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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIII, Issue 284, 16 November 1923, Page 3

AS OTHERS SEE US.

(To the Editor). Sir, —Mr. J. T. Fawcett appears to consider his pedantic criticism essential to the .success —or failure—of any function or venture which concerns us, and for what jjeason other than to be associated with and to evince his selfelevating approval of what he considers great, does he favour us with this hand-licking eulogy or Mr. Ebbett. Undoubtedly fine Mr. Ebbett’s address was from a technical viewpoint and especially as a test of staying power. Again, Mr. Fawcett, in his naughty little tirade against the Hickson mission, subtly asks us to note his philanthropic magnanimity in withholding his outburst until after the departure of the “impostor.” iSinoe accounts and estimates of the good done per mediu mof Mr. Hickson are many and varied and no no. not even Mr. Fawcett, has endeavoured to prove actual harm resulting from the mission, T fail to see. any object uThis column, dated 7/11/23, save that of verbose display. But for the points I have set out one might have been tempted to .applaud his attempts as one would an intelligent boy’s by way of encouragement to do a little better next time. In one matter only has’Mr. Fawcett bv support—with letters of a. personally controversial nature I decline the use of synonyms.—l am, etc., —B. L. LEWIS. Manga teretere, 15/11/23.