AUCKLAND NOTES.

Industrial Unionist, Volume 1, Issue 9, 1 October 1913, Page 4

AUCKLAND NOTES.

After missing two meetings the Local appointed Fellow-worker Jim Sullivan as city organiser. He was soon on the job whipping lazy speakers into line, result: very good meetings. Sunday night, September 7, doubtful weather caused the outdoor chairman to close the street meeting, accept Fellowworker Kotgen’s offer of a talk inside, and Seand invited the audience up to the room. Several went and listened to an interesting talk on Syndicalism, followed by lively discussion. Sunday afternoon, September 14, Charlie Reeves and a chairman held a big crowd at the foot of Queen Street; likewise at night, with other speakers assisting. Sunday afternoon, September 21, Reeves again held forth, and held a big crowd for an hour and a-half, in spite of an eloquent single-taxer on one corner and Wild Willy the Woolly prohibitionist on ahother'; he was followed by F. Hanlon, who gave a short, but trenchant, talk on Constructive Industrialism, mentioning Sabotage, too. At night a splendid meeting was held near Grey Statue. Fellow-worker F. Williams, after a long absence from the “ box,” delivered a telling half-hour talk, the enormous crowd never moving. W. Murdock and others followed. F. Hanlon was conductor. Tuesday, 23rd, business meeting of Local set up a “ management committee ” to devise new propaganda methods, and raise funds for the paper—which is in serious financial difficulty. On the whole it has been a very active month, and ■satisfactory.—J.H.D.