RATS
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —There are few indeed whose youthful imaginations were not fired by the colourful story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Eirst impressions- remain, and this story was brought back to memory by the presence of some strange visitors to the Town Hall on Wednesday night while the Choral Society was rendering “The Creation.” A small family of rats living in the basement of the Town Hall was once again entranced by the magic music of flute, or, perhaps, fiddle. Leaving their homes, these rats took their plage in front of the orchestral stalls, where they behaved themselves ns all good rats do. What might have happened if they had chosen the stage entrance I leave to your own imagination, but I would suggest that a very small portion of this pleasant earth would have been turned into chaos. To be serious, I would like to suggest that our beautiful Town Hall should be freed of rats, as you will agree that their presence does detract from the enjoyment of a performance, and, to put it plainly, it looks bad—l am, etc., Rodent. April 27.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21940, 29 April 1933, Page 15
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189RATS Otago Daily Times, Issue 21940, 29 April 1933, Page 15
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