The Girola Yacht Company.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 135, 18 November 1884, Page 2

The Girola Y acht Company.

[Woodville Examiner.'] We yesterday received the following extraordinary ;epistle, nddressod to the editor: "joxford Hotel, Wellington, 10th November, 1884, To the Rilitor, Woodville Examiner. — Sir, small monkeys have generally the longest tails and most impudence, ditto with newspapers. I am continually hearing of paragraphs published "by yotfr libellous 'HKlff r»g that '" you hold) a ditbqnored cheque of mine. These U;ive been published *ince" -'the" time -when your' cdllectSiV" m Wanganui, received the cash, and .wonderful cuteness, did not hand me the cheque. 'However, I hold his stamped receipt, and, unless the cheque is retutoed'to me her© without delay, shall- proceed against you forjlihel. You haye not mentioned m of your iitsues^ since that your ; accjpdbV has' beetf ' \fafd ) surely tnia ' ' wonld be only just, as \*ou have done mej a greaty»mib*int oi& damage ,, fey yoiir scurrilous uttacki anE drilek this is done shortly t shall leave the matter m the bands of ray solicitora , hei^e, fuller \ ,an(j V%lljJ* Waiting your '"reply,* I am, tl. R. Barter." Our contamporarv adds :-j», " Ourreply'k'tnat wfe are very glad to say. ,that ; .a^ter a ; good, f^^ff v We' succeeded m. ob>^iriini{ payment of "bur Account' from the Git^la Yacht Conipanv, but have said , nothing " abopt^, the cheque since' it y?»% paid. As for' tKe cheque, we fancy that has gone, to the waste , paper' 'basket ; fympmr" is ! lucky to have got" paid. The Standard account is.stiU m the same cqii...... ditibri as "the 1 present' weatlierV viXi ' unsettled.