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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2285, 2 September 1908, Page 1

CORRESPONDENCE. [Correspondence on publio mutters i» welcomed at all times, but it must be distinotly understood th»* tine journal is in no way associated Witii the opinions of its correspondents.J GISBORNE ROWING CLUB AND THE HARBOR BOARD. (To the Editor.) Sir, —Your report of the Harbor Board meeting conveys a wrong impression of mv remarks in regard to the Bowing 'Club’s application. I strongly supported the application and pointed out that the opponents, including certain public men of Gisborne, instead of encouraging boating, seemed to prefer that young men should either go cycling or drink beer. As a member or the Incensed Victualler’s Trade I am broad-minded enough to encourage outdoor sports so that licensed houses should not alone provide means of recreation. l ani * otc ‘* . e. Harris; [lf our correspondent will again porusc our report we helievo. ho will find that the impression lie wished to convey to tfio pdblic was isccurately given.—Ed. “Times.”] MK, KOHEIIE’S SERMON. [To thb Editor.] Sir, —In reply to your correspondent “Maori,” I may say that the quotation “I am black,” etc., occurs in the Song of Solomon, and can hardly he taken ns having been spoken by Christ, As to the Jew being dark, ns ho suggests, it may/bo true that lio is usually less fair that a northern European, but yet lie Jias not a colored skin. Again, as regards the ethnological point of view, the generally accepted theory, is that of Blumonbach, who classes Jews and Assyrians as belonging to a branch (the Somitic) of the Aryan race of mankind, which race also includes in another division the Teutons, Celts, etc. —I am, etc., “RAKEHA.” Sept, 1, 1908. " “LAMBING-DOWN” CASE. [To ran Editor.] Sir, —In reference to this matter, Mr Stafford, in his letter published b.v you on Friday last, distinctly says, “This caso reminds me of another which occurred 60011 after I came to reside here.” (Readers please note the uso of the personal pronouns “mo” and “I.”) In your issue of to-day (Monday) in reply to my observations on his inaccuracies he writes: “I have presented the matter to your readers exactly as it was ‘told’ to me by one who was present and was conversant with the case. Moreover, ‘my informant’, etc.” Further comment is unnecessary for Mr Stafford, after exploiting a cock-and-bull story as a personal experience is led into the admission that what he wrote was only on hearsay evidonce, and I decline to enter into further discussion with a correspond dent who is convicted by his own words of misleading your readers. —I am, etc., “TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS.” Gisborno, August 31.

[To tub Editor.] Sir, —Following on my last letter ro tli© "lambing down” case, I soo one signed Francis Stafford. This gentleman rushes into print with ■another “awful example,” which according to Saturday’s letter signed "Temperate in all things,” has but a bare semblance of truth in it. Such statements as these are a menace to the well-being of society, engendering a spirit of class hatred, breeding intolerance, and causing the public to look with suspicion on church and Bethel, when they see its lay readers ready to go to such extremes on the slightest provocation. On one point, however, I must join issuo with Mr. Stafford. He says most tragically that "the lifeblood of scores of the victims of this accursed traffic cries to God for vengeance.” Is this the only accursed traffic that cries to God for vengeance? What about the “sweated” underpaid employeo, the rack-rented worker, tho victim of the usurer, the victims of unprincipled dealers ol all sorts and classes, who will sell them the worst of shoddy, at tho same time telling them “it’s all wool, and a yard wide.” For every victim of liquor, thero are thousands of this latter class; yet do we find Mr. Stafford ■and his supporters showing any anxiety about God’s dealing out vengeance to the perpetrators of theso iniquities? Oh, dear no; not by any moans. That’s not part of their game. No, Sir, when it comes to tho victims of what may be termed “business” they may go mad, commit suicide, or go to holt any other way they may choose, but there are no hysterical vaporings over these cases. As for Mr. Stafford’s letter in Monday’s issue, it is he who is doing the quibbling. He admits that his knowledge is only based on “something soma'bodv told him.” Such evidence is no evidence, and no “Britisher” would hang ia cat on-"it. “Moderate,” in your Monday’s issue touches the crux of the question when he says, “If the details are true.” It all hangs on this “if.” Now, So far wo have only the statement of a totally incompetent witness, >yhoso evidence would not be accepted in a Court of law. Why then all theso hysterical utterances over an ox parte, uncorroberatedj second-hand statement ? With regard to that “if,” “if” the so-called victim in this case had been taught to exercise his will power, to cultivate his self-respect (attributes divinely given for man’s protection if lie will exercise them) then lie would not have met this trouble. In any case he has only himself to blame, and in the outcry that he and his friends aro making we see tho “coward Adam” in tho background.—l am, etc., “BRITISHER.” Gisborne, August 31.

CHARGE AGAINST THE NOLICENSE PARTY. [To tub Editor.] Sir, —I am not the Rev. T. Foe's big brother—if it is possible for ary one .to bo bigger than that dongnty champion of No-License—come to his rescue out of the deadly grip of the man with the year-book. I was pi-s----scnt at Mr. Fee’s lecture here, when at question time, a bold v.-urg man with a year-book, made himself prominent by his persistent < Ports to prove that the figures nnox;l by ill. Fee at a former lecture to sh-ov lie steady increase in the consumption of beer for the Dominion during flip first years of the century, tydrj innor? rect. Y'our report- of that meeting made out that the young ma.i niih the Year Book had scored a victory over the lecturer. Such was not the case. The' Year Book does show a steady increase, though thero is a slight drop in the year 1905, and so Mr. Foe was epute s correct, and

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