CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 244, 12 October 1917, Page 6

CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE.

"Down-trodden Worker" complains of the treatment of its employees by the City Council. He alleles that the workers who appeared before, the Conciliation Commissioner were promised a i war bonus from September 1, but that this has not been paid. "A True Loyal Australian," who has a sou at the front, says she felt grieved 'at a. heading in the "S-tar" the other I night—•Austra-aliens." In fairness to I all she would like to say that juat as lnyal people can be found in Australia as in any other part of the world. "A Mother," writing about a local in this paper dealinjr with Dominion gilt parcels, notes that the appreciation comes ■ from the officers; but what of the private? She alleges, and cites the experience ! of her son as evidence, that few parcels » reach those for whom they arc intended. Mr Edwnrd Goulding Boden sends an eloquent appreciation of the late (.'«.■]>- , tain Horace Ivcclcs, of whom he says that '• to do justly, love mercy, and to relieve the suffering of his fellows was his ideal aim in life." and that " if hie devotedness to our common cause, heart rind soul in his country's call to death or glory, has left an unfathomable blank in tiie hearts of the few. his labours and I death will console many." "WaU-hman," writing with reference to .Mr. John .Sinclaire's remarks on the religion of soldiers belonging to the Expeditionary Forces, says: '"A parliaraen- . tary return showing 'the number of Rdherents of each religious denomination embarked on active service up to, and including. the 28th Reinforcements, . July 20. lfllT. ehewe that .of" the total (72,098) of all . I denominations whose religious bcliefe were recorded, nearly one-half (3;>.777) were Church of England, about a fourth (18.316) were Presbyterian, . and more than an eighth (0.721) were , I JTonian Catholics. All other denominations divided 8.8R2, or less than an eighth, between them. The religious beliefs of 4,587 were not recorded. The i total embarked was 78 990."