THE CHANGING SCENE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 746, 19 February 1910, Page 6

THE CHANGING SCENE.

, s 1 t, A BIRDS'-EYE VIEW. • r , (By, M. C. E.) ( / . "Welcome to.Kitchener" is tho heading two verses in tho "Otago by . , Walter Scottf. The second is as follows . - ,-Th.rice * welcome to New Zealand 1 ..; Which, :bflrn\but 'yesterday, ' ;/> . r .- Tct. paiitß to help the Home Land,' Bnt.gropes to find the way. 'Itf: Teacli our ■ men the art of warl .-V' '; ./'" ' Adv ; iso' our-Etatosmcn. all!. ' - -. : SvSKii i That!;this young Imperial shore : .: i;\ May., guard .against.'a; fall-': y V ; i :• : ;We still think tho veteran jioet's earlier r>\ : ;-w6rk, 'arid '■ especially tlio "Lay-' ofthe i. . ; last.-Minstrel,"-is his.best. ...• . \i.: feteponding'to the toast of Parliament ' •at a gathering this' week, Mr. MTjoron, "remarked,"'according '.to the news-. fe.'S : yap or ■ report,;' "that; when he got inside KU->Pwli^ent: : .if ;, that' he j- • tknew. nothing about politics.". A'.'most I'.. .jnhobseryant man! . Was lio not present I'; • fet every one of tho meetings he addressed [■' :: : ', Hefore.:.tho elections ? •. festjiV. fe>? .'iihat Sir Robert Stout''said'he . considered Iji JCi {British, people do - hot .realise the iiriport[j 4 question ; involved t in ' tthe' reeent ' electioiis/ 1 Hr ' addc-d that 'people >ove^-to. fejo ; ment" if^not'yeiT:polite I to Sir Robert.

_ : In an article .in a .southern, paper,: Mr. !; ' -..Ol' Laurenson says:—"lt was a fight'to do|i'■. dde'f; whither - ' ;the, "Aristocrats"' and. Pluto-,4-5?'.;.;.. orats 'should ;'rule; 'Brifairi,' oKwhe tKer • the i" I People's Eepresentatives should do this,

in other wonte, whither Britain wa3 to ibe - governed by the People for the People, i ; ; - cr- by the Lords -'for the Lords.".. Con- ;. : |«idering the. uncertainty of the political '"i arhother,• Mr. Laurenson may. .well : ask [ pWhither ?' . I. Sir Joseph. Ward met Lord Kitchener. |- - ; -pNews item...- ' .. - i:(-'i

