The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1910. THE RULE OF THE KAISER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2763, 18 March 1910, Page 4

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1910. THE RULE OF THE KAISER.

It will be interesting to observe In what light- Kaiser Wilhelm will view the attempt that is being made by the Reichstag to curb his imperial power, and it is well to turn to past- history as a guide to the present. When William 11. ascended the throne in 1888 he was a problem to Europe, and an unknown quantity to his own people. The question was, whether he would follow in his grandfather’s footsteps by continuing power to those who had done so much in making the Empire, and especially by showing confidence in the statesman who had in 1871 brought a grand co-operation to its climax. In ie;s than two years Bismarck had sunk into the background. Moltke was just dead, and the Emperor had begun io take his place in the centre of rlie limelight. Speaking at a dinner given by the Provincial Diet of Brandenburg on stli March, 1890, he declared that, like his grandfather, lie regarded his peoi.de and country as a trust committed to his hands by the Almighty, which it was his duty to increase, and for which he would one day have to give an account.

The policy there outlined was clear enough. The Emperor has consistently sought to increase the trust committed to his hands, and in twenty years lie lias shown again and again that he regards himself as the pivot upon which the nation swings. Perhaps it would be better to say that he considers himself the nation embodied. His voice, his will,, his authority must count, and come first.. Hence the significance of his further remark in the speech above quoted:—“All who will assist me in my great work I shall heartily welcome, but those who oppose me in this task 1 shall crush.” A fortnight later Bismarck had resigned, and his resignation was accented with graceful references to fiis “imperishable services” and with the conferring of many dignities. A striking parallel occurred 1 in November, 1908, when the then Chancellor, Von Bulow. “stood up” to his Imperial Majesty. Unlike Bismarck, however, Bulow had the Reichstag entirely with him on the point in dispute, and the Kaiser appeared at the time, to concede the issue. After an interview, lasting some hours, during wlich the Chancellor described the feeling of the nation in connection with the Emperor’s utterances in the interview published by the London “Telegraph,” the world' was informed that the declarations in the Reichstag were approved, and that Prince Von Bulow had not- forfeited the Imperial confidence. This seemed to increase the Chancellor’s authority, 7>ut no guarantees were given, and the nation has yet to discover how far tfie Emperor is prepared to surrender any of fiis vaunted prerogatives. Of immense significance was the fact that within less than twelve months after tiie incident Von Billow’s resignation had been accepted and another reigned in his stead. Still, the dismissal of a few Chancellors by no means disposes of a great constitutional movement-, and the resolution just passed by the Reichstag reads like a direct challenge to tile Imperial authority. The people of Germany are discovering (themselves, as a result of the extension of individual thought and enterprise, and-they have now found a way of saying definitely and decidedly that “the divine right cf Kings” must be interpreted from the democratic, not the autocratic, standpoint. Will the Emperor be wise in time? Or are the nations cf the earth to look on at a- far mightier object-les-son than either the renaissance cf Japan or the new birth cf Turkey?

It is .notified that solicitors’ offices will be dosed for the Easter holidays from Friday, March 25th., till Tuesday, March 29th., both days’ inclusive. A sale of wool, sheepskins, hides, tallow, .etc., under the auspices of the Gisborne Woolbrokers’ Association wall be held this' afternoon.

The monthly meeting of the Hospital Trustees will bake place in the Cook County Council Chambers this evening at 7.30 ipjm.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Waikoliu Country Council will be held at Te .Kanaka to-day. The Chairman (Mr W. D. S. MacDonald, M.P.), will not be able to be present, having been detained at Napier through illness.

the flats 'were offered at £25 and £27 Family,” which is to be produced by the Kaiti school children this evening, is very satisfactory, and the attendance, is likely to be large. An extra charge of sixpence is charged for booking. A Press Association telegram states that Miss Mary A. Grant, headmistress of the West Christchurch District High School, who was well-known in educational circles throughout New Zealand, died at Waimate yesterday morning The Pathe Pictures will not be shown to-mi gilt owing to the Kaiti School concert. To-morrow (Saturday) evening a new set of films will be shown, including two American- Biograph films (eagle brand). No matinee will be given.

