BETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2181, 20 June 1914, Page 16

BETTERS TO THE EDITOR

;■ • iIJQUOR PROHIBITION 'AND; MR. J .™. SPRACC'S. STATEMENT. .-.Sir, —Replying to your correspondent .■..{'.Temperance." Tho figures .which I gave ro liquor 'consumption in No-Li-conso districts ■ wore based upon tho . 1912 Drink Bill and a Parliamentary return published in August, 1913, which Bets out the quantity'of liquor sent into tho No-Liceuso districts for tho year 1912. This-latter return may bo" obtained from tho Government Printer, •Wellington. Tho scalo of costs adopted "is the samo in each case. , This gives , tho proportion in approximate money Values. Tho exact figures given by Mr. M'Corabs in his analysis of those returns ore: — T '.l " ' £ s. d. Liquor per head in wholo Dominion 3 14 llj- :, Liquor per head in Licensed ;■_,- areas ; 4 5 01 Liquor, per head in No-License area5'.::..........„.;...:....' o*lß "6} I could' guess factors/which would alter these figures-in accordance with the , way in.which I guessed,'but I prefer tho Government, returns either to my own or anybody<else's. guesses. Some other figures and facts corroborating tho above will doubtless bo welcomed' by "Temperance." Thus, extracting from the statistics of the Magistrate's Court for 1913, it is shown that tho convictions for drunkenness in that year for eight No-Licenso electorates, viz.jOhiuomuri, Masteiton, Ashburton, Oaniaru, Bruce, Clutha, Matatira,' and Invercargill—therj being no Courts in the' other tour No-Licenso elecUrates—totalled 40G. Tho contrast is that ;Gisborrio .electorate, under License, AVi'tli roughly only one-eighth of tho papulation, had for the samo period on-its own account 404 similar convictions. If this standard of comparison ,wero adopted, tho difference in the quantity of liquor consumed in the two kinds of electorates would appear to bo greater than is shown by the actual ugures. '■■■■■. . Try another comparison^.; .Auckland City was under No-liioenso' during sixteen days of the .strikd.. at the end of last year. Notwithstanding.'sly-liquor, provided as usual by'.the: Trade, there .wore only 29 arrests..;for>drunkenness during this timc'; , '.wli,e'n;'.tiip police wore ■ Wisely exceedingly,vigilant.' During tho first eight hours,,after.'the bars were opened there were 38,arrests/for,drunk-' tiiness. Notice . 29 in 16 days, when tho "hotels ■■. wore banned, ond 38 in 8 hours'ivhW thoy were .doing- their legal'-'business-!.''- -. ■/■;_'""' j;Tf you can sparospaco'for'tho full cph'sideration of- this question I shall gratefully accept;-,. ,*md .follow: ;up. those corriparisonSjfb'ut brief-'a's.my statements 'iniist be they,"will fbo'fuudorstdod and; .voting; -public. '■ \ • Some yea-rs.:,'.ago:.l,',,was,'a- visitor :to GjOrb, which,' as yoii- know., is "a No-' License town. I '.there;"ni'et,'tho Sob-, jgoant of Police in "chargeij.'He'only, me as a tourist.who:;was inclinedtho usual kind of foolish ques-. lions. ,My inquiry was: "Havo you liinsh drunkenness in this town and district.?" His reply was: "God bless my equl I How can expect there to bo any drunkenness when there aro no {jiiblichouses ?" To! this day I do not Kii'plw whother tho tone of his reply was more one of pity for my seeming ignorance or of impatience' at the stupidity ofTmy. question. 'Anyway', "as a question itf ; was foolish enough, and quite merited thov.old sergeant's testy retort. That oxp'erioncejias mado mo patient, when dealing with'otlier anxious , I'arn, etc., ••-' it,' WESLEY SPRAGG. ■ ,: ; K .£i.,,-;,-.; . 'A Mj'sL.EAD;i.NC ; LETTER. ~--Sir)^-With.reference -i<to "Suffraget- . to's" letter in your issuo of tho 17th j June," her'statements aro so sweepingly •jinaccurato as to require a mild correcThe impression given, is that tho Jcojn.m,iinit l y atj.Home aro,strongly in-fa-'jvour.qf Woman Suffrage, which is only * withheld' through tho party manoeuvring of unscrupulous politicians. 'Aptwo facts completely traversjang vthis;; (1) "i'riend" Lansbury re•signeUvhJs seat in. -the- House of Com-. ;imonsl'.Vpurposply:', to. contest a seat in JthojSuffragistjintereSt.; He was hopelessly; beaten, obtaining, I believe,, about "GOO ivotes'to his combined rivals' 20,000. :(2)::Qn''May/.;6',.' 1914,'.L0rd Weardale, '^pe.ajring,in:.tho-House of Lords on the ' Stiff rage Bill,"said: "The igreat'fmas»>dfs;-*j'oiliisii.. were indifferent :'.to.V the "question, almost every ,c.i;so'Miere:.'a; legal referendum has been taken there "Was; a,, majority of two to ono' against, ,the : concession.'' '~.:'.1t :7 is.''quite : ivaiii.'in faca of such facte to contend that women are being cheated out of a .privilege which tho in-, telligenco of a majority of tho community, nas already, conceded should be ; theirs. —I am, etc., INDIGNANT MALE. 1 P.S.—"Friend" Lansbury has publicly stated that he owed his defeat entirely to his expousal of the Suffragist 'cause. If date and verse are required I refer "Suffragette" to the "National Review" of about last June. I cannot now remember the exact month. — I'.M. CONSTABLE STREET-TRAMS. Sir.—Our City Fathers ought to bo *proud (?) of thp so-called . up-to-date,, hut always behind, tram service of tho Capital City of tho Dominion. - Its' efforts to cope with the tyafh'c'on.'a wet day aro lamentably inefficient.' .Who is to blame? Not. tho Fathers, of course, but t'ho Government, or somo other civic scapegoat! * I am a frequent traveller .from Ccurtcnay Place to Constablo Street by cars from about; 5.30 p.mi,' and tho cry is to the effect that if you. want to get homo'in decent time you have to get on the top. Quito recently I taw on the top deck, beside myself, regular, passengers who travel right to the terminus. -AVo were the -victims of , circumstances, for one-section passengers, and even less than that distance, had tho priority becauso of their cox, and others becauso of their jumpirig-on ability. Would it not bo possible to arrange' a "John Street only" car, and make tho Constablo Street car a | through fare of twopence to all passengers from Courtenay Place, and thus givo tho longer-distance. passengers a chance of getting a seat or even stand-ing-room inside, instead of being exposed to.driving rain and discomfort on ' tho top porch. The number of cars which travel to Kilbirnio and Lyall Bay,' etc., greatly outnumber those bound for Newtown, Island Bay, and Constablo Streot at this time of the evening. Some City shopkeepers nro pulling to get the Constablo Street car to go alternately!'via. Vivian, Street and iCourforiay .Place, . and if thin; is. agreed 'to they : .may want;them to return, by the samo route. Wo:who work ip the ■vicinity of Courtenay Place, do not -view tho proposition with very jiiucli favour, foi; we desiro to got homo in time for a dorupcratic meal, becauso \&< have, not yet. got sufficient capita) Ifjtl';asido ,'to retire and have tho aristocratic meal iit'seven p.in riThe sizo-.of the.cars are regular pillbfcxeS.. and'.l would advise the Tramway Compiitteeto take a trip over to Western Australia, and see what yon might call a tramea-r; or, if they'would Hke to learn a bit from the East, why, a tr,ip to Tokio would show them the good tramcars in use there, and .where no. smoking is allowed on tho cars either, and whore r 6U6r:o;..are hard smokors as' w'r-11 c°»ntries. -Why don't they ge%'trailers like those in use in Christeh'ifcli,' but, of course,- Wellington cannot learn anything-in' this lino f'fom Australia or the East (to evou n/ention it would bo high'.; treason)'. 'Anyway the Tramways'- Conim.itti'o. bu'ght'-'tartako"' a-trip in a -Constablo

