LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

NZ Truth, Issue 472, 4 July 1914, Page 2

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

AND OTHERS

"Truth's" dear and respected- friend -- ■^M^-tia^j^. a itthP^^^ft go't,''a braw wee jolb^ dae ye no' ken,": as* .the Wellingtons Ci%y Council's assessor m- the rows wliich are going' to take place, about sundry Corporation leases. Weil.. M|iiy Ann is / a ,^'dou,c^'^ • man and unco' cainie^iJtncLJcfiji^^^tter of bawbees thj^f godlSss^^mier'^v'ho gets in' m front of^him will have to rise quite a long time before sparrow-chirp. Besides, hetwill not have a look m if Mary Ann ha!s a wrastlfj jsujth £h<£.Lpa.rd. m prayer on^ the f ajnptorca^geP.which his . iiten Washup wi^fea<^§s^alikee Boodler Dr. .Tbrexander a%out !r ' v '

' T*- 1 • ' .-• - • i ■'•■ ..■...■'. »ifTruth" had the. pleasure of a visit this week from Walter Fenner, a'leading member of the, "Rosary" Company, ■wfiich has been, .delighting Wellington aniyences all the week m the Grand . Ojjfera H,«sjj§s£s?^alter proved, the most g^ial'and'ent^^^nln&.of giieSb. During- an^iipur's ciJM^he^jfovealed-'a.brbad outlbblc^h life,-3pai:e -even in.an exponent oTT'the soclpajid imsklni! ' He averr". red hiiii|^f,a4S^iali^oput and .but; m fast, he kftt^ that it was part of -his ; religion and, laughingly added that- toe was the butt of much chaffing from hip fellow players on account of his comzmraeristicproclivities. He plays "juyejtile heavy" as the Wali-street broker£ Kenward Wright m the ."Rosary*, 1 and was m the original caste at the Garden Theatre, m New York, five years- ago. For the past .three years he^ ; has been associated with A. H. Wpodsi';one v of -America's greatest producers.^irHe^ w^^n^dhlwmber.s'; "Common liaTO."-^-aaihug^; success^-and left t^ "y^lj^v^r^ket'^tp Ipin this, show— BC£"HeT& i -i*a.mtfi' he^atcbfled with a smile; JUg, "busted: \ into business with a wagon show" arid ha|s several times experiences that cbmtngn lot 'of actors ■^"stranded." He attributes 'much of bis' success to being landed m that part , bgthe theatre business m which part an- actor .is 'on his' metal. .He joined aTi'stock'.l, company,., f'l have been m ViudeMje.t^^S&J^.ih^ "and have produced " : sever'af sfte tchep. ', I have one w4th me now which I hope to produce inVAustralia." Here, he .entered upon a brief outline of the .idea that was run-. nl#g through his head. ,"Truth" feels sdre that its originality and cleverness m., dialogue will ensure its "catching .' 9Ti."-r. \ . :■ '■■ ;' . :r -A/ ■_-" ;■ "■■ £ >• '■•-■* v ! .'"if •,:-./ ;A cable message the other <{ay stated th&t tho health of J.Jlamßay, MacDbhald, M.P., Leader of the Labor Party m the British House. 1 of .C-qin-' rifpns, Is causing his friends much anxiety. A letter receiyed- by\ "Honestas" sopao months ago, said that since his wife's te had .---. been "daunerin* doimHife brae." T A later letter from another Labor M.P. said ttfat Mac. had been prevailed' upon to give up some 'of his official work, and that all hoped soon to see him back to tifii old, vigorous form again. J. Ramsay Mac Donald has ; been a -"ladyO' p^irts," as they say mi his calf; c*omt-; tr>. At a very early, age he made his way to Lo*hdon, where he got a job as a';clerk. He lived on two or three'] shillings a week, "dossin' doun a 'dunny," for which htupaid eighteen pence a week, and^spent the balance of his wages to educate himself..- He was for a while a school teacher and afterwards a Parliamentary private secre*4b*J|9v4S&i£lßsr; jowrn^ißt,^ef., fective writer .on ' economic subjects, and a speaker ', of ; great^ force. •During his leadership -at the- Labor Party, he has stireriubusly '■■* opposed certain actions when proposed by caucus, but, on the majority i of the members declaring agaiftst Ms- point of view, he ' has loyally abided by? the Party's officlal decision, and even though afterwards list- #48; been denounced by extremists as the cause of the party's questionable ;>acfctony he has bornfe the brunt wlthout'-mormur ; itill ; some other member- goaded into revealing the inner history of the Party, has broken silence, giving the true facts, to tho honor of Mac Donald arid the confusion of his eneriilesV^'lfitc, of course;, doesn't see cy.e_tQ.eyo many militants m the Labor movement; he .has an opinion of his own, and, ho matter 1 whnt tho odds agaijist him, doesn't hesitate to state it and give a reason for tho hopegtiiat Js m him. It is to; be hoped that j& .season ofc completes reet and carefuT nursing will make him fit for Me w^uftjfflth again. His place Bcarcely could. bo filled; m the British ParHaraentary- Ijabbr movement today. . j-y,;.^>,. :.-. ■- ;' ■ : H .

