THE WEARIN' OF THE GREEN.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 19 June 1912, Page 2

THE WEARIN' OF THE GREEN.

Help for a patriot distressed; a spotless spirit hurt. Help for anhoneurable clan sore triumphed in the dirt. From Queenstown Bay to Donegal, O, listen to my song, Her honourable gentlemen have suffered grevious wrong. Go, shout it to the Emerald Seas : Give word to Erin now. from " Cleared. "—R, Kipling. One more injustice to Ireland, the land from whence have come the nation's greatest soldiers, its ablest judges, and many of its most eminent orators and its most notable bishops : the land that, in spite of all this, is still refused Home Rule, that privilege of every free pecple. Ana now comes this additional insult, Our youuy fellow townswoman, Miss Janet Roperin, whose parents are true Irish to the backbone, and were formerly resident in the town of Athanree, County Gal way, has to rely for the vindication of her rights on the un« certainties of the law court that institution that is anathema to all true* hearted Irish, Considerable interest 's being taken in the trial, which takes place on Friday evening next at 8 o'clock in the Foresters' Hall, The public will be admitted to the body of the court on payment of one shilling per head entiance fee.