Street top-decker when a good southwesterly buster with rain is on the warpath. Thoy might then havo some sympathy and bestir themselves to greator activity on the behalf of tho owners (tho peoplo of Wellington) of the tramway rolling stock.—l am, etc., TERMINUS. WILL THE POLICE INVESTIGATE? Sir, —Large numbers of people who pass up and down Courtenay Place, or who have businoss transactions at tho bottom of Taranaki Street', aro wondering why it is that, while tho half-fam-ished wharfie is fined for playing "twoiip," this illegal gamo is openly indulged in by crowds of men who loiter round the carriers' stand opposito tho Terminus Hotel. If it is illegal for tho wharfie to play "two-up." surely it is also illegal for tho well-fed carrier. Further, can not some steps bo taken to stop the stream of foul and filthy language which greets the ears of pass-ors-by when they are in proximity of tho stand in question?—l am, etc., s OVER THE STICKS.. FUTILE MR. WILFORD. ' Sir,— According to Mr. Wilford, we aro asked to believe' that this country's salvation depends entirely upon the "taihoa" party returning to power again. Twenty years or more has not been sufficient for ono reign. Wo aro asked to vote for the party that has brought >about the ills and stupidities this somewhat boisterous and thoughtless member complains of. The old "taihoa"" party has made us the subject of laughter to all visitors. It expects Mr. Massey to achieve more in five minutes than the old party accomplished in twonty'ycars. [ Mr. Wilford's remarks upon the naval policy are utterly unreasonable.. Tho naval policy of this country will very largely depend upon the result of tho Naval Conference, but we are asked to believe by Mr. Wilford that his opinion is based upon a wisdom superseding the-best brains of the Dominions of Now Zealand and Canada, together with all Australia. . Mr. Wilford' apparently is quite certain that it would be right for us to complacently contribute 'half a million a year to the British Admiralty for the Jiext 100 years, and (receive nothing in return but the protection of the Japanese fleet. Can anyone conceive a more inept, feeble, and helpless policy, outside the "taihoa''party ? Thank God, wo , aro all British patriots, tat let us have a little business' common sense, if only for the sake ■of'the generations to conie. Mr. "Wilford arid liis party decrco that in all the years to come New Zealand shall never becomo a nation, but shall always be a little place dependent upon Great ■Britain's-assistance reaching us in time,or upon the'courtesy of Japan, the courtesy for which that country so noted.. In course of time; Australia will. possess a Navy equal'.(to the other nations; New Zealand .nothing but "taihoa."— I am, otc.Y.', ::z? o. R, BAILEY. Manurewa. June 18. 1914. BRITISH METHODS OF BIBLE INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS. - Sir, —Tho" 1 . following concerning. Bible instruction -in tho schools of Great Britain is' timely:— In 'Loudon' County , Council schools, Bible instruction'is regularly,given. A syllabus of Scripture lessons is provided. In Birmingham, tho original home of purely secular instruction, the Bible was for some years excluded by the board fromi r their schools, hut has since been reintroduced, and is now' read daily, ,_.,. . . ,'.,...■,.>• .; ■'•Tho-Schqol-Boards in Scotland.are empowered. tb'.*provido religious instruction ■for""tho pupils in attendanco atthe public, schools, but parents are entitled to withdraw their' children from''suclf instruction if, they so desire. ..Religious instruction) of some kind is. ;• universal in Scottish public schools at ;pr'esent. Tho Edinburgh School Board provides a.syllabus,of Scripture lessons- no hooks are used except the Bible and Shorter Catechism. All classes are examined by an inspector. There is no conscience clause for teachers, but there is for scholars. Religious instruction has always been given in Edinburgh schools, and ho difficulty lias been.experienced in connection therewith. In Glasgow board schools religious instruction is given daily. The board provides tho syllabus; there if a conscience clause for scholars. Tho'Ten Commandments and precepts in ■ the Book of Proverbs, etc., are committed to memory. ' ' In Ireland the patrons and managers of all national schools have the right to permit tho Holy Scriptures, either in the Authorised or Douay Version, to be read at the time set apart for religious instruction. A, tablet containing tho Ten Commandments is provided for each class-room. Opportunities must, be afforded to the pupils of all schools for receiving such religious instruction as their parents or guardians approve. Tho Bible has. been sanctioned for use in Irish national schools (subject to the rules) since the commencement of the national system of education in 1331. The religious .denominations, of tho children on the rolls of the Jrish national-schools for the year 190" are as' follow:—Roman Citholic children, .549,234: Protestant children, 181,765 — I ani, etc.,' •■•.•• ,S'. PEARSON. 253 Cuba Street.-Wellington. . ;" Juno 13, 1914.' '' A NATIONAL MATTER. Sir, —In your issue of to-day I notice with much pleasure your remarks in your leading columns upon ' the commendable actions of the Government in preserving the'forest about*Luke-AVai-karcinoani*,;. and I am thereby emboldened to solicit ( your powerful assistance towards tho consummation of an even more pressing and desirable undertaking, the preservation, in like manner, of the forest about the Tongariro National Park. It is now nearly twelve months since public attention was fust directed to tho devastating 1 work -going on in the forest about the mountains, and although there has been much talk and many promises on tho' part of tut authorities, and _tireless_ efforts by individuals and various societies, the process of destruction still proccods_ apace, and thc.ramifications of the sawmills continue to extend. No ouo acquainted with the circumstances can view the preson't position without dismay, and un'css action, docisivo and far-reaching, : s taken bv the Government, and at once, tho destruction of this unique and wonderful Park will shortly be accomplished. One-labours under many disabilities in endeavouring to arouse public opinion in a matter of this sort, for the oh-' vious reason that the public is not acquainted with tho region itself, or with the facts regarding it. and the interest nf the multitude is the, concern of nobody, but, I venture to'say that if the people of New Zealand could see their possession, destined, without a shadow of doubt, to be their national and incomparable playground, in process of destruction, the present lamentable .and irreparable damage would abruptly and forevei 1 cepfe. The -neclect of the several Governments which have had this matter brought before them, to take the necessary steps to preserve tho forest is incomprehensible, for ** is patent, beyond the possibility of dispute,, that the destruction SK'ihe forest involves tlm virtual destruction of the Park itself, and the value' t qf the timber, such as it is, and thedahd.after clearjng, is infinitesimal;, compared with the valus of the /whole .is it-'sconery reserve and health, resort. ;ij;. ['need not trespass further unon your space, b?imj well aware that the effort of the imjividual, in such a mailer as this is usually futile, unless powerful influence iravailablo to further the ob-

