CORRESPONDENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 150, 1 December 1914, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

SIR WILSOX'S MEETING AT AWAKINO. To the Editor, Sir, —The account of the above meeting, as appearing in your issue of the 25tli inst. from a contributor, is misleading. Mr Wilson had one of the moat favorable and enthusiastic receptions ever accorded as a candidate in this district. His address was punctuated by frequent and ' .ij; applause, and at ita conclusion hearty cheers were accorded to tlm speaker and his chief, Mr Massey. Such heckling as took place was tue result of an apparently premediated scheme on the part of a few of those present who wore not in accord with the candidate's views, to disturb the meeting, and was easily dealt 'with by the candidate, who invariably twined the laughter about the interjectors. The plan that is now being pursued of following Mr Wilson from meeting to meeting vvitli a view to creating a disturbance is one that is new to this district, and is, I am glad to hear, disapproved of by Mr Jennings' principal supporters. (At any rate, it is in striking contrast to the courteous and orderly treatment which has beei) accorded Mr Jennings by members' of the Reform party who have been present at his meetings at this end of the elector»tu. —I am, etc., 'WALTER W. JOXJ3S. Mokau, November 27, 1914. SHANDY-GAFF. To 4 the Editor, Sir,-Me and my wife have decided to I write you what we think about politics, and hppe you will publish our letter. Of course, we are not learned people, but we read the paper and do a lot of thinking without other people doing it for us. I must explain that w.- are an old pair. I'm moderate, and she is n woseress, but wc hits it alright, excepting a little chaffing and barneying now and again. She's dead nuts on prohibition, and Bible ■in Schools, and I'm again' them both every time. Nlow t when Massey (Wilhelm, wo call him) introduced his 55 per cent, and his Bible-reading schemes, j the wife at first was quite jubilant and crew over me as loud as any barn door; and when I told her that it was a shalj low dodge to work what I calls a : shandy-gaff trick, half beer and half . soft tack —she wouldn't believe me. I told her Fisher was the only pro-crv in . Wilhelm's camp, and God only knows : what he to-day, and isn't to-morrow, and that they knew darn well they wouldn't got their bills through, and was only tricking the wowser's—at the same time not offending the beer push. So when both iTiills got knocked out, the wife and I agreed that another bill should be, wiped out, Bill Massey. We was for him last time, but wo have agreed to not support a political cheap-jack .any more, but are going to plump for the Liberals, and we know lots of others, who are full up of the Reform crowd.—l am, etc.,

BILL. I heartily endorses the above. SARAH. | ARRIETT'S ajANCtOREf SPOUTS. i To the Editor, | Sir, —A capital idea. Yes! A happy 1 bright suggestion, v Ah! Arriett, fair diviner of what's good! JTo think tlifit. we mere men-things, losing sight of the main question, Having broke away from track of brotherhood, To think that you, sweet sister, with distracted inspiration, Should have chased, caught and' correct-

Ed us to shame! Intuitive true woman, intent on consecration, Wo. now, as ever, still rcveic thy name! So a truce to all aspersion, molestation

and abuses. Let's have instead our sports in 3lan-

gore). Let the. programme be adopted with the good it introduces; Let initiating lArriett have her way, So advertise free gratis, "Daily News," for don't forget it, That our Arriett has benevolence in

view; Push on with handbills, circulars, conspicuously inset it, And be sure you don't restrict them to a few. One slight change in appointment of events might well be made, That the "hurdles" be the number fixed

for last, (The object of such a change, sir, is to ardently persuade, Competitors to "leg it" fierce and fast, Then Arriett might, embellish the last

hurdle in the ••••">, By riding it in f ' iew of the "start," And whichever r' ' • first to take this hurdle in the r :e, May take Arriett with his hurdle to his heart! I am. etc., BENONI. Lower Mangorei, November 28, 1914.