The Question Bag.

NZ Truth, Issue 152, 16 May 1908, Page 3

The Question Bag.

PA Goner" OVellingtonHYours has been dumoed into the w.p.b. •^lndignant" (BkEheim)— The champi?n cock and bull football yarn of the year. **AM." (Nelsoa)— As it is solely a <-uestion of facts an . appeal to the body YOU bame is of no earthly use. "Bi 1 / (Auckland)— We expressed our opinion* pretty strongly as ta the unco?-, .'-'rectness of the referee's interpretatija of the law on that particular point last year, and our contention is uoheld by no less an authority than Hamish Stuart, who, with all his foibles, is one of the soundest critics on Rubby m Great Britain. Our troubles on what the New Zealand Referees' Asso> ciation ruling is. We don't recmire $o be coached ud m Rugby law by that asinine institution. *'S.T." (Petone)— Never heard that Robb plavcd m junior football or even m sixth-grade competitions. His present appearance doesn't suggest that defence was his strong forte. Sieuers was ' a fairly rrood player, but scarcely up. to Welsh or Irish international standard. ''Rob" (Wellington)-- It was absolute balIv rot. However, we have something to say on those remarks m another part of these columns. \ '•P. 8." (Wait oa)— Without a shadow^ ot doubt. ]"R.T.'-' (Petonc)— (l) ,The :eferee's ruling was. correct m so fat as 1 the first try was concerned, but farcical m the case of the second touch down. (2) We will always maintain that Davie Sasc is the best all-round back the Dominion bas unearthed so far. The man you speak ol -was a fourth-rater compared to him.

*'Goal Post" (New Plymouth)— (l) 1879. (2) Three timee. (Gisbornc)— Those sort of croaks are off m these columns. Consult Ilutrbr specialists of the New Zealand Rcfp.TOcß' Association's class. »«A.S." (T/elliupton)— You have the hi<ij of a rhim cerous to suggest such a thins:. , *'A.8." 'Ktipci:, Christchurch)— Send tfie l&tter alon/, surd'' if, oh investigation we find %hat the sub-union and official you nama have refused to cive you fair treatment, we'll soon size them un. '♦All Black" (Mataura)— How on earth do you pxvett us to form an opinion oM to that flayer's merits| this season v/hen we have only hearsay evidence to co on. Yoi^r version may l;e the correct one— and it mightn't. "L.L.S." rCbrislchurr.ln— Unprintable. . I( A.W." (WestportY— Your union's change of (retting special > representation is "Bucklev's." Anyway, we're dead augainst the suKjrcstion, >'True Test" (Dqneflin)-We hare som? decent liars m WMi'n-W you take the vhole confectionary of the' Dominion. -. »W.T." fSttatford)— (l) 1891 and 18-14. (2) Good m all departments of the forward came, nnrticularly m oti r n r>Hv. ••Alhambra" (Dunedin)— We have been able to compare the registered colors of <he rospeotive cliius, and unhesititi'n?lv affirm that they are dissimilar m the ranttpr o? the red shadiw. On your' own showinf. you tret the worst of the argument, which, after all. calls for little of tb* fuss that has been made "W.H." '(Wellington)— The • 'Daily News" is auite incorrect m its statements that this naprr attcinptrd to cast >mfrenerous reflections on tbe, decoased's actions m reeard to = the late Barney 'Artnit. Wp do not hold ourselves leepousible for the news expressed by any private correspondent. At the time of Bavlv's death, we ref*cred to the aw.iatnjice piven by him to Armit's fam}J.y. nnd the contradiction Vame from one of thfi latter m the most emtiliatic terms. Pcrsonallv, ,we are pleased to bear that tl-c chartre of cajloijsness ureierr'ed a^inst Bavlv has not neon sustained. We will deal more with this natter m our next issue.