LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14000, 5 September 1907, Page 5

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

MISLEADING ATTENDANCES AT THE LATE EXHIBITION, . : Sir, —Tho colony is under a deep debt of gratitude to Mi* H. J. Scdtt, Commissioner for South Australia, for his candid criticism of tie . management of the lato Exhibition) and 'particularly for his refer-, •once to what he describes as the "misleading record of attendances." ' At the" Melbourne Exhibition of 1888 the total attendance was, 1,963,436, inado up as follows':—Adults,. '1,542,415; children, 179,219; and free adniisisons, 241,802. Tl\kc jatter included j exhibitors a,nd attendants 'passing through tho turnstiles (over '20. times a-day). At the Sydney 'Exhibition of 1879 the total attendanco was: 1,117,536, made up as follows:—Holders of season tickets, 76,278; adults, 651,903; children, 112,299; free admissions, 267,056. ~ Tho tatter aire stated. in the "official record to include exhibitors and' attendants;. • workmen, and miscellaneous. 1

At the recent New Zealand International Exhibition everyone - who passed through the turnstiles' registered as an attai-. dant automatically, no matter whether lie was an exhibitor, workman; or attendant or anything eke, and whethor or not ho went ill 20 times on the same day, tho automatic turnstiles being unable to remembor faoe?, '

I - hopo the Government will take this matter .up and prevent, tho misleading record of attendances from over being olfieiallv published, and further suitably acknowledge its indebtedness to Mr H. J. Seo'U. —I am, ,ctc v ' Argus.

FOOTBALL:THE AUCKLAND-OTAGO MATCH. Sir,—l should be pleased if you would allow ine.fijweo in your valuable paper in which to side with Mr MaoCormick over that regrettable incident which occurred during the second spell of tho "football match on Saturday last. ' The incident happened just in front ,of where stood,' and it was the unanimous opinion of those to.-a position to. see and judge for themselves that there was nothing wrong with the play at this point of tho game, and all audibly expressed their sympathy for Mr MacCormick. In his manly letter in your issue of to-day Mr MacCormick ;■ expresses' himself well when lie says> ho believed himself to be tho victim of ciromnstances, and, had it not been for the play,indulged in by some others of his team,, lie would never have had a word said.to .him. It -was for these latter players that ■ he became—well, for tho loss of a better word—the, scapegoat. <' '

I would, ask Mr . MacCormick to bo of good cheer, and overlook the conduct of a certain portion of the crowd. And hero again he ha<l to shoulder the abuse 'merited by others j for after all it does not take many voices to make a noise. I can assure him that he has the sympathy, judging fro|r». the general conversation, of all sport-loving people of Dunedin and Otago who witnessed the match. I hope wo shall have the pleasure of 6eeing him hero again as a representative of his province when next visiting • this city, and show us all what J! .believe him to be—a just and conscientious player. " Before concluding I should like to bear testimony to the ability and patience shown by Mr Evans in controlling a very difficult game, thus enhancing his good reputation as a referee.—l am, etc., ' A StIirATHISEE. •Dunedin, Soptember 2.

THE DRINK HARDEST FOR AUGUST. Sir, —Like unto a' 'mighty river of woe, 60 tho drink evil rolls on; it is on.c swift., broad. stream of • crime, degradation, 1 and death, continually presented to the gaze of tho manhood and womanhood of our land. The following gloomy record for the past month ought to cause all to ask themselves to what extent they are responsible:— Suicido (Dunedin Gaol) 1 Breach Licensing/Act' by publican .. 1 'Mon burned to death .. .. 3 Breach Lioonsing Aot by brewers ... 1 Drowned l (man) v.- 1 Lunacy .. ... 1 1 Drunkenness (including 30 first offenders) 63 IndeoMicy. .. 6 Assaults ..' .. ~.i 8 Men injured. ; ~i 3 Breaking and stealing .. .. • J ;. G Prohibition orders'' .. .; 5 Illicit selling license districts . • 10 Illicit telling no-lioense district .. 1 Obscenity .. .. ' ... .. 4 Other olfcnces 18

