Citizens Say

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 217, 2 December 1927, Page 8

Citizens Say

(To the Editor.)

“RUDDYMESS” “Grannie” seems to be unduly perturbed on finding that the visiting Gilbert and Sullivan Company have failed to include in their repertoire an opera which, she believes, deals in humorous vein with the unlucky ventures of an erring city council. I j have failed to identify suph an opera among the compositions of our two most brilliant comedy artists, and probably the name of •'Basingstoke” in “Ruddigore” will not aid your correspondent in recalling the exact title of the local body to which she refers. Yet, for comedy in local politics, why turn to Gilbert and Sullivan?- The theatre can, at most, “hold as it were , the mirror up to nature,” and here in our midst the quaint little experiments of “our own dear city council” would provide food for a hundred comic operas, and appropriate musical items would not long be wanting. Perhaps the university students could do something to satisfy “Grannie” in this direction in the composition of next year’s capping revue. GRANDPA. “TRUMPETER, WHAT ARE YOU SOUNDING NOW?” Sir, — In this age of noise-nuisance, I j would like to draw the attention of the i civic authorities to a much-abused privilege allowed to cadets or territorials who attend the Drill Hall; some of whom take a delight in making the night hideous with discord and noises and brayings of trumpets. Five or six trumpeters are sometimes playing—or braying—simultaneously different military calls—the “Assembly,” “Come to the Cookhouse Door” to “Bights Out” ull atrociously. Together with this pandemonium ' some hefty youths are beating kettledrums. The whole combination of raucous discord arouses the canine population of the neighbourhood to frenzied madness. The shrill notes of the pet “poms” to the lusty growl of the domestic retriever, all add to one’s discomfort. I would therefore pray that this nuisance cease, otherwise I fear the mental asylum will soon be filled to overflowing. “HIM” OF HATE. REMUERA TRAMS Sir, — Mr. Allum’s c&mments on my letter published in your Monday's issue do not adequately answer the point raised. His contention that there is an eightminute service to Remuera terminus may be correct as far as the time of departure is concerned, but to passengers it is the time of arrival at their destination that matters. Last night between 5.30 and 5.33, three cars arrived at the Remuera Post Office and left for the terminus. Tlie first car had 30 passengers, the next 14 and the last 11—in all onlv one j tram load with seats for all. None of ! those passengers would be inconveni- [ enced if a minimum-fare tram left | the city at the same time as the last one now does, as they would all reach the terminus at the most within three ■ minutes of the time they arrive under the existing arrangements. It is ob-

vious that in these circumstances it j wasteful to run three trams in place j of one. A simple calculation will show' that the return a tram mile over the last section could be more tt\an doubled by eliminating the two superfluous trams. Is it not worth doing? WEAR AND TEAR. j “The trouble is that we have been hav- ; ing continued representations from the ■ people past the terminus for an improved service,” remarked Cr. J. A. C. AJlum, chairman of the Tramways Committee, on i reading this letter. “In the judgment of the management, the present service is more than sufficient, but it does not propose to cut it down in view of the number of requests for more. It cannot base its service on isolated instances.”—Ed.. THE SUN. A PROTEST Sir, — As a keen follower of the sport of trotting, I would appreciate space in your valued paper to record my protest against the “harsh” treatment meted out to Jewel Pointer in the Auckland Cup Handicap. He has only won three £I,OOO races on end. and one of them in Christchurch against the best. In his last race here he won, eased up, in 4.23 3-5. Now to put him on 4.25 as a penalty is not at all reasonable. Mr. Paul should have put him on 4.28. He has won in the last six months more than double the money of any other horse in the Dominion, and Mr. Paul should have placed him on the limit in the Auckland Cup. AMATEUR.