CURRENT TOPICS OF THE BAY.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 4 March 1914, Page 3

CURRENT TOPICS OF THE BAY.

(FROM VARIOUS SOURCES;)

A big profit was made from a bazaar recently by Father Coffey, of Dnnedin. The function ran for three weeks, and was in aid of the Christian Brothers' School. After all expenses had been paid there remained a clear profit of £3400.

The London " Evening Standard " says that though Mawson's tragedies were eclipsed by Scott's, the world would not willingly let die the story of Mawson and

Mertz's heroic struggles. There were few more thrilling pages in Polar history.

The Palmerston North Borough Council has decided to prepare a booklet for the purpose of advertising the town and district. Its compilation will cost, it is expected, over £100. When will H-elensville follow suit ? It is a cheap way of bringing new settlers.

X X X A Scottish farmer recently paid a visit to a South of England cattle show, and while walking around got talking with a native farmer. Neither could well understand what the other said. The Scotchman got a little nettled at this, and put it down to the Englishman's stupidity. " Mun," he said at last, " yer coos moo a' richt, and yer cocks craw quite plain, but I'm cursed if I can mak' ye oot!"

The special correspondent in Ulster of the " Daily Telegraph " says that as the volunteers exceed 100,000, the roll closes on Satur-, day. A. force of 27,000 is being drilled at Belfast alone, including 3,000 picked men, who will go wherever reinforcements are needed in 400 motor cars, in order to give the corps mobility. The dependents of the men will receive 20s weekly when the picked corps has been mobilised.

' What the man in the country is going to remember for some time to come against the Opposition Party is that its Leader failed at the psychological moment to help breakvthe power of the Red Fed. and that Premier Massey did the one strong and redeeming act of his political career in providing the means which broke the hack of a strike that threatened to cripple New Zealand and draw Australia into the meshes of the strife. For his part in that phase of our national life alone, it seems to us, Sir Joseph and his party will not yet enter the promised land, but will have to sit for another term in the shades of opposition —" Feilding Star."