CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 249, 18 October 1907, Page 6

CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE.

"Justice" defends the unqualified practitioners and attacks the bill for their suppression recently introduced. He writes: "These 'quacks,' as some are pleased to call them, are not all theorists nor even deceivers. If one were to pay heed to remarks made of certain prominent doctors in our midst, a bill would be passed to hang them, but' we expect this sort of abuse, and so let it pass. But not so with the parties under our notice, for if the slightest provocation is given we are up in arms and treat them as though they wiere reptiles."

"Reformer," writing on our tramways, says: "A certain number of straphangers in the cars could be tolerated much r niore than the smoke nuisance. There should be no smoking allowed on city and suburban cars, the longest trip being only about 30 -minutes, the others about 15 and 20 minutes. Surely men can wait until they leave the car before lighting their pipes. Having one end of the car for smokers and the other for non-smok-ers is pretty much of a farce, as the smoke is blown through the car- when the door which divides the compartments is open, and it is continually being opened as passengers come and-go. Then, again, ladies and non-smokers often have to sit in the smoking compartment. We are almost forced to this conclusion that smokers are a selfish lot of men, and they ignore the comfort of others. They certainly should be prepared to sacrifice a few minutes' enjoyment for the sake of fellow passengers. I hope that this state of affairs may soon be remedied."