Citizens Say—

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 352, 12 May 1928, Page 8

Citizens Say —

(To the Editor.)

RADIO ON TRAINS

Sir, — As a constant reader of your paper I am glad to observe that the New Zealand Railways intends to experiment with radio on its trains. The first railroad in the world to adopt the radio as part of general equipment was the Canadian National Railways. So successful and entertaining have patrons found this added feature that the Canadian National Railways have no less than 11 broadcasting stations from Vancouver to Halifax. The New Zealand League team when crossing Canada was able to listen in and join in a church service conducted in New York, 3,000 miles away. Apart front the general use of radio as a means of entertainment the traveller across Canada receives and enjoys the latest news concerning events in all parts of the world. As we develop more in New Zealand I fully expect that the New Zealand Railwavs will further exploit the advantages V operating radio trains. WELL WISHER. TIME TO MOVE Sir, — Isn’t it about time something was said about Auckland's unemployed” Allowing that the position has improved, much remains to be done toward securing work for thousands of men before the decks of our labour market could be described as clear. As I rise from a comfortable bed during these autumn mornings—growing ever colder as winter approaches—l sympathise with those who are sleeping in the Domain and on the city’s open spaces. There are many such. It is surely time some concrete campaign was instituted to provide against acute hardship during the winter. The Mayor says there is insufficient local public work during the winter months. I suggest that if it were not for certain Auckland members of Parliament, the Prime Minister would say little about the situation. Has Auckland been reduced to the plight of having to wait for a lead from the Mayor of Wellington in everything? AUCKLANDER. CANINE SNOBS Sir, — Can anybody explain the reason for the hordes of watch dogs in the outskirts of Auckland? During the course of what I had Intended to be a quiet walk the other day no fewer than eleven of these mongrels rushed forth 1 from sates at various points in my

journey and barked at me. Perhaps the fact that I was (I admit) dressed more like a tramp than a gentleman may have attracted the spleen of these canine snobs. Possibly I am, apart from my clothes, an undesirable character, and the hypersensitive noses of the dogs may have detected this. But it does seem a little hard that in addition to my going to the dogs they should come to me. And coming they were, hot and strong. Why do people train their dogs to be watchdogs, and transform their household pets into public nuisances? I can understand the necessity for these safeguards in the dark ages, but in this period of law and order it seems to me that a suburban dweller must be either callously anti-social or extremely timorous to tolerate or require such rowdy animals. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to (allegedly) Dumb Animals might very well reverse its activities, and turn its attention to worried pedestrians such as myself, who, in addition to forming the butt for motoring jokes, are snapped at and barked at by every "Towser” and "Fleabags” in the district. FRAYED NERVES. AN OFFENSIVE LOCALITY Sir,— . At regular periods the civic authorities turn their attention to the cleanthf‘ UP I - 0f the city ’ and 1 would suggest through your columns that on the next occasion they bring the public convenience at the head of Durham Street (near His Majesty's Theatre) within - i " scope of their operations. No attendant is stationed here, and as a result the place is often in a disgraceful condition. Judging by the broken bottles generally to be seen in the vicinity it is obviously only used by undesirables, and if not properly maintamed, should be closed up. In a city such as ours there should be no such unseemly blots on the landscape. CLEANER CITY. TRAMWAY MIRACLE! Sir.— mm , miracle , has happened in our tu st e namely - someone has written to I he Sun complainin'- of the “breakot one ot our Corporation rams. Business Worker” even go^s far as to say that he and his lellow-straphangers “spun round like !? ps * J myself am a life member of the Order of Infuriated Straphangers, and regularly I call down curses on the Heads of our progressive and energetic eity fathers: but how anyone can be so misguided as to complain when a

motorman, momentarily inspired. on his “Juggernaut” at a speed could not possibly be much in of that of a snail, is beyond my®® prehension. I would willingly S l *?*,. years of my life to experience the of “spinning like a top” in one ot AWp. land’s trams. In fact, I feel conn S. that there are many among the of this city who would gladly life, limb—and. “Business even equilibrium—if by so doin * coul dmake another of our tram* * breakneck speed.” “Business can rest assured that his nec * t absolute safety under our tem of lethargic civic adminlew MORE &PE By * HIGH PRODUCTION The Prime Minister's recent ance that the Dominion s P l "®®, £. is steadily showing an crease has very little bearing present lamentable conditions Zealand. What concerns is: How long is the present g ment to be allowed to earrT _ Vjy. high production abolished ment and poverty, these two problems would have been * from the world centuries ag - plain fact of the matter is present Government is ffc* quate to grapple affectively crisis that has arisen in the It would redound more to ot “Coates and Co.” if they retheir incapacity, instead or d fuge in equivocation. T: in & * [ the people of New Zealan tb* | great measure responsible present condition ot thing*- po& t ~ is very certain that the sf**’ cal party will remain In ***o, the next election. It 18 * 7ea j*o^' that the deniocratic / v,e ? r l _ t< .nie«* cf ' with his high standard of should support a party s ® unfitted for its work. yitf|li» HERBERT MLLVix**— t