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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 167, 19 July 1904, Page 4

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fwe are at all times willing to pub- ' lish correspondence on matters of ! public interest, but it must be distinctly understood that we are not j identified with the letters of our correspondents—i\,d. Daily Nnws.l THE HENUI CUTTING. (To the Editor.-) Sir,—in your Saturday's issue " 'Bus-driver" attempts l to arouse public feeling by prating of his poor horses and iniisting sympathy. I wonder if lie ever counts' his passengers. Poor horses', indeed ! I should' think so, with such crowds a-board. The man who is making a fortune through the roods 'being bad seems to be the one who is crying the loudest. Blow your own trumpet a little louder, '"Hus-driver," and you might eiilis-t n little more sympathy. You must be short-sighted when you could not see the teams at work on Friday. However, the contractor is good game for spoil, or fire away, and by-and-ib-ye the roads will bo good and folks will prefer to walk rather -than -be crushed to death an overcrowded ''bus.—l am, etc., CONTRACTOR. TO MEET THE "REPS." (To IK- l-.'-dilor, Sir.—Seeing I In- nui-l-hcrn ei»d won •>hi' rhnmnioiwbij)' lam a I a loss-to understand the iivatmenl meted out to this division by Air Syme. A few supporters of this end pick the following learn to play Mr Byrne's "reps." I may point out this team will piny any day in the week, and will provide a chance to give those sr!eri,-d combination :—Full, R. Midland : -Ihrce-ipiurtera. 11. Abbot, I). Callagha-n. T. Smith ; live-eighth, L. Allan (captain) ; half, 11. Frevvin ; wings. H. Ilui-liie, 11. Rolhery ; forwards (front row), 0. Ilurkett, .1. Halle (centre). F. Seirnmrk, W. Smith. W. I'riar. (back row), L. Ryan, T. Kivell.—fOmergencies Half, l.adner ; t-hi-e.-'n-uarters, .1. Woods ; live-eighth, Pot'ier ; wing, Giddy ; forwards, A. IK.ie, J. ]>o llelois, and A. I.ovcri'dgf. Referee—T. Petty or 11. Kivell for a scientific game. For a southern Idea of the game, off-side scramble, and chancing to luck—anvone.—l am, etc., 11. C. EVANS.