THOSE SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume V, Issue 1, 29 November 1883, Page 3

THOSE SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.

In order to convince Mr Russell that our btaternent that certain cable news, peaded " Special to the Standard," is hot as he termed it, m Tuesday's issue Of the Times, an '•' absolute falsehood," we enclosed to him the actual message ati received by us this morning, tjg-etliei-iwith the accompanying letter, which will speak for itself. ;' = ! Manawatu Standard .C ffice, i : . Palmerston North, i'Novembei- 29, 1883. iM- G. .Wuiß.uasELr* ; Sir, — Herewith I enclose for your satisfaction the "special telegiaiu to the Standard" we received .to-day.. You will see that ib; comes to the Standard only, m accordance with our arrangement "entered into with Reuter's agent m Wellington, and is wived to us specially so as to be iv time lor our country edition. I think that your reinairk i_J to "absolute falsehood" iv such a case is very ' unjustifiable. I thought it only fair to .afi'ord you ocular demonstration by sending you jihe teiegraphic "message itself. Ho we ver bitter your feelings may lie towards the !Itandard or myself persopally,l do not hiiik you are warranted m u.-;ing_iich criiis as " Absolute falsehoods Siirely dv can express yourself m more entleinahly hndiess ofiensive, language, tuorepai-ticularlyjjWheu the facts do not bear out any such ; . accusation. You iiave .'my ' 'p ( evmussiqii*.to apply to the officer, m charge " of the telegraph Ration at, Palmersion, pr to Mr Colling Reu.ter's ag6nt ip ; >\^lliiigton ; who will inform, yem th,at the, messages under the beading of " Special to, tjie Standard " ire th Ojse wjijpfi, are sent ; only. ,te ,u,s, antl 'not to your, j^apey. ,, .^tfigh^l^ask that objectioaable terms complained of might be avoided, iv any con tray evsies >ye may have m future, as 1 think sudi, ' besides being . whplly . nnjustitiablc, 'ire 1 m very bad tas^e.. — I have, &c. ■ 1 • ' " : "'' fl ': ;.'" v '.' .^LLEX ' JIcMINW. '