Conaensed Correspondence.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 42, 17 August 1895, Page 3

Conaensed Correspondence.

* " Riconoscenza " writes suggesting that as the Bill giving Ch9tnis a right of appeal has now passed, a meeting of Italian residents should be held to express their heartfelt appreciation of the services of Mr. C. H. Mills, the Hon. Mr. M'CuHongh, and others, and to thank both Houses for having passed such a just measure '"An Old Soldier and Footballer" points ont that the reason two Wellington representatives could not go to Christchurch was that being in the Defence Department, tbey cou'd not got leave. Our correspondent characterises the regulation as ridiculous, and thinks the facts cannot be known to the Defence Minister. Taking part in athletic sports cannot affect discipline. In both the Fnglish and Geimin armieß, where the very essence of discipline is maintained, crioket, football, polo, tenuis, cycling, and all other manly sports are engaged in to a very great extent, officers and men alike joining in the same games, with the result that discipline isi'mproved and a good feeling exists between officers and their men. As to luterfering with duty, the men do not want indefinite speoial leave, but only their ord'nary fnrlongh of 12 days per year, which ia allowed them by regulations. And yet the authorities absolutely refuse to allow them tha*, if it is for the purpose of playing football. No one knows why. "Kilbirnieite" thinks that Captain M'Mahon's motion at the County Councils' (Conference on the subject of roads leading to gravel-pits; slaughterhouses, Ac, should be made to apply to suburban bpronghs as well. Travers-atreet, Kilbirnie, is a case in point, as the through traffic there from the slaughterhouse at Miramar, and with shingle; 40., from Lyell Bay, cuts the street up so as to render portions impassable to pedestrians; The material carted is not used in the dittriet, but the other places which use it pay nothing for the maintenance of the road, which falls entirely on the Melrose Boroughi Counoil.. " J L." quotes from the Argus Parliamentary reports to show how disastrously high, Protective duties have affeoted the commercial morality of manufacturers in Victoria, so that reputed flannels were found to contain 50 per cent, of cotton, and tweeds in some oases 50 per cent, of shoddy. So-oalled felt hats were found to be mainly wool, and it was found that while the Customs supposed the raw material used in distilling whisky as entered in Abe Customs Bhould only have yieldod say 250,000 gallons, actually 350,000 gallons or so was turned ont, and sold as Scotch or Irish. Where did the Viotorian stuff go to ? Prohibitive dutieß are a huge failure in Victoria and an encouragement to fraud and dco?it. > '' Anti-Chinese " does not think the people in earnest against the Chinese. They have not moral courage to combine and resist the Übiniman'e winning ways. He suggests that an Undesirable Shoppers and Employers of Labour Bill should be .passed thtQugh all stages at one sitting of the House, making it punishable either by fine or imprisonment on conviction of any person found having dealings, in any Bhape or form, with a Chinaman. Bkfobi stock-taking, which takes place in a few days, I shall offer the following extraordinary bargains :— Ladies' last, season's three-quarter jackets, worth 19s 6d, for 2s lid, 25s for 5s lid ; a few lined cloaks, 37s 6d for 10s 6d ; ladies' skirts, 3s Cd for Is Gd ; a few real bear boas, 60s for 355; a few dressing gowns. 12* 9<J for 7s lid : an odd lot of oorsete, worth 4s 6d to 6a 6d, for 2s lid ; balance of French pattern bonnets, worth 17s 6d to 25a, tor 3s lid, 5s lid ; nntrimmed felt hats, good shapes, Id each, at C. Smith's, the Cash Draper, Cuba-street. — Advt. For eonitnuaftonq; running matter lee/ourih