icct in view. I trust, therefore, that this, being as it is, of far-reaching and national importance, may commend itself to you upon its merits, and that by your weighty assistanco may bo forthcoming.—l am, etc., C. T. STvLMON. l'almcrston North, Juno 17. THE HUTT PARK. Sir, —I hope the question of leasing the ilutt Park for racing purposes is ot such interest to the public of the City of Wellington and suburbs that you will be ablo to find space in your valuable columns for me to draw attention to what I, as a rate-payer and resident, think is a very serious matter, if the proposal of the Hutt Pafk trustees is to bo allowed to bo carried into effect. In the first place, why are the trustees, or somo of them, so anxious to ask for l)owcr —from Parliament —to lease the Hutt Park to any racing club that may como and make what they, tho trustees, think a favourable offer, in tho Way of rent for a racing track? One must also infer they will also ask for power to allow them to delegate to the lessees the authority to sell intoxicating drinks at their race meetings. As one interested, I sincerely hope the public and sporting bodies will not allow this proposal to be carried into effect without raising somo protest against it. There is not the slightest doubt that within the next few years tlm Hutt Park must become tho principle sporting ground in or near 'Wellington, as regards golf, football, hockey and other outdoor pastimes. Therefore, to grant a lease to any racing club —which must also include tho right to train horses—must of necessity 'ie very objectionable, and also very dangerous to children, and these, surely, are not to be debarred from enjoying the r'ght to go upotl property that was left free to the whole of the residents of the Wellington Province. As for the state-, nient made by some of those interested in racing, viz., that racing would not necessarily interfere with other sports, T would ask them how are those training horses going to avoid danger to other people if they are allowed to train: also, I would ask. Was .io'j it hinted to the Hutt Park Trustees that, provided other sports were moved off the Park, there might be a better offer from those interested in tho p' esent proposition? Trusting now public attention is drawn to this question, tiiat of allowing the trustees to ask Parliament to give them power to lease tho Park—or.am' portion of it —without tho general public being asked —by your leave—the necessity will cause those interested to' strongly protest against such power being given.—I am: etc.. JOHN. WARD. . WHO GETS THE PROFIT. Sir, —Seeing a report the other day that- the Government \ had been approached iii reference to the installation of a steam trawler, it made one's heart rejoice, because ono saw in the futuro a prospect of being able to get a bit of fish for tea now and then at something like an honest and reasonable price. But, alas! wo now seo that the idea was all moonshine, and that things are likely to continue "as you "wore." The question is a very vital one (at anv rate) to the dwellers in and around Palmorston-North! because the idea of even an artisan, let alone an ordinary labouring man, being able to indulge in the luxury of fish, is preposterous. Nothing less than sixpence per lb. for c\'en common hapuka—up to tenpenco for flounders and soles (and to think that in days of yoro wo could got a fine hapuka for 2s; Gel., and a good crayfish for Is.). And- these iniquitous prices in face of the fact that we are surrounded with hundreds of miles of water teeming,with fish. We ask again: "Who gets tho profit?" because there is a colossal profit somewhere. And even though we havo several well-sup-plied fish-shops,- "all of a row," yet never the least difference in price. It is truly a pity that something cannot he done to break up such a monopoly, so that an ordinary person might ho able now and then, to get somo fish for the wife and kiddies.—l am, etc., SHARK. THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. Sir, —In your issue of June 3 I noticed a letter, signed by J. H. Collier, on the above subject. I was somewhat amused at the author's unique style; but, when we take into consideration the fact that the unbigotcd writer's "blood was fairly boiling over with indignation," these peculiarities are easily understood. I was' always under-the-impression* that the "bloodboiling" propensity was peculiar to the atheist and the anthropophagi, and that the Chritsian spirit was rcpresentativj of resignation and meekness. Will Mr. Collier or Mr. S. Pearson (who also takes a keen interest in these matters) give us the statistics of crimo in the countries which arc blessed with the Bible in schools, and-balance them as against the crime of those countries which are cursed with the absence of Bible-reading? By so doing, tlieso gentlemen will provide the general public a basis frein which to draw their own conclusions.—l am, etc., JOHN R, COLEMAN. Gisbornc. ,THE MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Sir,—Will you' kindly 'allow me to endorse "Ex-Railwayman's" remarks, which appeared in ono of your recent issues, re the Alain Trunk 'railway disaster, and in tho interests of the travelling public to place before your readers somo suggestions which, if carried into effect, would reduce such accidents to a great extent in New Zealand, as they have done elsewhere? My. first suggestion is that electrical indicators should be installed at all stations where there are fixed semaphore signals. Theso indicators operate between . tho stations or signal boxes and signals in such a: way as to show tho signalman whether ' the various signals were "off" or "on." If tho signals were working irregularly, tho indicators would record irregularities, and stops could be taken accordingly. As an alternative to tho former, "fogmen" cduld bo appointed in case of fog or during falling snow to all im-» portant signals, such as "Distant" or "Homo" signals, the "fogmen" being made responsible- for the proper working of their respective signals, and bo supplied with lamps and detonators to assist them to control tho traffic under tho direction* of tho signalman in charge. My next suggestion is that tho system of working the line by "pilotman" should bo substituted in the ovent of failure of tho tablet instruments, or tho losing of the tablet (as recently happened). By means of "pilot working," relief trains can be brought to tho scene of an accident in tho minimum of time. '['ho foregoing suggestions, -sir, have been carried out by the leading Continental railways, and are now- made compulsory in Great Britain by the British Board of Trade. As one who has been schooled in the traffic department of the largest of the English railway systems, the advantages of working the single line by "pilotman," and_the adoption of 'such instruments as ..the signal indicator, have come home to one at times ratherforcibly, and 1 can safely say that on diio Knglish railway at least the improvements I have mentioned havo been tho means of preventing several serious accidents--I am, etc., WALBOND WILLIAMS. A CITIZEN'S COMPLAINT. Sir.—Three weeks ago, ..as I was travelling' in a Kilbirnie- car to the city, ouo of the inspectors assaulted me, and also used offensive language.

