Criticism and abuse.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 193, 23 July 1883, Page 2

Criticism and abuse.

For the informHtion of a Urge number of onr readers who nftv^r see the Manawatn 'imes, we reproduce the following from its insae of 3 a tuHty : <c Above the sisna£ureß, ' Wel'-wisher/ 1 Harmony,' * Melody, 1 * Critic/ and a number of others, at leas'; a handr<>d 'enters have appeared m oar local contemporary upon the Choral Society, abasing the conductor and secretary, -'nob. a course of action is childish, paltry $ and ridiculous. Of coarse tb> style Htamps then, at once as that of one person with many names, anJ the Uhoral Society has not Buffered by them,, and will not suffer, the reason of the attacks being only too evident." We may just a <& that no two ot the letters were written by the same hand, and th« originals are still m oar possession. Bat what object could anyone have io abusing the conductor, poor fellow, who has enough sorrows of bis own just now ; or 'h'. hi^My Gnt*" f «»? pin? secretary Jor the Society for that matter. Bui tu^ Met remains that the unfortunate Sootety languishes, and the cause i 3 not difficult to assign. Some of our cor* respondents may, however, care to re pi; to the remarks quoted, which conoern them more thnn o«.