Answers to Correspondents

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XLIX, Issue 45, 16 November 1922, Page 26

Answers to Correspondents

J.P.—Write to the Reverend Father Superior, St. Beuno's College, Holywell, Wales. Mrs. J.B.K. —The yarn about the Pope and his cook is exactly -what we should expect to find in a paper run ' by a member of the Cabinet. [ J.F.M."Later.on. For many reasons we do not want to touch the question just now. In good time we will say what we have to say. x . : ; Interested.—-We have, to try to make room for a. little of • everything. Glad you like the story'but regret that we cannot give larger instalments. Mrs. M.—The Editor regrets that the contribution is not suitable. -.' '.. - • •'■-' ~,...'-. Inquirer.—There is no barm in dancing as long as propriety and decorum are observed. But we know mothers- who would rather .see their daughters dead than dancing some of the modern obscene -contortions derived from savage orgies. We have heard from a

sensible father of a family very severe criticism of the dances he saw here" at the Ball in honor of .the Prince of Wales. , -'.■"*-'-;.'■., ; 't- 4 ' ".;. J.K.L. —Glad to hear from you but you don't, catch me taking leaps in the dark. Besides, your "Irish Melody" note is illegal. You may say that a horse paid 'close cm a score but New Zealand law does not permit publishing exact dividends for fear several wowsers might die of the shock when reading the good thing they missed. . Celtic Teacher.We received notifications as to the number of pupils competing from the following schools only:—St. Dominic's; N.E. Valley; South Dunedin; Greymouth ; Hokitika; Manaia; Palmerston North,f Te Aroha; Waimatc; Alexandra; Teschemakers; Bar-* badocs Street; Riecarton; Port Chalmers; Hamilton; Gore; Cromwell; Kaikorai. Donations towards prizes came in from the following: Mrs. TV J. Bourke; Very '' Rev. J. O'Connell; Rev. M. Fogarty; Rev. John Kelly; Rev. G. Hunt; Rev. Father Mansfield; Very Rev., Father Whelan; Rev. Father Peoples. * - , >