The Feilding Star. Published Daily. THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1894. SHODDY TITLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 217, 18 January 1894, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Published Daily. THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1894. SHODDY TITLES.

.... - ♦ We notice that the Marquis of Lome has read a paper at the Imperial Institute, London, in which he suggested the creation of a new order to be entitled " The Star of Australasia." In our opinion the "Southern Cross " would have been more appropriate, but that, however, is only a detail. We must confess to having a very email opinion of the noble Marquis, without very well knowing the reason why. He has never done any harm to anyone, nor has he done any good to anyone, and is according to the average Scotch opinion " as fushionless as a docken." The Scotch are an observant people and their estimate of any man, gentle or siciple, is always entitled to respect. Of course the Marquis has got the idea into his head that if the Nova Scotians were crazy enough for baronetcies ; the natives of Malta and tbe lonian Isl.inds.Jin the Mediterranean, eager for the cross of St. Michael and St George, and after them some of our colonial politicians, for the same decoration, anew order would be acceptable to the good people dwelling under the Southern Cross, who may be safely credited with the same passions and love of titles and gewgaws as other people, whether blue noses in Nova Scotia or redcaps in the Mediterranean. The trail of the serpent is over us all iv that respect, anyway. But "to get back to our sheep." Why the Marquis of Lome should take upon hirneelf the task of making this proposal is a mystery to us. The Persians, or is it the Turks ? not that it matters much, have a saying " I am not the rose, but I live near it." Lome is not the royalty which has the power to create as well as to confer honors, but he lives next door, yet, as his neighbor's don't like him, be has nothing to boast of there, so any suggestion be may make which would deprive bis exalted relations of one jot or tittle of their righto and previleges, will suiely be treated with a certain amount of contempt. Of course the real question is — do the Australian colonists banker after this new thing ? We do not think so. What they like, while they profess to laugh at their liking, is the more venerable K.C.M.G. Some really good colonists have had those mystic letters tagged on to their names, as rewards for much faithful service, and the people are content with them.