Citizens Say

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 511, 14 November 1928, Page 8

Citizens Say

(To the Editor.)

BUY N.Z. GOODS Sir. — Some people in this country make a row about immigrants every time a vessel arrives in the [Dominion. I write to suggest that “inconsistency, thy name is women.” The “immigration” of things that can be made in New Zealand could well be diminished by the purchase of New Zealand-made articles. This would do more toward the prevention of unemployment than the placing of a check on a few hundred immigrants. Industries must be made to flourish here until there are more jobs offering than there are men to fill them. The Book of Wisdom says “We eat of the fruit of our own ways.” Not until we cause unemployment to cease will people be easy in their minds about bringing the best of immigrants to the Dominion—the New Zealand-born babies. The defence of commercial and industrial prosperity is equally as important as the military defence of a country. Let us women buy New Zealand goods! . . GRACE POX. Otaki. BALANCE OF TRADE Sir. — Now that the election is over in the United States, it would be* advisable lor tllo general public in New Zealand to consider the result as affecting this country. During the last few years, the United States lias increased its export trade very considerably, but on the other hand, by erecting a high tariff wall, it has discouraged imports drastically. Such a policy has resulted In New Zealand buying from the United 'States nearly four times as much as the United States “generously purchases from New Zealand. This lack of reciprocity is not confined to New Zealand. as Australia and European :ountries are m much the same difficult position. The Republican Party in America is energetically proclaiming and lauding the prosperity that its policy has brought to America, and to which most of the countries of the world are paying tribute. It is time that the British Commonwealth of Nations put the brake on this outrageous adverse balance of trade. Now Is the time for action. What is the New Zealand Government doing toward effecting a trade treaty, or taking other steps that would give us 50-50 reciprocity S/T p ? sslble - In llie meantime, Great Britain is our chief market, and sUie foundation of what prosperity wo now enjoy. We do not give our -.lother Country a fair deal where trade reciprocity is concerned. If we did,

there would be fewer unemployed at Home and more spending power to buy New Zealand produce. This letter is not anti-American. Many Americans agree that the present balance of trade with New Zealand is not right, but at the same time consider that as long as the United States “can get away with it” there will be no alteration in their prosperous policy. It is plainly up to us to set the ball rolling for a better UeulRECIPROCITY. EARTHQUAKES AND ERUPTIONS Si.r. —- “Humpty Dumpty,” whose letter appeared In The Sun of tlie loth, probably knows that of late my investigations have been directed to the more important matters of cancer and certain other scourges, and that I have taken no observations relating to earthquakes and eruptions for at least six months past. Still, I must accept responsibility for what 1 have ventured to say. and must be guided byfailures as well us by successes. I make no claim to infallibility, but merely affirm that my discoveries, togeth -r " ! ; 1 Proper data, enable one to predict \vith considerable accuracy many things in terrestrial phenomena which formerly seemed inscrutable. “[ 1.1).' lias never niade any comment upon the rising of Falcon Island upon the day - perhaps at the hour—l predicted for it n i a ” y equ;Ul y successful and authenticated predictions of the past six years. Now. quoting part only of wLt ree press f ° reCaS r t - anJ overlooking verifv it L repqrts have tended to utterly wrong, “ Sun 1 of 01 October 3 10 Peo^e^^cluding^r^O^H lo^ o "? Victoria College on ‘ lve >A or indicated ri.it ' , September i). i t be greatest from^v" 10 activlty would especiahy in C to io, and November 10 Hemisphere. 6. was suKseitp'n as well as November earthquakes. etc °i, T J S ’ ew Ze alano respecting these arguments cations were exphini? ar Prognostiiectura some momirn e a public leaving out of a”coum lltr * Now. disturbances that po * slble local hcly reported what been pu °- found widelv events have we since September? * o'rw-ii? , tho Press earthquakes occurred at?.°, ber 3 ’ two geysers were unusumm Ua; thp White Island was ve™ V ener Setlc: extensive field uf fl ua H n . tlve ' and an of showed that a ® v PUmice west came outburst had t vol ‘ October 6 and 7 (^sp^

was found in the air at Auckland a i<j the southward; and on the 7tn Veronica found unmistakable eV *rf D 7 of further submarine eruption north ot Tonga (a part I had mentioned). October 9 to 14 disastrous earthquake* continued in Mexico, destroying stowns. On October 12, 1.30 p.m*. tn ei was a sharp earthquake at Welhngtojfc : preceded by a remarkably loud detonation. On October 18 an unusuaiu brilliant aurora, at an unusual periuc of the year and at an unusual hour othe night (for New Zealand), ''* 3 visible in New Zealand and Australis* Then for 12 days there followed ten ™, ; storms (which I had specially fearea for the Tasman aviators) in Australia, the British Isles, India, etc., S 1 ** geyser activity in New Zealand, colliery explosions in America and tflv mysterious light and explosi** noticed at Coromandel Peninsula on the evening of the 27th. .All the*things are intimately associated w*ui earthquakes, as were also the remarkably high tides of world-wide occurrence (these were predictable). fol ‘ lowing the last full-moon. And J November 6 there was a sharp earn* , quake on the- Bay of Plenty coast Bu c * ! most remarkable of all is the eruption in Sicily which started on> tp« 4th instant. Yes, I was justified «» predicting a season of unusual happenings. But, it is hardly to be wonders at that, based upon such meagre my details should have been Possibly other interesting events have yet to be announced. It may you to know that Admiralty j who have faith in my work have a»f“ me to investigate the tides of China Sea, where the movements warships is seriously hampered by ® j apparent refusal of the tides to ow j the moon. I can certainly explain difficulty, and will do so. I “H.D.’s” election prediction is soub i and that it will astonish even * responsible for the results. I j he should next try liis hand at eaJ *V * quakes, etc. One Cambridge matician tells me he is satisfied *i system is sound, and that he seems £ ■ understand my explanation of it, J | that when he attempts to use 1 finds the only thing he can of is that his results will be j. Consequently he urges the car y lication of my book. r-rtrrJX FREDK. R* FIE^