CORRESPONDENCE

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2683, 13 November 1882, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE

TEMPERANCE HOTEL. To the Editor of the Globe. Sra, —Your correspondent of yesterday, writing under the name of “ Sense,” directs attention to six points of my letter re the Metropolitan Hotel, wherein he has the impudence to say that my statements are “ absolutely untrue.” I will answer his disclaimers in the same order that he has put them. First—The gate on Bedford Row waaclosed; the door of the hilliard-room oa Bedford row and the door leading from the room in question were both locked, leaving no ingress to the billiard-room except through the yard, as I have before stated, and these doors were only opened last night. Second—He .owns the room was rented, to a lot of boys. , They have not been in occupation for some time; still, the door was not unlocked till yesterday. Third—Many nights the revenue of this room has been more than 10s per night; moreover, this room, leading to the billiard room, requires a light, whether used for card playing or otherwise. As to tearing cards, I do not think there is any truth in the statement. One thing lam compelled to say, “ Sense ” forget to mention the questionable state of the room used by the society. Again, a set requesting a pack of cards could only have them by picking fifty-two from several packs that would be thrown to them in a heap. And again, it is emphatically untrue that the loss of revenue emanated from the charge made. The loss was ijj part owing to the treatment that temperance people received. His fourth answer re niggardliness is too. contemptible to touch further than that he owns the smoking room was let at Is per hour. Fifth—The boarders must of necessity be closed out from the smoking room because those renting the same may lock the door from the inside during their tenure. Sixth —I said the lights were out at S p.m„ not 11 o’clock, as “ Sense ” hao stated. 1 have been as brief as possible, not wishing to waste your valuable space, but the last part of his statements are worse than the first, and require a passing notice. I am a constant visitor at the hotel. I have never seen the slightest signs of rowdyism ■ nor anything pertaining to it. There has been a mistake made. Card players were allowed to use the dining rooms, which was anything but right, but this cannot be laid to the charge of the card players. If Mr “ Sense ” for the future will keep as far as possible from “ Gath ” it will be a mighty benefit to him, and if he wishes to advertise there I charge him not to be vituperative, or conjure up phantoms, and above all things, when putting his opinions in. ■print, to be 'truthful. The statements made in my first letter I can prove, which is more than “ Sense ” can do. Yours, &c., SHAREHOLDER. Christchurch, November Bth. [N.B. This letter has been crowded out since Thursday.]