BARNYARD AMBLINGS OF AMBLER

NZ Truth, Issue 1190, 20 September 1928, Page 1

BARNYARD AMBLINGS OF AMBLER

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li ■ , ' • '" """ imi """"" im " ' .''.... ... . • . ..:.-. . '. •/. \ •■ . • » i| ' . . (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland'; Representative.) I] AFTER, A PROTRACTED SILENCE, occasioned, nti $jbubt, by the necessity for a little breathing | space after his showing-up m "N.Z. Truth," George HHr. r Ambler, poultry expert for the Auckland "Sun," has I now been championed % a screed intended to dispel any impression that he was a literary pirate. I This was^ the hard name "Truth" called him m a recent issue, when it was shown that poultry notes j If appearing m the "Sun" under Ambler's name had fefn shamelessly cribbed, word for word, from an article | fl by one B. Birkhead, published m "The Poultry World Annual,'^ an EngHsh publication/ jf

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The "vindication" of Geo. H. Ambler is given prominence on the front page of the "Sun" with headings large enough to proclaim his case to ' the most near-sighted. This, then, is what the "Sun" had to say — headings and all. "Poultry Expert Showß Detractors to be Wrong. "English Journal Confirms His Standing As Authority: "Boomerang Letter: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllil!l!lll!l!!l!lllli:il!llllll!l!llli!ll!ll!llllllllllllllll>H

iliiilitiiiiililttnitliriitiiiiiiiirilliriialii, muniiiiiiiiiiinirniiiiiiiitnirinminiuiliitilMiiituitui tmirxil iiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiumiiiiitiiiimiiiuiimi ninuiniiniimm.iiiimiiimiiin.NiumiH.miutnit.iinmilin,.., "The poultry expert for 'The Sun,' Mr. G. H; Ambler, to-day has a last laugh on. those who have sought to challenge his standing m the. poultry world. * "Recently, he was subject to an attack by a New Zealand newspaper, but he has at: least one private detractor. "Mr. J. H. Hayes, of Pleasant Road, Glen Eden, wrote on- June 30 to the editor of 'The Poultry World Annual,' London, saying that Mr. Ambler had !beeh 'posing as a ppultry expert,' and •asked for information concerning him. "The reply he gpt from the ectitpr won't make him as happy as Mr.' Ambler. - , ■■;-, ■': ' . - ' ;.:. L ' "The. editor, m addition, seeing that the attack on Mr.-Ambler;s credeh!tiajls. was v some -con^rhipfvfT^ warded a copy of the correspondence to this paper." ''■./' iiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiimniiiiii

The correspondence, which speaks for itself, is as follows: — The Editor, August 4, 1928. "Auckland Sun," Auckland, N.Z. Dear Sir, — I enclose you a copy of a letter I have had from Mr. Hayes, of Auckland, and my reply thereto. I think it only right that you should know the truth concerning Mr. Ambler. Personally I am amazed that anyone should question his authority as a poultry expert. Yours faithfully, ' C. A. HOUSE, Editor. Pleasant Road, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand, June 30, 1928. The Editor, " "The Poultry. World Annual/ Link House, Fetter Lane, London. Dear Sir,— ! A man by the name of Geo. H. Ambler turned up m this country several years ago, from, I believe, Church Fenton m Yorkshh^ posing as a poultry expert; Crystal Palace winner, etc. He may be all '• he claims- to be, but nevertheless suspicions are being aroused concerning 1 him. He has secured positions, on several newspapers here, and I enclose for your perusal one of his contributfona to the Auckland Sun, a paper with one of the largest |otroulatlon#:iß tfco count*/. ....

11.111 iiii'iuiiiiii-iimii»ii>:iiiMiiniini iiujiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'iiiiiMimimiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiii lUIUIIIItIIIIimwIiUIIUIIIICIIIaIIIIMHIUIUIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIII^IIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU 1 After you have rsad the article • enclosed, I shall 'be glad if you will peruse the" article on pages 74 and 78 Jn your "Poultry World Annual" for 1925, by B. Birkhead, hon. secretary British Black Leghorn Club .; the two— and oblige by jetting me have your opinion, an d also any Inydrrnation you can as ' to this man- Ambler. -Yours faithfully,. . V ' •■: -tV\ J. H. HATES. ■ J.;H. Hayes, Esq., ."' . ,' . :; Pleasant Road, ■ ;-iV,iv /Glen Eden, N;Z. •Bear : Sjirr-^ ■'"'■ .. . ; -- I havfefe your letted concerning Mr. Ambler.yj have knpwn him for about , year^^tfd'^tii^re^s no question-^hat-'evef"'about his" being a' poultry : expertIt' is perfectly true ; that he has won iniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

cups and specials and first prizes galore m this country at all our best shows, including the Crystal Palace. If I had to give ray per-sonal opinion about him I should say there is no one m New Zealand who knows more about poultry-keeping than G. H. Ambler. I know not for What reason you have written to me, but I am sending a copy of your letter to the Auckland Sun. I: know not why you call my attention to the article by Mr. Birkhead, as you do not. say, but Mr. Ambler has far more experience than • Mr. Birkhead, while apart 'from that it is- not at .all unusual for breeders of birds — whether the|y be Leghorns or any other breedto hold : different opinions. If you want my honest opinion of Mr: G. H. Ambler, it is that he is a thoroughly capable pqultryman and as honest as he ia capable and practical. V. ' Tours .faithfully, C. A. HOUSE, . Editor. j The correspondence is oertalnly most interesting, but m. the first place no attempt is made to answer "Truth's" definite charge that Ambler, when he cribbed Birkhead's article, was a pirate) which a;; comparison of . his article m the "Sun" and the article m the! "Poultry World" proves beyond all doubt. , ' • "N.Z, Truth" did not say . that Ambfer was net an expert. He may be— or he may not— but, as. . Already «t|t«4» thli paper made »

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m a fog of talk about Ambler being "an expert." Perhaps he is all that is claimed for him, but he has also proved himself to be a literary plagiarist of the first water. Until he can satisfactorily answer the charge, "Truth" stands four square on what it has already . said. The "Sun" thinks the effusion of correspondence is a suitable and sufficient reply. If that is so, then the "Sun" is very easily satisfied. 'Nun* said! iiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliliHlillliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim