AN EYE FOR EVERYTHING.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 42, 30 December 1884, Page 2

AN EYE FOR EVERYTHING.

By Cyclop. We now have reliable information that the projected frozen meat trade with ludia is not expected to become lain accomplished fact. It appears that as far as regards price they could supply us svith meat from India at a profit. We were being nearly paid back in our own coin in the matter of frozen meat as we were in the matter of civiization. We sent them missionaries and they retaliated by sending us some back. We could not spare any politicians on the same terms; We" could furnish India, which I understand is a hot. place, with a choice consignment of the article,but we should require a guarantee that they and their equivalent in value should be retained there.

But after all Sir Julius Vogelhas only followed the example set hi en* by many: statesmen in history. It was necessary ; to divert pu bin/attention frohi matters 1 near home, and its would be a great pity thac tho actions of the Ministry shou.d have too closely scrutinised, nt i lie stage o their career when tho subject was mooted. What N.poleon: did by brilliant foreign wars our poll. 1 ticians are attempting to do by refii-i geration. The papers,or some of them> have now 1 got another copic to keep their attention engage d, I mean the conservation of timber. This delicious; morsel will keep the public eye. .from the liailwayrßoard %f Advice ancf the Local Government measures. i

A. cynical paragraph says . that the Queen has sent another god child a pendant, and adds that probably it was! too young for an Indiau shawl. The gracious lady X'eferred to has the credit of being economical in the matter of presents. It was cruelly said that the aged sister, of the man Vale, who saved Prince Alfred's life at Clontjirf from the attacks of Parrell, the would-be assassin, were rewarded with a letter of thanks and a pension of L 5 a year each. -But lavishness on others is not a characteristic of royalty, at least English royalty.

But really we expect too much from those born in the purple. We give them illimitable titles, garters and what no*i, and really 1 believe after all to be a prince is not a paying profession, no;t that I should have any objection tb try it for a quarter, but I should only do h on the quid pro quo principle. That is to say, by piece wurk and not by day work, i should like to see at what value many royal sciona would be assessed. :

* — I Among all the other 'scopes and 'graphui we now have the ideii tesco^ie aud the sphymograph. The HenteisCDpe.^s its name implies, although it is a hybrid word, is a^ contrivancß for establishing identity. It is based upon the assertion that no matter what changes take place in the appearance of the head and face there must be a correspondence at some particular angle. This has been used upon the Claimant, and, his friends aver, with success. Hia almost sole surviving friend Mr East has been interviewed by an irrpressible 'Pali Mall Gazetteer/ probably the sams who " did" Tawhaio and we are likely to have an inundation of similar articles. Meanwhile we have one crumb of comtorfc left inasmuch as the Osprey discussion is settled for a time.

The Government have determined to remove all medical men from the list of coroners. But some o* them won't be ousted. Dr Hocken is not alone in his refusal to resign. Dr Smith, of the Clutha, has adopted a similar course. The Government, it appears, gave the medical coroners the option of giving up uith»r their private practice or their curonersbips. In one case the naive reply has been sent to the effect that die writer "has no wish to givj up either " — where the matter at present stand*. Dr Smith has held the oth'ce of coroner for 20 }ears, and naturally objects to loae his position. Whatever may bt; the objection tohaviny medical coroners, J think, if it i s not treason to say s«., that an average doctor m.ikes a better coroner than an average J.P.

I Thicke are two men in Clinton who are at present slanging each other by means of advertisements in the local paper. One says the other treated him •' worse than a dog " and the other retorts by a column of explana tion about the whole of their transactions, There is an old saying that when certain people fall out other certain people get their own, and it makes my optic sparkle when the sweet history of dealims which were ostensibly independent becomes exposed. I am nob so regular a frequenter of the Kirk as I was when at the apron string age, but like Paul Pry I do drop drop in occasionally, and I always chance to go at the right time. The one I last visite.d is one of those democratic churches in which the governing body is elected by the congregation. The star chambered body at present consists of three members, aud they have announced their intention of taking unto themselves three others of like mind. I was talking about this to a friend and the following reflections rose. The body choose to have three additional members for one of two re^so^p. Eiiher no more rigb.teG/qs are. available," or t|ie congregation is very meagre aud intends to remain so, or perhaps the proces? of education is going on and a fresh hatching will soon be ready for elevation to the high places in tfoe synagogue. \Jpgn no oth.er base could* I acpquut fqr tl^e un,can,p,nic.al process tp w^ich I have adyerted.