The monthly meeting of the C...,k County Council will be held, 10-dav, commencing at 10.30 a.m. The principal business set down for consideration is the selection of the purposes ror which a. loan of £IOO,OOO is propped v> be made.

At the Police Chart yesterday morning, before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., John Hunter, who had been convicted of drunkenness within the past six months, was again convicted. He did not appear and was ordered to forfeit his bail, £l. A first offender was also dealt with in the usual manner.

When the last mail left England Madame Lyd-ea Yeamans Titus, of baby songs celebrity, who twice visited Australia and Now Zealand, was appearing with Frederick J. Titus, the pianist, at the Empire, Sheffield. Madame Titus hopes to pay a third visit to Australasia in July.

Company orders by Captain Beere, of the Gisborne Rifles, announce that non-commissioned officers only will parade at the Garrison Hall this evening, at half-past. 7 o'clock. • Service uniform is ordered. The first parade of the corps for the current year will be hold on Friday, April Ist. An open-air moving picture entertainment took place in Gladstone Read yesterday evening and attracted a good deal of attention. The pictures were greatly appreciated and the advertise-: milts liberally sandwiched in were also accepted in good part. The programme is to be given nightly at 8 p.m. A (meeting of sheepfai mors and others interested in the formation of classes for instruction in wool porting and classing in connection with the Gisborne Technical School will be held in the Fanners’ Union Club rooms, Masonic Buildings, at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow. The Mayor, Mr W. D. Lysnar. will preside.

Intending entrants for the different events at the Freezing Works Picnic Sports to bo held at rvaitaratahi on Easter Monday are reminded that nominations for events Nos. 1,4, 7 and 22 close with Mr Ben- Tanner to-mor-row evening, and for the open bicycle race with Mr H. Anderson at the'same time.

“Wore there any indications of eccentricity on the part of the deceased?” asked tiie Coroner at an inquest in Auckland concerning the death of a vrung Maori woman. The witness repl cd in the negative, adding that the only feature in the girl’s nature that lyciall- attracted her attention was her eagerness to assist with housework. “Even that,” facetiously remarked the Coroner, “would doubtless be regarded as evidence of eccentricity by some of our city servants.” Mr C. G. .Bloore has negotiated the sale of Mr G. Barron’s property, at Whatau.poko, comprising 200 acres of flats,with the homestead formerly occupied by Mr Barker, the purchaser being Mr H. D. deLautour. It is interesting to note that when, about seven years ago, Mr Bloore, then connected with the Intercolonial • Land Agency, assisted in the original subdivision of the Whataupc'ko estate, he advised buyera that although some of the flats were offered at £2-5 and £2*7 per acre, within this time he would readily get £35 per acre. This lias occurred, Mr Bloore having last week sold the last, of the estate at £3-5. another block adjoining at £oo, a property opposite .at £4O, and a. section farther out at £4l per acre. How he thought of “Chanticleer” is told by Rostand. He passed a farmyard near Cambo one day. “It was an ordinary farmyard, with a pigeon-house and hens, ducks, geccc, guineafowl, turkeys, a sleepy cat, and a restless dog. Suddenly the cock came in, domineering, heroic and irresistible, like a conquering hero and a king among his subjects. The idea of a play came to me in that very instant.” That was towards the end of 1901. Before writing a line lie sent for Coquelin. and said, ‘Would you mind spending a. whole evening, without showing your face, and covered with feathers? Would you mind being 'honestly and entirely a cock?’ 1 can still see poor Coquclin’s face. He was completely flabbergasted. But he pulled himself together, and was soon all enthusiasm.”

Successful playwritiug certainly pays (remarks the New York “Press”). The latest English estimate of Barrie’s earning from “The Little Minister” is 450'',000 dollars '(about £90,000). The guess at the value of the total Barrie fortune is 2,500,000 dollars (about £500,000). But there are not many writers who can turn out both a “Peter Pan,” “What Every Woman Knows.” and a “Little Minister,” not to mention “The Professor’s Love Story,” “The Admirable Crichton,” and others now almost forgotten, but which paid handsome royalties. The first Barrie play, “Walker, jof London,” was produced 19 years ago. In counting up the sources of revenue, don’t forget that Barrie ha® almost been a popular novelist for over 20 years; yet one of his plays brought him more money, probably; than all the novels put* together.

