LETTERS IN BRIEF.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13710, 18 April 1910, Page 3

LETTERS IN BRIEF.

A. V. Wood, Sumner, writes warning to those ownei-s of motor and sailingboats who ignore the danger signals hoisted on the Cave Rock. Hβ says the pilot (Mr J. Day) and his crew last Saturday afternoon rescued a party of five youths who endeavoured to cross the Sumner bar in a motor launch when a strong ebb tide was running and a big sea breaking outiido. The boat soon got into trouble, and a big sea breaking aboard disabled the engine. Owing to the heavy sea the lifeboat could not get alongside, but a line was tlung to tlie launch, which was then towed to safety. "Fair Play" writes supporting "New Blood's" complaint against the Tourist Department's action in issuing tickets only by a particular line of coaches plying between Little River and Akaroa. He protests against a State Department boycotting a line of coaches that has done much to develop Akaroa as a pleasure resort. He states that the line now. favoured by the Government used to charge 15s return until the opposition line started and by its reduced tares made Akaroa such a favourite resort. "Fair Play" understands the Postal DapartTiont's agreement with the present mail carrier stipulates for a fare of 15s return, although 10s is c-hargod at present; but he says that should the opposition be run off (with. Government assistance), the fare would at once go up. The Postal Department saves £200 a ye*r through tne existence of tlfe opposition, and now boycotted, line. Robert Veitch, writes expressing gratification at the decrease in the use of patent medicines, and at the spread of physical culture as a cure for disease. He says deep breathing is likely to cure more ailments than all quack medicine* can hope to benefit. Some of the proprietors of these remedies are distributing pamphlets recommending physical cultnre and deep breathing as an aid to the action of the medicine, whereas all the goocTderived by patients is gained from the physical culture and deep breathing, the result of the medicine being nil. .