"Presence Of Mind."

Opunake Times, Volume LVV, Issue 3675, 30 October 1923, Page 2

"Presence Of Mind."

The weight of responsibility to be shouldered by our kxal politicians now-a-days is indicated by the following letters "received." by the Waitomo County Council last meeting, and published in the "King Country Chronicle ":- "I am writing these few lines to lay information against Waitomo car No.—owned by and driven by—came round the bend last Thursday and never soun-; *'' ed bis horn, and caused my son's horse to jump down a bank, & it fell over him, and —never came back to see if he was hurt, as it was, my son had the presence of mind to fall off the horse, and the 'horse rolled right over and over and nearly rolled on my son. I think this is getting very common round here, not blowin* their horns. This is the second accident—has had through /these drivers not sounding the alarm. --» got such a shaking ap this time through—car. They never- .came \ back to see if he was hurt, but left a 1 friend to do it, and he only got out and got in again. " Councillors, i,t is reported, were sufficiently ungracious to express amusement, and the* unseating of the son' might have been thtrliult of "horse" sense" rather than presence""' 'of' mind. " • -'.- ■•■■•••.■•>..'. , :<■■■ : "TOO JOLLY WIDE* * 'jThe other letter was signed by "Miss Fnirplay, " the writing bear-; ing a marked similarity to that of the former epistle. The letter read:'-',-"I, the undersigned, would like to ; know why it is that Mr —, of Mil- - roa, is allowed to run his co#|ln 1 -! horses on the road. I don't' ' U is fair. As for the ranger, he%ust ; '■'■■:■ hi*; eyes when he has to pass >• ■>i mis (!, e road, but open them too ■\r ' vidf when he sees other peop\ !'•■•■ ' -Ic'Hi the roads. I don't see - ■■'-■: nle should be left On the •1-y are a jolly nuisance. I * ;i.■«;■ . nto them several -times' wh.-.s ii:>.Ag out on business. I thinks it is nard lines when a girl has tocomplain about his cattle and horsear and I hope you will see it the same*, as I do—Yours truly, Miss Fais play. " -*'>■