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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 295, 16 February 1945, Page 7

Yourselves and Durselves and Some Others 4 WE are distressed when 0 subscriber writes complaining that his "Listener' has not arrived When half-a-dozen subscribers do that from half-a-dozen places~well, nothing could distress uS aS much aS that but the thought that it might happen without our knowledge. It is painful to be told that we have failed. To fail and not be told is horrible. So we thank all those readers who complained last week, and the week before, and the week before that: It was good of them to write: But this is the kind of thing that was happening. 1 "Listeners dated February 2 were printed and sent to rail in Auckland on Friday , January 26, and would normally have reached Wellington the next day. These were refused acceptance at the railway. Monday, January 29 , was Auckland Provincial Anniversary Day,. So they were not accepted until the Tuesday: We were informed, however, that they would be forwarded by 0 train leaving at 7.18 P.m. on Tuesday: On Wednesday we were informed that they were being forwarded by 0 train due in Wellington at 3.30 on Thursday morning: The train with the "Listeners" actually arrived in Wellington at 11.0 Pam: on Thursday, February 1, and South Island supplies did not reach Christchurch until Saturday, February 3. That, with variations, was the story of the issue of January 26 , and the issue of January 19. When our readers were wondering what we were uP to, we were wondering what democracy was uP to, and how fast trains will- ever travel on their own smoke. Yes, we want to know when we fail to reach You: But now and again we want You to know what makes uS fail, and how many things we are saying about other people when you are saying them about uS: