The World's Press.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7737, 13 February 1905, Page 2

The World's Press.

o COMMERCIAL CANDOUR. In the Scarborough Posit under the head of •■• Christmas Cheer " a local firm advertises : Mince Meat, Is per lb, our own moke.—Punch. A WEEKLY EMPRESS, The Empress Dowager has issued a general order to the different Viceroys and Governors not to memorialise the Throne unless on very important business.—Post, Shanghai. WHAT JAPAN FEARS. With Port Arthur lost and Vladivostocfc ice-bound, as they soon will be, what is there to induce the morbid Baltic fleet to continue its eastbound voyage? We are almost afraid that we shall never be able sb giveit as warm a welcome us it deserves..— ChuOj Tokio.. CURIOUS COMPARISONS. In comparison with the harm which British policy in Asia, based on the alliance with Japan, does to the material and moral interests of the Great Powers, what is the importance of the injury caused by a few English bstoermen by the Hull incident ?—Birjevya Vyodouieti. ENGLISH ATTIRE. J What was often the derision, the abhorrence of tho English in the dress of other nations has now beome their pleasure, and with the English genius of doing what they like, it may be that they overdo their pleasure. But at tho worst the effect is more interesting than our umfornuty.—Harper's Mugwanc, New York, THE MARRYING AGE. Experience rather tends to show that the maidens who wait till their judgment is matured secure the matrimonial prizes. The young ones have uieir vision obscured bv sentiment At thirty one has lew illusions, therefore one starts fairly „ n a matrimonial oareor. But the mothers of many daug-hters will not carc pub\vL}° clM,olse this sentiment.—Tho RUSSIAN SARCASM. Straits, as wo know from geography, are narrow stretches of water on which only British ships are permitted to sail at all times, iho ships of other nations can c.nlv sail there on occasions, but Russian •hips never on any account. Only et them try it on, and from some unknown quarter arises the menacing shadow of John Bull and the smell oi powder fills the ais.-Peterbu.-Bs-kaya Gazeta. GOVERNMENT SAVING SOAP. The feu, u i o prisoilw lmls( . nmjn _ tain the cleanness of her prison cell .on an ounce of soap per week. AfV^f 1 Aylesbury I heard that tho award had received orders from the Home office to reduce this enormous quantity. If true it will leave the unfortunate prisoners with threequarters of an ounce of soap weekl^S^s^^^xf^