THE CHANGING SCENE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1050, 13 February 1911, Page 6

THE CHANGING SCENE.

>, J.JI BIRD'S-EYE VIEW., ; ;» ~, • .■ 1 f 1 (Bi M.CK.) - ■'' According to the "Daily Telegraph" tho t King is considering tho question of addi ing tho emblems of tho overseas Domin- [ ions to the supor-tumes which ho will I «pjjr during tho Coronation ceremonj , NqH, what is tho Now Zealand emblem' [ And where is tho original P Pawned," pos- •, eibly. Bot possiblj - , -also, there was no J':', oiigituil, and there is therefore no embLviem; Who, then, is to advise his Majesty fv.wljat'is'.{he genuine trade-mark—for it is Y" obvious that thero' will bo a spiritual in-' |>..- yelidity in the ceremony if every detail L^is/not , correct, and it will be deplorable if |j.,euoh an emblem is selected as willnot bo f">outsido the; areas within which tho sec-' £ ■'■■iiJnpA- quarwls^'of'the' community■'tako ;,.• plice. A lanib, r frozen,' pendant would bo •' : very appropriate, or a running border of Vchojps—the chop lends.itself splendidly to ■'jth'i! effect..-.But what abont,the,Labour .'l-Party, that knows that it is not the fat Stlamb'of the bloatcil but the horny {•-"liaids;-of, the toiler in the towns, ; upon •'.ywhiph; the country's ihnp'piriess depen^sj , 'j'iTM kiwi'has its supporte'rs,but slr. Lawto mention ; iVth^Hoiu!T.*Jlackenti.e,'' the w'eka's'friend,' '■have Convinced crowds of people that thcro £;] ato?otKcr animals, and birds in this couc-v,'try?-Tho kiwi has no longer n monopoly. P*!Aii'd''tho Southern .Cross, Australia is al- (''' mofct oertaia; tojiwlnt'out, shines occasibiit,elly%h Australia, exclusively on ,:'iljew^Zeajand, '~N or^cwi.our emblem .be. T/ an'aililetio.'one,''for unless VlPolir 'sports 1 recognised'thero will bo ;-*'much; bitjerriess.;' 'And that would ■'quirc.his Majesty to look like a coloured :-V- Kupplcment; to when. ';'■,'. ho'put on-the New Zealand Bupc'r-tunic'. f'His Majeßty is.certain to decline to do any thing.; -TivTiat;is the_ pymbolj 'then, , fv. Vh'ich will not': p'rovoke soctidnhl idisscriS|" eiqns,' and which will best .express the vital fV.refation of New_ Zealand to the Mother ;i,'Country? Obviously it must.bo the monor;grain ,-"■'■■ '.''■[ \'. \-: £ti/£:>: ■■'.'.■'.': ; ■'.' '. ' ■ ■'.■"."' ' '.'' ' .'.' \';i : !'According to the Sydney newspapers, Mr. L^-Hotoan,';the New. South Woles Attorney- | j;' ; this 'coun-, \ found-New Zealand was! "more iniv I 'than he expected. ".

J'-MPlikt , B;''what comes of your relying on the 'the enow, .'*. ' ,'* '•:■;) jinltti of "shrewdly■ dfggintr for the truth ";' ; -'. ! ?ttiat lies below. : !i'-:'-'V ..' '■ •'-■/.■■',■-'■ ■:'' .'■' ' ■■' ■ • '■ ; '■-, , - 'A''•',- icoondrtl's , brain may. elmrner ■ "neath ". '■ "Vthejtmler'e grimy , cap, '■ ,'■ .. i'. haUxnay cover Quit* ;■;■,' ' ':"» really decent chap. • ',•-.< '•.; •'■■' • r',. rie,.b<)^st«r.whom ,you,kn<!w must be a :."■"! ./"cur; beyond 'a , ddubtr-f* -\-' " -''•>' '' MayjCpn-ect your hasty Judgment wlthja ;K:-'i - 7jiwJ»Jl,tli'at' sends "you "out." y','!'' '■ {;; Bb "no wonder Mr.' Holman■ found S : .';-'.vpletdy ' . .._■■'■■ f 'That\ conception ot New Zealand we had i , .*;.'' ..ledj.'liim..'to.' 1 expect.., ~ . : .:-•,. ?'■ Our''pnbiio ! B&illlnj,' raised ta j:.i.-';-.--'w.'.';;<\ -v ..:.„{ t,,':'•;•,'. p;?pWM.-prooflto Mr. , Holman of our- denEO i , V,'i,6b"scurity. ;:;';; , r ;. ! ....'. .•..'-' ■"-"'''"'.•{ I'."; ".i-.i-i . i ■.-}>•>•? '.!■(- :> ■■• v-: ■■• ,': ■ ■■;] C' Ho hod.read, the.Auckland.papers,'and he ► '-;, murmured, : • •■ t;. jßuiili.-nv?itch' of; meana i V'.ifthere'e.iiothipit'doing there. ■ ..-/'■. \i. '■ "And;the silence of the Premier, , with his J ; ';»o.nei'Bad. : Bi)eoch''.ttfyear', ''~]' ■■.\\'-. •)•';;.' ?';. iß.'.aVmark of "unimportiuic«-:that's nn- '£'''■ , .Questionably ;clear."■;'■ '-. . ■~.;■•'. '.■ ~So he came—and-was aetonlsTicd. Nowie 'i' ; , -v'•■-'; on. the theme '<>..:,•/ ■ , '•■'.''" K.That it's best to think.thsit.things are the I ': v> reverse of;what theyjeeem.-,,, ~.,:.: , ,. ;, ."No," ho,tells the Sydney people, ."though. (■'". Sw«ef.'Auckland's, .favourite fad • ■> r Is toithlspier to the stranger that ehe's )!'::■. Bolng'.to'the bad;- , . ;" ".'V'v'-' - '." f ; "Add;';though once,;.a year-Sir Joseph; i- ■.' falters 'out a lit.Uo- speech x -v-.- .'-««.'- |, On .'.humility'.', arid r prudence-rthibge y he" (, ,•' dearly - loves to • teach;',; ' : .' - • v' : ■;; ■ ; . "And-though posters tell the tourist '. that ,"'•', tho' country cannot.shine '-::„■ '» - : ; With'J'osemite,'Klllarn'ey, or the'.Juraß on !., , .•...■--'• ■ • ■ '.■■•'■ ■•. ■•;.; ■■■ ! . "And ;J though.-, everyone's .'dcriying ',that i-. they've.found an athlelo.yet, ,' • ', • , 'And" admittins that ono-shilling- Is ..the • paltry Publio Debt; -'.;■ : ■ ':■-. •:.-i.'Tret tho country,>is iho greatest: that ia" ;''Ult;by. Southern.ekics. . . •. ,? . ; whatever' anything'may 6oem, the I; ; .' facts; are • otherwise.'' ■ . > ■■■■■,

