Heard and Said

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 31, 6 October 1911, Page 10

Heard and Said

That it has at last been decided what the neAV "talkeries" will-look like. That the estimated cost of'neAV buildings will be close on £200,000. That it is very evident that in order to house our the London JeAvs' assistance will have to be invoked. That Jack Glover, Federation secre--tary, has been in Wellington on important business. That Semple's campaign amongst the Avatersiders promises to be a strenuous and successful one. That if union officials will chloroform the men and refuse them a voice in their own affairs, the only thing to do is to shove officials aside and talk to the men themselves. That there is every evidence that if some of the Avaterside officials don't take a tumble, they'll be Avithout - their jobs. That after all its AA'orry the Racing-* 1 Commission is to be called together' again to reconsider its late report. That tramwaymcn should heed the" advice of T. Barker in his appeal to - his felloAv carmen. That both Wellington and Christchurch authorities treat the men AVith scant - courtesy. •That the most noticeable feature of the political arena is the" activity of the self-styled Reform Party. That they appear to be making a most determined effort to capture the ; country at the forthcoming elections. j That Aye don't hear a great deal of :■ -. Fowlds of late, and must conclude that he is indulging in some furious thinking. That Findlay's passage in Parnell will not be all plain sailing by all ac- [ counts. That Tom Mackenzie's appeal to the teat-pullers of Egmont stands a good chance, of being a successful one. That when Tom Wilford mentioned in . the House the other day that at least three Oppositionists AA'ould lose their seate a look of pain passed over the features of certain members, s ■, - - That -.there appears to be some very self-satisfied coal miners "in Southern and Central Otago. -: That as a rule, the note of dissatisfaction .raised by the' collier is the reason of his, earning 'power being greater than in other occupations. That from the voting in the Buller district the Unionists there are extremely desirous of taking political action. . That Colvin is not fitted for a repre- . sentative of organised labor- Aye can and will prove before long. That Paddy W T ebb is carrying on an active campaign in the Grey. That Semple's successful interview with the Minister of Labor re Westport 7 grievances that Cabinet Ministers listen to reason Avhen a . solid organisation confronts them. That Editor Ross leaves for Auckland '.to-day'to'occupy the Opera Houso platform for a couple of Sunday nights. That whilst in the north, Ross will visit Waihi, Karangabake, and Huntly. , That considerable controversy is talcing place between Prohibition "and Bung as to the result of the. late Maine referendum on the liquor question. That Avhether Maine ' voted Avet or dry has no. bearing upon the liquor question as it presents itself here. That all is not smooth sailing in the N.S.W. Assembly even yet, though "Dictator" Willis does "fire 'em out." That rumours of dissension in -the Labor Cabinet" reach us with cvorincreasing frequency. That wild-eyed Orangemen in Belfast are still narrow enough to fight against the democratic proposal of Home Rule. That it is just as Avell that all reactionary bodies recognised the fact that "governments derive their right to govern from the consent of those governed." That strikes still appear to be in order in the Cold Country. That battleships even in times of peace appear to be good things to be aAvay from. That the Dennis ton Union have pretty • rightly summed up the situv ation as far as political scabs aro concerned. That the same idea Avants to permeate '

the grey matter of all unionists, and we will then begin to materially advance. That political scabs are considered by many to be just as loath some, as their industrial brethren.