MR ISITT AND COOK ISLANDS

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13327, 29 July 1915, Page 5

MR ISITT AND COOK ISLANDS

i- : AMUSING INCIDENTiIN THE .' HOUSE. ; •-' I WnEI?EAI?E;ypUOTHEi{;' i WOWSERS?" Ity Tclfigrapli to "The Times." " WELLINGTON, ..July 2S, An amusing piece of..;b.y play was to !.be observed, in- lite. House.to-day (Turing Klißensslon;nn:;i;hp^C'o;ok' ; lslaiids--BilK;' ■-■ ; Mr Isitl; (Christciiurch NQrtli;) v 'wa3 delivering, a dissertation on the evils of drink in the Islands and-elsewhere, and Iho.parl; that annoyed him was the. 'fafet'.'lhat .V petition from some..;'flvethousand' natives praying that 45 ' wlilTns"olr'tlre' sanie > tslaird should" not have any liqijor ,wns not being taken very much notice of' by tlie Government. Mr Isill. •jiflt-'dnwii after his little piece, and looked around for some supporters to follow Jiiin on similar lines. No'one rose, .and MrlsiU'was' apparently perturbed, He looked round and called, "Where' are 'you''other wowsers?" , :.. ■:.

No. one responded to the gentle call. | •■'protest' North's "tvue'-bhfejV'irolled along the. legislative road unaccompanied.