POINTS FROM OTHER LETTERS

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23349, 7 June 1941, Page 5

POINTS FROM OTHER LETTERS

5 “Disgusted” writes: “After hearing .; * of the sacrifices our kinsfolk in Britain , me so willingly making on our per. half as well as their own, one is rather scandalised tb hear that 150 men at a ’lucent 12-day camp, spent £250 m, 'i drink! At any time I imagine the 4 average citizen would be disgusted, but. ILat a time like this when the country it is; crying out fob money and our hus■A% bands and sons are losing their lives jjb'through lack of adequate equipment, | i-iys worse than scandalous.” |#l*Anti-Social Climber” congratulates Elwofthy on the “manly stand _he has taken .on racing in war time. we If in the paper,” writes the corres- | .Ptynctent “of luncheons given by this I f oc,that club, and what Mrs So and || ;, Sfwore. I don’t think there .were any l’ toothers at those luncheons who have if giving their all for. their, country; I 'flPv So long as this social climbing long will we have this tmSwOfp 6 practice continue.” iPAs.” on the same subject, con- !■£-.; tthdt. if working class people, can speculate at the races,:, an Wmm in the £ tax bn .their .wages JfPfid not be any great hardship, the money (or part of it) which hrough the . totalisator would *111$; much better invested in National Accounts.. rO.’.'tCommon Sense,” referring "to |. .natives of Eire who appeal against [v military service, writes: “I suggest that -the' Government just collects them in \S.one mob and send them back to Eire, : ; -where they belong, and leave th; counand the jobs they have been holdfor our own boys when they re- ■ . t- ■ ’ '■ User” suggests that the Traffic .Department should-organise .a “Upepce-,-■*3l3” on women drivers, and .give? an '.instance of faulty driving by a woman. “Soapy Sponge” thinks it is time all jf,/ I ‘facing clubs considered the item “hos|,.Pitality” and reduced considerably the [?.; issue of complimentary tickets and free ’lluncheons, ifev'. . •,. , s if‘Tfew Broom”- adyocat.es that bowlclubs should, appoint ;new delegates f ’ this' year tc the Canterbury Bowling ii Association.'. "New Broom" thinks, that Plwktekgatqs,'have; bean: content,-.to. feSSip; along in the' : old rttt” and; sugthat “much needed .changes” be PjjWde-thia year, :■ j