ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 313, 25 April 1877, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

[We wish it to be most distinctly understood that *( are not responsible for the opinions expressed by out correspondents. ]

THE EDITOR OF " THE MAIL" AND THE DUNEDIN TIMES CORRESPONDENT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE EVENING MAIL. Sir,—As you have gratuitously gone out of your way to flatly contradict the truth of information forwarded by me to the Otago Daily Times in my capacity of correspondent, would you allow me to reply through your columns, as thereby my statement will secure a wider publicity than if published in the Dunedin journal, I freely admit that it is within the province of an editor to contradict any published statement which is calculated _ to mislead the public ; biat before attempting to do so it is equally imperative that the censor should have, at least, some slight knowledge of the matter on which he presumes to be an authority. As you, sir, by your action, have proved that you are wholly innocent of any idea of the duties alluded to, and as your ex cathedra dicta are woefully lacking in that most essential ingredient—veracity—with your permission I will state a few facts, and leave to those to whom it is not so great a stranger the task of estimating the value to be°put upon the " official" utterances of The Mail. Some few days since 1 telegraphed to the Daily Times that a rumor was current of a possible resignation of one of the parliamentary representatives for the district. Inspired, from what source it is impossible to conceive, The Mail denounced the statement as a fabrication, and concluded by stating that there " was no foundation whatever in it." I did not notice the contradiction by writing to the Editor, but as in duty bound I wired away the following to show my employers I was not drawing on my imagination : —" With regard to the statement in the Oamaru Mail on Saturday, and which was also telegraphed to Dunedin, contradicting your correspondent's report re, the possible resignation of one of the members for the district, your correspondent obtained the information from no less a source than the mouth of the member himself some time since. It is a step the possibility of which rumour has of late changed to probability. So much for the assertion—- " The statement has no foundation whatever." Thus cornered, instead of making the amende honorable, " Truthf ulJeames" is guilty of the most contemptible wrico-ling, and last night's issue containsthe°f olio wing precious explanation : " The Oamaru correspondent of the Daily Times has apparently waxed wrath at our daring to contradict the statement telegraphed by him to the Times in reference to the probability of there being a vacancy in the representation of Waitaki in the House of Representatives. He has been troubling the Times with some further information on the subject, and seems indignant that we should have dared to call in question any statement he might make. Poor fellow ! We are exceedingly sorry that we should have been compelled to contradict a nice little bit of his news. He says he got his information some time ago from the mouth of the member himself, and adds that rumour has since been at work upon tae subject. Well, so it might have been, but before making use of information picked up on the highways and byeways, would it not have been more sensible to have made inquiries and found out if the report was true, instead of taking as 'gospel' anything said by the member in jest, which the idle gossips in the town were only too glad to twist into real earnest?" Deny my assertion that the member in question had admitted the possibility of his resignation, this truthful chronicler could not, so he sheltered himself under the pitiable excuse that the observation was made in jest. It will be thus seen that, so far, it has been merely word against word, and taking into consideration the weight and importance to be attached to the word of an Editor, it must be confessed the balance was greatly in favour of the Mail. But as the Fates would have it, there happened to be about a dozen of most reliable witnesses present, any one of whom I am sure would be quite willing to bear me out that the statement was uttered in sober earnest,

and in answer to a deputation of ratepayers. With regard to the assertion that I go forth into the highways and bye ways to pick up my information, 1 freely admit the impeachment, and were the Editor of the Mail to do likewise, instead of glean-, ing his information from the purlieus and back slums, his paragraphs would be more reliable and not quite so redolent of the itmosphere in which they were hatched. [ regret that justice to my employers :ompels me to allude to the member, reference to whom had the same effect on ;his journalist on the rampage for a par ihat a red rag is said to exercise on a mad )ull. I am quite sure that the innocent >bject of this -unpleasant controversy had 10 hand in the dissemination of the tissue >f mis-statements which have appeared in he Mail, and that he is anything but >bliged to this self-constituted champion. let this personage is one of the leaders of »üblic opinion. 0 tempora, 0 mores. — '. am, &c, The " Times' " Correspondent.

lofi'ifs"' Hood and Shcnnan. corner of and Etchen streets, Oamant. have the ifi'ustl stock i>f Gentlemen's Colonial tTothl,fiu the aortb of Otago. and nusjirpassed ir cheapness and durability. Working men id others wilt find this a safe and reliable tahJishrnent to make their purchases. article of genuine fptality, and their ■Diilc in free °f tt " goods <>f a doubtful or lljljjuh character. One price asked..— li>Vf. | Oca N"k\v Zkalasd IspCHTBtKH. Messrs. 'ullunstoin Bros., manufacturer* and wholeilu warehousemen. <>f the New Zealand lotliing factory, following the example of |IIIU of th« largo manufacturers at Home, ul more especially with a view of preveutit tin; importation of' English clothing, are jutiing extensive retail establishments in ie large centres of population, for this trpoßo they have lately fitted upeommouna premises in Messrs. Shrimski and \ m ' huildings. Thames-street, where the J u of their manufactures will be thrown ion direct to the public of Oamaru, This •and*, which will be opened on Saturday, pril 7. will be under the immediate manageunt of Mr. R. €. Lindsay, and under the Msoual supervision of Mr. B. Halleustein. lu head of the New Zealand firm. Messrs. [allunsteiu Bros., under the management of Tr. Anderson, started the New Zealand luthing factory about three years ago. W commenced on a comparatively small :nle, but at present they employ between JU and -tOO people. They had to overcome lany (lilhculties. and much prejudice, and specially the persistent opposition on the urt of the larger houses, glutting this ruarofc with imported goods, and no- doubt the itailers found it to their advantage to push icse in preference to local manufactures. ho proprietors of the New Zealand Vto thing 'actory have therefore judiciously decided i introduce their manufactures direct to the »•''(! consuming population of New Zealand:, nil iu: order to do so effectually, they have oturmined to sell a single garment at the >lmli!salu price. The selling price is to be larked in plain figures on every article, from liiuh no abatement will be made. The usiucss is to he conducted strictly on the ihli principle, and all goods must be paid iron delivery, but any article not found it tabic may be exchanged., or the money iturticd. As will be seen from the garlouts exhibited, the public will now l>e aide ) choose from the largest stock of men's, iiufchs', and hoys' clothing, superior in .-.f.yte id quality, and at a proportionately I >wer •ice to anything that can be imported, lit, irrespective of alt these advantages, it to the interest of everyone to support an ihtstry which employs New-Zealand labor, ul is a direct bouetit'to the butcher, baker, ■ ■ ■ ■h'l.nic, shopkeeper, merehant. i •he community. ~[Ai->vr. ] > i'. 'nrrc.vr \Ni'i I'ru.s.— £>au- ■ . ■ mi; laiut-i. --Tfm enumeration i. . : • ;s scarcely necessary, as, •■•I.,- t Englishmen know them .1 ■ .ughs, common colds, mi - • i ■■■. asthma, pleurisy, iuttauii";s, and even consumption .■• w', ■';.,'■'., are successfully treated. ' ; way's (hutment npotv the i ■;•■■ ' ie back between the shotti- ; dos internally, checks the relieves the over - gorg"d ii!is, ,u"«'l. i '> ■ removes oppression from the iett, anil restores the obstructed respiration tlinrto both distressingly disagree'de and yhty dangerous. fu treating this class of j senses, H'olloway's fills should, always hj; | ken while using his Ointment : they purify j i) blood, promote perspiration, and- al'ay i .ngerous irritations. i