"What,d'ye think iv/this here idee iv •endin''Homo a team, iv spoorts, f th' Cor'nation?" asked Mr.Hennessy. - - -•'

[:'; ."I wndn't like; t*. influence !mo' frind i; Joe, who- is goin' into'th'. matter.' ;in'j £■ comparin , ,th'- recorrds iv th' p'athrifces [who are prepared t'_'run,,swim,'an' punch h th'. Empire into,th',front row. But.While [, Joe's doin'.this, an* holdin' private thrile?', J , an' perhaps thryin out Champeen au , . put-. \-r tin', on. thV gloves '.wifh Bill Rudd.an , |. : woridherin' whether'ho mightn't raise anether'million on th' stren'th'iv Haskins, |> or- nationalise > Dick .Arnst—.while he's p.gqin' crirefnlly into all this, I don|t mind' J' tellin' ye, Ja'wn, that th' .projick will ; oemcnt,.th'. boon's.. Whin degenerate Britain,rolls up t , seo, Joe.arrivin' with th' :: Cor'nation. Spoprts Troupe, an', ! that th''Dominion has, with •..sacrifice, pawned its'last waistcoat t' dei jnonsthcratoits loy'lty in this practical \ manner; th' price iv Consols will'stop >'■ fallin'. A sigh iv relief will go up' as th'i • worried; British publio reclises that th? i colonies is bearin' parrt-iv th' burrdeh. ! Asquith', steps fonrarrd an' says, Tre- * jice,' ho.says, Tsce that wo aro set free < : from' a heavy' b'urrden/ Wo can now, , 'he 'fays, 'devote all-our money an* enerrgics \ sin''men,' he says,' 'f defendin" th' Em- [; pire now that i£;is-beyond all doubt that i, th' loy'l dominion iy give mo that pa-aper, Bill-oh, yes, th' ■lby'l dominion iv New , -Zealand is ready an' ahle.f ho says, 't' f look aft her th' sporrtin' records,' says he. [ 'If we had*cntthroopsorblueiackoUwhat J , .wud bo.jth' good. .Eng'lain' has plenthy f throops and bluejackets. She can pror' J TJdo'nllj th* throopg an. bluojackots that's I needed. She wiidn't thank us. She leel- [ lses that th' greatest jooty iv th) colonies i ; ii t'-,10, what they can do best, namely, \\ ''toss ih' caber, an , ' defen' th , hop, step, £ an' jump record, while th' less verrsatilo j, an , plover ( Mother Counthry does th' [' housework., But' th'-. Cor'nation ■ Sporrtin' j Trbupo ' will cause rcj'icin' everywhere J "AVc, if coorsc,' says Balfour, in eecondin' : * vote iv thanks, 'hav'n't had th' "advan- :, taces iv our childhren oversea. 'Wo ar-re ? Btick in th' muds, nn' it docs us gpod t' ; eeo onr childhren betther off than us,' ! he pays. /But I know yo'rp not ashamed . iv Ould Britain.' (Cries of 'No,' 'good ould ! :Britain,' an' 'Hear, hear fr'm Sir Joseph ■ AVarrd).:- I>ookin' afther th' Navy's dull ; worrk. bnt it hasn't mod us onablo't' api-, predate -th* brilliancy iv our childhren,' ho snvs. That's why Ilike th' id«>, Jawn. Bnt if ils t' advertise th' .counthry, thin I dinnaw. Th' only Londontr'wo want t' ■ imprefi's.nnnyhow is a man. niuncd. Golden- ' bercstcin, an' yo can't tell mo that he [ don't know us already." -