OUR LETTER BOX.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 298, 21 December 1904, Page 2

OUR LETTER BOX.

| (W• are not reapondblt for options expressed by correspondatt#.) j | ON A LEE SHORE. j' " (To tho Bdlton.) 'l Sir,—ln April, 1908, a cry v«tt through the town that it was time that we awoke hom our slumbepa and opened our 1 eyes to the awful abate of Municipal oftairs. The old Pilot was deposed and a fresh onJßr of things established with Mr Ki(fe- V- ,• aid Cock at the balm, supported py .ij several young aud vorbose councillors with just sufHcient of the old handr to steady things a bit. Tbree sheet* in the wind the old craft' bowled, along at a great speed niaklig such***, pace that seienal of the hoacil, whe* hoavy weatiier appeared, btfcajM frightened and left tile old vessel At " the llrst convenient port, shipping for home on that convenient ani; steady old craft " Pretext skipper was fortunate in securing. .me or two experienced sailors omopg, ihe somewhat motley collection that , he was forced to ship. With throe •' ne continued his career, the one or two more capable men being placed ■n the chains and on the fhese gave warning of shoals apd ■' i'ocks ahead, advised the shotienitp'•if sail ( and preparing for a storm,' • > which their experience plainly shotted, them was brewing. Tl» Sklpp*,f> .ooked upon such advice from hia • men as next door to mutiny opd ; .yarned these timorous sotfor-wnt that they were tailing bunkum. At i>art owiier of the vessel I feel some- > what uncomfortable as to her futuro welfare and though one old sailorman may have been croaking arid talking bunkum, still lie is a pretty,' <hrewd old salt, and others,as Wl "'j us myself would liko to know whather' " ohero is not a good deal in Wh»t H* , tajd. (Wtfether also the Skipper ported correctly when he is itaMtr -O have said "That the loon moitiif-<P ■ a'uh all expended." And whettw ru~ , J •uour speaks truly when It- tells us. ; | -hat we (will have to spend a lot'. "t| more money on fitting out afrwfc, )C I us is to do all that was expectation' aim on the present cruise, The oirot- ?'. irs are anxious to know the wfcofei .4 trufili, even It it is unpale,«wt»fc.—*' I am, etc., . » SHAREHOLDER. >M

CHRISTMAS AT THE POST ;'i| OFFICE. ;| (To the j SH-,-1 notice that in U» mail «is' ' f range wonts lot the holiday . Tj there will be a counter 6eUrary from 1 •'! 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on December 34th |j and 81st. If tMB were made from" 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. it would Mm the public convenience to a grmter -.■"ji extent than the earlier hour. We v-jj :;houl«l be able to obtain delivery of 'J letters arriving by tho mail train •,, J* otherwise, we shall have to wait iml •$§ til fuoaday morning before many ■J of us can recelvo our Christmas. '9 greetings from friends ft t a . t[ wiee. lam sure that if the depart- - " r,r.^x^ ve Wi-eciated by the puhUc.-w£_ * ' RESIDENT. _ i