Notes and Comments.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 190, 15 April 1902, Page 3

Notes and Comments.

The old proverb says that ,r what is sauce for the goo-e should be sauce im-FEREST for the gander," but evisaOUES. dently sauce for Chinese and sauce for Europeans a not come under the same standard. Sor John reaches this country after , trials and tribulations, and then nnlv after paying £IOO head money. He c y crg a country where men gamble in most every form but that of " faivtan *, "pakapoo," and,. striving to be original for once, he commences a » school" for the pursuit of the nimble " cash "by these gaming methods. The law hears of it in due course, and Robert, •ith more Roberts, takes the Chinese lay perhaps tied by the pigtails to each other, or handcuffed in rows, to rlo l Next morning all receive a long lecture on the lieinom sin they have c .„„niitted, and receive varying sentences. Meanwhile, save a few «' tote " bettors, lhe European gambler pursues the ~e ven tenner" of his way. Such thoughts evidently struck Justice Edwards Ihe other day when hearing the appeal of some Chinese against their conviction for gaming. Judgment was reserved. During the bearing of the ~,'je the inconsistency of the law as it ideals with gambling was the subject of comment by the Chief Justice. Following n a remark by Mr. Jellicoe for the "npeilaiits as to the hardships .imposed n them by the raiding and liniug of Cliiirse, His Honour said that it might be that the Chinese would think we were a ' cu liar people when we sanctioned Lublin" by the totalisator and games in oar cfubs, while we would not allow tbem to gamble. They might wondei at such inconsistency, but that was a matter for the Legislature. He had simply to determine the-law as it stood Mr Jellicoe remarked that if he and his learned friend were playing a game of whist in China, and they were "raided, ■ handcuffed, march? d- over to the lock-up and fined £SO, as was done in this case, Great Biitain would have something to sa v His Honou/ said that he-could not mi into these questions. The law might permit Europeans to gvmble anU noi Chinese, hut that question was for the Le" siature. There was no doubt thai our law did permit gambling in the colony, but not by Chinese.

The Emperor Willia.n, of Germany, has lvid m vny hard thing* said A worthy of him throughout his EXAMi'LK. career, and will again, but . while emphasising his obvious I fault?, no one can close his eye 9 to his !evident virtues.. Chief of these is an abounding-charity and a kindly disposition, that leads its possessor to Reel; to etudy the wishes of others. It is recorded of him that he hid an entire alteration made in the ventilation of his Royal vucht, in order t* at, while he was enjoying the fresh breeze above, he would know that his stokers down below were not panting fur breath in a tropical atmosphere. Ag;iin, a significant incident was recently witnessed outside the Imperial Palace, Berlin. The Emperor, when returning with two generals from his afternoon ride, was met by a party of men in ragged clot hes and bearing in their counteninces evident signs of hunger. His Majeny acknowledged the men's respectful salute, and then, beckoning a policeman, made inquiries concerning their destination. The Emperor watched the meu for some time as they marched on their way, and then, after a short conference with the generals accompanying him, entered the palace. For a long time past (says the Post's correspondent), the Emperor has leceived almost daily many appeals for assistance arising out of lack of employment. The Imperial purse has responded generously to these petitions, but the resources are obviously inadequate to alky all the distress The Emperor has consequent lv exercised his personal influence on'the various departments of State to hasten on the beginning of public works. His Majesty also communicated to the authorities his wish that the-illuminations of public buildings customary on his birthday be omitted,and that the expendituie thus saved may he devoted, as far as possible, to philanthropic purposes. It is probable that the shopkeepers and citizens of Berlin will also refrain from illuminating their premises, and will instead present the Poor Law guardians with sums of monev.