Thoughts For The Times.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1919, Page 2

Thoughts For The Times.

BETTER CONDITIONS., There are two sides to Human Nature the Constructive and the Destructive. I We beat organised Destructive Forces when we beat the Huns. i Npw we want to isolate the Destructive Forces in our midst so that Capital, Labour, and Brains can cooperate in building up better Conditions : f° r All. . , ' Co-operation, Construction, Cohesion—Britons, bold your own.

William Nicolai Clauson, alias Jonstone, who escaped from Paparoa prison on Saturday morning last was recaptured on Wednesday at Dunsandeil by Constables Shine and Tiffen, of the city police force, who had been on special duty in search of the escapee. \ new disease has appeared amongst the apple and pear treesl in Tauranga district. It kills the young fruit and leaves surrounding the fruit. Mr Paynter, orchard instructor, says during his twenty-five years’ experience he has never seen anything resembling this disease. He is having the matter investigated by the bacteriological div ision of tlie Agricultural Department.

The following will represent All Saints and Greymouth Tennis Clubs in their match on All Saints’ Courts tomorrow :—Greymouth, Mrs Baldwin, Misses Lowe, Wickes, Smith, Messrs Riindle, Bush, Pratt. Edwards, Bryden and Lowe. All Saints, Misses T. Wallace, Roberts, Kortegast, D. Wallace, Messrs Powley, Stapleton, F. Peart, J. Stapleton and Ward. The match commences at 11 o’clock. To-morrow will bo observed as a general tea day, and all lady mlembers are kindly requester to bring a plate.

A ‘ ‘monkey chase” created not a little excitement in Tuam street, Christ- : church (says the Press), th!e monkey in i question being one of a troupe noiv being shown at the Opera- House. Somehow or other it escaped ,and on being seen it was) promptly pursued by its owner and another vaudeville artist. After being chased about the alleys and yards in the vicinity of the Opera i House, the animal made for the comparatively “ open country ” of Tuam street. Here a big black dog took a hand in the proceedings, making the pace so hot that the monkey attempted to leap through a plate-glass door, which resisted the effort so strongly as to stun the monkey. After a short tussle the dog was dragged off and the monkey was again on thte chain, little the worse for its bid for freedom.

Broken Hill miners have been on \ strike for more than six months- (says the Melbourne Argus). They have lost £900,000 in wages. In fact, they are industrial parasites, living on the earnings of others and preventing the production of wealth. During the sjx months levies have been made on miners in other parts of the Commonwealth, ) and from Newcastle in particular a t great deal of the money that would in ordinary circumstances be spent in the town has been remitted to Broken Hill to maintain men in idleness. A similar drain was made on general .resources during the shipping strike. Memory is so short that the public has quickly torgotten how thousands of men who remained idle voluntarily, and thousands of industrious but unfortunate men who were thrown out of work were suppor - ed bv the people who worked. Substantial grants were also made by the Sis Governments out of funds provided by taxpayers for purposes ° f - ernment. The stalwart men m Broken Hill who are being supported by othei^ are led by agitators, who endeavour to elevate this “sponging” into a fight for a principle. As sure as day follows night, cakes baked with SHARLAND’S will be light. Best Baking I'owder at your grocer’s. _