Dear Sir,

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 184, 10 July 1940, Page 4

Dear Sir,

i Letters to the Editor must be .-, clearly written on one side of the. paper only. Where a nom-de-plume is used the name of the writer must, be enclosed for reference purposes only. WHY DOGS? pear Sir, —In-your local and general column ol Wednesday's issue, I note a paragraph is given to tho predominance of dogs in the" streets of the town. Couldn't your .correspondent, or whoever is responsible for the effort, just' for once divert his a mention ancl literary capabilities away from the main street of the burg for inspiration and take—sliall we suggest, a stroll into the byways of life —it is rich in material —-c||jL foe instance abound and most enterprising and amazing mul- . . titudes—homeless waifs, aristocrats, ; and the familiar marauding Thomas t can be met anywhere and every* ; where in the happy abandonment of unfettered freedom. Strange it : seems that no one —not even oun loquacious friend comments, upon their numbers. But if an occasional dog is seen cut for an unoffending' 1 stroll —the town has" an invasion o£ . dogs forsooth. Eye wash. , I would suggest, as a happy hunt- ■ ing ground for inspiration that our correspondent take the "Back Door'* . : of the Strand, that delightful jam ■ tin alley abounding in discarded antiques called "The Promenade'* Ye Gods! Wliat a misnomer. Hours i could be spent here in pensive re- : flection and profitable write up. . Try it, my friend. ! Yours etc., :