-1 reported tlio inspector to Mr. Cable, who promised to make inquiries, and said ho would let mo know the result. I waited two weeks far Mr. Cable's reply, and called to see him twice. 1 was not ablo to see him, neither did 1 net a reply from him. 1 then interviewed His Worship . the Mayor; who sent for Mr. Cable, also the inspector. In m.y presoncc, tho inspector denied a part of my statement. His Worship said unless I could produce witnesses to prove my st-ato-mefit he Would believe tho inspector. He did not ask tho inspector to produce any witnesses. Therefore, according to His Worship's opinion, tho inspector is a truthful Man anil I am an untruthful person,—l am, etc., NO REDRESS, ULSTER AND HOME RULE, Sir, —If your correspondent Frank Morrah's ambition Were to ridicule a largo part of the Irish people, thou Ithink his letter by way of reply to Mr. D. B. Ferguson might be understood. One thing, however, is certain, and that is that no true Irtekmaji. wilt commend him for having cast aspersions upon his forefathers' nationality and upon his forefathers' creed. Is Mr. Morrah so unskilled in the art of controversy that ho cannot see that he- actually proves' tho truth of the statement that he would fain deny that tho cable reported to have been sent by ' Di. Cahill and Mi. Mart hi Kennedy was, to uso his own words, kit "a, half-truth"? As for- the rest of Mr. Morrah's illuminating epistle, he> simply trots out tho same old treasured wrongs of a hundred years. Ho still harps upon the saiine old string. • I do not propose to go back into ancient history. This wertd is, wo hope, a better and brighter pfece te live ill than it used to be, and wo are chiefly concerned with the 'things of to-day, Au overwhelming majority of Irish Presbyterians aro content to bo ruled by tho Imperial Parliament at Westminster. Mr. Morrah, who claims to belong to this persuasion, is* Hot. Se thinks that the establishment of a Par=liamerit at Dublin will, t<s. ustj his own words, d& away with "the dograiktiou and suffering of the Irish " working classes of Belfast and its surroundings." Frankly, I da .not think so, and at all events, would it not bo (setter to first try tho experiment in a cauls-} try, say Scotland, where the population is more homogeneous ? flic sotick tudc of Mr. Morrah mid his Nationalist friends for "the city of Belfast and its surroundings" is "very touching.'. Could anything be m<sre intolerant than his assertion that those who are e-p----posed to Home Rule in Ireland are not Irish? Mr..-Morrah ban lest well.assured that his letter will secure fer him a unique if somewhat taiiejy posito-isi ■ in tho world' of. Irish Pre-sbyWiauisin. ' —I am, etc., IRISH FBESBtTBRIAN. June 11, 1914. . BOXINC IN HEW ZEALAND. Sir,—-Say, Mr. Editor, doesn't it- occurto you that this boxing' game is getting a mighty had run at the hands of somo of these boxing associations ? Sortof "hold and liit" business with' them'J We have heard the '"Chimvag" dealt out at a meeting of the .local cxecUtivoi when some rag-washing took place and when, a lot of wind was tost in guessing about a '.'frame up" because sonic boot maker cuss lost his dollars and. squealed. Your reporter also told about Hagcrty and O'Grady, tho two bracts we looked at here, being allowed-to arrive without nnyono: to meet them, or care what happened so Jong as they turned up to timo on the night -of the light, ana now we_ loam 'that the ChristoitH-roh Association has knocked W. Ireland out for life, just because they reckoned ho didn't tear in and eat up the other sjian enough, and without airy, trial «ith(Sr. Gee! Who'll want to--hex in■ Sew • .Zealand now, eh? Can we- see hordes of the "biff brigade" scramMim* over one another to get- -matches- here'? I .. don't think, tlM.y ls'ijc-w they '; won't bo outed for nothing, or gte'i'the* :~ cold knock if they've run "*tate d'tiriiig their, training, and ean't get- sprihgy : lit ? _ Wouldn't tin? associations h"<Mv*i "schlinter" and "fake"? From what wo've heard it's tutting even ...they would. And there's another point.'Caa these associations get awa.y with rt boxer's character and' make'ljirn. lose a means of livelihood wrthoni giving liiat a fair trial? Isn't thero any remedy through the courts? , Thcso boxing associations have (Jane r.c good for amateur boxing. • They don't encourage pastime clubs or schools, beyond handing ant ccea-sfOM-ully an odd set of butted gloves, They won't allow clubs or schools to chargeadmission to their; annual competitions. ■ What do we see at the arnatew tourneys? A set of pMmisetiftus,. wild bashing of the Donnybrook variety. Here,, you Parliamentary., fR-lto'ws.F Wake up and hit these associations- in the short ribs, good *nncj hard, by altering the boxing laws somewhat, so -as to mako them easier fer the niauly -aft. The pugs and the pttbi'i.e gehswliy might' then be able to get a fair deal.