CORRESPONDENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 208, 7 October 1909, Page 4

CORRESPONDENCE.

A CHANGED SCENE: A SOLILOQUY. To tile Editor. Sir,—Alas! liow things are changed! This was at one time a free country; the people lived in perfect liberty and peace. When a neighbor called he hitched up his lior&c to the t fence and came in to make kind enquiries and exchange salutations, and no misgiving* disturbed his friendly mind, but now, since the great awakening of the Council, if he dares to leave liis animal oucside he is in constant dread of being sent without trial to Siberia. In the olden times a man who possessed horses, cattle, and pigs was considered a respectable and happy being, but now lie is a most miserable mortal, as he knoweth not the day nor the hour when he will be deported to prison or to exile, for what fence can keep a pig from the sweets of mad-rooting, and who can pre. vent a elover horse of cow. when in diligent search of liberty and of roadside feed, from finding out how to open the gate? Yes. iny fellow-countrymen, dear land is verily oppressed; a Russian rule has commenced, and without notice ?onu' of our sons have Ik*cii dragged to execution because they happened to own horses and pigs. Others of us now -hide our belongings in far-olf paddocks, so a* to avoid, if possible, the next raid of the terrible Cossacks of the Don. We, too. who have escaped so far. though we rejoice now because of our narrow shave, are still shaking in our shoes, knowing full well that we cannot always ricape, and how we escaped arrest is tjiiih* beyond our comprehension. W? have commenced a new conduct of business. At.a meeting of those most in dread of prosecution it was resolved to train new litters of pigs to post a sentry on certain rising grounds, whose duty it will be, on the approach of the enemy, to signal by three loud grunts; if the '•ueiny is mounted, to „ndd three squeaks: and on this signal being given, all pigs are instructed to rush through the nearest fence. Horses, too, in future will l)e trained to place an ear close to the ground, so that when a distant trampling gives tile alarm they may trot off to the nea refit place of safety. Notwithstanding all our caution, we may be cornered; then nothing remains bui to build concrete walls along the road. If we are continually fined and prosecuted we will not be able to finance the wall-building scheme. Perhaps the Government will come to our aid, or perhaps, the neighboring council* will contribute, as I feel satisfied our scheme is more nectssary tlms bridges. Oh, happy people who do not cross the Zigzag! Your roads requires no walls, and yet is beautiful to behold. Finally, my dear brethren, all arc invited to attend the execution of our unfortunate neighbors who have been sacrificed as a warning to us who are equally guilty. We shall ever keep green the memory of the martyrs who have fallen in the" cause of liberty. -1 am, etc., STARLIGHT. Tarata, sth October.

TKOUT FISHING. To the Editor. Sir,—ln your issue of to-day's date, your Warea correspondent lakes the laranaki Acclimatisation Society to task for not liberating trout in the "rivers in his district. For his information, and also for others interested in angling—though, Sir, publicity has already been given about this—a large number "i line trout, averaging_ iialf-a-pouncl in weight, were placed in the rivers not only in the Warea district, but also rt l'ungarehn, Eahotu and Opunakc. only as late as 12th August last. This So ciety is prepared to help them who li.dp themselves, and to that end is prepared to bear the greater part of the cost o' building rearing ponds in suitable localities along t'lie Coast to hold, say, 10,00(1 fry, and which it will also provide, ii your correspondent or any other person or persons will take an active interest in looking after them until lit for liberating. The Society already have rearing pond's at Tariki and Inglewood, and next season will have others at Lepperton. Sentry Hill and Wailara West. It is "up to" the people on the Coast to show that they can do something liesides talk.—l am. etc., DUNCAN MeALU'M, Secretary Acclimatisation Societv.