NOTES OF THE DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1469, 18 June 1912, Page 4

NOTES OF THE DAY.

_ Mr. tion of see in liim*:c|mte! ; 's]iitt- JBtelton'i thought it Jtff/.ji|li ! edi'' "after nil, the mind ish challeng'aVofJthc; ; ;law;of tion. J)ocs Well, there iis> reasonable onoiigh*'spi't;HJS- : Sah,.fip.t much less tlie'ysubjecfc. ; p.f:;!ie^yspapSr' : writing than7even;3tji&/'member" s ;fpr: Lyttclton. make these obsew-ati'o'ns ; ;.ifotlfc-.'Press' Gallery ; oh :/ .Maj> : 3 last: -.;?'■',: \y:-'l:''"'' - "'.' .'■ : ''■ '■'''' '"■ ',•'■■■

All of us whO:VVro^pub]ioi\.in^nV;b , ii:'o' , tlie' press a .great ;dcaUv*I A no invidious "sense';Vr3V-V/;.^'--jVe^ : .b?ve,%'hy : press a great -deafc;beca\is6 ; the./objecti ;bf' a public inau::aiidJ.tliDVpress;lias??tKis : :'iiv common, it is"! teyinfliiencei .-and-Viriould'. public opinion:' *- ::: i--",C':< .'"' ''?-., '"' v ".-'■'.

The press, tinuo. to influonce r 'f: : 'p.ublic :: :;Spinioa even if but public me'iWcouldyOn'oV-dnfl.uqtico-public opinidn£c'xcep't ; ,:byy operation, ofj'.tjie^^p.i;qss;" : : ■ CHi;'.- Expanded his or,fginiil''-pqi'n.t'-.thuM '" ; -'

Public man aiidjtiibvpi-.e.-s'ai'a ciigagcdiiiS the- same lciiid;:':of,'.'worK struggle agai nst.?tlie-'p"ainii'l iniith 1 i'oiiVi .:lVe; have to deal wifhJsonie : -sf''tlibi : sauiivdiiii- ; culties. We \tryiiVg tq'.niouiil-' :p'ii jj----lie opinion, according '.ou'r.' : view- of what is true aridvwhblpsbni'o' for' tliK.tdiiii-.-try. The press ; is/doiirKi:tlia : t'X'puWic: : ,mpn; (ire doing it. ism wo use nref dift>roi'it;y';lyiit''the. 'olijepi tive is the sa : mcj< ViVyU ■sUr'el,vs"/ij;o,.'i.iiusi" all feel con?eiou3:.pf r ;tlie,SiiiiVe;"li!"ri!t,atipiVs' and diincultiesSiipbm'J'XprK' AVeylneveiv can givo fulliscbpqvtd'.'? 1 .'.!'. individual, opinions. "We -jtlidse individual opiiiib'ii^'t6J;spiiie*xteh't : td;t!ie point of view pfHhose;-wlio'nv.;:we;.a'ddress; whether wc wriro : ;.iriV : whether wo makeAspcebh'es;- 'lliiejiublibman who and iiulividual.-lihpliiVatipns; jtoo ..*fflr;'!losc''s' his'seat, loses Ins■ p'o.weiv and influence inutile-'.'country.; ' iVnd'tiiv-th'e same way, I suppose'* the' in the press muH ; ;tnkp : %tp:';ibepurit,*the paint of view of; : f.ho- l .pqint*. of view of and he. in tuhVriiusC .u.o; ! c'fius'cipus;':'!b.f? some difficulties^iuvilj'sbmb'iijpi'itatipnsi

Tiiis will be t'err'iiile..reading; in-.Lj-f;-, telton, and tefribicVltpo iin/its"i'evelation of BriH'sl^gnoi:an&,.'-willvbe / Sir Edward tateniehfe ;that. in Britain "anything?Hte-inciyility-to the press absence in theKsptftches ' ; bV piiblic; men, and course, as Byt'tsltonV'yo,iild;- }iS,fr echoing its }represeritativev .'"'Who;, after all, is "'

A good many ,np ;/d6iiijty have wondered.-;.h9wrt-M Legislative: Council will ; : 4 Government take's sbflicei .'Wip.-,-.;'.:haye-wondered it wilMibt) greatly matter^i'f '■Jthe' nominees;.:*, .oft the tile to the sii p pi an tcji; sj ."of; %heir: creators. Thoylleforni:' iGoyernitienf in. Canada, whicK/syyepfr awayt'thc'; effete ''Libcral , i'\/upv.p.*rrimqiit/•'':tj.].at'■' had ruled foifl'6;^ie.atSi^K'a^?liaaysb"irYp'-. : interesting 'Avitlir' v -tlie- : packed ''Liberal'' '■ .'Senate/; .;lijiiung. : the session that: Trji'dfol. atihe"^liogj.m ning of Apri.l;thi:ee ; ol'.'thp;. "nvoi:e : important jnciisVires ;: tif ;tlife" Govern/ rnent were rejected/liy. Win 'Seiirttßy [ or so amencled : .;.th l it'tliey''.we.v,e : iibin'v doned. There'sllvfe litem nothing'' crippling' in the-SeiVAteS. liriwpnted start into a's.,.the ; . LoS ronto correspondent; "tji ;tho;' ;Li>ndpii Times points wt,*'fthe;pp;weV6TTO Senate to do ; ; misc'liiiif.,' 'pr' at least to embarrass Jljh.iste.r's', lias been' clearly reveale:?!/.. -Ijii. t.(U' 'Si'mite there are (!7 "'lyiberiiV' oijl. of' ji-j: members, and .fclietii.' is such a severe limitation upon .(])}> power of iiuinfifirfii.iiiifiljiU yeiifs Jmrst elapse before thirbalaiiiec Is'tfiiiStiHh J Reform "'ill be ■d-ithiJnit,. j£or the coilsent of the P!ai-i : i;ni;nyii"t ■vrill- : be neeebsary to-, a *:h;n'irgrj; ifi i-hij constitution, and it 4's;vfeared : tjiii t tlie Imporiol PurlianWiik/ftUl' both branches pfCt.Ee:;Do.iinip'& E'cdiv

