LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 292, 3 September 1908, Page 8

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

QUESTIONS FOR DR. TUDOR JONES. Siiyrrla ' tfie •' 'cqntrofersy proceeding- between, Dr. Jones and Mr. Jolly, tho former Quotes'an-array of distinguished names. .Ho quotes 'them, . apparently, 1 as being in fundamental: agreement: witlr'his own theological position. -Now,." not'all theso scholars aro professed 'Unitarians:;-. I ,' Some—e.g., Dr. Ra'slidail'and Canons Choyno and Driver—are .members of, and, indeed, ministers holding positions of 'dignity and responsibility in, orthodox Does' Dr. Jones consider these to'to honest _men? If they are not honest; would: Dr.: ilones: say—(l) What precisely, is the value'of' a dishonest man's opinion ill tho sphere of : theology ? (2) Why aro ; honest men like himself somewhat proud to. gupto the. testimony of dishonest men ?. Does Dr. Jones .think that religious .and..theological '.truth::can. be as easily attained by'a rogue as by an upright man? If he".'does"th'ink"this,' is"he not making that .severance; .between'.ethics and; religion which ■is the essence- of priestcraft? If, on the other hand, these.men are honest, may not :Dr.' Jones be over-hasty in assuming that they' support.; his fundamental positions ? 'Wouldi Dr. Jones' be good enough to answer these-questions T without-unnecessary verbiago arid -without' 'drawing: half a • dozen red herrings'across", the': scent?—l am, etc., • V' T • .■•., INQUIRER.

