ON THE BALL.
Sir, —Kindly allow me space to respect fully point out that your corresj A Warburton is in error when he s'avs that the words of "On the Rail " w ' ci . e written by ;i Queenstown resident, one Thomson The writer was Mt K \y Seeker, whom my father l;ncw well unci who lived in the Mamtwatu and l/i' W cr Rangitikei district over 40 years ago and where many an old identity remembers the song and author well. ' I met tlio author once in Sydney for the first time through picking up an autographed copy of "On ! lie Rail" while at a ftiend's place during a musical evening. I also hold a copy of "On the Hal!" showing "Worth by K. W. Seeker." Mr. Seeker wn; tha son of a London businessman and *arae to New Zealand when a young man Kunieu. L. H. Strattuii.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20627, 28 July 1930, Page 12
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148ON THE BALL. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20627, 28 July 1930, Page 12
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