CORRESPONDENCE.

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 299, 11 April 1874, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse tha opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

(To the Editor of the Waikato Times ) Siß,—ln your report of the late regatta, you call the cww of the Independent " interlopers." The pair-oared race was open to any boat, and of course to any crew who chose to pull in that boat. It was generally known James McConnachio and B. J. Newell were to compose the crew of the Independent on that occasion, but owing to the boat (Independent) not being finished earlier for practice, and they not being •ble to find time from their duties, which are of a daily nightly nature, they therefore considered themselves unfit to pull in a race against men who had been practising daily for at hart a month previou., and resigned in favour of Koss and Athell, whom you rery politely designate interlopers; you aso call them professionals. Can you prove them .0 ? Allow me to tell yon, sir, that they are not interloper!, I>ut men who are and have been residing in the distnot probably for a longer period than you have. Men who earn then- bread by honest industry are not to be called interlopers with impunity beoauws they become substitutes tor other two men who were untblo to compete from want of pr.cfc.ee. I therefore call on you, sir, to apologue to Messrs Bo.s and Athell for using such an offensive express on to them; and further, to advise you to he more careful of regatta?; lo." "" in com P llin q J our ro PP r I am, Ac, n»E c . baTe nllBn ll8 - rt< ! <J . abovo lettor in ordw toatow'tbo public how illogical ifc is po,sible for a man to be who is ■ZS? a We wrote -"The terms of the ff t)ZIT WOr ° carefull J canned by the interested to *cc aWv?. •f n^ m^ nS ° foXcludin g the interlopers from Pe£ T*% ,7" T TOte nothin e aboufc tbeW.,kato. Sfim? «f m " Well , WiU infoPm "' when hi ° duties »" ?IT«T? °/ w - nBUlted «»««»»«.-w "ay. then, begin to think about offering apologies. It » very unlikely, however, that conmderation will lead us to do so. We believe that tue injure I crew have too much sense to haro appointed Mr Jto'jF tT Champion - Ho must be so'f-appointed.-

Mr Jumps Matthew Cape, who for nearly fifty years ba B been connected with tbo London press, died very suddenly on tho 14-th January, two hours after an attaok of apoplexy. He was in Uis 78th year, but down to the timo of his death was in perfect possewion of nil hi* faculties, excepting only tlinl. of diitinct hearing. His career commenced on the Bntish Pvesi, on which be became acting editor. The,n he norkod toty «!»»«' uoualy on the Mitr&r of Parliament. SubwqnMitly. although several years senior, he wu a colleague and Irioiid of (lharles Dickens in the palmy days of the ]\{n<;i>vj Hi i'»vch'. Later ou, ho accepted an engagement upon the Tni'cs, which ho retained for nearly twenty-six Tear 6. 'loidg duCy r.ruv-ipally in the ' G-allery ' and m Con vocasio.;.