Thurbage "Brilliant"

Sir,—May I congratulate Thurbage on his quite brilliant demolition of what was a deplorable piece of journalism. When such butchery of prose appears in what is claimed a major newspaper it becomes increasingly clear that some sort of academic training is needed in New Zealand Journalism.

However, the article was unsigned and one wonders whether Thurbage is being a little presumptive when he attributes the trash to G. R. David. Though the article left me completely confused, I did not think it was true Davidese.

L. S. Knight.

[We understand, from an informal source, that the editorial was not in jact written by G. R. David. Your perception would seem to exceed Thurbage's in this respect, Mr. Knight.—Ed.]