LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 58, 2 December 1907, Page 9

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

ONE-SIDED ORATORY. Sir,—Tlio .Rev. Sir. Flanagan is-visiting New: Zealand, and giving a series of lectures before large audiences, showing np'-tho very ■blackest sido of English life in the Homo land. J3v to-day's issiio of The Dominion I sec that he told a very mischevious and misleading one-sided; story at l'etono : about an Englisn Duchess, lier dog, and a man that was dying of starvation in London, about lour miles away. 1 assert that the money that was spent 011 tho dog was just as much distributed among tho more deserving of tho working classes in London as any money ever spent by tho Rev. J. Flanagan. Anyone may be quite sure about that, 1 I would like to ask the Rev. gentleman through your paper, and in tho interest of fair play to givo an equal number of able and eloquent lectures : or speeches showing tho other or brightest sido of English life and character. ' 1 presume that-Micro is a bright side as well as a'dark " one to the national and domestic life of the people at Homo, although'it is'persistently ignored and passed over bv'all the lecturers and platform speakers that Come from the "Old Land" andTeeeive tile hospitality of tho people of- New Zealand." Last year two of tho übhsfi' and most eloquent"' of tho Irish Catholic party at Homo visited every little village and hamlet in the Dominion and Commonwealth, as well as tho large cities and towns, and-painted the Englisn and tho English Governments in blackest colours they could possibly lind. This year '.we 'liavo Mr. Ben Tillet,' 011 tho saiiio grand tour, denouncing the great bulk of his owii "countrymen in tho most 1111-" measured terms. Early next year we ard to have Mr. iieir ilardie, who, it may hi) expected, will, for his own purposes show up in the most unfavourable light tho darkest view of tho national, political,' and industrial side of English life in tho most violent and eloquent languago lie can command as tho'result of long and-persistant practice 011 the public pia'oiorins of England and Scotland-.-1 wish to record hero my emphatic protest 1 against that 0110-sided and misleading' , views arid' statements so eloquently and constantly'put before' tho young and old peoplo' .of Nciv Zealand by tho one-sided partisans lyjio are constantly visiting tlieso shores.—" 1 am, etc., ' • ' CORNSTALK. - Wellington, -Novoinber-28. A WORD OP WARNING.IN TIME.' This morning about eight o'clock, as; I was walking to town along Gourtenay Place, and as I stepped into tho roadway of Lower Taranaki Street, a bicycle turning the corner sharply on tho wrong sido came into violent collision with, me, and rendered 1110 very dazed for a time. On regaining my ordinary senses the cyclist liad cleared. However, my object in writing this is to give a ivord ; of .advice to-tlio-reckless wheel riders of Wellington. 111 110 other city of tho world is tho : code of laws ruling tho safoty of pedestrians so glaringly ignored. "The old pri'radox of tho rule of tho road is not under- ' Stood, or these 1 offenders lire so inflated with their ego that tho ordinary or garden variety of mortal, who prefers to use the natural modo of .progression, is beneath their notice, Joking apart, sir, if this reckless riding is hot checked there will bo an accident some day that will end very seriously for tho 'offender. —I am, etc., 'J. W. WEARN, Superintendent. Sailors' l Rest. 1 November 29... .. < '• . CHINESE FRUIT'SHOPS; Sir,— Being a new arrival in this city I was surpriscd' to find 011.entering two or th'reo Chinese fruiterers that they had. baskets of decayed;'ftijd even'rotten fruit marked. uj) ; .in -baskets'oil the counter at 3d, lb. assorted, Whore .is. thd l'ublic Health Department, and what aro'- tluiy doing? Are tliojv blind to : Chinese*- foivjf; it were Europeans thero would-bo"U'- case for Dr. M'Arthur imme'di'ately.''l: am'not labouring uuder'-any delusion for I can name threo Chinese stores in Molesivorth Street, and one near the" Government.Station, where, your reporter may seo it displayed any day at any hour — I am, etc., ■ —■' ■ • , ' ' TOURIST. l'.S. —I havo purchased,''tobacco, only last, night,. from a Chineso store in ono of tlip,', principal streets where';, his tobacconists' goods aro displayed' to passers: by, after 8 p.m. I also, believe thei'o is a law preventing Chine-so selling' when shops of; tobacconists aro closed. Again, 0110 law for Chineso; ono for Europeans. AVellington November 29. ■ . THE PREMIER AND THE BOOK- . .. .. MAKERS. " .Sir,—Tho ancients said "thoso whom God •-wishes to destroy Ho first' makes . mad." May not tliis,,proverb have been applicable ■to'tho':Premier.wlipn ho Jed his. staunch siip r porter's .accompanied by Messrs. Laurensoii', Ell, tlio, lobby to.create tho legal, status for, tho'!-..bookmaker. At Feil.dil.lg' yesterday a.prominent member of.tho betting ring gave him' away in saying' ho had tho personal 'assurance of tho' Premier that the original, passers of tho Act (tho Ward Government) had not originally contemplated imposing on tlio ring a fee. 011 tho betting license; and then with others, encouraged 110 doubt by tho confabulation referred to, resolved that the Prime Minister should bo communicated with by telegram' upon the momentous questions arising between themselves and tho Foilding Racing Club in tlio endeavours of tlio latter properly to control the i;iiig .;on the. freehold racecourse. " Tlio -position' of the Prime, Minister, or perhaps 1 'should 'sjty'the-'attempt to' make'him a -medium' between' thoso conflicting bodies,'; can only ,;Ilav6' "been brought about by a prior '.alliance" between tho parties. 'It is' pitiful to seo tlio first man 111 the political world of tlio' Dominion engaged in replying to telegrams of tliis sort (vide tho columns of the Auckland papers) which are apparently reaching him from other parts of tlio Dominion besides Foilding. The ancient proverb being partly fulfilled tho remainder thereof tho people of New' Zealand and not tho God of tho ancients-may yet seo their way politically to carry out.—l am, etc 0 TEMPORA! 0 MORES! Palmerston North, November 29.