—-I am, etc., - J. B. BI.NNE.St. TO DISFRANCHISE CRIMINALS . AND. INEBRIATES. - Sir, —Will you allow 'ma'' space to bring under public notice aii-d the Sovernmeixt. now ' that Parliament will: bo opened for, tho session at the end of the month, so that the strongly sup* ported suggestion. that- was indole during tho strike re the above can be ftddpd to the ElccWal.lMorni Bill, and amy I suggest that'all criminals that 'rxs sentenced to upwards of oite mon-th's-imprisonment he-struck off the roll for a term of five years for first offence, arid five years additional for. every subsequent , offence, .and - iiwhriatos to bo struck off after third offence far 'd'ru'nkeniless? By the .present state of-elec-toral law tho greatest criminal njid drunkard have equal power at an election, as the most kouest a(i-d _law<aby- , itig person. Thanking yoii in antici* pation,—l am, etc., ■ .' ' WELLINGTON BAST ELECTQE. Juno 15, 1914. A VISITOR ON THE NEW ZEA* LANDER. Sir, —Apropos of nothing in particu> lar, can you explain tho exaggerated, idea, an average KngHshijian in, .England' has of. colonial broaxlmiftdeAiess? are all told of tho extreme reasonableness of the colonial, when either he or his customs aro by accident egmpa-red to his British couutetpart, I have not yet met any so thin-sldirued, but without "boasting, think that- England can lav claim to doing one- of two things better without .having any superabundance of brains to carry matter's through. ' For instance: We trader-stood New Zealand was a really free country—in England Sunday is considered* 1 believe by a vast majority, to be the one -day that spoils tho week, but as Cain-Tinted': to your day of rest here, it is positively riotous. Football matches of a minor nature are not unknown .and the "pubs" arc open (when the ehurehfcs Are shut). Let me describe an iiwridoiifc at His' Majesty's. Theatre last night, A gentleman whom I don't know, and cannot reniPinbe'r his name, anyhow, was 'most emphatically disliked by a- portion -of the audience, 'fhf'y showed their feelings in no uncertain manner, but absolutely refused to give Win fair play. To cap it.all the following performers got ciio of (ho best laughs of the cvoninu for coming on the stsjje pointedly alluding to tho clisconi-fttvi.r-o of'tlio paor chap who had just been-thriven oil Now is this sporting? In ili-e <iret place, what do you think of irn audience that won't give a fellow a shtiw, and sucaudly, who appreciates .as tho best joke oi" the evening. another. chap's Iwd lurk ? That since being hers I have he-i-n trent* ed with the utmost ho.Sjjital% bocb

without. saying; every ens I have wethas gone out of his way to mako things ■ most enjoyable. I spent oho of tho happiest, overlings of my life as a visitor at tlio Orphans Club tho other night. I'm sure all New Zealandcrs value the thoughts and feelings of the Mother Country, who then, and- where, are these spoil-sports and kill-joys that threaten to ruin the reputation of the New Xea- . laad sportsmanP-—I am, etc., H.S.T. TRAMWAY AND OTHER MATTERS. Sir,--' There are several matters 1 : should like to touch upon, with your r kind permission. I I'eiwl jfoilr articlesro ferry wharf, and consMfir that the wool jetty is tho be«t proposal at ]>reI s&nt owing to its nearness to station. The City OtHtncil, HiH'tenr Bard, and ! Chamber of Comtnofce -evidautly ceusider that- trams are adequate When they wish the Te Aro Station to be demolished (pffistimabiy very few in th« ! ffutt ValJey, heiice their opposition to : T<i-Aro line), Wlien. it takes <>'flo ten minutes to travel from. Albert- Hotel coriwr to Lanrbtoii .Station, -wlua ' it should fee dano in sis minutes at most, it' ma-kovs one -wonder how lop.g it wilt : take when there-are- nwre people to get into ii-ttd out of trftnis, aiid it is the stops-that consume the time. ¥ou will see. sometimes a- number of trams headed by the Ivarori train, which is packed, and consequently brings up all tho other" torus following through taking so long to-let off and take on passengers. Tlio express roitto via- Jervois Qitay is not quits reguta-r, as tlio Wallace Street comes very often just after the Constable- 5-traet train. I consider a twin route along Featlie-rston Street would be better and alow speedy than Lainbton Quay. I should like to -see the new railway station erected .nearer tke Post Office than Bupny Street, «o that Jtt.ca-s« trams were- ttot adeqttate. people could walk tlio distance- conveniently, and should also like to see tram time-tables put up at -.sts>pn-ing».placc-s. Hoping something will be done .-—I am, ete., ' ~ S. NAIL. CONDONING CRIMg. ■Sir, —Is New Zealand' to-become a country where tlieft is encouraged by leniency ?,, Is the. Bomtui.Q« nut to bo safeguo-rded.against tlio all4oa-prevft» lent crime erf sheep of tho worst imagina'blo? What arc oiir Judges and Magistrates tHukiiig «f jtliat they practically "jwoh-pooh"' this gross.laxity in irfea of property? M*eently, at Christchureh Supremo Court. a man nanied . Cfaytliprne was found guilty pi sheep stealing arid panisjiml with a fine- of £50. A moath.after this the. same .person is lialcd before the S.M. at Ateberley on a charge erf detaC'ing brands, on two slieep,]iQt hetengjug to him. it wis pointed out' tHat' tho Stock Act provife for a. penalty' of "hot less than £5 far each head of stock so' defaced,'' dv "at discretion of the Magistrate. a penalty'of two years"' iW' priamment with' hard labour." ,Mr. T. A. B. Sai'tfiy, &M.. said he. would fine accused (who. did not appear) 40s> .on each charge., but.on the Chrof -Det-eotivo Pointing out that..tho atintmnni 'lyiis £5, he aj'tefed . ."Jits', hnpositlpn' to thai ■inioiat. Now, sir.'is it fight that such ksnKitoy slipidd be moted out to these sort of men? 