Citizens Say—

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 392, 28 June 1928, Page 10

Citizens Say —

AN EVICTION Sir,- - It was with horror and disgust that I read in last night’s Sun the account of the returned soldier being ejected from premises in St. Paul Street. This poor unfortunate man has been treated shamefully after having served his country, and whoever has been responsible for this callous act should have his name exposed. The worst feature of the whole affair is the cruel hardship inflicted on the children. I wonder if the person who signed the ejectment order would like to see his own children treated like this, that is, if he has any. Why a farmer would not treat his horses in this way, and if he did he would soon have the authorities on his tracks. HUMANITY. ANGLICAN ORDERS Sir, It is not my intention to start a newspaper controversy on Anglican Orders, but I would like to point out that Bishop Liston’s recent lecture throws no new light on the question. He merely repeats old arguments which have been refuted over and over again by Anglican theologians. The Papal Encyclical which declared that Anglican orders were invalid was effectively answered at the time by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. It is hardly necessary to mention that Anglican scholars have established a very strong case, but their arguments are unknown to the Homan Cathode laity who are not permitted to read Anglican theology. They have to accept the one-sided statements of their own clergy. ANGLICAN. RADIO PROGRAMMES Sir, It is close on three months now since I obtained a radio set and licence, and I admit willingly that I have had much pleasure from radio programmes, but lately (and I know I am voicing many other listeners’ views), I have been completely “fed up” with the repetition of certain Auckland professionals. It is not a matter of merit or lack of merit, but simply a change of artists that is desired. No on e wishes to hurt another’s feelings willingly, but surely this matter has been made plain enough by constant letters on the subject. If fresh artists and more humour are not included in the programmes, I for one will not bother to “listen in” at IYA, but will switch on to the Australian, Wellington and Christchurch stations. ONE OF THE PEOPLE. POLITICS? Sir, — Congratulations to The Sun on its leader on the stupidity and waste of money of present-day politics, but unfortunately so few nowadays read leading articles. If it could be cut up in small “pars” and mixed in -with the racing and football notes it would meet the eye of many who have lost all interest in politics. You had a photo of the mover and seconder of the Address-in-Reply. Would it not be cheaper instead of having this debate to reprint the first six volumes of last session’s “Hansard,” then go straight ahead with the business of the session? It might interest taxpayers to know that this debate —-the “want of confidence” last session—cost the country, in the Lower House alone, just on £4,700^

(To the Editor.)

so with the addeu . o st. of the Upper House it would not be far short of £B,OOO. Now £B,OOO would find relief work for 555 married men for a month, or for every hour some members talk 25 married men could be more beneficially employed for a week. You have only to read some of the speeches in Hansard to prove this. How many members in the House would, if they were a director of a private company with, say, £5,000 of their own money invested, conduct the business of the company on similar lines to those followed in the House? The old English saying is as true to-day as it to years ago- “It’s not the hen that cackles the loudest that lays the biggest egg. CAUSTIC SODA. WHERE TO PARK—IN PEACE Sir, I notice in your Tuesday’s issue you publish on the motoring page, a column headed, “Where to Park in the City.” It is evident that this heading is in error, as it does not give a single instance where the long-suffering motorist can park his car in peace, for over 15 minutes. While the taxi fare war is on, a business man could certainly hire a taxi for Is, to take him to where his own car is parked, but apart from this being a considerable waste of time one does not know how long the cut rates will last. If your paper wishes to be of considerable assistance to the man who uses his car for business purposes, I consider a column headed “Where the Business Man can Park his Car Without Being Fined.” would be very much appreciated. What I mean by “park” is, where a man can leave a car for the best part of a day, unattended. Also it is desirable that the owner does not have to go out to a suburb, to avail himself of the use of his own car. G.A.M. BELMONT SCHOOL—AND SAVINGS Sir, — The chairman of the Belmont School Committee is devoting considerable time and energy to criticism of the school staff over its opposition to the collection of children’s savings through the school, but his pose of injured surprise at the staff’s attitude is a little theatrical. Mr. Lilly has not thought it worth while to mention in his contributions to the Press that the late committee gave an interview to officials of the Auckland Savings Bank regarding its scheme. The proposals received most careful consideration and were eventually turned down. As Mr. Lilly* well knows, there was not a member of the committee who was not quite as desirous as himself of encouraging thrift among the young, but in the considered judgment of the responsible citizens who formed the late committee, there are very weighty objections to the methods involved in the scheme concerned. The school is an educational institution with a syllabus already overcrowded. Only a teacher knows the strain it is trying to do justice to the bare syllabus, without being worried with outside distractions. For this reason a majority of the late committee consistently voted against all proposals likely to divert the teaching staff’s energies from its main joo—teaching. Readers will understand perfectly when I claim that there is an unhealthy tendency to shuffle on to schools and teachers responsibilities that belong to the home and parents. The majority will agree, I think, that such a tendency should be discouraged. What was the position when the Auckland Savings Bank launched its scheme-? Lid nut excellent facilities

already exist for the encouragement of children’s savings? Has a real need been disclosed for further faculties* What benefits can be secured by children paying money into the Auckland Savings Bank per medium of the public school, over and above putting their savings into a Post Office box m the privacy of their homes? Is it claimed that a spirit of competition between school children as to who can take the largest amount to for banking, results in children banking more than would otherwise be the ca3e. And if such a result is achieved, does it prove that children have really become more thrifty? Does it prove that they have learned to go without the lollies they wanted, but did not need, for the sake of their future good. Does it? Or, is it not probable thathe urge of competition is resulung in children begging from their • such sums as shall not humiliate them in front of their little chums? By an means let parents inculcate thrift ana encourage it in the privacy of the as a thing good and worthy in itseu* but for goodness sake do not let us, by the introduction of an artificial competitive spirit, sow seeds of materialism and snobocracy in the P las ° minds of the young. We do not wanto build up a generation that sna repeat the old error of putting before character; that enthrones mon > and dethrones manhood. The Belmont school staff comprise a splendid body of men and woir * whole-heartedly devoted to a magniucent work, and they have already gi up a great deal of their leisure to r - ther school interests outside the syi “ bus. Personally, as a parent, four whose children have had the *1 tion of their education well and tru laid at this school, I consider the is to be complimented in refusing be stampeded into a course of ac- • the propriety of which is open to g* question, to say the least ofitHAROLD W. TIDMAN-

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" i'notice that the association-forminS gang have, as their object, the ing of ten ratepayers’ associations, primary dutv of each to be-free-g'". . and-for-nothing constructional cism of the City Council. nro „ other object in the minds of tne moters is to secure a cheap or f^r\ ia „ tion which will ultimately vastly prove the moral character of tn Council by putting Messrs. J. *•*. don, H. P. Taylor and W. H. Morra into the council. Won’t Canon Archbishop Averill and their rieD hftar _ pleased, seeing their great hopes ing such early fruit? Eventually w City Council must be driven out 01 present policy of secrecy by _ weight—and the incapability waste-paper baskets to hold m is now quite easy to picture tn when the couicil, with all these added to the present number, aD ° these civic machine-guns situa round them, will willingly com into the open and tell us al * __ verS ’ being done, both with the ratV** approval and without it- tn imagine that these civic lecti _ the university will be atten • thousands of ratepayers eager * -onon the right track in the _ pr haP* structive criticism. Well, P Perhaps not. j