Total .. .. 137 It is a. fact that ivhai; is recorded ui the Dunedin press, and so; in,y tlieso. monthly lists, & only a fractional part of-the .terrible hav'oc that, alcohol'is working; and, further, that what'.'is recorded .-in the press of tho whole colony is only a'sample tummary of the total' ovil wrought by drink, for the most pitiable, painful, and heart-rending of its evils are hidden deep dowil in the hearts, homes, and lives of thousands of our suffering fellow-colonists. The Nightcap's colliery disaster took place, and lives wero lost. Immediately a commission of inquiry is set up, so that similar catastrophes may be prevented in the future, arid legislation brought to- bear to .prevent such occurrenccs.' Rightly • so, every sano man must admit. Yet here is the liquor traffic oarr'y.img off its thousands, casting evil broadcast, on overy band, and men are apathetic or callous or blind to •it.' ' Why is this? Surely it cannot be because of tho 6ordid reason that there is money in tho - traffic! Human beings, .slaughtered .in..the alooholic shamble houee in tho twentieth century for the sake of monetary. gain to the few!—l am, etc., Saxdy M'Togg. Dunodin, September 4.

- •-THE DEER-STALKING SEASON, Silt,—l am pleased to see that Mr Hardcastle has taken up'the .matter of the ridiculous.suggestion.of! the Otago Acclimatisation Society .to open, the stalking season for red deer throughout New Zealand from 15th .April. We,-' as stalkers, understand that'Otago ,6lags begin to rut later than elsewhere, but never throughout my personal experience of .1+ successive years' stalking I in Otago' havo. I known the rut to commenco later than April 1; it has generally been earlier. It is'quite boyond my-comprehension to understand'for what reason the couhcil suggests April 15 'as the most suitable date.' Let us consider what' th® inovitablo .result will bo if April 15 is adopted .as the opening date. Stalkers who ha.ve had any. experience will-know that the rut,will bo practically over when they, arrivo. on the ground,-, and their chancA of fin'diiig shootable stags by walk-: ing day. after' day, with no .roaring to guide them, will be very remote. Then the' poaching fraternity will havo a good opportunity, of potting stags before sportsmen arrivo on. the'ground. This will be nioro in tho poachers' favour, than it hf.6 been in tho past) although deer were even then shot beforo the ■ opening date,- a 6 pointed out in Mr Hardeastlo's letter.

Probably one reason for the. council suggesting tile 15th April as most suitable is tho fact that it would -give the .beet stags a chance cf being in unintcriuptcd possession of tho hinds for a longer period; but this .'small gain will not by a long way compensate'for'the'loss sustained by the deficiencies in license fees and through poaching if the above date j6 agreed upon. Another thing that stalkers who intend going 'to the deer' country - liavo to tako into consideration is that'at any time after 15th - April", tho weather may change,' and they stand a very, good ohaneo of'being hampered with snow beforo having even started their shooting. This, with the uncertainty of the 6port, would tend to prevent their taking out licenses, for the the least of it, would not •Ije'ehcbiiraging. It is .to ho regretted that 1 there are no experienced stalkers eiated with the-council, whose advice woi)ld greatly 'Assist' tho society in such matters pertaining to deer. From tho point of view' 6( the runliolders, who should bo shown some consideration, let mo add that their sheep are always mustered- in from tho high and dangerous country not ; later than 15th. Slay,- and stalkers on the ground after that dato' create- considerable' troublo by driving : inobs'-of',sheep back'• again, thereby causing a- great : deal'of- ill-feeling 10 exist 6iich as no'lrue sportsman desires. If I may bq, permitted to suggest a suitable date for tho opening of the season for red deer in Otago 1 should be in favour of the opening day being March 25, the season to close on May 15 for tho above reasons. Failing this, I. would'leave the opening day as at present (April 1), and close the season earlier, ' say. May 15._ It is to be .hoped that the society will give the matter oareful consideration, and gain by correspondence the opinions of tho manv experienced stalkers before deciding on a date.—l am, etc., . Habolo E. Hodgkinsox. Oamarii, Septembor 2.

■> ft ' ' Sir,—The local irr your issue of the 2nd inst., setting out, that the aim of the Otago Acclimatisation Society. in recommending that tile opening of tlio deer-stalking season should toko place a fortnight later than heretofore is to prevent, the best stags from being shot off beforo the rutting season,.docß,not put the matter quite fairly. Tho stalkers do not: want any shooting of stags lo take placo before the rutting season. ..The.-jesting teaswr commences in' tfee Jast