. tthe jolly.song of Rrcetini; ■' * . ,/From my: peh'-de'clinds-to-triclde, t-' "-- / -For the ifuse. is:false' and fickle,!...;:. -J,; r-', Or /perhaps' file's Bliy 'of :Kitch; / |. ; ~;,/{|lnd;in-p6ndermg/bh/that'.m'eeting-V . ' . Of-.thb mighty.-'ones'l falter, //■'::• -// S'-^Wr'?V-"^V?®?'^' '.to, alter, '." And the vital point is "Which?" ■ 5:'.;/ [ That when two contrakihg' forces : . Come: together in' tholr courses . ■ ;. . b; There :are inutnalVgives: and tafies, vtlie wealier's dominated . - • *• • '■'/'• And:tlie:only queßtion's wiVther I '-'''V - • /Jr./ 'It /ia.;J.: <Tr' K.'.that"/'breaks.; -. • ISoI brace myself'and.ponder.i r_ Kitcli's alow corrosiro Bilenco h •. v Or -Sir Joseph's < ceaseless' speech . snrnve, and- leave-tho wonder •; ;Of a Premier.grown-laconic, • • •:!:Or a Sirdar.witn-a-chronio • L Liability to preach. , 'iirm tha man 'who-never. answered ; i'. :.' i ,5-. 1 .• Their attempts, at • conversation, ■ ;'v:;,-/ -And whose; lengtlilest;. bratdpii:- - ■ ■ ry<: x sharp,.decisive grunt, ..: ■ , 'Jfced' 1 reporters :usedi'jto : Bansard- • -i '.I :y : - :To record the weighty matter .' r..-. ;. Of his never-ending'chattcr . • . • ' In the future at' the. front? ' r I /Br will He to whom no topio. E //1/;/Seems .quite adequately.-treatcd j: . , Till tho i lexicon's depleted j'"/.' '.And.the audience in^a.trance— ; • ' make 'a' microscopio. ;• /^'//;/'./ .- j - 'Breech;that":seems, on- close inspection!' y-iWV/JV: |.-Ji://^eni heitonohiEis'on ; finan'co?' ; ;--; jSluo 'I -'the/charices: ' ■ ; Of/this- mighty psychio battle : fc./;. .: , ; Of the Kitch who cannot prattle ■ ■ And the:Jo'e who'cannot stop; , - jo*i Jind, in 'all the.- circumstances,i . I am strongly of opinion i-~ -That; the whole of• thov Dominion j. - - "-Kind of hopes there'll bo a swap. ' fWdl : these highiearrted' pathntes - florrm a-Enyvett parrty in th'-.House?" i . jaaked. Mi. Hennessy after -reading the i&cc6tint i: 'ofthe;/ineeting/-."addressed',"/ "^hys v ; . Messrs.-Massey, Glover,- and Poole, i t "All .;I - can say, Jawn, - * is:- that '-1 hopei . - pie frind, Knyvett hasn't made anny larrge' . Ibets/on/.it..• Enyvettism,' Jawn, i3':th' I'.'" jouWest "and most 5 notable /institution in ■ | -. • lour pollytics, TJ . hear th' song iv me i . ifnnd Bill Massey. with Glover and :Poole \ }at tho .horni: an'' oboe,, j7e-.wud ' think ;/' . fthat. onless justice is done an enjurin' f/' . teloom .will settle on/those.' sthrong -'min. L -, put if ye.wuz-f'.BeevQlover afthor th'. }■; ■;.. pneetm', ye ( wud find him saym'y TVhat/s ( : jttH-this.: about Knyvett annyhow.?': "Whin, f :; ■: one. frind.Poole hearrd iv Knyvetfs'dis-' ti-fpnissal he -said, .TVell/ he: Bayß,",'ifs/a---iv .' . jtough thing, but ,ifs'all'nght,'; ho . says. i./' ;./:.|lAn'' ;whin. he 'sthr oiled " into . th' .'sthrato }'..r- Qio Jotm'-an . angry group sayin'. /Down with Waard! T* th J Bastile!*' Til lead !;/ [yei-..; says-' Poolo after countin'thim,' 'th'" i . • gross; wrong, done f an Aucklander, th' a'reach-iv • the constitution, th'- infamy - [iv :it all, th' shame an' terror• iv this t.7: v kiayproach: t' th'. fair name/ he says,' , riv . New Zealand • made,': he saysj /me f: .! : (Wood--.boil. .. To arrms,' saya. he. An' i; ; :/ : ftMassoy /'and; Glover, ■; comin'/ out-. /says; h : .. up,';.they "says, -.'what 'K.itf Ithey/says.:.'Down with'Warrdj' yells'th'. !//;/; krowd, 'f'r '-his. : infamous vtreatment';.iv; •; / ,: 'rth'-.;' Brigadier.',:' 'Ah' 1 Masiey/ says, /'l'll / / Uead'.ye,':savs he,'-'F.-death, 'or.-glory, 'ffh' nation, I knowj/wud -be on fire,', he

