AN UNTRUE RUMOR.

Mataura Ensign, 9 November 1908, Page 2

AN UNTRUE RUMOR.

(To Ihc Kditor.J Sir,—ln Saturday's 'Kos/gu' «|ipeiirod tin; following KUUwul"lt wus nmioml in ,<.ior<* tbik natilMui; thut in cunwxfui'iu'o of Uw> <u»<lwa.v iioiujj madu by Mr Amlcrauii, u «id <*- pi'ciitlly iK'i'nutii' of tlw h|iU-ihH<l iimvling h<> hud at (Joiv Ihnl nitwit, Mr McNuli'h frk'nd* lmv« «jiv<| to Hir JowlJi Ward tm*r and help ux.' " This hTOtutuwit is iibsoluU'ly without foumlutum 4n fuel. At no time during the <auihave Mr MtNulj'h Control Committee considered it nocmMir.v to full in Ibu uid of Sir -loHuph Ward.. The committee <k*irc to oiuph«l loully express disapproval of «urli despicable tactics on the part of the Offposition Party, ulso their llrm c»mvictiou that the jirosiwcts of victory ore iK'tter th«n ut uuy previous election.—l »n>, etc..

E. D. MUST, Chairman Central Committee

[We depart from our usual custom oi declining to publish correspondence •hat has already appeared in anotlior journal, legj we should be considered guilty of any unfairness. We simply gave publicity as an item of new* to >i rumor that was current in (Jore and that we have since found to have been the subject of common talk in other centres in the electorate. Mr Bust now assures us that, so far as Mr Mo Mali's Central Committer is concerned! at any rate, then- is nothing in it. Very well. We freely accept Mr Rust's assurance on behalf of his committee; wo arc sorry he feels it necessary to Work himself up to fever heat over the matter: and we are pleased that he is determined to keep the flag nailed to th» mast, so to speak.—Ed. 'Knaign.]