A Reader Replies to Mr. Bardsley

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 29, 25 January 1935, Page 7

A Reader Replies to Mr. Bardsley

To the Editor Sir,-I am indeed grieved that I have unwittingly been the ciuse of your Otago correspondent being "hauled over the coals" by the annoyed. Mr, Bardsley. Tie fact of an abominated anonymous scribLier being considered worthy of "headlining" in the ‘Radio Record" and on its posters in every town in New Zealand with the famous "more kicks than hapence" phrase has evidently. got below your indignant corresnondent’s waistline. Mr. Bardsley sighed for publicity, didn’t set it, so finished up by asking for it. Truly a painful exhibition of ill-temper and fretfulness. However, the only thing 1 object to ig Mr. Bardsley’s painfully uncricketlike presentation of his case, not his personal objection to my abominated eelf. He carefully lumps together several of my. written words in such a way as to suggest a highly irsulting attitude in my original letter. This added to his petty suggestions that ] am "in the fold’ (presumably meaning I am connected with the YA station) because I dared ‘o ‘ criticise his letter and avow myself a "frienddy supporter aud critic" of the New Zealand Broadcasting Board would seem to suggest that Mr. Bardsley’s spleen has considerabiy upset his judgment. Why not go the whole hog and sugsest I myself am the writer of the Otago (notes. As a matter of fact I am a litile { Peevea at this gentleman saying "at last im anoymous, ete., ete." when as a matter of fact I have been writing off and on for about two years in a semi-friendly way about our YA service, purely an‘ simply as a lover of fair and constructive criticism, Myr. Bardsley assigns purely

unworthy motives te the anonymous writer, disregarding the obvious possiility that anonymity may be preferred by — some’ people to self-aggzandisement.- an, ete... wy

C. A.

STIGLISH

Dunedin.