A BROKEN PROMISE.
I'o CORRESPONDENTS.
Imperialist.——Highly libellous.
'H— \ To the Editor. ‘ Dear Sir.——The action of the City‘ Council in not awarding a prize for thei best motto sent in for the Christchurch Coat of Arms is rather puzzling to me.‘ md I seek some enlightenment on the subject. After making an announce] merit of a competition for suggestions‘i for mottoes, and stimulating endeavouri in that direction, they blandly com-‘ ment that since none of the mottoes arel suitable they will make no award. Christchurch already has a motto, " Britons hold your own," which is evidently. repugnant to the present council; but I might suggest that their extreme fastidiousness ought to extend rather to the fulfilment of their moral obligations than to quibbling over unimportant matbers. Sir, no reputable paper would have promised a prize‘ and then refused to give one, much less should the Christchurch City Council. -—I am. etc., DISAPPOINTED.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18640, 18 December 1928, Page 9
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151A BROKEN PROMISE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 18640, 18 December 1928, Page 9
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