Vivtvivc to ivH'k for rofcrin. Tins Tliitrs n.fbr iil-)R»n-ifi»s that wills the fiowM' uf nij»[M!vil:i(ni ex-o-Ittsitsdy to ;t parly Guvrrnnmrtt it hi <I(.mtilfi.il if t.lirj Spn-

«'t'> -wiif. ern.l- hi: i tide pendent and iifiitieni'., makes ail ii'iterrsU'iig hffvrtsucn: lo earlier' li'tiies. L'luLir' the old union of Upper jfiid Lomvr l-iiiiad'it, •I !)!'«> W'liS llli elrefive hilt u\ring to (he (Ai.t'fcnuisUtlljpefe of the tin)!?., ilvis body was iiot so .]io : j>iv|ti.V fl-rt io prevent the rtil.o.'jiticjn, a.t (Urnfe;tiVni'Ho!:i:( of the )jj:*vsiMiiv sOi'slejfi,

"Tlte iiraninakd Chaiiil&ry" lis fll'oeced's, "is, liosrevnf, ijtu'ii. 1 cS.p favQitrably rr'gardsicL'' I : (i Is ..a liitllij wH'iiKis fhaf tjm MAtiKKsz.rn Minis' fry Ivivs hnen so .silent iipOii Leglijhb'lira Cuiurcil reform, which, is dPsir-. I'd by aln.iost, everybody in New Zealand..

A -C*ffJSJST-01 1-trnCft teiegnvm rpjiorts; that a'mii.qMijg of railway iiipft lick! ;'.thCi'f'. c.pirclciiiiVoxl the retention, of ■ 'flic- .lj.ai'hvitys, Hi.iijs'ter'ia -potter to re,r verse: fhe dqcijiip'ii of. th.e. :.$ ; ppe,ai; Board irs; .hs sees fif. 'The: decisliin'bf; flirt iii.ct'ti-n'g sv.'is the himciUiiJLc .oii.teo.siie of the Base iii \ylii.ch thp 3ljn>: jst.or reversed: the B'.oaisd.'.s .ji.!tlgififiiit : iii fii-wily of agxiaril who ;had' 'been ■disrated:; 'bij't- ifailiyay ;mq'ji ; ha : ve for ~a. pirsfi 'hSe]T..gi:iiwi : ilg.;iii.7 cycasiriigly feSeutfiif. of .fhe.y p.oriside> .an <aii.onial.pus anil,unjiist.. ; systeiii, ■ Whether or not aiiy^trbijg: 1 •argil m.ei'it can. '.be- rtcfyfr.ncctl i'lVJijvfluj;' .'■fit'Hip vcijp, np. .such :cye'r' ' has, be.eji put. forward," Last weeik, . M,ii. flyps jssuetl a : s : orb of-.clpfchtc. : of thd.oxist'ing systpin,-M&argtsmbiits; lia.yin'g, of coui;s'fi been: prepared for 'Jiini Jjy the Hieiid' .'©ffifcc).- .&lthoiig|r ■lii' saicl that, hifi 'predecessors' we're" also njiposejl. tq..\vaiv.iiig : tlife 'V'ig'.h.t of veto,' Jib 1 did ,no£.,explain \vby:' ; 'TijiP I cprq of ljis "lyaS; tlie fpi>' : 'IbAying sentPiicie;? .'■"'i.t-mi'ist.-'i'iii <ifi>pa:r- ; Eri't' Xi>- \\-.ho- ,gwtes. tlie"ma.ttcr'; ji. iVroirienfc's IfiaMlia establishnipjit of a\/j3i:m'ci'plV ■whicli'would -gWe 'flits': ,joe:a:l' Btiiu-d flip; laSt Sa'yVS/aiiaftf'rs; :-.o| staff ilispiplilip., Hyi'tli: "wlii'e'tfl.t'li!';''. iaiid : ;tliP;cili;eiency ; !of flic'; trp' soilosaly; iclofr ■fiiipdy -''Wflilit!' : he ;'in'iniliyil;:VtV>i':tli(J ,; : : ]Miblfe -interested:an'd::iliknietrically: 6p;p6se.d' fb'fhe .leglsiaficmVJ'n'd: : ;;t!ici intpjitip.iv of ; .l?a;i;li'amp ; fiu'- ; '. lt 'faliyly ;V«at,- .apparcn ti ' i <i:f lie -j'ihi iway l : : m'c.ii.,'.' : iiqr iilcjesr aP.iiidm liald; statemeiif'' offhe :k;i.nd:- : fji(gtad lieJp' ; jis:;to iindei'-,-:sfaild^a:nyjhnig .except;ng-tiiafci f ; ' trie' '>sfo:;inus'i'%fiiaiiv:flw'Ap--;peaj;. Board ; ;is .jja'practical "iisd ■ ■^Kiill,»,l\ r ■ f ehj' ,'.'Qiffiu'rastahcesi ■ it:<:is?-'flie. : ■ xlirects/tu'eivctc); ■rtiid-' '$py- -hii ve >s: "id: .d i s trust:' *t& ®ad;.Qfficf!i:. ; as:;.f Iii;: 011 jyidei^..grounds; ; ■""/■'■. ■' ■'■-■ '■'■■■ : :