STRAY STOCK ON KAKAHU ROADS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14326, 17 October 1910, Page 6

STRAY STOCK ON KAKAHU ROADS.

„fio the Editor of the "Timaru Herald."' Sir,—A poundkeeper, were he a live Ttipti, might wa:c rat on tho proceeds of impounding stray stock on Kakaku roads. On one road i counted eight torses, four coivs, and lour or 'Ave ewes with their iambs. Surely this haul at a shilling a mile would j answer. _ If an accident happens to a bicycle rider, or a car oil a dark nignt- j by running into a cow 3 liow can one *laim compensation?—l am, etc., SCOUT. 3*o tile Editor of "the "Tiina.ru 2c-rakl-' J Sir.—l have waited 10 see tbe Hnv. Mr Chappie take any exception xu youi' summary of xureweli address rcrced in yours of the 10th inst. has not dono so I eonciude it uontains nothing lie did not- iay. 1 alsu thought some abler pen ilum mine would, have commented on. Ms address. .(What astonishes me is that- alter identifying himself n"ith Air _MoCabe and his teaching, tliere should, m the matter of their personal be such a wide change between them. Where Mr Chappiu was not eojiLradictory auu involved he is certainly urthudox. iie resents the imputation that he is an atheist, and openly his lief in God. Mr AlcCabe is an avowed atheist with all that it implies. Mr Chappie believes the Bible contains a Divine message (.SO do ali orthodox churches) but he objects "chut in coming through human hands :t may contain exaggeration. Could a i)iv;n<3 message to man come through other than human agency to be effective ? Mr Chappie says the .Bible is not infallible but ii* it contains a Eivine message thg message itself must be infallible. Speaking on evolution he said it was nobler to ieel that man had atruirided "Up through the ages to his present stage. Yet he advised the voting people present to preserve that rationality of mind with which God had endowed them so that they could risa above the brute creation. Here lie admits that man is divinely endowed, ajid that tins c-ndc.wnient marks tho 1 difference between the man and the fcrure creation, and :s really the source of human progress. This is net the gospel of Air AicOahe. but in direct opposition to his teaching. Air Chappie tries to make a noint- and to pose as a martyr rcr frec-dom of speech. He should know as wen as any perfreedom of speech has 'its limitations, and is governed by circumstances. If it were not for Air 01: apple's oft-repeated as>ortinn that hf* does not- speak witliouc thought arid deliberation. I should liave iic 3ia<i made a when he said " T'r.rr'o TTas nothing inat made a *r.an so sp: l - - ful and vindictive as the religion of Jesns Christ, or pcrhapc !tr- ~ sh< ttl-l rather say their own p-rtty thoughts." There can he no co-jnoction between oar petty thoughts and the religion of Jesus Christ. The r !: -i of Christ Tenches love ycirr bless them that curse you, do to tliem that hate you. and prr.y "or taem that despitefully use you a7i*l rv?rsecrte yon. In this vindictive teaching? If Sir Chappie has hee-n correctly reported I am afraid he has yet to learn what the religion of -Testis Christ is. Mr Chappie -want? p. church -without a creed. He certainly has a strange mixture. He wants the religion of liberty, equality and fraternity. Others lave b-fore him. and i;nc=r this banner deluged-a city with blood. •-I am ,6te. a OB3ERVEK.

LABOUR DAY PROCESSION. To the Editor of ilie "Timaru Herald."' Sir, —Kiudiy aiiow me space in vc.-;r valuable c ■ ttt m:> i reply to chaiges made agaiii--t the I'r.>ll Committee appearing i" your is.-m- oi * ritlay <.ver the .signature "1 A. L . i-'auL-ctt. The tacts U' the >'ii-e are a, loUt.v.'i: —The CVnuiuitii'.' were notified thai i'.e pi:i:r.bers were putting on •'■ working .display. The C • ouin::; .-v v. ere o: tits opinion that it was an exhibit. !'V o;:ipl»yc« and employees combined, V.nd it was drawn tor place as a v.-crking display. It was decided to keao the two s actio as (working and separate ill the procession. so as xo £tve tlto judges the opportunities ior companion, and to lighten thair duties as much as possible. Programmes were drawn up accordingly, and a copy supplied to the judges. On Wednesday morning it was decided to line up working displays on Me'viiie Hill and tradesmen' :n "Seftwi Street. I was stationed at the intersection of the two streets ror the purpose of separating the two ;cciions of exhibits, the stewards aii.ittiag places after they had passed me. On arrival of Xisbeis, Ltd., 1 asked the gentleman in charge (1 have since learned. he was Air Fawcett), to go down Sefton street, as I considered his a tradesman's display. He replied that it was a working display, and drove on down Melville Hill. A few minutes afterwards one of the stewards told me he had also asked Mr Fawcett to go back into Sefton Street, as iie considered it was a tradesman's display, hut Mr Facevfc still maintained it was a working display. On arrival at the Park, I met the judges to receive their decision. One of then', asked_ under what heading Xisbets' .-s-' liibit was classed, and T replied t.'iai these in -charge claimed it to be a working display. The judges then gav-s their decision as announced in vour issue oi' Thursday. X person.:ily conveyed the decision in tbe who later announced it t-> the publ:c. No remarks were passed by t'u> inders which would lead nie to" think' they liad given any special consideration i-o any display outside the oiticial decision. I write this explanation to exonerate the Committee from ihe base -charges brought against their, byMr haweett. livery member worked his hardest to make'the demonstration a success, and acted fairly and impartially throughout. The protest was entered by Mr Fawcett. and not a single member of the Committee was aware oi his grievance until his letter appeared in the newspapers. It A!r Fa a eett considered he had a izrtevance it was his place to have lodged '.-is protest with the Committee In-fore rushing into nublic print. As he -'ailed to do s-,,_ I leave "it to a fairmin.'l-d pu >lic to his action in the matter.- as I have no intention ~f entenng into a newspmsr controversy with nun. but nm comnolled tr» "ive tins explanation in justice to mv Cominvtteo.—T am. elf J. S. DOXALDSOX. Hon. fVe. Fiv,c?--si„ n Committee. Timarti, Oct. M. lyio.