CORRESPONDENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1924, Page 4

CORRESPONDENCE.

IN KX I'LA NATION. (To tlio Kilitor). Sir.—My attention has directed to certain s-tiitL‘iuoiits nppeaiinp in your paper ot tin? Isi. Aupu.st, mp llin Victoria Fiiivoi'.sity Collepc Debalinp Si'ii-Ly. wlmh do mu aecuid U 11 ll iiU'l . Until as an old rc'-idcm ol Hokitika j mil also (if. ;m »-xi••• i;t iic n ll .iil• r ol tin Debut iiip Society I din com erne.l that tin* mioininlioii ivpardinp l nivei-iti i pinion, which your renders receive tlirouph the ciililiinis 1,1 the “Gunnli 111 ." should lit len.st :ij,j>!<iximitte to truth, ii ml I iiiii. therelore. takinp the privilege in' c.irrectine your Wellinptnn correspondent's error-.. The p.'irapr.'iph in (|iiestioii dechircs that nt :i mectinp of students. (1) - -11(i vino reference to nil nllepcl Sniulistic trend of thnupht. ‘'it wins decided te tithe immediate steps to as»ure tin- public that no such trend of thnupht existed aninitp t.tmient C2)-■ llnvinp reference to tin- prop'. >• ed vi-it of t)xf"rd I'ni.'ii I)'.dialers it was decided “that .support would lie piven to vixilinp speakers only on cdiidili ll ti that t.o avpuments of a Bolshevistic or >oi ialislie nature were made ii-,e of." 'Whether fortunately or unlorl iinatelv the meeting of students liaviap decided nothing of the sort hoth these siirteinents are wholly false. IB pai'dinp the lir.-t allepcd deeiseau. Uo such motion was hefore the niectinp : lee.l 111 iup the se, olid, a motion to this effect which was pri.posed was uileetly nepativod. So 111 till for the truthfulness of your report. t.et me add further that while the iu-wspap->r report Iron) which your ("»!'- respoinleiit olilained 1 1 i ~ ildorniat ion. was duly corrected By the I’rc'ident ol the Students' Association in the next is-ue of tic pa! "I- ill which it appeared, one looks in vain for any relereiice to this correction in the columns of your paper. Moreover, f can line I no report in ni" paeas of the “Guardian" cuni'crui up the developments which followed closely on the moeiino ill !|UC.'lioli. I do 111,1 propose to irespa.-s mi voe.r valuahle span- hy raiitinp the whole history ol l.he incident. lull it w ill he sullieiellt to (plole the i niunic 11; iup and the i ol’el mlillp pninpraph of an inspired report of the lir-t mectinp which appeared in the "Times."

