Some Caricatures.

Manawatu Herald, 19 July 1892, Page 2

Some Caricatures.

The Melbourne Punch has a v.cry good skit of General Booth, who has written in an English review that Australian politicians have no backbone. The sketch shows the general in ..ap*, Inverness cape, with his hanas folded in front of him, the expression on his face, which is partly covered with his vsnerable beard, and his Wellington nose much enlarged, is one of much thought and consideration, caused by the following conversation with an Ans • tralian labourer who has passed him after giving him the deserved shot. General Booth: "Bah! Your politiciaus have'nt any backbone^'' Australia : " Well, they had enough to keep your riff-raff out of the country, "anyhow I " We commenj| this sketch to the Hon Mr Ballancei

Another skit from the same paper is also deserving of the; Premier's earnest consideration. Jt is headed •• the Ways of Boyalty." On an eminence stands that pleasing picture of king workingman in shirt, trousers, and waistcoat, and paper cap on head, and with that unfortunate want of intilligence in the features which the artist always produces for this character, who has both eyes closed, the left hand with thumb in arm hole of waistcoat which lies open, and the right, arm outstretched and hand opened wanting back a crowd of respectable persons in the background, capital* ists, to whom this king declares "We have no wish to be too bloomin 1 severe. Such of yer as don't like our way of doin' things can git out o' the dountry— but you must leave yer eapital behind." The hint to the Premier is, to be as wise as his constituents, if we don't want the capitalists, we want the capital, and king workingman known it, though Mr Ballance tri«s to preach the no servile dependency be placed on English capital.

" A future in America for Willy Hohenzollern " is a capitally amusing imaginary positions which the Emperor William of Germanymight fill with advantage. It suggests a position as park-keeper where his tall lank figuro in white uniform, crown on head, sceptre in right hand, and left hand pointing in a threatening manner to two very small children, who have wandered upon the grass, just alongside"' of a notice to keep off it. He is .again represented making an; after . dinner speech, in the same .uniform, biffc surrounded with, _ perhaps not the brightest giVß*ti,;.«l.©liningr^r9si He is represented standing up, with one half of his body leaning forward* and the upper half thrown back, UU right hand resting on the table. The head is thrown far back, his eyes looking at the ceiling, which throws his long nose into great prominence. He is represented as having just asserted " He who bars my way I will dash to pieces. I am the Supreme Boss." The guests are laughing and applauding, as though

having heard a most screaming joke; The. caricaturist says, as a professional after-dinner speaker he Would be morfc amusing than Depew.