[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
Sra,—Sir William Beach Thomas has so vividly described the revolting practice of pigeon shooting at Monte Carlo in your issue of February 18th, and its effect on the civilized modern, that it seems the time has come when the Casino authorities might be prepared to yield to the pressure of articulate public opinion.
In a place where every sight and sound is carefully adjusted to convey the maximum of pleasure the discordancy of. this sickening cruelty is the more marked. Many English peOple along the Riviera do keep away from Monte Carlo for this cause, but something more than mere abstention is needed to combat this relic of barbarism which has large money prizes attached.
A sufficiently powerful protest from visitors might induce the Administration to reconsider the question of an inanimate target. So long as sensitive people shudder and turn away nothing will be done.-1 am, Sir, -ttc.,
REAY MACKENZIE.
16 Rue Pasteur, Fillefranche-sur-Mer, .4.M., France.
[Will not British residents on the Riviera consider whether the time has not arrived to present a largely signed memo- randum of protest ? The Spectator would gladly pay for the cost of printing the appeal if it was assured of action on the part of residents.—En. Spectator.]
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