CORRESPONDENCE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1325, 5 July 1883, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents]. :o: CLARK v. DICKSON. TO THE EDITOR. Sir.—Will you kindly inform T. ,T. Dickson (who attempts to reply to “ Truth ”) that by calling at Mr Finn’s office he will there discover the counterparts of some of the Dark Deeds connected with the famous Settlers' H«>tel.—Yours, kc,, * Truth. DICKSON’S INVINCIBLES. TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I notice that in the bar of the Argyll Hotel are to be seen “ Dickson’s Invincibles,” as he terms them. I certainly think the Argyll Hotel a very appropriate place f«»r them, as any individual who would hold his country up to scorn and ridicule (owing to the acts of a few) by exhibiting them for su h purpose in the bar of an hotel, knowing it to he offensive to even he m of them, is not worthy of the name of an Irishman, and I am almost convinced that if the exhibitor had been in Ireland at the time, he most probably would now be numbered amongst the “ Invincibleb.*’ It is only a short time back that Mr A lair’s solicitor compelled Dickson to dismount another production exhibited by him. The present exhibition is only worthy of Dicckson’s notice.—Yours, io., An Irishman.

IN CONCLUSION, [TO TH£ EDITOR.) 3iß r —Mr Cohen need not have gone so far out of his way to say a number of nasty Mid unnecessary things m defence of his friend All that my letters were intended to prove (and which they conclusively did prove) was that the Editor of the Herald had nothing to do with either the Governor’s visit or the Hospital entertainment, although, he announced the fact in his own journal tnat he was boss man in both them. J.ike most amateur scribes, Mr Cohen lays a.ide the argument and substitutes abuse. My per. is never used against honorable people, but only to correct such as are arrogant, and who wilfully pervert the truth to their own selfish purposes. In conclusion, it is hardly journalistic etiquette for an Editor to admit a letter, and then apologise for so doing, on the ground that he didn’t see it. ffarewellj Mr Cohen. Next time, arglie the facts of tho ease, and never mind so much invective against an author who doesn't please you. It is not gentlemanly, as you well know.— Yours, Ao., Spiced Beep. 4 PLANS FOB THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Th THE EDITOH: Sin,—l see by the papers that tenders are invited for the erection of the Library build iugs to embrace offices for the Borough and Cook County Councils, Ac. Now, in the case of a public building such as this, I would ask how it is that competitive plans were not invited, so that the best could have been selected by the Library Committee ’ Is thia another of those cases, too prevalent altogether in this district, of kissing going by favor? I have reason to know that a much bettor nlan than the one determined upon could «are been suggested had the matter been thrown open to the various architects resident amongst us. If the Library Committee wish to secure the support of the residents here, they must be above suspicion in their patronage. It is not yet too late for them to do the correct thing by.throwing the plans open to competition.— I am, Ac. , A Well wish er.