WELLINGTON NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1924, Page 4

WELLINGTON NOTES.

JH’OHV I'.VION DKMA'IT

(Special to “Guardian".)

WELLINGTON. Auk- I

Tin* departure of the All lilaekx has not terminated the discussion- on the .subject ol including anothef player in the team to strengthen the hack division. The business now is to "wliite wa-li" or expain away certain incidents which oil e of the selector- till 'gctl savonred o! ■'hole ami corner business." |)r M'Eved.v, who was one ol' the party that wailed on the lien .1. Coates, applies the white wash Lrmh cll'cc lively in hi- statement —"rile lion .1. Coates was iiit-rvieued in his cnpticity of a private citizen ami a keen football elltbnsiast, and with a knowledge that he wotilil probably see some meinhero, the .Management ('olnmiltee in I’ai-

nmr-lon on Saturday, and -o place our

views bet'or-e them at the earliest pcs -ill., moment." and he (oneiudex his Idler with the following words, "my

chief eb-ect. however, ill this letter i' to assure the public that political inllueliee never at any time entered into tin- movcm nit." Mr M'Evcdy's statement will nni|t:estiomihlv lee accepted t n- lull value, hut apparently the doctor does not know till the facts. !l i- wlmt took plan* alter the party interviewed the Minister that is interesting. Tin* meclino in the railway carriage ami the ite-i lents ihttl oi curred during the tourney have not heeii recorded hv anyone, and limy should he. if tlm people are to have a correct and connected * lory of tlm whole iucid. til. The whole affair has Idt ti very misty impression on the publm mind.

and it is very unloriumite that in* partv <>! w horn Dr M l.vedv claims to have lie; u one -hotild have select ■:! tlm | Inn •]. Coates to he the healer el their with line mes.aim- Many keen loolhull Heelmc wa- in.l intruded. (otlld no! someho.lv eis;* have heen eutrtl-t *1

with tlm message Many keen tnoio.di enthusiasts- (pule as k.".'i as thee .Min-ister--t ravelled to I’alinerston North to sec the All Dlaeks play. A TllorcllTl'Tl. Sl’KKCll. It will he remembered that jllxl before the se-'iolt eommein ed there w.m talk about :i new iiolitieal party be.or. formed, and the member for Timartt. .Mr C. .1. I tol lest on. was named a- tie* probable leader. Mr I’oilestoii t-k pait in the dehal •cm the h'iimmo.il Statement mi Wednesday evening ami made tin exceedingly good speech, weT ordered ami sound in its principles and arguments, in fact ti speech to command attention. It was nl a charac’. o' to lift the debate on to a high pome. It was Iree from personalities am puerilities. There will lm lew to dispute his opinion that it would l e a sound principle in National linance n ,a: h year rested on its own basis; that js, that Die accumulated surpluses should not he brought into a time account of the year’s hmimrs. lie (ont,.oiled that the surpluses should have I .ism appli"d in debt reduction. a- is the ease in England. Had we done this there would have heen no land Im.mi and no farmers' troubles, and there would have been no soldier settlement troubles, with the elimat ed Ins- of iiiillidis. Business nidi in Wellington have heen ipiictly atlvoeating thi- reform ill National liimiiee. hit! the average politician has been keen to pile tin the debt. Mr Rolb'xloii bapnive.l by his excellent -peeeh that he has the dualities for leader-hip. and lliery are many in \\ ellingtou wlm would v.iih that Im mil'll! gel Id- opportunity m ihe p. lilieid world.

D IN(IS AND TIM'ST.'. It has become a pruelit e w ith a good iiamv people when eoiilroiiled with a e.imimreial problem showing adverse l,suits In attribute tin- to the ntaehiiiTitions ol combines, or line-. or trusts. When farmers were unable to borrow ail tin. thev wanted during the slump, the banks were eontlemued as inmbines and trusts; in tlm ire*",;:!i;; industry tin* ' rn'iine- at" Mamed ft r tlm le-.-e.- made by sen* • oi 11;i* -mailer er.iumui:.'.-., and now we liaie .Minister tor the Cook l-lands. ;-ir .Maui i’l'inare. ileilaiin.it that limit ...... too expensive owin': to its scarcity ami the fruit linos. Why tlm ii-ojl i!".,-:- What part have they |.InVeiI in cl eat ing the -eareity r Ilm H .in! -oi the Auckland Fruit Import.!- --.oi iatiim have protested nguiii-l the sweeping -I ntcliuui i oi the Minister, ami it i- to he hoped that i tilers I'll gaged in the business will al e i.'i'ote-t. h're.it appear- to he one of tlm most diiliettit thing- to handle and loss in transit and in storage is enormous. litis inav he due to -nine extent to incompetence and careless-;;o-s I. r it is not always possible to get -kill • I men to handle fruit. The limit Kiev •■;* ijldte sound and g I when forwarded hv the producer, and yet arrive at its destination unlit lor < <>n--timtdioii. That hapneus attain and a git I n and although eniisiderahle

quantities of fruit may he produced in *! . , ountrv or imported the ' heavy •o-s. through one cause and another . ,i | | , ( rent.' a xcareilv ami tints I'll- ~no prices. What is needed i- till int elliiL nrgiiiiixatiini ol the trade. hurling of insults at those ett-*M'.-e.l i'l the busin-es.-. "ESKIMO TIE." What is "E-'kimo Tier" was the , ~*...tii i asked of ti voting lady vvitli a to.,tli. "Never heard of it. ' v.c her reoly, and yet it seems fetiaiu t!"ii the l.eople of Wellington wi!l short I v he introdueed to "E-kimo 1 is apparently a frozen (ouiVelien ami lir-i etni-iu. or nearer relative l" ie.'-eream. Atiioogsl the lat.'-L tompany regit-l rat ion - ill \\ «'!- liugtiin is ( lie known a- T'r*.>■ i I’m dm-t'. Ltd., with a capital "I C*i».0(»0. and the -hareliobb r- in. Imla a sea captain, a -ban-broker. a -hipping agent. ion or two merchant- and a solicitor he-idcs others. The "biect ol |!,.• company i- to manufaei lire "Eskimo Tie.”