Citizens Say—

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 340, 28 April 1928, Page 8

Citizens Say —

(To the Editor.)

ANZAC BAY SERVICES

Sir,— One hesitates to find fault with arrangements in connection with any of the Anzae Day services, but someone was responsible for a regrettable error at Birkenhead. The local returned men were invited to be present and many, some carrying scars of warfare, responded. However, when the seats on the platform become occupied strong comment was made when it became apparent that social standing had evidently outweighed service. Who was responsible? NO DISTINCTION.

MOTORISTS’ INDOLENCE

Sir,— The incident of the lazy motorist as related by your correspondent "Ped” is. I’m afraid, typical of many motorists. True, most of our go-setter's are found among motorists; but the strenuous business of traffic signalling, however, seems beyond the strength of the average motorist, as witnpss the innumerable limply-dangling paws hung over the sides of motor-cars at intersections, presumably as a signal. If appearances go for anything, it seems to me that what a lot of motorists are most in need of is not better roads or cheaper petrol, but exercise. I am of the opinion, too, that the daily prolonged spells of comfortable lolling behind steering-wheels put in by “hardened” motorists are responsible in no small degree for much of the,excess human avoirdupoise in evidence today. Is the motor already proving more a detriment than a blessing to the physical well-being? WALKER.

TRADE POSITION

Sir, — Recent statements concerning the trad© position of the Dominion miss an important point. Any trading business which gave its year’s returns of income and expenditure without stocktaking would give an entirely false view of the position and a review of national trading should also envisage stocks. That a rise of prices has improved the position is certain, but that the export returns this year are overcredited can also be shown.

Wool, the principal cause of the year’s high export figure, presents difficulties, but it is beyond doubt that the higher prices have effected clearances and induced early offerings to a greater extent than last year. With dairy produce, the figures can be estimated from the Auckland Freezing Company’s stock position, as that concern handles approximately half the dairy produce of the Dominion Roughly, there was about £I,OOO 000 worth of dairy produce in store a year ago more than there was this year The shortage is 203,000 boxes of butter, and 19,500 crates of cheese. It appears fair to assume, therefore, that about £2,000,000 more dairy produce of the preceding year’s make was held back last year and shipped this year, swelling this year’s returns. The Meat Board’s figures for the Dominion show a shortage this year compared with last year of 303,070 carcases of lamb 151,310 of wethers, 53,601 of ewes! .about 9,0001 b boneless beef (estimated).

Beef shows an increase of 76,352qr5, and there are 41,750 extra carcases of Pigs. That an increase of exports is not exceptional, apart from price increases, can be shown. For example, 72,226 head extra were killed in beef, 123,891 in lamb and 103,438 pigs, while wethers decreased 270,200 and ewes 50,953. The Auckland Freezing Company’s receipts of butter are 2 per cent, over last year, while cheese is down 12.1 per cent. If these figures are considered in connection with population increase they cannot be held satisfactory, and we are driven to the conclusion that any betterment of our trade balance is due to a fortuitous factor, that of price. A. E. ROBINSON.

CANCER CURE

Sir,— “Stiggins” suggests that I should frankly state all there is to be said respecting setbacks that I have met. When I spoke of disappointing experiences, I referred to the fact that while for more than six years past I have been applying fresh knowledge of natural laws to the solution of mysteries in almost every branch of science, I have had to work all along in the face of the persistent opposition and scorn from practically all of our more accredited scientists, who have remained entirely ignorant of the principles I use. Any attempt to enlighten such men led, not to honest and open argument, but to increased secret efforts to discredit me both here and abroad. Even when Falcon Island rose at the time predicted for it, it was considered rather a disgraceful thing for a New Zealander to have interfered in other people’s business. And now I venture to draw attention to many things which I say are of most profound importance to medical science. Perhaps the chief among these is the theory of cancer. I run some risk; for failure in this matter would at once be hailed as proof of unsoundness in all my other work. In dealing with this matter, I endeavoured to take the right course, and was disappointed to find that what I regarded as the proper channel was closed to me. But ether channels are open; and I long age learnt that one must not lose heart at the first rebuff. However much delayed, the truth must prevail. We don’t want to waste time with bickering, but to get to work with our tests as fast as possible, because “the people perish from lack of knowledge.” ’ In my experience of some most advanced cases of cancer I have found nothing as yet to shake my confidence in my theory. it is too soon to declare judgment. But, I may say that so far the results are better than I hoped to obtain from my as yet crude methods. Probahly some medical men will make tests upon the same lines, indeed, I hope that ere long practically every cancer patient in or near Auckland will be subjected to this simple , manifestly harmless treatment, rely a reliable pronouncement will be made within the very near future, and the secret of the matter, if worth knowing, will be made known. FREDK. R. FIELD.

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS

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