week in March, and the striking season has opened on April 1, so that in ordinary years (as" regards tho weather) no shooting of stags can tako placo beforo tJioy liavc joifled.the hinds. In 1903 tho society opened tho season in North Otago on March 20,. and.it was tho stalkers who strongly protested against this being done again. I wrote mysolf to the society, and also to tho Colonial Secretary, and urged them on no account to allow any stalking to bo 'done boforo April 1, so; that tho hinds would not bo disturbed ajid tho free movement of stags in search of herds should not bo interfered with. Look at tho stale of tho Tapanui herd of fallow deer in now iri com-' pared with what it was seven or 'eight yeara ago; and I am convinced it is largely duo to tho foolish .policy of allowing bucks to he shot at-' for a month before tho rotting season. The season for shooting fallow bucks, ' if tho herd is to be preserved, should not open till April 15, as the . fallow deer. rut . usually begins about that time or a few days before, Stalkers are as anxious as : tho society to see tho deer herds preserved, but I cannot see how it is possible to-have complete protection for stags and allow stalking as well. In such-high and rough' country as tho best, parts of tho North Otago deer forest, such as tho Hunter and the Dingle, stalkers must Jiavo some, moro encouragement than a mere ohance of getting a head or two before they will..tackle* it. It 'must, be borne in mind that nearly all tho stalking has to be done near—or, rather, on—tho tops of the ranges, from 5000 ft to' 7000 ft in height. It is. not that stalkers cannot locate herds in the heavily timbered country except in the . rutting' season, but that 'they cannot locate tho,. which have then left, the hinds, either on tho bush or on the rugged tops above the bush. Tho weather- must not bo oyerlooked. In tho sccond half of April"thero is moro risk of being caught in rain and snow. No stalking can be done on the high country in either snow or rain, as the clouds completely envelop' tho stalking grounds. Speaking from seven seasons' experience of stalking in North Otago, the sport after the rutting season has closed will inot be worth the candle.—l am, etc., E. Haedcastle. Christchurch, September 3. \. V . — — ■ " j THE DRAPERS' ASSISTANTS' UNION. MR SCOTT IN REPLY. Sir,—ln reply to Mr Br eon's • effusion, which appeared in your issue of to-day, I would take it as a favour if .yon would allow me to publish tho following, extracts from the ca'so as reported in your columns during the hearing of tho dispute. They are to .bo found ill the Otago Daily Times of October 31 and November-1, -1902. : ; vi (a) Reasons set out by employers and filed in court Why the dispute should not be hoard■ 1. That the union is composed of-juniors only, and is v.ot a valid one. _. . 2. That had the union been a valid one,'- and represented even a small minority or draper's assistants, the case lyould never have, come before the court, but would have been settled amicably in the same way as the grocers' was. - i 3. That tho demands of the so-called uriion did not eminato from the trade at all,. but. from an outsider who profited thereby. 4. That tho drapery trade is essentially ono that is paid by merit, and that'an award would bo detrimental to the best interests of the assistants.

'5. That an overwhelming majority,'if not tho whole body of draper's assistants, are opposed to ari|»ward. G. That the union point Sblank refused! •to meet'the masters in conference. 7. That outside and undue influence wag brought to bear on members of the union to the great detriment of the conciliatory spirit of tho Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act.

8. That to give »n award under the circumstances under which - this-union was formed, and tho arbitrary way in which it has been dominated and coerced by the secretary, is against tho spirit and intention of the act.' 9. That the case is one that was never contemplated by the Legislature wheii passing tho Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and, consequently, shoidd ba thrown out. (b) Mr Breen's 'eircular letter to members of tho so-called Drapers' Assistants' Union: Dear ,—A Special Meeting o[ tho,Drapers' Assistants' Union will be held at the Trades Hall, Moray Place; on Monday, June 16, at 7.30 p.m. As the dispute between the union and employers Ye hours, wages, etc., will come on for hearing before the Arbitration Court during tho coming week, it is desirable, if you take any, further interest in' the -union, that you should make it your business to attend this meeting, as, failing a fairly representative meeting, it is my intention to withdraw the case.

