LETTERS IN BRIEF.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12969, 23 November 1907, Page 6

LETTERS IN BRIEF.

" ___X-i>o-Uloen6«, iuui».»ii.(, -•— the bookmakers seem to hare found J new champion, asks whether it is th< same Mr Taylor who, with all other of his party, was so very wrathfu when the magistrates in Clutha an< Aahburton fined the sJy grog seller instead of sending them to goal? Di< he interest himself in getting petition signed asking for remission of thei: sentences when they were finally sen to gaol? No; thcro was wild jubilatioi in the Prohibition camp." - "Gallant"' suggests that the Christ church Cycling and Motor Club 6houl< put a wheel race for ladies on the pro gramme of their wheel" race meeting. 'Traveller" protests against th overcrowding allowed on certain trip on the New Brighton tramway. H points out that the population of No. Brighton is largely increased durinj the summer months. "Vet there is n< more accommodation provided on th oars than during the winter, refer more especially to the 8 a.m. ca New Brighton to Christchurch. On thi, trip on Monday morning passenger were standing "whon wo ieft Breeze'i road. Why are passengers not allowe. to board the Brighton car while it i standing on the west side of th< Square? Some time ago they wen allowed to do so, but for some reason best known to the management, wi now havo to wait until 1 the oar pull. up opposite Broadway's, and on cer tain trips the crush and scramble t< get on board is simply disgraceful.' In conclusion "Traveller* asks when the additional sprinklers that were or dered are to be found. In the course of a long letter on th. To Oranga. Home affair a correspond* ent expresses regret at "The Press's' attitude, and asserts that 'no plac* governed on corporal punishment wil ever be a. success as a place for re claiming individuals." He would "lik< an expression from tho Salvatior Army, who have something to do witl cases of similar nature." The new regulation Forbidding cyclists to ride between the belts oi trees on Bealey and Fitzgerald avenu« excites the displeasure of "Antiscorcher," who adds:—"l am sure th* Mayor has studied the question of ho*n to get that £15,000 worth of groutui to widen Colombo street, and to mak« an effort to be successful at tho nexl poll of ratepayers he is enlisting th« force of several hundreds of cyclists tt help the cause. So far little has beer said a.gn_tnst this scheme, but for all the consideration that has boon given tho cycling public on* the roadways 1 will, witih many more, go to the poll and record my vote." Owring to tho price of farming and sheep land being, ip 'Tanner's" opinion, beyond a safe margin in case oi a. fall in the price of produce, he ask* any'of our readers to supply him with information as-to Argentina or South America in general, as a country fw young farmers. The young men whr seek the information have a fair amount of capital, health and strength, and a knowledjie of farming. They prefer sheep-raising land, suitnblo foi fattening la-mis, to arable farming.' At the present price of land, and th* taxes on it, it is no use stopping in New Zealand without a ghost of i show of making n. decently fair liviim out of a farm if produce falls from th* present top values to .average .price*. The condition oi Jackson's Creek. r*» ferred to by a recent correspondent, is dealt with by 'Typhoid Fcvep,* tlirough whose garden the crock Uawa. He declares it is a disgrace to th. Health authorities, "as the smell on » hot day is dreadful." For some tim« complaints have been made about till* creek, but nothing has been done. Oni correspondent says that it needs flushing once a week or covering in. The approaching destruction by th* Naval authorities of the old threedecker Asia, Which for many years ha_ lain; in Portsmouth Hnrbomr, move* 'Trunnion" to suggest that one or tw*i of "these old relics" nuicht he brought out here. "If we could secure ono oi two of them with historical records behind them, and > have tiheir history put in some conspicuous place, it might help to encourage young men to take to the Navy as a calling. One could be stationed, say, at Auckland, and the other at Lyttelton. Training to a certain, extent at all events, could be carried on in them; they could be kept in spick and span order-; and even if used as floating navai museums they could not help but be of service in the direction indicated." He invites some nautical expert to say how much »t wou.d probably cost-to tow sucih. a vessel out here. The question of stock straying in the *treeis of New Brighton is dealt with by several correspondents, one of whom defends o>unrfHoT Goodwin for calling attention to the matter, "as the streets are alive with cattle any day," while another explains that the iirofctent wfoich gave riso to tho vholo discussion arose out of the action of some youths, who chased our correspondent's horse up and down ono of the streets:' 1 Ho defends the constable for the action he took in the matter, and for his activity and watchfulness generally.