LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2127, 20 April 1914, Page 6

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

MERELY A MARIE'S NEST. Sir, —Aii ecceutrin f rfon'd of mitto who reads the "Now Zealand 'iSmes" points out a parac.ftipb in tho last iesiio 'etaU ing that tho distinction) of a pass to Mr. Hcrdninii's nwe'tlng was Jtd't bostowod on tho 'I'imes'V tnctj. With no wish to rush into jirint, it does soenj nocessury to publish th.6 fcicts, »'Weii ar<> that on Friday afternoon a' nromoj raiiduin to tho .following effect "rt-ils sent to eacli of the three great .Welfijigtoti uailifes :■— j "If you aro sending a represenktivo to Mx. Itedman'e meetiue, I ploaßo let. hitn present the .enclosed pass at ifio liouf and pla.c« jnejitioned, or ho riia* have' ronio dill!-. culjy in securing admissioji-.'' t he enclose<J pass read :— "Pass Now Zealand Ti.mcs, Vio* toria Street- collar ontraiice \ J. 30 sliarp." topics of each duly signed 'were addressed to the chief reporter auij d*> liv«roU by lnjud, marWi "Ufgent," iu fho foJlmving order—"Post," ''''limee/' Oosimev, 'flvis was not necessarily tha order of tt.orit, only tihat of coiK:eni.on:co for tho occasion, There is therefore uoj left of tho "ffimes" article ..ejewpt tho heading., "?.w;SMU(itfe CrooJsed Deal," vrhicU remains 35 a nsittblo if involuatafy iastaftejo of what M'r, Pitt.cii TTould call jtnirualistie ..candour.. Building upon this shitty f&Hij.da.tjon,. fclw "Times," liowercrj presents bx thi adjainmc; colitum a really pleasing rfc port, full of bei}homie» poreulagej' and pi: a report Tfliieh ev«CT-oiio would 1* sorry' to liavo. lttissod.. Quo could wish that political aiid CijKtrovoreial. cichangos were wore oftpii uiarfcsJ ttita the saino spirit of ieillerv and baiitcir, .for most or Us Undoubtedly atq spt tb take Ourßeh'es and eaeli otßo.r aitetetiissf too seriously ill blieso nia : t.t(tfß. Too "Times" .reporter for one Heed not have , feared to disclose his .identity; far from being eketodi he woiiid' have bcoa olicerftiliy sceooihjtiadfttvd -with, a ,?eat'on the- pkfcroria, wJience ' lie oputd .ha.ro taltoii a jDd.ro accurate cenetis tftct.n ; hs gehiovod from his furtive nbsofvatibii in the lower hali. B'.-G.—The pojieo nmnbored', Hot twenty, tat sixtepii, liho SaiSe force as at Sir J. Wfttd'e toeet : ii.ig. Tbo.ro was nothing Vnusii.al .or eiendor tine going on; nothing Which aijyciiia hail t*o least desire to eonc&iil, ouite the contrary. For instance., tiio " .S?c : rocr Street CBfraneo was opeii afld unwaiolied right up .-bill 6-.;39, when it was closed by myself. l}p to- that time quilo a ■number of total .stoang.ers had ent&fed by it and tnkoft their gents. No ..attempt was nvado to step or eject them:.' tlisy formed ft stfbstsniiial fraction :p1 tofr tb■puted 103j and , had au ; ■tininter.ru.p'i<!d riow of tho ac'farious prepatatiens in wh-ioit the rest were engaged. Tie wii'n ehject having been gained, wo; readllv joiilß in q, lailgh at otir otfitt-estiinate of the possible difßqultroSj white "our <iwft speciisl" geatleinaii will iio doubt join «3 in tiro last laugh, iiz,, ever tho ijnibrageoug njafe's n&sfc Tbo had liad th& astuteness to disttttycr.'—'l ani t etc.,