After, a severe, spell of illness Councillor Bob Fletcher blew into the City Council /meeting last week and occupied the wonted, mahogany. Members of the Council loudly announced that they were delighted to see that Robert was able to Sit up and notice things p.nce more- and washed .him luck. "Truth," m view of the near approach iof ■ the elections, ' admonishes Bobus not to pay any more doctors' bills and to put off his next illness till the time he can ": get up . and , remarki " Mr. Speaker, SirP'-Therl ."Truth" trusts he will pass his illness, on to the other fellOW. '• ' -; I '-':

The danger of a government having, to depend upon a, majority of one was exemplified m Hobart the other day 'when a motor car smashed up a bike;i and shot its rider about 15ft. <7in. into trie air. The rider of the bike turhed>j out to be^'Fi Ciblini pne of. the La-' bbr ■'( members for Derifson. *;;;£ Tas-: nianian 'correspondent naively" says : — '■' "There is no reason for suspecting that Giblin did it oh. purpose.- He was bik-: ink , through the city,' m a f hurry :tq\ catch a trainj when a motor car hit him amidships, shot him up into the air, and caught him as he fell, . break-: ing his right arm m the risky- juggle.^ it was a close call. The bike was killed outright." : '•'■■• <

The worth and sterling ability of Harold Holmes, who used to help the "Dominion" keep its end up, was always recognised and appreciated by his fellow-journalists, but since Harold blew over tp^Hobart to, tajte up a, stiddy job on. the ? Daily Post,," whole' heaps mpre' of appreciation-^-of a lU-; crative nature— have come to his cor-, ner.- Smce transferring his talents to the land of the apple, Harold has been appointed acting secretary for the Tasmanian district of the Australasian Journalists' Association, secretary and; shorthand writer to the Timber Trade Wages Board, and hon. treasurer to, the Tasmanian porkers' Educational; {Aissociation, of whiph, as a member of the Provincial Committee, he assisted to frame the constitution. WeU, Har- ! old deserves all the luck that has come to him' and quite 'a heap more yet.

. It isi always pleasing to pay a tribute of praise to a public officer who has "meritoriously served his country for many years. This is the position of W* R, Morris, Secretary to the Post Ofiice, who is leaving ( fifew Zealand onFriday, next by the Nlagara, x bound' on a most important mission, He goes to represent NeW. Zealand at the Internatipnar Postal Congress' m Madrid. W.R. has been m the service ,of the Department for 39 years. Educated at the Bectiye College m Dublin, he entered the" Imperial! 1 Publio Service m the accountants' branch of the DuSlin G.P.O. In;; 187.4 he resolved ,to try "his fortune m "the Britain* of "the South" arid arrived at Lytteltbn m September qt that^earV In the. following May tib the- m^eyT order, branch ,bf -the Christchurch -Post *-> Office as - a clerk. "• Four years later he became money-; order clerk at Wellington, and m 1891 received promo^ibri. ! tb.ith,e 'senior clerksship m the" Accountatits' ' Branch of the G.P.O. This i position he occupied until 1900, when he became AssistantCp'ntfoller and Accountant In 1907 Mr. George Gray retired and on Mr. Morris fell the mantle of Accountant and' Controller 1 of Morfey-orders •- and Savings Banks: When Mr. "Tonal" Robertson succeeded' to the 'Secretaryship, Mr. Morris succeeded him as As-sistant-Secretary and Inspector.- >He retained- that position until July 1, 1907,, and, on Mr. Robertson's elevation to the Public Service • Commißsionersbip, took the post vacated by his late chief. *On Monday afternoon and evening last representatives .of the G.P.O. staffs met to "speed the parting guest." In tho afternoon he was.presented with a suit-case, a leather-lined motor-coat, a travelling rug and a money belt— the last, probably on account of his going into bandit land. la, the evening' the P. % and T. Officers' Association gave him a. "shivoo" In the Masonic Hall; The Association, as representing the whole service from the North Cape to Stewart Island, made a presentation of a very handsome silver tea and cq/Tee service.