'There is, and has hh>n for. several years, abundant evidence (of a sort) fet sheep sle.atrae iii 2Joftli Caiitorbary and .'.Ma.rlb.oro-U.gh is -Jay i.lo luc'aus twrcomaioii; It Ss very Mifrvuib, teaiViSver,.to detect .and--bring littiUc to the offenders, ami -thus,.'ivlten a map pleads guilty to.defacing, ami is frtniitlguilty by a jury of fellow- coUivtrvriMJii of stealing, ho '. should be . dealt with salutarily, and;not,'lot off with paltry feres. _ Toi err is iiUßin.n, blit to err <m tljo widest -nrairgin of kiiieiiey, as iig.a been done in the q-a-ses qn«cd ; .is "hittittg th : o' "flakitcr," ai-td' provokijig aft iri-, ■oentive to a d©SpicaW.o-j»etiliod;cF'.'ltv'i'ngj-—-I am, -ete., ■","!■ .;,' EDMOSD-i?AfiSOKS. Eincajd, KoikouFa, : ~ June, U, 1014; ' THE II&UOR m&U BUS, -Sir,—For .coasuwin-ate effrontery, give me the Canterbury Licensed Victuallers'' Associfitian. 'Can wo expect anything else but that "the Trade is firmly of the opinion -that no reduction should ' be made, etc.," but when it add-s that "any majojity -short of 'ttaoe-fit't-lis would uat be aderjuate. to -commniid support and moral iegpesfc for the law,'' it looks very much.as though they were treating the business as a Jinge joke. I am to to ..this .cweljts.i.6ll beeaus'o Jiiy rilaoe of business is' jioar a iiotcl t ajid I caii'uot help seeing _ what .gocs-flou-, . A drviji-km man was .-ejected jrom this hrter this tmmfng., and' ho staggered into iay doorway rind si&rted to -iving "Como Bacfe to -F/r-ki,". .after which Ji.e-. got into", the niidjclil's of .tho 'road, ilanWly esEaphip: being ruh over by a 'passing tram. i'k& tip any newspaper you like, and you' are certaia to find an account. oi' .sflnio tttfritrlo happeui'rig caused by the lienor traflio,' . ' '. ... Item the C.L.V.A. decides that stroftg Mp-t'e-seuta'tio-ns should be made to tlio 'Government to. -enable them to carry on' this;terrible traffic for seven years after ' ■ sixty pet cent, of the people have deter* m-i'iitxl 'not to tolerate, it any longer. And fov what reason? "%'q "jgivo tiifl 6'dvern-rtiftnt time to adjust its'Sjiiance," Ido-ii't think! '.':.:'■•'■■ Three iijcn go into, on'o of yorir city liofe-Ls a»d citll for beer; th'ree-'iialfpe.ne'e ctf the payment "made, is handed to the Government,/itn'd tins publicim puts oiie siiillirig and fourpelico halfpenriy in his poobei. He is naturally very much coticserfic*} about ilie-Goveniffientif he ceases to retain the opportunity t<i collect its rsvtnme, at a-price' highly reiiitijiefativo to hiißsel'f. '. But what will Jiappen if -bars- are allowed to eontihtie for seven y«a*s? Hundreds of'oiw diiltireii B-fw aro'no* attending tl.ifi' sclioois will by that time have., beco'ine drtwikards. Sir, there arc thousand's of first- offoaders charged with .f)rui.i-k-eiUles : s- i.u New every yo4r. What about that little gt.ri who was found last Sunday night, holpleiisly dnmk in th» very -ctly from which tliese resßlutioiis emanated? Surely she will be finished off in. seven years. Unfortunately thii-sa eases are niotis MUiuiofl than liiany people imagine, only- the. eliildrea' are not usually so■ overcome* as this -child was.- What goes on in somo of the. seaside "batches" at the weekends? And' tlio girls are very little ■older thaii the ono in gwstion. "But what has th.at to do with *lie : liceosed victualler?" says sorauoroe. .It, iia-s :i go«i- lot to do- with him. He* siipplies the ninterial loyally no doubt, -fako a walk-round the city about closing time an. a Saturday night slid bco the numbers of young men, reeling from tho, 'hotels, maajr ' with hotttos, protruding from their pockets. See them making for tjia ferry boat'awl the seaside traftis. Then seo thonj at tlio "batch" o.n Sunday. I'he Goyer-n.mo-iit. for ivlroso welfero the licensed viniuaUors aro so a:!isi*us-, will not allow the social wrecks and outcasts luaiiuiactured by "the Trad*" to tesavt te the lifiensod factories which produce them, evidenced hy. tho Licensing Bent-h reports irtst week. - Any other business which f.uwsed so .rjiu«h misery and ritiu Would not bte talWfttcd for live- minutes, and .yet thc-siJ people have tte audacity to doiunnd tliat these evils shonld bo perpetuated by them for another seven years Ijecause'of file revenue A {'ftun*try Which lias divert*] otght tit- tei million ponwis from liquor imd its eonsetiiiHiit loss 'and liegrad'atiwi «n osisily find a few hundred tlwusattd ponifds for revt'imc piirpnses.. l''ancy spwidiHg Is. Od. to eolleoi ljd. lii-coßcluswii, sir, I would. s«sgfißt aneffcr, and a wore reasonable, clav.so tli-s-n the L.V, clause 4, as follows:—' "That in respect to iiwusmg districts Unit ifl'-e unable at any. election to seinre-. a three-fifths majority in iavow o5 licevnw, Xfl-I.ifouse shall bo wsucd in that -district." Wo Ciinnot afford So sscriftce our votusfi men and W-oJUeu ';it tha stag of 'Bwcbiw'fw the ssko of a-

