4 OCTOBER 1935, Page 20

BELFAST RIOTS

WITH reference to the letter published in our . issue pr August 80th ,last over the signature of " C. Mathews " of 103 Falls Road, Belfast, we are informed by Mr. Charks Mathews, who we understand formerly", carried on business as "a chemist at that address, that the letter was neither written by him nor signed by him and that it does not express his views on the subject therein referred to. The letter was received by us in ordinary course of post and published' in all good faith, but we willingly accede to his request to publish this disclaimer. We should naturally regret the appearance in our columns of any letter bearing an unauthorised signature.