THE KILKENNY CATS-THE FINAL SCRATCH.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 July 1916, Page 2

THE KILKENNY CATS-THE FINAL SCRATCH.

(To the Editor). .Sir, - Perhaps I have erred in not keeping strictly to the order of reference, but it Ls up to those who disagrco with its introduction as a necessary adjunct in an emergency whero temporary failure ol' the volun-

tnry system exists. It becomes, therefore, imperative oil correspondents to shew just cause why it should not become the law of the land, and no paltry boating about the bush. Up to the present there has not appeared anything except aibuee and a phonographic reproducing of W.M.F.'s oommeint or personal remarks. The epi-

sodes at Shannon would not have been dragged out of 'me by wild horses, but it was necessary to show it, in its true colours, as i;. necessary retort to the defence of I.W.AY. method/? in practice—in reply to "nom de piumers" (from behind cover), intoxicated with their own verbosity and their unpatriotic and national narrow-minded-nrss. Xorii-de-plumeiß socialistic are s-omewliat cads, and it is not my intention to reply or be drawn further until they discover their nakodnes of iMnie, and iprobaWy of their case, to the satisfaction of myself and readers. The P.W.U. are credited with so many units of the voluntary system. 1 an accused, of mendacity! this may recoil; 1 have searched the Chronicle's Tioll of Honor, and the illustrated newspapers RoUs of Honor, but I have not Tound the quota recordedi yet: but probably by the time the scribe at fault dot* the needful I shall have data from the military authorities, for fiheir report and veracity will be un impeachable. Your bona fide signature (not initial). my bold oolhisionist. is sine qua non to confirm your case.— I am. etc.. W.M.F. Levin. 29th June. 1915. Editor's Note.—This branch of the correspondence is now closed.