Lord Russell

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32214, 5 February 1970, Page 10

Lord Russell

Sir, Bertrand Russell hurdled the barriers of advanced age to champion in his 90’s an amazingly active campaign against war and injustice—a truly great achievement and an example to people of all ages. He observed man’s movement toward self-extinction in a nuclear holocaust and sought, with the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, to educate people and governments to

change in time to avert the catastrophe. Intellectually Russell admitted the battle for human survival was probably lost, but emotionally he was committed to his, faith and hope that man would prevail. It was his commitment which kept him so brilliantly alive to age 97.—i Yours, etc., L. F. J. ROSS. ' February 4, 1970. Postal Services Sir, —Over the last year or two 1 have written to the Chief Postmaster, Christchurch, regarding nondelivery and late delivery of mail to my home address—even typewritten addressed envelopes including zone number have been delivered to Blankney Street, Zone 4. But still it happens. The latest complaint is regarding a registered air mail letter, neatly typed, posted in Auckland on Friday, January 23, postmarked, P. 0., Sockburn, January 26, and delivered to Bishopdale on Saturday, January 31—poor service for 21c postage and registration. Eight days from Auckland is just 12 hours longer than Apollo B’s trip to the moon and back, including 10 circuits of the lunar planet. There’s something to be said for carrier pigeons, I would say.—Yours, etc., K. R. DAVIES. Blanray Place, Bishopdale. January 31, 1970. [The Chief Postmaster (Mr M. T. Reedy) replies: “My inquiries confirm that Mr Davies, has just reason for complaint as the registered air mail letter he refers to was mishandled by the Post Office. I am indeed sorry for the inconvenience this must have caused him.”]