X urgently-request you to.teriously consider this matter, as any show of weakness on. the part of this nn inn will in all probability bo followed by. further reductions on the part of the unscrupulous-employer. Trusting you will see the necessity of being present.—l remain, yours faithfully, R. ibREEN, Acting-secretary. I shall not further waste my time or your space to comment on the above statement. Suffice it to say that I did not prcparo the case, but conducted .'it at a moment's noticc owing to the illnees of tho gentleman who was appointed to do so. If any of your readers wishes an unbiassed account of what really did happen, it will be found recorded in your columns of above dates. Tho case, • though some-, what' ancient, still holds the record", and is very interesting a.nd instructive reading.— I in, ctc., • William Scott. < Lhinedin, September 2, :. 1 THE LIMITATION 01T ANGLERS' BAGS. 1

Sir,—l notico in your paper-of tho 30th ult. a paragraph wjiich states;- that a regulation has been gazetted limiting the number of trout to bo caught by an, •angler per day to 2J fish or 201b weight. F.urther, I obsqj'vetl' in last Saturday's l paper- : that the Otago Anglers' Association telegraphed to Mr Chisholm requesting him while dn': Wellington to support befoio tho authorities its protest, against the'regulations,.and, that steps'wero'being taken to convene a'special meeting' to protest. : I wrote a'lcttcr to ,your paper at' the .time' it was decidcd by ; tho , Acclimatisation Society to impose a -limit, drawing the attention of anglers to it, and asking others to take the subject up; ■ but my letter was only supported by ono angler (Mr A. Mason, of Tapanui), who wrote a capital letter on-the subject. He argued that it would bo very hard on an angler who could only get outi a few tim'cs in a season if he were limited; to; say, i3O fish per day; and I entirely agreovwitlu him; but I don't think grossed our minds* that fiuch a -limit as 201b.- would 'be' impose'd.'' I can only say that anglers must have - been asleep -concerning their . interests ' in not taking the; matter'up..at the time I wrote, and before' any regulation' was gazetted. It will now'be much more 'difficult to get alterations '.effected than it would ■have been to prevent such regulations being mado in the first ■ instance. I think 20 fish or 201b a. ridiculous limit, and' consider that no limit .should be made; an angler has quite enough poor - days,' -without being iimited when he does find the fish on the take.' The .catching., of 20 fish .whoa-taking', tfrcely would bo a matt-cr ,of only ,a fow: hours, and it would be nonsense to suppose that an angler wojild- put up his-rod , while the trout were rising , all, round, him. , I may point out that.'many anglers who arc working men only ..get one day a week,;,aridare hardly likely to havo.more than Ipno or two days in the season when it would be possible -to mako a . really "good b'ag—and pcrhapa not even that. ;Tlic* .a limit would induce fishermijri to" Return small'fish to tho water in : the 'hope that they may get bigger- oncs, Is absurd, as a fish caught is w-orth two uncaught. In any case, it,is illegal to take'fish'which do not exceed 9in in length, and nobody has a right to say that fish above that eiz'o should be returned to tho water—it is the business of the society's rangers to sec that no fish below size arc taken. How doesthe society propose to decide competitions under, a limit system? I take this moans of expressing my opinion, as heing'up country l am unable to attend the special.meeting to protest, and ho)A> that-', otheri : country anglers will take tho eame ,means of showing their indignation at this interference with their rights.—l am, .etc., ''■ Also a Fisherman, . September 2. ,V

MORTGAGEES' -ACCIDENT , INSUR-. ■ ' ANCE POLICIES. ' SlH,—Does it seem fair, when a fanner has a mortgage on his farm, that he should havo to pay two premiums for accident insurance—ouo to .protect himself and- ohe to protect tho mortgagee? I have,io pay £1 a year tc protect flie mortgagee,, and I consider I .am' simply making..tho. insurance company a present of it, • for. there would need to be eight or tcri men killed on my farm before the mortgageo would suffer loss, even it I had no policy to protect myself; such as I have. -Is it compulsory for all mortgagors to have a polioy to protect the mortgagee, or could: they agree among themselves ■to do without? I think if there was a return of all. losses paid by insurance companies on mortgagees' policies it would be "nil." 'Tho sooner such a. law is amended the Porhaps tho Farmers' Union might look; into it. I should like to know if the far mora wfio havo money on their properties from the Government have. to„pay-a premium on a policy.—l "am, etc.,\ I .. Soi'iH OTAGO Faeher. " .-Sgatcmfor V- '' :

