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Northern Advocate, 23 June 1920, Page 3

The "Wanganui Chronicle" says:— At the risk of disappointing the scandal-mongers, who are apparently working overtime in Wanganui just now, we deem it a pleasure to be able to "scotch" the particular scandal to which such free and widespread circulation has recently been given. As we indicated, when referring to a statement published by a Palmerston contemporary, no" good purpose is to be served by the publication of unauthentic rumours; but once publicity has been given to a scandal it is desirable in the interests of all concerned, that its truth should be publicly established at the earliest possible moment. To that end we sought *to ascertain the basis of this much-talked-of scandal, and our inquiries were not in vain. The net results of our investigation may be summed up in a phrase—"No girl, no twins, no doorsteps, nothing but a tissue of wicked, cruel, and unfounded fabrications!" presumably haying their putrid origin in the contemptible author pf a series of vile and filthy and threatening anonymous letters.