BOXER IN PARLIAMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 222, 19 September 1928, Page 9

BOXER IN PARLIAMENT.

"BOOM FOR A SCRAP- ,, HEENEY STAYS FIVE MDTUTES. . (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WEIjLINGTOX, Triesday. Shown round by Mb local member, Mr. Ljsnar, the popular boxer, Tom Heenej, paid a visit to Parliament Bwilding.today. He was accompanied by Mrs. Ueenev, and there were so many interested • visitors that quite a large group wandered through the lobbies. There was a big demand for autographs, Heeney being very generous in his distribution of such favours. Parliamentarians of every shade took the opportunity of shaking hands with Xew Zealand's foremost boxer, and wishing him well in the future. A group of them wanted to know Heeney's opinion of. Parliament. Looking appreciatively along the ■well carpeted corridor, Heeney remarked, "There's plenty of room for a good scrap." When the House sat in the afternoon he appeared in Mr. Speaker's gallery, and, having respectfully listened for a long five minutes to talk about State mines and soldier settlement, he nodded to his friends that he was satisfied and beat a retreat. Political Gladiators. An allusion to the coining general election campaign was made by the new leader of the United party. Sir Joseph Ward, at the welcome to Tom Hoenfy last night. Pointing to the Prime Minister and Mr. Holland {Leader of the Opposition), who were sitting side by side, Sir Joseph said: "During the next two months these two men will be scowling at each other from a distant-?. »nd throwing bouquets at each other. T will be one of the lichtweiehts, puking up the pieces w itli Tom Heeriov as my lieutenant to see me through.""'