SHOULD'THE WORKING MAN HAVE : A FREE BREAKFAST TABLE? . : Sib,—ln your journal of this' morning's issuo thero is along statement; from a.flour- '.. milling company professing to show that iii tho. event of the importdutf boing taken . off wheat- and Hour; .'-'disaster .throughout tho colony'Vwoiild..bo the rcsiilt. The reasons this flourmilling .company gives appear to be the most absurd that possibly.', could be, such as ",N<>. wheat .would be • grown, as the New. Zealand, fanner could ; not compete." -Surely II who aro not blinded by self-intcrc6t' will seo.: thc un-' reasonableness of .this statement,:., sinqe;-wo: all know that om; 'averago prop;;of ..wheat' in' New Zealand is about' two and a-lialf times the averago all ovor Australia, ■alfo that tho\ failure of iho oron is many'; times moro .frequent in Australia' than; in Nfcw Zealand. . ... ' >•/.->% Another absurd reason tho company gives.; ;is that "Australian wheat-growing;lan'd is', very cheap compared to New Zealand's " as if we did not all know that-,our-land waa moro valuablo bwSuso it could prodnco moro crop.' . This being so,. !wo should not -be afraid' to allow wheat' or any other -. Australian pro--dtieo to bo imported duty,' free, .as in tho event of a failuro of tho crop, as' was the case with potatoes, last season, they; would become so .dear. that, a working man with-a family could not afford to purchase them, although' 'thoy.may bo extra. plentiful -in Australia, the effect of tho obnoxious ad,, valorem duty being that the duty was -in-" 1 creased as tho . price of,tho potatoes in- ; oreased. . I respectfully submit that' thero is no justifiable reason why thero should bo any import 'duty on any of tho necessaries of life that aro -.grown in any of tho Aus-. triilian colonics, so that when thero is a famine or scarcity-in one' part .the surplus in mom fa.voured mparts might be' sent,tothe - famine-stricken parts with as littlo : dolay and at as littlo cost as possible. •• Ono of tho milling company's arguments is that tho interests of our local industries should to studied. ' I would, like to know how we can study; our local, industries' better than by making such arrangements as will render it as far as possible certain, that, our workers isball be fed as cheaplyand 'as well as possible.;.. .. lt Earnestly' hoping that .thd; present Parlia: mcnt 'iv-ill abolish the duty on 'the .working man's and• woman's food grown in Aus-' tralia and Tasmania—and .there',is< hot the slightest doubt'they'would soon follow _ 6uch, a good example,— I.am, etc.; Duncdin, Septcmbor 3. Fair-Eiat.. THE TREATMENT ""OF DELIRIUM • TREMENS CASES., ■ Sir,—The'extraordinary letter in . to-day's issue, with its approval.- of ,'yoUr ■ 1 extra--ordinary leadoiy I Jiavo read 'muclt moro iii. sorrow than in. anger# Your correspond dent appears warm.;. 5 - Are his-withers •wrung? lam afraid I cannot use about luin tho words of tho' valiant knight, Sir "Andrew Aguechcck: "If I. had known hewcro eo cunning, of fence I should, havo focn'liim damned before I had fought with; him." Rather I might cry if 'I were a fighting man (which lam not): "The Lord hath delivered him unto my haids." However, I'should simply venture to re-' mind liim,*/if ho has forgotten it, or impress upon him/"if lie never knew it, the' fact that hurling epithets is no argument. Such a letter .as ho ihas. written , reads' Hko "No caso: Abuse the.-othor Side."' Ho would have done more good to tho subject undeii disputo by a few 6ane,_ wellbalanced plrfases,, if he has such in hjs voca&ulairy, than by 20 pages ; of tho kind' lie has been ill-advised-enough-to send for publication. Since our friend t has tossed; his glovo into the ring with such an _ airy: grace, will ho answer mo two questions? Does lie think an observation ward an essential or not in a properly-equipped, ■hospital tho size of that of Duncdin? Does lie think it scientifio or humane or worthy of twentieth century modicino that noisy' or refractory .patients should be allowed'to Lie in the wards beside those who are seriously .ill, or whoso lives aro in the balance? They do, you know, in a certain hospital not 100 miles from here. " Confreres "is a lino word, good Bottom, an' excellent word. But if theso villains do betray mo, tell mo, gentle 6hophcrd (for you ■have told us nothing,yet; at least, nothing of the least value), what_ will' tho association do with me when at lays; its' large,' cold Jiarid on me, and what will I do?And, gentle shepherd, don't you. really' think it is not so much foolish words as neglect of duty and of tho vast responsibilities committed to oui : charge that brings disrepute upon, our noble profession? ■ If "Medicus II" feels his friends aro. anxious about his mind's- ihealth, I don't think it would -be a' badvidCa for him to rattle round and impress upon them all that lie had no ha'nd in* tho letter of "Medicus." "Whother that would reassuro them or not with regard to _ his sanity, God knows. It depends on bis friends.— I am, cte., Medicub. , Duncdin, September 3.