“Ko|. mor" than a year now many students have keen dis'iitisheil with the eonduel of the Behatinp Society, on the pronnd that it he- pas-ed a seric. of resolutions eouehed ill Mien I iin- as t i pivc the ilupressimi to the public llmt the mem hers ol the Colloee es a whole are at lea-1 pas sively (lisloval if not actively revolutionary." Then follows a i— part of the timeline and finally "The next move in the lampnipo will le- taken shortly when an ittempt will he made to depo-e te.'.' executive of l! e D"h itinp So- lely." The next step was duly lidcell end I afn anxi ms to furm-h von with a report of that mectinp which like the-eoriv.-l um of the oth.er report is ■-'< i mspiemuis l>v -its ah-eme Irom \ in eoliillllis. In view of the raioi. nips. and the hopes which you were nudi eneieth to I 'lild (i:l the false report, the am v hrief the announcement perhaps the kinder the Mow. I will therein;., (.intent myself with saviiip that despite the viporoii' orpani-inp elforts ol Gm prometers ot the caiupnipn. rc-ultiup 'u a tremendous and sudden accretion to the memhership. of the Society, and at the hugest, meeliiip of students over held at N'icturia Cullcpc. a motion of nn-cmiiideuce was reieeted hy an overwhelming majority, ami the Debatinp Society now ha- the kiiowledp" which it nover po.--e>S"d I ale-re. iinuiclv. that in it- present policy, it has the -upperl and eoulideiiee ol the students as a whole. In a rs ml a hires. Mr G. K. < he-, tertm severely eeli-ured the I’ns- lor the manner in which it either misixpieseut. d or failed to ke.-p tin- puhlie properly informed i 1 eui rem in.nvirrii ■ to j 111 I'm V. hot her \ : :j have fill ni- he ! tin- inf iriuat aei necessary l i emdde tiictn ( orroetly to ■ -liumie the tmden y of l’ ni ver itv lliiiupht and le -Iinp. In lairm-s, •■yer. I hum admit tlmi your i put t i. I ru: ; ;n| at any rap in mm • •mlem • the I'md -me - w hat | alleu a- aed uemt in ill am "un a incut that "the v. e: -1 oi i: i- lea! in the Volil'.p to! lew 111’’, til" de'x te ll e ! eialisiic il uueul m : rly eluay ■ ((:■•(! a d; ei-ive maioril v." I'mlmahi eill.v there i - a S a iali at • trend of ihmirht in I' 11 i !I y (minim th. w •!•!.! over el ll ■ 'Word 10-dev. j with all i; - tradition-. i- do- ills! h ■ j a Ilia-;!"- S heler a.- a fpiver-ily | with the i'"ouletim rf l ane a hot-hod | I i Sreio li.-m. a a.I ii would I e idle to deny I'm! there i . e pr.;,'. ilip numhei' of .simlcnls at the \Y -liinc ion ITiiver-,-ity w ho a> i i nt S • hdi'-m a- fueir p )ii liea! feitil. It i- au onehn!!"Oped fret, even if an ill:] datnhh- prcee- -. that an i iuerca-im: numhrr of very eerue-t and pliti'ul stud aits are tunbiip to S icialisni (Is til" mist hopeful sol-eme of Ihinp- rli'iTi d a- a "'lulien n l ' the proI 1 1 in- v. liieli he-"t us. 1 11 j this Ivy the way -th" lillfp see! tills I"! | . r is la (•(('■,■(■ I ill" "i; ll -eho. r! -' w hi. !i a jvp ..a r in your rep u t and I o -Up piemenl ymii ■ iateiii.mt. with inlonmi--1 ion c.liich you have nol |"d h-licil. hut 1 hieh (Oiyat li. ha v e he.Cl |U ! li-he.| w lia 11 ■ e oilier mm l-r. i ti lls!, tlier -iatv. ■ hat v 'll v. ill ciy t lie ■ ■ ( art icl ids ili ■ pulm.-l . v. hi Ii triitlifu!m—• and ftiti'U" •• re'inire- ti • v she 11,l I." eiveu ill order I o (a! ll" I I !"■ fake i;; ii -sj n that your i. lereiiae-nm-t eree.le. Yours sill: erelv. .1. \Y. D.'.Vfl SUN. \Ye|liiMtt"M. Any. IStli.

Tm tlic tliiys <>t A nit 1 Lung Syne a X. 7.. gi mvii 1 1 il >:i <•■ -1 made its :i Pi :< - fIUCC (. 1 til" market. 1111 l lllil-sl til gel a lioKl mi tin' sin iking }• ii!>l i<•. 'ilia lain was alright. I-tit there \va- s nncthing iont in ilia curing. and tin 1 industry languished anil tiredcd mit. A unii'li inoi'i' recent ;it l«■ in ]> t In solve 11 "•* ji n>l l !■ • •;! resulted in ilia preiim-ti"ii <• 1 the National Tobacco (Vs hiainl-. now linnlv established in th" favour "I til" <mokcrs. The sorrel *'i this sucre--; i- . „,.l ;,i lie line tn tin' now toast ing process which the Ilialliltact urns are now apj>!yi ihc to their tobacco. anil whull lias resulted in the' uni t I'einarkahle imprnvi in ■■ iit in tlie smoking <|iia!ity. Til'.' dil'orcure between the ionsteil and the lion-toasted pruilnet is as wide as a eanked potato dill'et's in taste fr.nn a raw potato. Any smoker run easily convince himsell’ hy trying just a few pipes of any of the following hranils: I> ivorhead (told, very mild: Toasted Xe.vv Cut. of medium strength. and Cut. plug. Xo 10 I'or those who prefer a full body.—Ailvt.