LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10540, 29 December 1899, Page 5

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,—The statements in the letter of your correspondent, "Not a Little Englander," are now very common in the mouths of Englands secret enemies, and men with sordid spirits devoid of patriotism; and it is to be regretted that numbers of people appear to be led by them. He says England has forty millions of people to draw it« soldiers from, and argues that New Zealand, with a population of eight hundred thousand has done its duty iv sending two bundled men England is sending at least one hundred thousand men, and .a. little sum in arithmetic will show that if this colony contributed men in proportion to its population it would send two thousand men instead of two hundred. Until it does, it can lay no olaim to having taken upon its shoulders its fa r share of the burdens of tlie Empire, or to the title of "Gallant little New Zealand" bestowed upon it by your correspondent. Yours, &c, CHAS. ALLISON. Sir,—Following up the Bint contained in your admirable article of a few days ago, I am sending, on behalf of my family and household connection, the sum of 3s 9d each, contributed by the following.- — Mrs Hopkins, Grace Hopkins, Luther Hopkins. Gertrude Hopkins, M, Hopkins, Dora Hopkins, Allan Hopkins, jup. (aged nineteen months), Miss Annie Marriott and M, H, Elam. Personally, I am forwarding my own mite to the Canterbury War Fund.—Yours, etc., ALLAN HOPKINS, Sir,-—I enclose a.small contribution of £2 from myself and 4s from my children towards sending another body of men to South Africa; this movement has my full sympathy, and I hope will succeed.—Yours etc., a ,_, CHARLES WELLS. Ellerbeck, Amberley, Dec 27th, 1899. i Sir,-—I Am sending you the widow's mite for the "More -Men" Fund, hoping that they will not go in their own strength, but in the strength of the Almighty.—Yours &c „ _ , „ H. BRUCE. Greendale, December 27th, 1899. Sir,—On speaking to several friends re •ending in their namea to the "Mora Men" Fund, I was met wifh the reply that they did not like their names appearkj-*- for only one anilling. I explained that they could give more if they liked, but that as Ut as

I judged of t1» ntwting «* -jeer Itaftd,- it wae intended more 65r«wtr «f «n of opinion of the desfrabifity oPsenduig mow men. It w enly *y taking the snocenfuK (popular vote that will move our pre9tn%<- Gnxmxtntrak u> ads. It rs not tfgbt tfcat the main expense should be thrown on tike: gttie*du« fear. Possibly a leader in your valuable paper fully- explaining ytnir views "would assist,—Yours, 4e, H. T. JOHNSON. [The above are merely a selection from & large number of letters we have received relating to the Pond.—Ed. "Tke F*esfc n J