LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
PIL FE Rl Kc.'i <),i?• Sir, —That contemptiblo pilfering is rifo in Wellington I quoto you my experience. In transit from .the .ship , to my-houjio ;.I-,lost the following articles, which, though insignificant in value, would have' boon treasured as souvenirs by myself and'-a'pprcciated as gifts by those who wore to be. the.. recipients ;—l-J-, dozen embroidered handkerchiefs, 4 worked coral necklaces, 1 Sudanese'.pi&toly. 1« hand, dagger (silver, Sudan). I am not alone in complaining of this petty -.tliieyiiig; K ,but.otliors, prefer to bear the loss ;l rat : l)flr,. than , court publicity by bringing attenti9n-.to. jt.—l am, etc., —! , : ( ALBERT MARTIN;.' ' . May 16. ■ THE ELLIOTT'* 6 ABE]Sir', — 1 ;I notice in your" issue' of "t'o-day :! a' question askod by the 'Seeded lyn's case, that he (Elliott)'...gavo,. me.£lo for introducing Mr. . Ifleiypllyii,/,..'JY011,: I.! never personally iiitroduced Mr. to Elliott. Elliott came ; to' J mo'and'nieritioned ' the splendid " spec.,-" as he'.termed'it,''thatho had to olfer me. .it told'ihinijthat Ithad. 110 mo ley for speculation.Subsequently J met Mr. Flowellyn, and"mpntion^l.'tlto"vAifc ter to him. Later o'li, ; : ihb'; , ssnte l ''Hay'/ i Mr;' 'jfiewcllyn told me, that' 'ho had-'transacted asafe business with Elliott.—Xours, ctc.,.. —,- ; .-I'ETEHvM'-.'mSLE,,,;. May 16. ■! !,;-„y- ■„ - fln.'viow of the §till being before tho Court, wo have omitted a portion of Jfr. M'Ardle's'letter referring to him. Mr.^M'A'rdlif-' altfibutfis' Elliott's reference to himfto'.S]site,Vand. ; givcs a reason therefor.] PROFESSIONAL )FOOT3ALL. Sir,—l read in your vafiiablt" paper a few:days ago (at least I thwteiti; was your paper) that there was some, .sending aniAs-, sociation team Home, jo against teams in tho Second Division'.of the English League. . Now, • sir, ; lißvfftE 5 - 1 heard so . muchagainst professional footl)ill;.'.(either Rugby or Association), I 1 JFPiVflorijj.f;-if tlxo. "management" were Oiat .thi;. players in the Second Division 'are. 'drawihs'frbm £1' to £4 per -week l f6r * plajffif ••"'fdotßSlll 1 W conrso if they are . ignbrant";6f .this fact it alters tho case, but . if-it..is.lc;How^n r to',.t-heni I think it rather strange .for.ihcia.;. (peeing that they .' are , "down"!' oii''pr'6fessi6i]alisiii) to send Home a tcam''W.'coihpetoMrit!i'lprpifessierials.—l am, etciymw -8»U 10., ?;fev«-.-> PROFESSIONAL.:., May 13.' K ,
"THEY MOVE -80 SLOWiiY !! AT !^OM'E."
: Sir, —This, I. t-hinky- was 'iho'iiurden bf. Jill - . Townsend's remarSs , ' , wh , eli I ''idf'eW'i4wbd' 1 by 0110 pf your ,st-a£f -it^ - ' lrist'retiirlit-'trtnr' a visit-to tho Old Country, in-.connec-tion , therewith I sho.uid.-.like'.tpi.point.,.to, tho report in your .columns' of MfiisTdata Referring to the firp Vat!' pWwJ-"Eafife} ThfeStfo pn March 25 last. It t fk'ppeai'S ; ib'hat' l nvithiii five minutes of tho call was on, tho spot', frftQP.JiirPiinut.efl there were .thirty.-steam hundred' firemeu'.'iiresentT^ -1 ' I '' -*r'; rv - . I' seem to' WitTiin 5 a few months of. ihei "Empire. City,";'at : 'and-looked on-while th^'.Tjat^jp-hicli;should; havo put. out. tho, fires''escaped ""Worn the' mains at -"blow-Puts" pn tho" Ilutt'-Road; "
In conncction with i tions of tie decay an'dr'dect : csitudcj !, |sn'eWil .ineptitudeVin business; - 'irid vlacki of - !< ui>-t6-; date',', methods in the; Oldi it::hiight . bo instructive to giai)F(i>. i flJs^t;ho, v figftii, ; es.. l cf , Mr.: Asquith's o^ {i - ' ; ■ ; i'. , ' >X. k aijD'rich.- '1'! Paraparauniu, Mav, 9'.'" "V' n.fnlv;—7;fi[) S"M - i - : '' ,-v V ! a ■ . JUVENILE GAMBLING. , Sirj—While fully\apprecjating 'your -para-; ' graph;m this Jii.yenil<j. Gambling,!' I l'eel that'"'fhe rwi Troublo .lias. not been touched by of'lhfe enpfyibS' ■ bf' this • vieo'.', -No good will;evoi'-'bo^tione l until •' the ,_Chinese pak-a-poa,7.