THE "HERALD'S" WAY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17061, 14 August 1917, Page 4

THE "HERALD'S" WAY.

MISREPRESENTATION OF PACTS

Apparently the intelligence (?) department of the Wanganui "Herald" requires a course of eleetric-U treatment with the object of.waking it up from its Rip Van Winkle slumbers. On Saturday it went quite out of its way to throw discredit upon a news Item we gave in respect to the exciting experience a business woman had when returning home at nisivf with a bag containing over £50. The "Herald" suggested that we were endeavouring to cause unnecessary alarm; that the incident related by us. was purely one o: imagination, in its effort to belittle us, however, the "Herald" showed very poor*, spirit and "fell in" rather badlsr^The "Chronicle" was right and the "Herald" was entirely wrong, and when it shakes its reporting staff out into the" street to collect reliable information, it will ascertain that what occurred was really this: Mrs. White, baker, or Guyton Street, was going home from business on Saturday night week, and when she turned into Bell Street, a man came up to her, and placing a strong hand on her shoulder, said, "What's your hurry missus?" Mrs. White, without showing any timidity, but, on the other hand, displaying considerable force with her right hand, strucl? her assailant a powerful blow on the chest. The thrust was so unexpected that the man for the moment let go his hold and staggered back. Mrs. White lost no time in making effective use of her release, and she ran off towards her home, which was but a short distance off. Another man •rushed across the road to head: Jier off, as we stated, but being near^her section, she got inside before "her pursuer could reach her. These are the absolute facts, as related by Mrs. White, and if the "Herald" is anxious to do the honourable, it will send its staff to Mrs. White's place of business this morning, verify what we have stated and then make the necessary correction. Of course we are aware of the source to which the "Herald" applied for news con-l cerning the matter, but having beetii told who the lady was, It was their,, duty to verify the version they had received before trying to cast doubts upon the accuracy of the item appearing In the "Chronicle's" columns. We understand, however, that Mrs. White took steps yesterday to convince the "Herald" of its miserable attempt to belittle her, r.nd, as we have just indicated, if tl>e paper has any sense of fair play it will make the amende honourable and admit this evening that it was entirely wrong in suggesting that Mrs. White was drawing upon her. imagination when she informed a "Chronicle" reporter that she had be*n waylaid and nearly robbed of a large sum of money.