THE RECENT SCENE IN HIGH STREET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17322, 23 May 1918, Page 7

THE RECENT SCENE IN HIGH STREET.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib, " Citizen," in his comments on the above <»se, says that the sub-inspector went out of his way to perpetrate a poor joko at my expense. That is not 80 Hero is exactly what happened: In the course of cross-examination, the sub-in-spector said to me: "But, Mr Currie, you say you are an eye-witness." I replied a one-eyed witness." There was some laughter, and the sub-inspector said I am sorry, but I have no wish to reflect on your physical disabilities." T j-,i ® x P' ain to the court that I did not intend to make a joke, but that I meant to point out the fact that I mav on account of the loss of my right eve have Missed seeing what other people saw! It was I, therefore, however unwittingly who perpetrated the "poor joke." In fairness to the sub-inspector, I would ask you to publish this letter.—l am, etc 1~. ~ „ WM. FINLAY CUHBIE." Dunedm, M-iy 22. THE LACK OF CHRISTIAN CHARITY. TO THB SDITOB. . Sib,—Reading your report of the meetmg of the P.f.A/s meeting last night 'I was somewhat startled to see that Mr Howard Elliott, at the end of a distinctly <iisjointed and abusive speech, made the sweeping statement that Catholics and i-rotesUuite would never mix. No doubt if all Catholics and all Protestants made a business of slandering and defaming their Knt T^. ,rS 'f j.assertion might be correct, but I beg to difter from him. Quarrelsome bigots are a small though loud voiced minority. und i rstand how Mr Howard Elliotts conscience permits him to take up his present attitude. He has apparently been ordained a minister of the Christian puuroh, a Church which takes for its guide and master the Christ who said iiiou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. In spite of that he does not hesitate at public meetings to abuse and misrepresent the living, while he has also foully slandered the dead. May I suggest that Mr Howard Elliott takes down his Bible, and turns to St 1 aul s First Epistle to tho Corinthians, chapter xiii. If he rends it carefully and meditates earnestly on its meaning, he will find some difficulty i n reconciling its teaching with his practice. In conclusion, I would like to inquire whether it i 9 the case, as I very frequently bear it asserted, that for travelling round the dominion and conducting a campaign of slander and abuse, Mr Howard Elliott receives a very large salary from the P.P.A. Surely it should be tho aim of every man and woman in New Zealand just now to stand shoulder to shoulder in the prreat crisis through whioh the Empire is passing, and wo should condemn whole-hearterllv tho foolish and criminal attempts to brned dissension amongst us. TKe world is too of tragedy and sorrow, even amongsr Catholics, as witness our noble ally France, where every home without exception has given of its best and most loved. Why can not these backbiters and mischief-mongers oeaae. and give every man his due, be ho Catholic or Protestant.— I am, etc., _ English Catholic. Dunedm. May 21.