paltry £800,000 revenw, and it is a positive- farce for any body of men to make swell au outrageous suggestion.-— I am, etc., . ].'.S.--Thfi inonoy spent by the ineople in their endeavour to overcome- this j;i-* gantic incubus would go a- long way towards the revenue, and.would be froely given ten times over, to save Kew Zoalani}. Given a sober people, t';te l'ritae Minister need not tfo-j-ry about the revenno.—N.L, .RE TEACHINC OF MATHEMATICS. Sir,—-The rcniark* fiittde by nioiiiljers of the Victoria College Council, on the importance of practical niathe.ma.tie*. raise sotno interesting questions. There is,. I think, no doubt that_ tho. kind of mathematical teaching -mainly required in this country should be. practical. Tho difficulties ftoni«!. in when wo try to find out exactly what practical raathonmti.es sh-oirf-d consist of, and how the teaching should lie doae. 'I'o beKin with, ili is obviously impossible- to teach applied »at.hematies an ndatiw-i to any particular branch of scieijoa*pbysieal, coMraorcial, cughicefing,. or what ftot, without at tho same tints including a Sufficient airiwnnt of pure mathematics. I'tactical raatji*enla.itks must include both pure and applied mathera-atie.*. Then, too, tho kind of practical matliomatical tHiiiu'iig* that the physic Ist or engittoei' needs is saroewfltvb dif£e.reiit from that which, let ,us sayj. the lawyer requires for Iris fijlra-iw" attd what, would be -cjuinontly Suitable* for tho one might he ufta.ccept'aljfc to -the other. Taking tho .engineer and the. lawyer, for example, it is evident that, while both need to. think logically, fliti lawyer is pwbsbly of tor more ooncerU«d with t'h-i) appearance of the- logical structure whieh he raises; the engineerwith the soundness of his mathematical. foundations, and thus sfcreug-th (Sfhis mathematical- dod-uetions' to nieet the roleiitiess facts with.wlric'ii he. has to 'leal. The euR-ineor 'has' to drtc-r»ine with the greatest precision, possihio in wiia:t way his itrntho-rii-atieaJ prciiiises Correr. spoflrt with the physical . facts., and hence withhi what range his deductions arc reliable. Again.: tiiii engineer must know not only wfcai ho can do with Ibrmal iiK'ttlieiivatics,. but also how far lie can carry niatljeirtatic-ai methods into regions in which inatfaitatieat analysis cannot bo e-ikployed explicitly. Jf he 'ioes not know the iimft-atimii imposed by isis fundaiiwrital emtorrptioris,, he is liable to fall -into costly errors.' Kow, Mieso fiiiuiainental eoiiGijptio.BS ■ lie mainly in tlus -region of . pure matholuatics. He-fice,. T fhiiik,. it •fiatirraliy fallows, if the- .«itg:i : n-eeif is to have roa'l mathematical ,iit s-Oiving actual ■ iarohletns.of"fliigiucefijig -sciehde,. 'his ■tMitiing iii'puie ' rjhqitrieifitiitfcs ' roust have' the utmost "precision aftd rigour*,"-.' In this e-bfiiiectiott it i$ juteresting to note that in tho -jnechai-iieal. ' kipos at Oa-mbridge., die' ahfest:. :sta-'' dents ijo/iv„take the -first. pa*'t of" the mathenwrtical tripos a.fte-r a'yeaj , ''s,.,.so.lid traiijing'in ■lnathc-i-natißj,.. following . tin se.ve.ral years' training St schoqi, -be-: fate ll'ielr, work in ■nte'clwmcai scienfie,. •'ln if ma-theiniuicis ■and tho iH«Uiflds' of iaatheinaiics *ar« -to be lised in an iTfiUincnt with. JiJatuTo, then proc-ise and acet'ixato. statement Is o-f'th-e utmost iiiipo-rtance..; while-, the other haiid.'it nray perhaps be said that if you wish to tise iiiatliematfeiltoeth«ls in a . eOH-ti'OV'SJsy it is. -often : :tlio , ..heijrSit. of, lnatheiivati.Bii'l ,drt to £6iie?al : tho assumptions which .vott'iijake. . 4s, . li-ow'fiv-er, pfao'tieal iiiatlietfaiics of -the fornifer kind is the 'fe;st necessity in this .cpuntr.v it Would Seoul fo he advisftblc that'-'pnife 'ruatltoniatics shoiiild '.be- taught with all passible p*tee:i ; sibu and*; rigour. It- ■ni-S-gh-t, fron'i. iy-'-rjotot 'of yie>v of *tlie praetitai 'i.n.lthfifii-atic-i'au, "Save .been well to i-ii-elii'de-- Professor John. I?,e,vi'y : , or JiVofes'sor B, .Ho-pljinson, or. spine..other' authority- oil- cngiijeer-ing iu'-t'h-!? Selection Conlinitiee ftjs.pailnted by the College .-Gonncil, hut I tlrink it. is fairly eertain that it would not have made any great difcenfce in the fesult., a.s it is easily reedgfi-'isr/.d- that soun-.d., pu-r.O Hiuft&n.iatics \g essential i.u aiiy sys-ten'i- of real,, pra.c-tic.a}.;;*nin:tl.iel(nati.c's.—- " I am, etc., '■"*■■' .•"■■', n(H,ieeN§=E .m i^verdargilu, _ Si;r,—Suffiment iieti ; o» has. not been given to tlio-Statoineii.ts made by lead* ing Pro'hibiiio&fcts oi 'lii-vweargili who Comprised tire lUenibers of ■ a deputation to tho Hoiv. W. 3F,' ivheu in the south .the'other-day. jt'is well that jth« general pii-blie shauld know in full what the I's't.ss As,-sae.W-Moirs report expressed. From 'a leeal paper it ■a'p.pe.ars that;-' . "Sir. J.' S.. Baiiter' said:that sitico the j-e'inoval of the' liqfeM-siXl JiqWor tra'f*' fie the town had''" nourished, -and' >vas to-rray in a ver;/ sound position; but they still labonr-Od' ■u'udei' d'i&advaiitngfes, > tji«_ ,*4iirf *f ffltieh 'was, that F»oa Jvo-Jjicanse bad bleu carried two li-roAveries had lie.ei'i estahlisfi.e.d Htaiiedifite'ly beyo'nd tho eon.fi.wss- of tho dis* i triot, -so.-fliat i-io trouble wa*S, ejxperi-- : enqed in getting supplies of-iipot," *. SbiVj" I-nverca-Jgiii,' howeVsi? : fjo:Urisli> ing undtfr Js%-'Lfe.enSe a did. not rhaW ! »S Uineh 'progress from "MM 'to* 4911 as tithnr Wangiiirtii, &r .#iTiiaviii un 6% clean, iicens-ing-,' fer in th.at pcijod the population of by 2.65 per ee.u-t. p.eVannum,.whito "\V,v rsgainii and T-itjiaM iwreased b:y' 8.-?6 and &.