ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

New Zealand Tablet, 11 March 1915, Page 36

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

M.S., South Dunedin.—The composer of ‘ The Bonny Hills of Scotland ’ was George Linley, an Englishman, who was born at Leeds and died at Kensington, London. Linley composed both words and music. We are sorry that your inquiry, which came some time ago, was inadvertently mislaid. J.C., Wellington.—The remarks in the Free Lance not editorial, but the work of a scatter-brain correspondent as you say, very uncalled for, and should certainly have been blue-pencilled when under sub-editorial scrutiny. The Free Lance has, however, so far as Ave have seen, an excellent record as being exceptionally free from any suspicion of bigotry in its management and editorial direction ; and this being the first offence, and in view of the previous good character of the accused, we. think the matter hardly calls for more serious notice-