UNFAIR TACTICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 275, 14 November 1908, Page 6

UNFAIR TACTICS.

To the Editor. -J Sir,—A supporter of miiio received %'i typewritten letter signed by "0, p£"(j Wake," and marked "private and txwl4j® fidential," but part of which be lettp justified in handing to me, cutting Iss off together with tho signature. Thj|ia following is the coppy, and ia only tWsij last part of the letter:— • ,jl [Copy.] ' ||| "Yours sincerely, Sg "U. P. WAKE. " "P.S.-I am disgusted to hear thU morning that at Xgaire on Saturday}a night Mr. Astbury admitted that hes hud advised the electors whe would nojj*| vote for him to vote for Mr. Dive. ft'-S seems treachery to Liberal principle*"'! for a man who professes to be support* ing the Liberal (Government to ad«he people to vote for un Oppositionist. Ap«' ' pareutly Mr. Astbury realises he h»r. no chance of success, and is merely try» J ing to keep me out and let Mr. Dive To this postscript and its contents I I wish to give an unqualified and em» a pliatic denial, for never have I advised any elector who would not vote for me £ to vote for Mr. Dive. This is apparent* ji ly «n organised and secret plan, to for«j| ward these letters marked "private ud'fß confidential" throughout tile electorate (for I met with this statement at Opu« nakc on the one side and Mangamingl ''J on the other), for the express purpose"') of damaging me in. the eves of Govern- '{ ! ment supporters. Further cumineat is " unnecessary.—l am, etc., Advt. DAVID I j. A. ASTBURY. j -MILK I'KVT.I! IN COWS.

To the Kilitor. », Sir. - I wns pleased to road in your issue «f yesterday the «xperieaM of ill' David < huvU'iU (n retired dairy far* .. uier) in treating liis cow for milk fever, J pad almost a similar experience with „ a valuable Ji'lscy. cow—a;i esc* icpnomilly heavy milker. She calved ' v early in the day and appeared quite ■ ; | well alter milking lit U p.m. The nr;t morning. however, 1 found her down and * apparently MilVering gfeat paiu. I called ill a neighbour Mr Orr, farmer, jio* of liguiout Village, and he at once pro- £ nonmeil ihe ease milk fever, and told - J me of how many cows t» had lost J through this complaint, and held ont Jg little hope of recovery. This was poor .1 consolation to me. ljaviag a supply of f 4jjj Sykes'.s Drench on hand, I immediately drenched the cow with a full packet, ■ and covered Iter with a rug. This wrs about !) a.m. She appeared to revive, and at 10 o'clock, I gave her another full packet, and at 11 o'clock .she w*> on her feet. At noon she had improved so much that she started feeding. With- i in 48 hours she was hack to her usual state of health.—l am. etc., JOSKPH IIOOKKH. l'm;ik)eigb Park. November 12 IDIIB.