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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5219, 21 December 1927, Page 2

Christmas is almost upon us, and the feeling of “goodwill towards men” begins to stir in the breasts ofl many folk. It is a question for consideration, however, whether the said goodwill should embrace the succour of poor and out-of-work girls so faf afield as Vienna. There is a girl in this far-away city who is; evidently strong in the belief that it might, for one of our citizens has just receive*! a letter addressed to him at New Zealand, Amerika,” in which thse> writer points out (in French) that “the same moon shines into my .room as into yours” (says the “Star”). This is trite enough to suggest real “moon- , shine,” but when the young, lady g~.es on to say that she is poor and out of work, and asks for a loan to help her along (promising to “repay with interest”), the; addressee not unnaturally remarks, “Why pick on me ?” One wonders whether any others have re* ceived similar epistles from unknown foreign correspondents.