MR EWINGTON'S LAPSUS CALAMI.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 53, 4 March 1901, Page 2

MR EWINGTON'S LAPSUS CALAMI.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—Your correspondent, Mr X, is al. ways interesting, and evidently well read, ' ; possessing a fund of information uppn' important questions. But your contrlbii- . tor's objection is not always discernUrfjjl ; In the recent series pi' letters conce/'n^g' Russia and China' your correspond suggests an Anglo-Russian war as ih^r, able. "Our coming Avar with RussliP; v commences the series. But, althougn ,%; E. endeavours to impress upon us in (Ws; article the coming struggle, he soya later,----"A war with Russia is possible, out not probable." Now, if a war is not probable,?; why impress the idea that it is not only S probable, but inevitable? It is said ths^: v if Paissia chose to march an army across" China the rest of Europe combined could t not stop her (vide "British Quarterly,;'^; recent number). The despatches between Russia and Britain In re Port Arthur and our warships are significant and not uniti*' ' teresting. As war is getting rather' nauseating, I hope Mr Ewington's next" series will be indicative of peace.—l am, ■ > etc., .ROBERT YOUNG, j