v'■ : ;.ißaya._ -. iri' 80/.on.'''An J ' whinme frihd '. A • {[Bill' gets'' Komr;tKreads files. iy.\ th' i;. •'ja-ap'e'r .t' learrn'. about tli' case. Ilavin' t ; ' dono so,' ho'. makes' himself comfortable. . '..with'-a-novel, .an'.is 'just about t* learn i- : T,whether--.it really. Tfas. th' . missin' will' • .- whin ho:'hears/;a/ knock.' Ho .hides tH' -novel;; rnrnplcs;his;hair,-an' says 'Ay/fill/. : , rthridin . .arotm' th' rooni, ■ tearin' ■ th' pa-apers f ribbons. 'Awful,' he says, 'th' .. illation is on fire, 1 an'—bother ye, -Glover, Ii thought,'; says - he, >''hvas; an ; angry citif.V'i i »zen.' Pollytics is, raadoup. of ~l<iiy vett'Ste; ism, • J awn. Th' pollytician iv th' ould •. time, used come 'out an' rouse th' v 'nation. ;.. Now'days hshangs >roun' lis- ;' 7 ... train' f'r th'; gusts iv pop'iar anger t' |".. froase'.him'; an'-' if v th' gust'' has 'enough i^ ; behiad;:it,,*he;..prances;'out ,ivith : an : axe, aii'. beliaves' so fiercely that th' angry public gets alarmed. He's a ~' :. Jiayro,' they say, Tjut-he'll break a blood ' . -.vessel,' they. say. 'A-gran'- man ; an' an ]: lonotrr t'; : th'-7nation; j but he'll wear .limself out'. Sometimes tho Knyvctt iecandal is'a bridge or. a- new gaol or a r: i - A public: scandal, > Jawn, i .;is only a public, scandal whin it; is ac--ccmpanied bo .loud-an'.-numerous voicesiV.fTis. them .-.that makes th' -. difference be- : tween a, public ; outrage: anV 'a. thrivial! ' grievance. - '. SaccesS'".in; pollyticg .;.consists . in knowin'.when /th'.squeal is .loud and. big. fniough.'' .. !/'?.■. ,■. ."But;what: about.- th'- counthi-y as ;■: "whole?" asked; Mr.. ;llennessy. ' i . "Tho inthrests iv th' countliry as a I-.. wholo' is attended'-to bo • the M.P. f'r fo; th'. counthry as a ' whole," said Mr. tos'-iv-';.,".. 'i' . : "An' who is ho?" ; ■ . "Ho hasn't, sat. in- Parlymint f'r -some i j-jears, Jaw n." - *-< -

Toi those tfathers, -,'wlio; CboiVed. -down : tinder/ thev.wflight'' of the ' scientific educa- ■ ition conferences, , were .'struck, as ' I was<

by tho fact that .the experts did not show, any, sign. that, they, .realised the truth of. the, immortal discovery, that boys are boys,: these verses'are dedicated.

; iTho^liave,settled.the/ tosh_of ( the shaver Whoso wiUtng old doormat I am; ; In motions . increasingly graver' • Trey'vo.ilxcd' him, the poor jlittle lambi . • But. unless; I'm; mistaken •; ; -His nerve Vis unshaken, :- . • He -seems to ; presorve to- tho-fuU old / jam., I- „•: /

- grinned' from,^tho : .top . of - a.. " • - dresser" ,"•••" \. 5 '' This moraing, I. wep.t- aa'.l; thought . > •Of the 'gloom ..that' awaits , the /Professor : Whose lengthy .'report' . I •Made ,me perfectly sure, '.That-The.Boy—genus puer— And his essence are things as to which; ho. . knows' less-.than he ought, - '

;In conclaves impressive and solemn - , .These, Splons ; haye settled, each .doubt— - So?I thought^at'vthci; end; of ; each; column, wprano*"young*shout' v -//'•Drew my eye -to a crowning I.' ... , ' ; Browning: - ' Alas! 'itHeir; 'magnificent theories have left -'vvthe; lad out;. v f '■* ■

Their geography course, though discern* .ving, •; f \ /Presumes. the : young ruffian will drop Aa the only sound object* of learning - ;.< • ..The route to the:chocolate :'shop. ' • V- -• . As to; "civics," he-fancies '• It ;'meansi lively prances Ot; joy lit;,those. teams. speci-' '' J ' ; stop.

J If'l'm told my yoimg Arid fails *And cay that their '-theory's*sublime; . .1 ril J bear-up"- . / Though.:my' merry/young pnp IS.- a .To"ry»-;and still , in his prime.' . ' '