Beauty in a man or woman is a gift divine, yet the crowning beauty is the hair, lacking which there is no true perfection. No tion that the hair is the crowning beauty of the human form, and yet ninety-nine out of every hundred persons treat it with the utmost indiifero.nco. We have always believed that it is better to volunteer to do a thing than to. wait until it becomes a matter of compulsion, therefore we guarantee with a fair trial of Parasene to produce liair no matter how had the case may ho, Write or call at Morse’s, Gladstone Roacl, Gisborne.

The United States Senate has decided that a vote shall be taken in Hawaii on the question of prohibition. Jurors summoned to appear at the Supreme Court on Monday next, 21st instant, are notified by advertisement in this issue that their attendance will not be required. Mesdames Scott and Beere, the Hoar. Capt. Tucker and Messrs R. Johnston, T. Holden, F. Harris and C. Gray have advertisements in this issue of Die “Times” expressing their .thanks ;to the electors who voted for them in the election of members of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

When “Peter Pan” was originally staged in Australia Miss Tittell Bruno was Peter Pan, but the part will now be played by Miss Lizette Parkes, who, it will bo remembered, was in New Zealand several years ago with one of Mev. nell and Gunn’s companies. Mr Thomas Kingston will be Captain Hook, and the remainder of the cast will be almost the same as in the first production. England and Australia will be represented by “beauty girls” in _ “The Arcadians,” the Easter production at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, of the Clark and Meynefl Comic Opera Company, of which a Sydney girl, Miss Maie Peach, is the prima donna. Special on. gagements have been made in Melbourne and Sydney of ladies with more than the average amount of attractiveness. These will be augumented by English “show girls,” who are on their way out on the Orsova. A couple of these, are Australians, who have been in London for some years. One of the imported ladies was the principal “show-girl” at the Empire. Leicestersquare, for two years. Two of the ladies who were to have come out via America were snapped up by a manager in New York, and others had to be cabled for to take their place. One of Sir Rupert Clarke’s racehorses, Dreamland, is now being trained to appear in_ the racecourse scene in “The Arcadians.’ Dingo Eucalyptus is THE remedy for summer colds. Its wonderful propel - ties as a disinfectant and deodorant prevent bacilli from maturing, and eflectually cure colds, coughs, and influenza. From ail chemists and grocers, Is bottle, or direct post tree from Dingo Medicine Co., 173 Hobson Street, Auc&. land.

THE TOURIST MINISTER. Much of the Hon. T. Mackenzie's work is cast in pleasant places (says the Wellington “Post”). For him the geyser spouts, the bell-bird sings, and the giacie glides. One day he is cicerone to some notable visitor at the Hot or the Cold Lakes, and another day lie is apoiogist for the scenery which Count Bismarck missed. Inspections and reportings make the Minister of Tourist Resorts a nomad, forever wandering through both islands. It was mentioned by one of the Dunedin papers as one or his qualifications ior this roving commission that he had once discovered some mountain passes somewhere—in New Zealand, we think — and it seems that this son of research still interests him. There should soon be a fine supply of mountain-passes pigeon-holed somewhere in the Government Buildings. Flying from coach to train, and from train to steamer, the restless one niake s philosophic ejaculations, and throws other obiter dicta at a wondering world. The latest editi>jii or Maekenzioisms is a partial presentation of impressions gathered in a pilgrimage tnrough Nelson, the West Coast of tlie iSoutli Island, and Canterbury. There he noticed a scarcity of fruit on the tables of the hotels. He was in the garden of New Zealand, and they offered him crude bananas and sour-looking oranges. But that is only one little thing in the varied round of the Ministerial pilgrim. He had a- notion of making Rotorua pay for the recovery of the pink and white terraces, lout this pretty dream has been shattered by Mr. Percy Smith and other bombardiers. Comfort, however, should come from the Bluff or Three Kings, or East Cape, or Farewell Spit-, or some other remote point to which duty may call tlie Tourist Minister. Perhaps he wearies of the feasts, of beauty spread for liim on the great tablelands, and he may sigh for rest in a workaday office, but a sympathetic Government does, offer a solatium, the daily 30s as travelling allowance.