JUVENILE DRUNKENNESS IN DUNEDIN. Sib,—lt was simply heart-rending to boo tho stream oE young boys and men under the influence of liquor with whom one could not help coming in contact last Saturday night, between the hours of 10 and 11, along the streets of . Duncdin. Nor is this an exception to the rule. Every, other Saturday night is marked oonspicu- . ously with tho same grievous and. lament-.-nblo scenes. This is evident to ovoryono who does not wish to close his eyes, especi- 1 | ally so to thoso who wore abroad last Sate- ,■ day night, to' prove 'for_ themselves the : extremely sad state of affairs beyond [loulrt. or cavil. They, with, the great majority of jour readers, musi? clearly observe that':' tho liquor traffio can never ;be regulated. It never has' been' regulated;-: and undergo executive guidance or State law- can-, it over he anything. better or worse than, it &-■ that is to say, a lecensing of liquor-Shops-: in order to make a ,; few -avaricious members of,the community rich, to the grievous detriment, of r the welfare of the. nation, the degrading of her youth,' the destruction of nappy .homes, the frequent committal of depieda- ■ tlons, and the. -fostering ..of' loathsome diseases of both body and,mind. : And as ; : these aro a low of t-hc iruits of tho traffic, permission :, 'is craved to urge the com- . munity through tho columns of your journal absolutely to eradicate this national .oiiree, ■ as an- eminent.surgeon would, every root and -vein a malignant, corroding, cancer.-. I »m, etc., ' . A. C. Robertson • . Eoslyn, September 3. •

- THE WINDLE SETTLEMENT. . Sir,—ln compliance with the suggestion ■ ' of' "A Kesidcnt," X again took a' trip_ to . ■ Kosebery street,-. Morningtjpn, but this. timo / ■ •'. 1 •{?; at night You aro well awaro what .sort. |" ■} of'ainight last Sunday was. J; left. th'o ', city' by tho Eattray street cablc car. as fir, as High street, Eoslyn. I was directed, to proceed along this street for a distancp of a-mile. .After going-about this length I• - ~ y'\ camo almost to'my destination, but regret to say,X had' to return to, town without paying my friends tho visit I intended. - - 1 Owing'.to the drizzling rain, matters were indeed impossible, but a3 luck would havo it I had a box of matches with me, and >i; by tho aid of a light I was enabled to find my way. back to tho street I. had left.' Lake .Eattray is no comparison 'to Roseb?ry street. Go inland, and in less im- : portant towns than Mornington you will not find another such street as this one.— I am, etc., '•. , Tourist. - Dunedin, September 2. - ■

THE TREATMENT OF VISITING: ; -FOOTBALL .TEAjVIS. ; . Sip.,—l was a bit surprised at this morm ing'a 'letter on-Ao. above coming froth tho pen of suci an experienced player.'aa Mr , A.' Adams. rwould have thought ho would.bare learnt by experience that it. is neatly always the case that'.the team that plays tho roughest gets tho most men " laid out." I don't Icriow whether Jie Baw bis club'e last match with tho Alhambra, but "if ho did lie will remember that it was nothing but Alhambra men getting "laid out" all,. through'tho game. I do s iiot attribute the. accidents to the "Alhambra men to roughness on tho 'Varsity, side, not by any ' moans.—l am, etc., Faikplay. Duncdia September 4 THE SUICIDE IN DUNEDIN GAOL; 5 • Sib,— I The lamcntablo death of the person ' who hanged himself with his; leather belt in the Bunedin Gaol Taise6 : not so -much of the necessity of separate wards" for . those suffaring.Jirom the i after-effects ' of drink: as it does'-that of tlie treatment ' i of the unfortunate. 11 Tho 'matter- of most concern at present is, Could 'tho tvagio • occurrence have been avoided? Of couree .< it,could. Ib there'aotihmg in tho law to compel gaol authorities to 6ce that madmen •. • are not oUowod to bo" placed in cells.alone, . and in .tho possession of belts,' braces, or revolvers or'6words? If there bo such » > r prohibitory law, then a neglect of it should. '„ onfail severe punishment.—l am, etc, . September 3. V Humanity.

i Man wants but'littlo hero bolow Wten ivmtry winds commence to,.blow, ■ > : :; With sleot and rain.and hail and snow, i Man wants , but little hero you know. . But that samo little that he wants. , Must niako him always feel .eocure, „ .Tho wiso man.knbwß, so off ho goes ' ' - To; purchase JJEoods'. .Great. Poppermio 3 ..