MILITARY APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION;

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3140, 19 July 1917, Page 6

MILITARY APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION;

Sir,—l crave a little of your valuable space to point out what seems to myself and a great many others a great injustice. Will the Appeal Boards or the Government explain why some men are given three months' exemption while others who are deserving are allowed a few weeks to settle their affairs? In this district there are two or three cases very noticeable. One young follow—one of: threo sons of military age belonging to one of the largest landowners in Hawke'e--Bay—though not appealing publicly, has been granted five months' exemption. Another is one of three sons, neither fighting for their country. These men. could well afford to go into camp, even, if at a small loss, and would'still bewealthy men. In the same district a. small farmer appealed for his only son, and informed the board if they took his son he would be compelled to dispose of his farm, but was informed his son must proceed to camp at once. Anyone who knows these cases know perfectly well they were not judged by their circumstances. This sort of thing is causing a tremendous amount of ill-feeling. If a young nian in town is only to begranted a few weeks to dispose "Of his business, why are these men granted months? Thanking you for your favour,—' I am, etc., SOLDIER'S MOTHER. Dannevirke.'

ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL

Sir,—Your issue of this morning contains an inset of a drawing of the proposed Anglican Cathedral, and an appeal.. tii members of the Anglican Church. Unless this drawing has been badly treated by the artist who cut the block, I can only say I do not see the superiority of the outward design to the design madeby Mr. Clere. Why we should go abroad, for an architect when we have one of Mr. Clere's standing and capacity in cur midst is something that it will take the clerical mind to explain. In any case we do not want any cathedral in Wellington as a thankoffering, which the inset describes the proposed building to Ire. Thankoffering what for? As a member of the Church of England, I protest that I am "over-subscribed" already for purposes whioh are sufficiently aiseful froni a spiritual point of view, but which in. the present age clearly do not appeal to the intelligence or the spirit of the vast majority of members of the Anglican communion. I say without fear of contradiction; that there is not an Anglican Church in Wellington which is full at any ordinary service or. at any morning service, in which the male members ot the congregation are even fairiy represented; and why we should go to the expense of .£150,000 to build, another church passes my comprehension. ..t. Paul's is of noble design, and is quite good enough and large enough for the present to serve as a cathedral church. The proposed cathedral is, I am glad to think, a good deal, in the air, and wilL be for some time to come, but it disgusts me to hear talk about spending money on a building for .which there is no direct use. There are plenty of ways of serving God by helping man just now open without any need to. resort to this. The fact of the matter is Wellington simply waits to be even with Unstctach about a cathedral. There is no worship of Gpd in putting, up useless buildings. If half a dozen rich men like to put their hands in their pockets and o do this thing, well and good: let then do it and let them have the credit fw their philanthropy. To put up a noble Sn " is true philanthropy. And these ,5s names, will .rightly_be commemorated in coming times. But le there be no begging, making.£e. j***™ rich by the impoverishment of its nei„n----lxmrhood.-I am, mTEE? , July 17.