LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 700, 9 May 1916, Page 6

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENT, i "Disgusted."—We are still making enquiries j into the mutter you mention. THE MODERATE LEAGUE. To the Editor cf THE SUN. Sir, —In your issue of Thursday last you gave a full report of your 11 interview with me in connection with the resolutions passed by the executive of the Moderate League in Wellington, on which you had writJen a somewhat scathing article withjout taking the trouble to obtain the reasons that caused the resolutions to be passed and published. j I specially pointed out to you these i reasons, and stated very plainly that j these should have been given in j order that those interested in the j Moderate League should not be mis-* : led by the action taken by the executive. In your article in Friday's issue, you entirely avoid mentioning that the resolutions were the result of information received from mem* bers of the Government who have ; the fullest knowledge on such mat* \ ters, and who should undoubtedly be the best judges. You informed me your sympathies always had been with the league—of which I happen to be president,— jand were still so; but the tone you (have adopted can leave but one impression—viz., that the Moderate j League is more or less a farce. You totally ignore the efforts that have been made in these abnormal times. I Personally, I am satisfied that the j league has done all that is possible at the moment; and that as soon as the world is once more at peace, and !in its right mind, the glaring abuse jof the present licensing laws will i come to an end, and the efforts of : the Moderate League will be not only apparent, but appreciated by the public in general.—l am, etc., ALEX. BOYLE, President Ohristchurch Branca' of the Moderate League. F.S.—Since writing the above letter I have read one in your last's night's issue signed A. 1). Hassall. I regret this gentleman also fails to take the trouble to ascertain the Truth of his statements before rushing into print. WAX OR TALLOW CANDLES. ' To the Editor of THE SUN. Sir, —May I crave a little of your valuable space to air a grievance? In , these great times of war and history, when everyone should, and nearly everyone docs "do their bit" to help (the Empire through, it is very surprising to me to find attempts, and successes, too, at public exploitation. On every side people are being exihorted to buy New Zealand's goods, |as witness your campaign of a few 'weeks back, but what do we find? I have been in the habit of buying iwax candles to let a little light on my domestic felicity, candles that were wax candles. My happiness was however somewhat marred when, in I the customary packet marked "wax candles" on the outside, I received those yellow, sallow, tallow ones, ' nor was I the only aggrieved one, as II soon ascertained from divers others. Now. the company that manufactures these articles of tallow :and wax is a local one not 10,000 miles from where I write, and too i near altogether for those that dwell thereby, and I have often patted myself on the back, in admiration of the impetus I was giving local industry. But, alack, this is no encouragement | for me to pay for wax, and to receive tallow—yellow perils, indeed, i Which threaten one with asphyxialion! If the manufacturers cannot get the necessary ingredients for wax candles, why do they try to pass off, under a label blushing at its assertion of waxen purity inside, the I detested tallow article, dear only to ! the heart of an Esquimaux, and dear ■at any price. Is it fair, is it British, is it patriotic to endeavour to palm I off these articles and fleece the 'public, just because it is war time, —I am, etc., ANOTHER FRO BON PUBLICO.