WELLINGTON WORDS.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 35, 3 November 1911, Page 12

WELLINGTON WORDS.

It was one of Wellington's "big weeks" was last. On the Sunday Scott Bennett, R. Semple, and F. R. Cooke arrived by boat from Christchurch, Cooke speaking in the evening to an admiring audience. Then on Monday night we listened to the much-talked of debate between the Professor and the Auckland Party lecturer, and were delighted with our (representative's showing. On Wednesday evening we had the pleasure of tendering New Zealand's first welcome to Comrades Mr. and Mrs. Hartley. On Thursday night the Anti-Mili- . iarist League met, and made arrangements for the forthcoming' Conference. On Friday the branch of the N.Z.F.L. brought off a good business meeting. On Saturday morning Farland, Eagle, Boss, and Freeman addressed the "wharfies," and had a good meeting. Freeman was in great form, as the following note sent down to him testifies : —"Custom House. Dear sir, — Will you kindly refrain from speaking hi so loud a tone, as there is a gentleman in this building suffering from a headache." Freeman and Ross each strikingly dealt with Secretary Tom Smith's circular designed to block the wharf labourers voting for joining the Federation. With Hartley, Bennett, Semple, arid the rest of us together for days, you c-an imagine the brilliant and earnest m. exchange of ideas, and the all-round stimulus. Cooke was to have addressed the wharf labourers, but on each morning it was rough weather. Hartley, too, would have spoken on the ■''•''"irljarf,'' , -btit for bis one morning, iin •• Wellington being tempestuous weather.