“NOT DOWNHEARTED”

Evening Star, Issue 22515, 7 December 1936, Page 12

“NOT DOWNHEARTED”

MRS FREER RETURNS SMILING FRIEND'S ADVICE-" NOT A WORD, HONEY '* [Pee United Press Association.! WELLINGTON, December 7. Slim and neatly dressed in nigger brown, with a pale green silk scarf around her neck, Airs Freer seemed far from downheated when seen on the arrival of the Awatea from Sydney today. She smiled quite a lot, and talked with several of the pasengers, but had little to say to the Press representatives. When first spoken to she said she had nothing to say, adding: “I am tired of you people.” With that she was escorted downstairs by another woman, whose approach was accompanied with the advice: “ Not a word, Mabel. Not a word, honey!” This woman gave the information that Mrs Freer had no immediate plans, but would be staying at Wellington for a while, and Mrs Freer smilingly said, looking up the stairway, “ I might fly over to Australia.” Mrs Fleer’s friend appears on the passenger list as Mrs A. H. Pura, and when she detached herself from Mrs Freer for a moment she announced herself as Madame Pura, of the Latin Cafe, Sydney. . On deck afterwards Mrs Freer had more to say. She was glad to be back in New Zealand, and glad that at least one Government knew the meaning of British justice. Acordicng to passengers on the way across she attended church and_ generally entered into shipboard activities, dancing and playing deck games. She came down the gangway alone, and probably few knew her. The photographers and movie camera worked quickly, and Mrs Freer took in the scene quidkly and smiled and waved her hand.

LIEUTENANT DEWAR S ATTITUDE

“ WILL FIGHT TOOTH AHD HAIL ’’ Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, December 7, (Received December 7, at 11 a.m.) Lieutenant Dewar, at Albury, referring to the banning of Mrs Freer, said: “ The case will be taken further. Mr Paterson had no right to ban a British subject in such a way. We shall fight tooth and nail to achieve our rights, and shall not let up until the ban is lifted.”