THE WILY HUN

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2990, 30 January 1917, Page 6

THE WILY HUN

Sir,—The following seems to me as being too good to miss publishing again. It is taken from "Good Words," 1896, edited by the Very Rev. Donald M'Leod, D.D., one of Her Majesty's chaplains, published by Isbister and Co., 15-16 Tavistock Street (Covent Garden), London, and is an extract from an article "Gold Ornaments and Gems in the British-Museum." It says:. "The Academician J. Hardion was one day showing the treasures of the Biblioth'eque to Baron Stosoh, the celebrated amateur (collector, I sup•pose) and Hanoverian spy, when he suddenly missed a valuable ring. Without expressing his suspicions, he privately dispatched a servant for a strong emetic, which he gave to the Baron in wine, and in a very few minutes had the satisfaction of hearing the ring tinkle into the basin held before the unlucky and unscrupulous gem-col-lector." I send the above for what it is worth, as illustrating the ingrained duplicity of the wily Hun. It is verbatim except for the words "collector, I suppose," which I have inserted.— I am, etc., R, OCKENDEN. 99 Queen's Drive, Lyall Bay.

as has been done in England by the Liquor Board.of Control, then we will have taken the first step to progress in temperance. Continuous fighting and quarrelling politically over this question is not helping temperance one iota. We must respect the man and woman who votes for the right to purchaso wines and beers, the produce of God's earth and • tho manufacture of our neighbours; and we must respect our fellow citizens who fight for the dofenco of their property and businesses. Lot us bo fair and reasonable, as Lord Balfour says, and let us act on- tho hrst principle of Christianity if we are Christians and would get the respect of men of all classes by "doing unto others as we would that they should do unto us if we were in their places." Christian should guide us in our political dealings and business relations. If by our votes we are attempting to rob and ruin our neighbours,_ what shall be_ thought of our protesting and professing that we are Christians? Christianity does not stand to such action.—l am, etc., O.S.