MR COATES HECKLED

Northern Advocate, 29 October 1932, Page 10

MR COATES HECKLED

ADDRESS INTERRUPTED

THREAT TO DISCONTINUE

A LOQUACIOUS LADY,

(Special to "Northern Advocate.”! AUCKLAND, This Day,

A throat to stop his address if interruption continued was made by the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates during his speech on the Ottawa Conference at last evening. Comment came mostly from a woman at the back of the hall. “You have often heard it said that New Zealand’s trade is greater per head than in any other part of the world,” said Mr Coates. A woman: “It certainly has more unemployed.”

Mr Coates: "There are some unemployed who fail to realise that the solution eaunot be fount! in this country alone." A voice: "Get on with your speech, Gordon!"

Mr Coates: "The solution can only be in normal trading conditions in the Empire first of all, and in the world afterwards, and . The woman: "What we want are some brainy men . ” Mr Coates: "And we want some brainy women too." (Cheers and applause).

Mr Coates started on his .speech again when the hall was quiet, but there was further interruption, the woman’s voice ringing out above the others.

‘‘l’ll have to ask you to go out, my dear girl," said'Mr Coates. "I will answer any questions you like to ask afterwards. If there are any further interruptions from that woman or any other woman or man, I will not go on." A mixed reception greeted this statement. "I will not go on if that woman keeps chattering," declared Mr Coates. "I have heard her giggling at the back of the hall all evening." Efforts wore made by the chairman to quieten the meeting. He said ho would ask the police to come forward and act accordingly if there were auv further interruptions. A man in the gallery, who mentioned that he had 16 children, started to talk unemployment, but was silenced after a. warning from a policeman.

“I am not on politics,” said Mr Coates. “If I was, I would not mind. ’ ’

There uas no further interruption