*S2' pe'r tent-., .pejf ;a-jiMni respectively. Nb one Would' 'tntpugtt. tlio "so-'uisdnes-jy' 1 - of Invt'tca.rgill., but tha't is a comparative terax, .and w-he-ji con. pared with the ■ jwogress .of licensing towns of -s-imila-i' si-sie, ■iHvereargi'&'i "somittiiess" is a sheer mockery. Tho piiht is that' wilice-n-sed'or illjcit.: drinjdug, .a.-nd : there of ,i : |i, iii Invercargßl, 'is neither gpsd'for business or for mofals. Jtciaj''. wha.t tlio Rev. -Mr. Henderson'., talc! the.Primft Siini-s-tei*. .1 iyga-i'n q-yo'te from.-a local, paper: "The HeV-. 3tr.' : EleMe.rstiii mado reference- to a .recent.. ddeiSioji 01. tho Magist-fatij 8t Inv'ercargil*! hi rcgaid to usii-ig hoar-ffiugliouses as pj'iiees of fc* start for the; ■eoiisumptfan. of .liquor, A' case had beeii hroiight to stop .'this, but tho Stagistvate had'decided U:i.at the practice* iii vogue was legal, ths?individua.l*s -took their qVii. liquor into the est-aMi'sh'm'ents, and were, there sUppliud with soda water. «nd it iqlass at a oh ; arg.6 of ilire.ep«ißß- iii each, case, $b© fe'mpe'rS'Ucfe bars' were converted' into- bars mi nlwost the same .footing as ftd-se in Itcensod liotel-S*, 'fli.e- deeisfon had' caused, a .g-rrjat. deal -ofjii-d-i-giiaMon. 'hee'anso it inade it t»ssible far-tiio pra-G'ticG to be fo)fay-ed i- n a-tl boardi-fighoitSeS in th« tO'iiTi-..'"' . "Will anyone'' having regard M the moral.---jvcl'l'-heing rf .»,pIiW;4W its people prefer to afe'l-Wh.-tbe.._ present licensing sVS't.em, which is- police confrolled and introduce Msi fionditious «nd. erento SBfcli abemitiatiofts aS these I'roliibitin-nrsts adma.fr.,.Ko-Lic6uSe ltas trofltotl in ItiVMcai-ftillf-'-I nin... .etc... ~' tm J,IO«N§ING, ; MR. CAUGMLEY ANEI NEW SOUTH #AL.&S> ' Sir,—Mr.' Ctiushley's feller ''to-day. asks tho Bitte-ili-SehorXls. dengue ;;to' explain soffjp things whieli he d'?P- s - n °t ■happen to" like,' a.ii.d .lit '-.ivhioh, bv; jimueßdo. lie sug-ites-'ts -tl.ii» loagite mnnipulatftd. fijyiws;' 'I'ha proper thww'fw Mr. CAnslib 1 ? to do !'S',address.to in*-qiiis-v io'thc'Dep-at't-i-nfiiit of Public ftv struction, iSeiv South'' Wrt'los, and ascci'tain 'from then'i wlieUw-r tile "very :con« sidovahle incl'essfl W 'the- U-um-lier <if visits was due' to fiiiiiister's piTii-ti-nS' n.ioro ', life into this bwsiness or wtether it ] w;is duo" to what Mr. Caugliloy tie*' scribes as trtanipnlatian «rf figures • (by themi. I rttn ffiiHo sure t.h-at.iu.ii!' leaders in tlii.s mox-pftretifc a-ri). not going to,--pay Sir. Gvin-ahl-of iiiat attoiitibn w'b*Hl hf*. I tliiaks lie U-oserves. iu 'iMfttiiig; himself I toinvard an a dictator to the pubiio of J

Kmv Zealand. May I, as a humbler person, say that, far one, 1 .prefer to believe the. k.st- weed uttered )>y the , ibkeetor of Education, in -st re-part sfrb* initto<l to Piji'lkuiciit, and wliieli -Mr. : Oa-ughky cannot suggest Parliament '. lias even eriikised, inftct less «Jee:tal, rather tb.au accept Sir. CangMeytf'. extracts of oarlkr years, not published i by the education a-ntlisrity, and moreover tarn by Mr-. Canghky from their ■contexts.'—l am, etc.. BIBLE TjMQtJEJI. '~ MR. H<3,LfVIA*l ft'Nt) BiBLE-M- ■" '; 56H.00i.i5. ,' " ■'• Sir,.—-Yattr "SI. :lsir«, Irtii*}." speaks fit* sojm private cWdrsa- J lion- With- Mr. Bolpia-n as of mora im-j portauce thajl his ptoMie statements; ■ What Mr. E«smid' should do is <sk tea from .Mf. .Hol'maii -a written state- .' niout that hi;.;.is nat.'iii JaWrtr of tfce'j iP ! * m ,S f -religiotes imstf-ttetkn in tfew'i ..•south Wales, .rind'that, in liW ftpkioit, ■ it has not worked well, ffiwu that, ! statenvojrt. is obtained and. published, .'With MiviHotmatt's jCiithorftv 1* will Ik' faWP 'to spay attention to it. Peon-k Ee'ne*a%. will attach jmportaii.ee is tho : statement of. a public *"iaft"ma.cie bv<?r Ins naw, .aiiElgivo what it fe worth to: of a prints cdivwsatkii.' : U.Mr. Ifolman is -neidty of such in o.pmkn, why does be not tak> .'steps to' give effect to it, n,s -Premier of a party ' with q, gpod'-majority in Parliament. Ho' c9i)W ■easily carry it into law, and. repeal tho exfetiug law. if .that really . were his opinion, aiiifi bo fcH ho had tho . ■country with Mm. Until ho mates seine public ponßuUfipmont show'iiiti thW be so condemns the existing system of re- ■ . ligioUs instruction that ha 'is willing to repeal iMktfe -faith will 1 )0 - attached to arty disclosures of prfvaie' eolivc.ysa-' taon. -\ . ■■■ •■'.•■ four eprrespoivdeirt evidently is iipt ■ aware that Mr. Sftl'mSn's Labour pro- '• (leoessor, Mr. JTOajven, published an. 'article in an Eag&h in-agpine ii't 19il, ■' • uphdang tW system.' <i||rfiligio\ig 'ik ■ structkn in Sew Smith wtdes, mid the part of it wb.kh he particularly ifai-o.ij.iv, ed is tho eiitey. He" said tho ministers of -refe-ion sh> their best to dfia-I with tlio difficulties) which are hard 'to understand % those ift'^ttl^l-eoun-tries. He pmi : if.ed ottt- there we*e great districts in New. Sovith Waks. iwry sparsely pbpukted, Jfe roiffltkned *.«' . parish cMbft We'stwofM'i, ne-iriV as-la-r-jjc-:': as England., and said, "Consider ■ fiho physical difficulties'nyii eiase fike-thsit - In the- towns, it is .nrtufa"l ; ]y much ca-slei; : fot. i-b.e T-eiiß»Us bad-ks "tg dej" ' their . wprjv." -It i$ .hot-'so easy 'in ■the-'di'stri.ots : 1 Whcj;e apart," He : added he believed tho oftiWrtjihitS' irate: /rvnilcd.-of by most, of'the htirtisfers.— : I am, etc., " •■■