TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7356, 8 July 1889, Page 6

TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS.

SrR, —In your paper of last Monday, July Ist, appears a leiter from a correspondent signing himself ** S.N.D.,'* wherein he gives a lot of advice to housewives respecting the secrets of the bread trade, and tells them that one of the secrets is for young tradesmen—for that is his meaning, put it in what way he may—is to give short weight. Now, I will give him credit for being so candid: it may be his secret both light weight and short-weight, and from the ready way he writes about it he must be a pretty old hand at it now. Well, knowing your love of fair play, I ask you kindly to insert this letter. Because gome one or two young men have began business, and done no more than the drapers, butchers, grocers are doing every day—advertising their goods a little less than their fellow tradesmen, is that any reason that they should be called rogues, and that the public should be cautioned against dealing with them ? I like calling a spade a spade, for that is the real meaning of "o.N.D.'s" letter. Because these young men's expenses are less, and being content with less profit, and knowing their business better than "5.N.D.," so that they can afford to sell a little cheaper, is that any reason that they should have their prospects blasted by such cowardly suggestions as put forth by your corresoondent. Let the public or Christchurch and Sydenham not only weigh, but test the quality of the bread as supplied by these young tradesmen, and treat with scorn and contempt such base insinuations as put forth by "S.N.D."— Yours, &c, . _ Arthur Pugh. The Pines, Sydenham.

The Shorthand Society lately held their annual dinner at the Holborn Restaurant, Mr J. G. Petrie. President of the year, being in the chair. Among the guests were Mr Gonoda, the Japanese Consul, and two Japanese journalists.