CORRESPONDENCE

Southland Times, Issue 17482, 24 July 1915, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE

! «. i A'O.V-GAAiBLKI!s' AND THE QUEEN i CARNIVAL. j To the Editor, j Sir, —Allow me respecl fully to make j a suggestion to those controlling the >TI forts to raise money for our wounded | soldiers by means of the Queen Carnival if 'they have not already received { such. As far as 1 am aware there are I no facilities offered to ttiose who have | conscientious objections to art unions 1 and similar gambling metnods to support their chosen queen, socli as arc ollcred I to those who have no such scruples. .Many regard the pusliing of art union i tickets as an invitation to gamble. It i is beside my present purpose to discuss ! the gambling aspect of the question, hut the class that 1 refer to. and to which ; I belong, though probably very much i in tho minority, ought to he considered. ■ They are anxious to help the movement ias far as they conscientiously can. As j the matter has been put to many so tar 1 they are made to feel that the only way I they can contribute and vote is by means :of the art union tickets. Could the [ committee not devise some kind of vote i ticket of various p”ices to meet the i situation? Certainly those who undcrstand the scheme know that conlrilm- ‘ Lions by cheque and cash can be made ; directly to the commute and that every | :M is a vole to tho queen, but many do | not understand, and .1 am sure somc- | thing in the way of a ticket for sale, 1 having no connection with the art union, | and indicating how many votes the purchase of such a ticket would give their - queen would meet a decided want in the : scheme. I am. etc., j ROBT. MACK lE. Winton. July 2:). FOR OUR SOLDIERS?. To the Editor. gi r ._.. Will you allow me space for the ! following from tiie Alclbourne Argus of j .hme 1?: —"At a recent meeting of the ' I'xecuiiv(.’mnu’il and reproseiitutivos of the various branches of the Lady ; May ores.-’ Patriotic League, it was deI cided that for the future inner singlets ! of butter muslin steeped in a solution ot ■ carbolic acid lie included in the goods which are continually being sent to the Australian Forces wherever they may ; lie stationed. The object of these singI lets is to mitigate to some extent tiie 1 vermin pest, tho troubles of which arc ! inconceivable to the fighting man in the ; trenches. Dozen of reasons have been given why tli e. id ague exists, but the fact remains that the affliction is shared by all. Several members of I lie Patriotic League have received letters from friends at the front, and in each case mention was made of the comfort of these inner shirts, which, by reason of their Hinisincss. can be wrapped up in ' a large-sized envelope, and slipped in a tunic pocket for use when required. Tito making of Lite garment is simplicity il- ! self, and any woven singlet may tie taken as a mode!. Coarse butter muslin at about .’id or -Id per yard is the right material, and a ."> per cent., or perhaps a little stronger, solution of carbolic and ! water is correct lor the soaking. Shirts - such as these are of no use in tho hospitals. and consequently are not required | by the Red Cross Society, hut for men actually at the front, they are described ’ as the greatest boon, and as such they 1 should be supplied by thousands."—l ant. etc.. SISTER SUSIE. July