OUR LETTER BOX.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 104, 6 May 1904, Page 2

OUR LETTER BOX.

(We arc at all times willing to publish correspondence on matters of public interest, but it must bo distinctly understood that we are not identified with the letters of our correspondents.—Ed. Daily News.) EGMONT ROAD MATTERS. (To the Editor.) Sir,—At the last 'animal ineel-inir of the Egmont Road Hoard there was some lively discussion by two gentlemen who at present are on noserubbing terms. Only a short time ' ago these two were at daggers drawn, and on one occasion when the chairman of a certain dairy factory overstepped the line of discretion, in some mallei- that bad better, perhaps not be repeated ho was caught by his nether garment and collar and thrown into the factory dam, unci if it had not been lor some of the bystanders who seemed to very much enjoy the fun, I have no doubt Mr Editor that you would have had to record a drowning fatality, but as it was, I believe, no serious consequences followed, although when the gentleman was drawn out of the water he had a very flat appearance and looked very (H)ill. It is quite refreshing to nole that these gentlemen are now hand in hand in all matters relating to the wellfaro of the Egmont Road district, and I truly hope they will not fall into a mare's nest and draw some of the innocents in with them. —I am, etc., THE MAN AT THE CORNER.

, PUZZLE COMPETITION'S. (To the Editor.) Sir,—l beg to draw your attention to this nuisance, the so-called puzzle competition, as run by some periodicals. I have known young persons to injuriously pore over these confounded pictures, endeavouring to gain a prize that they may never see, no matter how clever they may be. It is, to say the least, a miserable way of offering entertainment to the public, and ought to be tabooed as a nuisance. The editor generally starts with a few easy puzzles as a bait and then makes them as difficult as he can so that no one but himself can guess them. —I am, etc., TRUTH.