PRESS OPINIONS.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 53, 4 March 1901, Page 2

PRESS OPINIONS.

Much Water has run under many bridges since the joint Note to China was signed by the representatives of the Powers, and we are really no nearer a settlement.— Christchurch Times.

At the risk of being considered unpatriotic and disloyal, we emphatically enter our solemn protest against the sending of any further contingents to the war. The sacrifice is not required.—Cheviot News. When the people have to foot up the bill

in connection with recent events, they will ask no questions as to this or that item on the programme, least of all in reference to the visit of the Imperial troops to this colony.— Greymouth 'Argus. Rational means of defence let us have by all means. But if we are going to ape the nations of the old world, and esiablish opera bouffe standing armies, then this Imperial-razzle-dazzle will have a tragic ending.— Duncbin Liberal. Maoriland Government has ordered 22 locomotives from the Baldwin Engine Co., of Philadelphia, for use on the railways of that colony. It is to be hoped that the order won’t be executed out of pasteboard and putty, like those 'furnished' to this State —Sydney Truth. The anti-French feeling in Britian may have been a factor in the Queen’s death. Had Her Majesty spent the cold months in the South of France as usual, she might have weathered .the severe English winter. —Sydney Bulletin.

It is much to be regretted there is stil

apparently, a majority amongst the clergy, and prominent laymen of the Anglican Church who are so stubbornly, so bigotedly opposed to a policy of reform, common sense, and fair play as to refuse to women the right to vote at ohurch meetings.—Blenheim Express. It would have beim a noble sight to have seen the S. M. down South sentencing the sly-grog sellers recently caught redhanded at Balclutha, What an ultra conscious man he must be, to be sure. He stated that however painful to him he would do his duty. Ten days’ imprisonment, and no fine. How the sly-groggers must have chuckled. Ten days holiday, and then “ full-speed ahead.”— Dunedin Star.

The king in the character of a passer of bad money will come as a surprise to most people. The story runs that he and Lord Carrington left a reception at Lady Bingham’s, in Portland Place, one evening, and drove in a cab to St. James’ Street. They stopped the cab at a cigar shop at the Pall Mall end, and the Prince, having no money about -him, borrowad half-a-crown from

“Charlie” Carrington to pay the fare with. The cabman examined the coin suspiciously, bit it, sounded it on the top of the hansom, and, behold, it was a bad one 1 He was about to make himself unpleasant, after the manner of cabmen, when . Lord Carrington disclosed his own and the Prince’s idenitty, and tendered a good half-crown In exchange. Nothing, however, would induce the driver to'part with the counterfeit one. He drove away chuckling, and now wears the bad coin proudly ojj his watoh ohain.