Clippings.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 197, 3 September 1901, Page 4

Clippings.

AN ADMIRER OF NEW ZEALAND a Mr Donald Macdonald is apparently i m«oh impressed with what ha saw in the | colony during hi* lecturing tour. In the } oourse of an interview with a Townsville ‘ newspaper man ha said ‘' I have been . all over New Zealand, I give precedence 'j to no New Zealander in admiration of it. lb is in my opinion the best and j brightest little country on earth. It la not only prosperous, but cs n consequence of prosperity ft higher domestic life and J greater culture has followed. Taka a 1 single illustration. New Zealand buya .. • more bor-ks than twice the population of any part of Australia. It can spend twice as much monsy In entertainments, - j Wherever you go obroad you find the travelling New Zealander ont of all pro* portion to the Australians. It’s nob altogether the intellect of a statesman, ‘ hut tho carcase of a frozen sheep that has made New Zealand. Take away the ! sheep and you could not legislate it into affluence in a lifetime. Sir Julius Vogel tried that and failed. Sir George Grey found a happier state of things for hie experiments. Mr Seddon, who is at once a fortunate and wise man, got the full flood tide of prosperity and had an easy time as a political pilot. If you want to imitate NeW Zealand’s advanced legislation, imitate her developments.” TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Mr G. M. Thomson, chairman of the Dunedin Technical Clusaea Association, eomp’ainE of a falling off in the attendance at the “ trade ” classes this year, which have “nearly collapsed,” while the scientific, commercial and literary classes maintain their average. Compared with 1898, the theoretical carpentry and plumbing daises have fall, n from 24 to &, practical plumbing 21 to 7, engineering from 23 to 12. Painting and tailors* ; cutting started last year with 8 and 10 respectively, and have only 3 or 4 pupils this year. Mr Thomson remarks;—“l can only suggest one eauie for this very unsatisfactory state of affairs—namely, that our advanced trade unionism has removed the incentive for self-improve-ment from our young workmen. If th « is so, than then the outlook for the future is nob encouraging. First class tradesmen will always be required, and will always command good wages, bub it would seem that they will have to be imported, unless young men in our midst take mors advantage of the chances of instruction which arc offered.” THE POULTRY INDUSTRY. The poultry industry, says the Evening Post, is assuming large dimensions. For some time past two Southern Arms have I r been shipping 2000 fowls a month to South Africa from Lyttelton and Dunedin, 1 and they are anxious to increase the size of future consignment*. Hitherto they have been purchasing birds at 3s 6 i a pair, but now they are offering 2s 9d. , The Agricultural Department has dia- | posed of about 1000 fowls and ducks from i its various breeding depots this year, and i is unable to supply any more just &b 1 present. The demand for eggs from tho depots is exceedingly large. Tho . Government poultry expert (Mr Hyde) > returned from the south yesterday, and ; states that in. *ll the country districts ’ which he visited great attention Is now I being paid to poultry matters. The Agricultural Department will probably > make another shipment of frozen poultry to South Africa next month.

The Unknown Quantity, Girl. “ Caught anything, Jim!” Youthful Angler “ Dunno : ain’t been ’ome yet.” Mr Newwed : “ Urn 1 Seems to me, my angel, this hash has a queer taste,'* Yonng Wife: “Hash? That’s fruitcake.” Mrs Bingo. “ That’s just like a man,’, Bingo: “What have I done now ?'» Mrs Bingo: •* 1 spent a day making that pillow, and now you’ve put your head on it.” Clara; “ How did you come to accept Mr Saphead ?” Dora: “Ibad to. He proposed to me in a canoe, and he got so agitated 1 was afraid we’d upset.” “ Did that wealthy bridal couple have very many trunks ?” “ Trunks I They keep a librarian who doesn’t do anything but take care of the trank catalogues.” Hr Tipkins (who has never even seen a cricket match, and is suddenly called upon to fill up a gap in Mr Bilbury’e local team): “ Where do I stand T" Umpire * “ Oh—stand out of the way ?” “ Does your wife do much fancy work?” “Fancy, work? She won't, even let a porous piaster come into the house without crotoheting a red border round it and running a yellow ribbon through the holes.” Sunday Sbhool leather; “ Why Willie Wilson fighting again I .Didn’t last Sunday’s lessoa teach that when you are struck on one side of the cheek yon ought to turn the other side to the striker?” Willie ;,“Yea’m ; but ha bib me on the noee and I’ve only got one.” “I think,” suggested the man who was doing the balking, “ that instead o f looting towns and villages in China the Powers should leave the country.” ,/They may leaye the country,” replied the philosopher of the party, “bub the/’!* take everything else they can. Victim : “In the blackmailing note eft on the premises by the assassin there ate seven words epelb wrong." Detective : “ Aba 1 Then the villain is either a typist or a sign-painter. Bring me the directory.” Little Johnnie: “ Paw, what is a stage fright?" Paw; “ One o’these ohornel girls when she’s not made up.”

Ha: “ Darling, ware you aver In love before ?” She: “ To|ba frank with y< u .George, I have been many times. How else would I be able to tell whether 1 am in love or not now ?"