passed without the Cook. Islands' class being .'reached; but ■' ,Mr.-Glover;-true to; Wβ trust, ■'■ sat ■•■tiglif, J .deter- , mine\l :that;;the;;.dpportttnity: for : bringing.■ for"certain , ■ matters connected: • with , ■; the islands':, should: not''be' lost.' - But, "the, ..bestlaid ;sclvjmes bf;,nJice. and men gang .aft. agley, anatha-'iTicklaiid.'member, was*no,t in his seat when- tho .vote for .which he.had' been, watching was'pa^ed-■■ ■f.-'tt', 1 appears" that just before; tho vote; was breached 'fellow-member;in-duced." Mr, Glover to leave' the'.Chamber in order to partake with him of light refreshment. They ■were not absent long, but in the interval the! ,Estiniates':"of..the: Cook'lslands •Department wero-.'-pnf and/passed .without .discussion. ''As the "Chairman of Committees.exclaimed.: "The Ayes'hayo itj" the House burst into a: roar pf laught'er, : Glover's ears in the'.ilobjjy..; ■'.'Hβ: rushed, into the ..House; almost Brea.Milres,Vari(l'liis''appe'arance;wus.the signal fbrT'another'-'e'xtilosteh'yof.'.mirth; 'When, informed pf■ .what had,.taken .place.VMri' Glover was"-vvery- wrathful', "and concluding- that he had- been, ■■lured .away intentionally,, he "rowed veniteance."in ..low. tones on; all and sundry. He "acootnpimieti.:his , feinarks with".characteristic' 'draiaatic'"gestures, and 'in> a:moment \pr twothememblirs who- were .awake ,, -were -convulsed . .with ; laughter, which aroused .the' sleep: ing/members,..and led those who: were ..in the lobbies .to troop in''to ascertain, the,cause ! of the.unwonted.excitement .'lt will never!happen. again;nt'; : will, be a lesion,;t.6:me,".,said Mr. .Glover, as' at length ho calmed;down-and resumed his.;:seat. :■;,;■ .;■;.,;• "■'■'•' : •"'■'"'"• '' ■'■ '■/■;:/■.:• ■;. hours;of'sitting. '.■..; : - ;■'■ Tho motion, of which the Prime -Minister g'ave;'notice, for "the ;House to ■ sit.at 10 a.in. in iu'ture,'was-'not "moved on Saturday, Su: Joseph Ward-being unwilling, by a discussion on the ti'uestion;-to: delay; the passage of the local Bills; which fornie'd the special, business of the I day.!' '■ The House . will. therefore .not 'meet until : .a.30 'p.iii.".to-day, .the motion, will bu-iaoved this I ,afternoon'. ." ..".'. ''*~;. \, .•'•!' ! iiSo far this'session' Mr; I 'Kaihau,' ; the mem her; for the':,Westcrn Jlaori district, has put in 'an ■ appearance at the .jH'ousc,. ;Tni fact> led AMf.' l'arata, ;thu- membor;; for: ;,th( Southern Maori -district, to ■ enter an , .euiphatii protest on.'the oil 'Saturday morßing iVWhoro ; is ho?": asked: Mr. Tisher, "iV ;kl I know," replied' "ho may; bo deac and buried':'.': ■ '.(Laughter.) ■•■-'Mγ.-'"Parata -wen eay. that. what;,ho did.know was tha M'r! : Kaihau ; was nofattending to, his'Parlia meutary .-work; that;fact,' he hopci !that his honorarium- was '!being,stopped.'.'•',■•, V '■•"Mr;. Massoy:..He. will4nrn'.up -next .week'.; : :;llr.Parata,:. l l"'or'myself, I think.that, pcopl ■who -stay away "like ; this ; should not' be .re :turneil.'i : only 'to-daT' .two '.of , Mr. Kaihaii' cpnstitnonts .wanted n mo. to • look after; , thei interests;, . Aiuid' laughter, Mr; Parata; addiii that v ho .thought- .Jli , ;. Kaihau's lioiiorariuii should be divided' bebieisn l)r. Buck, and him selfi^i:;;:; ;:;; y ' ;'■/ :< : :',:}--. : .\ . i: CARRIAGE OF CANNED: FRUITS.^ '"'. Speaking in thei House., on Friday -night,. tli : Hon. J..A;;Millar\referj;ed to_a claim whia had- been made for" tho "reduction of tho'.'irail way ratis in', connection'.with the carriage' c canned fruits. He said,, that numerous letter 'on , tho subject lir.'.L ap'peared in tho press, bii ho was ablb to-trace the Tioman hand'of th writer; "If,": he added) , ''it.'pays them-bette to send cannn.d fniit'by .sea," let them sen iit tliat .way, because wo don't want to carr goods,,on which:there"is a loss."; '.; , 'B^: : !■■ .? jottings:;-^' ; v : :\;.v;'," ■"I don't want -to' have to exorcise; the: veti As'iii.weU known, I have never done it, oxcet in two instances, when my action was admittc :tb bo'- justifiable."!tin; regard / to ; such, mnttw as projnoliohsj'li always■ accept the ilecisio pf the 'AppoaUßoard, excepting where it creatf a A. Millar,, on .the rai iways^vetoAquestiop.;;.;:!.. .■• ; ; ■...,:'!;:;.:; V.f''lf i I iha'd the eloquence of DcmostheiieSj an .(Jie'vbciibalary iifiSliakespe'.ire, I could-lio'tcpi dumn Uie'DS'list' sulh'ci(:ntly."-rSstaU>nifiut;."'l llr.'•■ Hbean. 'CSV'* a sariui); v ' in* the "diseusMuii 'c the E*i«rtiye'Eetimatta. ■ ;;.../': ,^