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Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 62, 14 March 1916, Page 3

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Under the above heading a i>ersoii designating himself "Pro Bono Publico" published a letter in Saturday's issue in which he asserts that ho was accosted by some hnlf-drunken youths while crossing tho Square one night last wo;.>k. if ho had] said that ho accosted tho youths he would hpve been nearer the- mark. As a matter of fact these youths wore sky-lurking in town when they wore approached by a gentleman in clerical attire, who i began" to take them to task. He soon' found that he had pushed himself into a hornet's nest, and tho remarks which were passed at his expense were perhaps more forcible than' polite. It is not the first time that the gentleman .referred to by "Pro Bono Publico" has mixed himself up in something which does not concern him. On tho last occasion he laid an information against two men who were supposed to be fighting, but the Magistrate decided otherwise, andl the informant left the Court more crestfallen than when lie entered. My advice to this gentleman is to leave well alone and keep out of other people's affairs. It is ridiculous to suppose that these youths were under tho influence of liquor in Market Squaro. If they were they would, have been "moved on" by the constable on duty. It is well known that "Pro Bono Pnblico's" friend, or it may be "Pro Bono" himself, is biassed as far as the liquor question is concerned, and is only too ready to blame the hotels for everything that occurs. STAY-IN-AT-NIGHT.