MR. IZARD, M.P. ■ Sir,—ln reference. 1 to the letter appearing in. Tuesday's Dominion' regarding unimproved values, it would be interesting to know why Mr. Izard, whoappearedas an objector on bc.half of: the Evans Estate, and was well aware of the;'M.tion qf the, Valuer-General in increasing the. unimproved value, did not, when his objection wis not sustained, proceed with tho appeal ; he gave .notice.of, or.bring the matter,' before,the' House of Parliament, especially ,as it affected: a; large numberof his constituents.—l am,, etc., ' ' ~ , INQUIRER. -September 2, 1908. ; ; / A GRATUITOUS INSULT. '. Sir;—l '.pwtestragainst- the:_ gratuitous, insult' done -to 'ministers of this city by Dr. Tudor Jones on Sunday night last. Your report says that' he ;brought down the house at His Majesty's by the cheap remark: "It is time ;for .us ministers to begin to. speak the' tenth;?'..:.l; will not spend adjectives in. characterising; such, magnanimous methods, but I lodge'--this protest.—l am, etc., :.; ; one of. them. ' i September,, I.,^'. ! ■ ; : CITY COUNCIL NEGLECT. • Sir.vAt-the 'last"meeting of the City Council Mr. : M-'Larim referred to "sickness and its'cause." :':ln .the', course of his remarks the councillor 'stated that , serious ailments might be- duo to the insanitary nature "of 'some, of" these".dwellings.'-"" He further remarked -was a'pity tho council had not -power to impose ,a penalty on.'owners Vho/did not make necessary, repairs. Sir, 'it seems' a'greater .pity that tho council; instead of beating the air, does not make.some •attempt 1 -to put its own house in order, or, to" speak plainer,'its own fire station-at Pipitea Street. . The. Mayor, before the recent election, speaking ■ at-Sydney Street ,in reply to a question regardinga more suitable station, said • i "itwould be-seen to,", or words to thateffect; The'Firo Brigade Committee reported favour•ably. on plans'and specifications. This, at tho instance of the Mayor, was referred back to the Finance Committee on the ground that only £1200 was available, and out of this it■ i wouldibo necessary 'to purchase a new 'motor.' ;r'At?this- tiiho one motor had been "stored in : 'the: central station yard, idle, nearly a year, and still remains there. Recentlyl a-pair-of 1 skids for this motor wero purchased,: probably-to prevent it from skidding about in-the shed. " 'Tho recommendations of Superintendent Hugo, l ; as' far:.as-they'referred to Newtown, . wheire therens a station, wero carried oiitj'-but not'ftt'Thorndon. All this time the old show: invPipitea Street crumbles steadily away,-and'-in'a-niost impartial manner lets in the wind"'and rain,. or anything elso that wants to get*in';. The paper peels steadily from the walls, and the windows are ready to fall 'out on" a moment's notice. ' Yet the council quartertrin this mouldy wreck <a fireman;'his: wife 'and children, and then proceedsto discuss owners who will not make necessary :;repairs. Sir,. I have stated facts, and: ! am sura your readers are—and, I , almost dare to hope, the City Council .will^be—able .to draw conclusions.— I am, etc.,. ■' i' : r' • r :: '• THORNDON RESIDENT. ..'August 31 : /1903. . '■■ ■ ~J|E^)C^]u"XHS^¥c¥feN' OF SCHOOLS. . .-Sir,—The-report' in your'paper to-day of a,discussion by,-the;Education Board, under the. heading: "Medical- Inspection of Schools," indicates;that;-some-of-the members, as well ■as the ,instructor. in«"deep breathing, Mr. -Royd Garlicky are "fully alive to the vital importance; 0f...th0 ..'question. Many of tho members .'of:J-he- board are probably awaro of the,-:admirable ".method, adopted in .Sweden; ' whero -tho - subject has been taken up land followed-to its right conclusion, viz., the permanent" improvement of. each' child's body—its physical condition—a most vital .question to tho State. Schools ll aro'• periodically .-- inspected by a doctor, and each child thoroughly examined. ■In-the caso of any irregularity, such for instance as a child's' right' or "left shoulder being higher thaiL...th6';;otbor,i'a slight curvature of tho . spine, or any other indication of weakness, means aro at once adopted, often by detailing certain special exercises to counteract, remove, or assist: to overcome the weakness.. This is .a very:brief outline of the excellent ;work.-, which' is. carried on by -tho co-operation-of;'Government, doctor, - and in-structorr-'and, 'assuredly,.- parents. Mr.; Buchanan's-question at tho meeting— ."What, would tho: parents say to the proposition merits, attention, , but parents must yield to: the movement'for tho' .betterment'of-the;- growing boys and girls, jiist as-they-do law, which provides that".-their--children-must each go to school. Mr,. Hogg's:, remark—"What would, you do .with, the "youngsters "".after . they were in- - : in .sheep-dip?"—is scarcely dignified; and does not indicate the well stored mind which should bo enjoyed by one of our legislators.. "The Swedish System" .is a complete reply to Mr. Hogg. I am, etc., CHARLES HIORNS. -■ Ohingaiti, August'2B. THE HAWEA. Sir,—Tho "question of a : breakdown .of steamers-crossing the Tasman Sea has often mad-o -me -wonder why' the TJ.S.S. Co:, usually so up-to-date in the equipment of their boats; have not.'fittcd'their vessels with the wireless telegraph.- : There should, be no need of -shore '<'station's—they will come in duo lif all the boats running to.and from Australia wero sp fitted, a disabled vessel could be-picked up in two or throe days at most. ■ No matter how much the drift, they Icould' be at'onoo located by another boat.'-The,' 1 expense; loss of time, etc.,- .of hunting for the Hawoa would . have been • avoided. As it is'now, a search vessel might have passed the'cripple time after time by twenty-five or thirty miles, and seen nothing of her, but by, the' wire telegraphy she could bo found if within 1000 miles, and no vessel would drift that'much in years. ' The- same thing applies to the direct liners. ; The- run of 4500 miles' from hero to Capo Horn;is supposed to bo covored as nearly as riossible on the samo courso by all the Homeward 'bounders, but if one breaks : down i. she Will not' remain on tho beaten tfack; by.'a long way, and tho next vessel 1 will pass by and spo nothing of her. The adoption; of tho system would give wonderful confidence' to passengers,- and bo tho saving ; of many lives and untold expense.—l am, etc;,' , I ■ " : TRAVELLER. ' ... August' 29.