“WIND BLOW ROE.”

Southland Times, Issue 25407, 8 October 1935, Page 4

“WIND BLOW ROE.”

To the Editor.

Sir, —The writer of the letter “Wind and Rain” in the issue of The Times, appears to be rather a fishy customer. In fact, Mr Editor, I would liken him unto the soft roe of a fish. When our Southland fishermen catch and clean fish they cast the soft roe matter to the place whence it came, the sea. Your correspondent appears to be a soft roe and should be returned from whence he came, as being of no further use to our fair province, I would suggest, if his occupation permits, that he float away on one of our occasional gales to his “Windy City” being careful lest his hat should blow over to Nelson, and so allow one of our Southlanders exiled in the Capital City to return to his home town. Invercargill would thus be rid of one “Soft Roe” and would be happy to receive in return, a son of one of us who is made of much better stuff. “NOT A ROE.” Invercargill, October 7, 1935. To the Editor. Sir, —I was surprised on opening the paper this morning to see a dyspeptic letter in the correspondence column anent the “Windy City,” which I read with mingled feelings of pity and disgust. What prompted such an outburst is hard to understand as the writer admits having lived here for the last six years and, therefore, Invercargill has provided him with his bread and butter plus a good job during the depression years. As to the howl about windy conditions, I have lived in Wellington and I have very vivid recollections of conditions in the capital city. It certainly justifies its nickname. I seem to recollect not many years ago a case of a milk van being blown into the harbour at Oriental Bay during a slight breeze, also a motor cyclist being hurled off his machine and sustaining a broken leg; he also was the victim of a similar breath of air in the environs of the “Windy City.” I would like to know of any such happenings in this fair city. No, Mr Editor, the old adage still holds good—people in glasshouses, etc. My advice to “Wind and Rain” is that if he is not satisfied with Invercargill he can get back to the boisterous north and leave his job to a Southlander. I would also remind him that Wellington was only created the capital by Act of Parliament and had it not been so I doubt if there ever would have been a city there at all.—l am, etc. “ANTI-CYCLONE.” Invercargill, October 7, 1935.