<;lefls rAfie-w completely':abolished.. . . Only this iwcie fined or six weeks' jmprisonmt'nt. . ,but I ami., told that - tliei ; 'busineso' jis •siUl. being carried on 1 by substitutes': in-.the' houses'' they, occupied.. Then,; wbAjw?! lo . l '!* thq.'iqftyj or so other Chinamen . clutches of the law?' tiiesb/houses. and spend sixpences tliat''\ve, %atli&s' 7 \voiil<r only be,too ''thankful toigetitqwards'tho' at-' ready high rate .of hqusokecni)ig : ; r aiKl- not . only that, but they titer's and boy friends"' "Tlio polie'd "seem" to he' incapable of cJearing the town of tilers pak-a T ppo, banks; and and , they ad * this gambling .Xriir-.'nove'r f'be' put' down. Hc\il Mr/'AitkeHpajSiiPift tKSV widening 'of Ilainiiig place.', This action, wo.iilffi'lWvb. assisfcd coti- : ' sidcrably in letting, light'-into :tlio' r practices: that /go oh; tliere. .' It' y'ill 'bo : to; the' credit 1, .pf .The'. Dominion; if it'Jcaii'' stomp -''quit ''this sixporirijv curse."—Y-ourS^' AiswsjwM£ l: M " BUT, OH, 'TWAS T>! IS TJ-J.AT- ENDED", ' I CAYO'S LlF£. V| — v 1 Sir, —In Saturday's iS.W& : df',Ttiß''Dosiij.'ibN. -"Hospitalstatesi-y-'^lt'is'trulyjustojjisliiiig that; no ono'has 'yet^att«riipt<kl l, tovdeVotflhimself to the elucidation'of the .di£saees^dl ; . •great' men," ctc.. So, many; have been blest with: alMhe] powers and'understanding in a dcgrce c fariabovo\th6 ordinary siate 'of. lnim.w nature,. havS'h'ech St" the sametime aA'licted. ''rfith' v: iiqrvbUß' , i 'diS-. -orders .which they '..who ~havd ,c, cxperibiiccd.tliem will not envy theif ;: 6xaltecl r 'gifts;.''As' in : , the, ;jrfost■ solid ro'eßS>';H f cih;s; r 4Jflfirs'6'fincl" substance 'arts';dftcn : dte4oVeiftlf: :^oJ.thtrd''is! , in genius a mixture ' .of' effects of which are well' known .tO|,-;brf','a weariness, of life, an unconcern' about' those tilings frhicli./ agitate- .the ■Wrchitcr : '-{iart' , .'bf 1 ' mankind. ' Somo •"ilbbJest',,'goniiises' have been founded on ! 'Wer-Complaints; and' it is remarkable' !TtKenr*werp?'fit'' - for socicty. Emerson s%sV'-' We'htiy<flvno\\'n; many fine geniuse.s,.'ivfth- ,( &at'| , imi)crfobtioiL that they cannot do an'ytltm^\'useful;' > 'ii , ot'kb much'as ivrito a 'dearsonfente/ff/?' Wjjiii# to be conventional. J Bu't, thß ? Tvaf/ Heaven/ takes' care you thing good in ■ you. ! ¥ory ' bail' company, and was 'ihvitcU' 'to. dinner., Columbus discovered lovely as himself.'"
."Hospital," asks, "TOTjft 1 did Mozart tlio of?": ''Mo was. fits which recurred at short iioripd'e ; Till : -tho-close of his life.- The /Venerable .-.a re-: cluse, died probably .1 sober man. 'rfc-' late, was not, and Wlfcnkwr<Sn^eV*his ; '•ten? happy marriage with' i 'tho'- r -I)\ic\ioss wo '-aro justified in conoludiiig? '?tHa l t ,,7 lie r '«\Vs liqiiS'pocked t6 death. CroiiVfreH^lied ;i .of ll fi s lgh''t; his latter days wore spent in anxiety' and 'dfr; prcssiori, if not romm .§)Sifio!S s \disl' s a'' 'lonely death. I have made- 'Hihc-'dwctiVfeiy! that great men were;Temavkable i 'i'6r ;, thb 1 ''ex- i traordinary quautity. of . food ; they - ate" Shakespeare-died Johnsoii was a' gluttirtip fnttd''Avrtuld\*;icv'6r agree-to go to any there was ho * 'fori*.*- -soid< <l»e? "man does; not love topgo -to-'a plac6 "Mm whence he comes' out "oxa'ctly'-a's - hp: jn ; oht : iii v ' it has pleased God to makd rn'an'a' compfisite animal, and when the- body, the mind wilManpiisfa.'*|-'.WKfen invited to dine oven with'fliV'intimiitd'frieiid; ho was not pleased ifvfc6ttiGtKing;bctte"f : than a plain dinner was notf"£6Yvea ; -to'--hnn.vlSo was a .hypochondriac, tb''a : vile melancholy which^ti-bs!)!cd:-''ins' ! "'great mind at periods of his-iife.-'.' Gthtfrs : Jl coiild 1 mention of the Rrea , t' ; '(vh6'<'tferdt'ahSious' : to gratify their palates, but- :! sptoo'-'arid -tiiiio will not allow. —I am, etci, , ' -BOnEMLViW May-12, ' " ' ';viw.ib' V ■■■*'
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 200, 18 May 1908, Page 9
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