The Mighty Atom

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 61, 10 May 1912, Page 6

The Mighty Atom

G. P. WhiU'ng. Labor candidate for the Mayoralty of Spreydon, Chrislcliiirch, missed the 'bus by seven votes. Aldrrnian E. 11. Hartley, accompanied h\ .Mrs. Hartley, will shortly " have Wellington lor a lecturing lour of the West Const. We commend our two visiting comrades In mil- West Coast renders, and take this opportunity <>[ saying that an intellecinai treat, is in .store for them. I'!. Tiegear. ex-Secretary of Lahor, has been selected as tho Labor candidate for the by-eb-ction in the Wellington f'itv Council causer! through the e],ctio:i'of 1). McLaren to the Mayoral chair. Says "Truth's" London correspondent : The coal strike lias brought into prominence the fact that a (laughter of Australasia's old friend. Tom Maim, is a i'»w>i'it'. a'tvess with the coal minors. Tom's olive branch is named Effie, and siie is phmng "Sonia" in "The Merry Widow" in tlie centre of mining indusii'.v in South Wales. Every night, nlien Eftio trips before the footlights to j z'no her first song, the colliery gallery I jrorls roar an enthusiastic, welcome--j «he: her because KOie is clever or dad i cleverer. I do not exactly know. Kflio I is a or icei'ui. diirk-eyed trill, very much I like her father, though, of eoure, j ivith<e.it Tom's spiked moustache and | fierce expression. 11 y the way, when | Tooi 'Main was in Australasia, his wife imil rather to fancy her voice, a little. ! I n member hearing her sing at a i Sunday Afternoon." She ! wasn't exacilv a Melba. but she wasn't (bad. ■ * ■» J. Foster and W. Elliot late President and Treasurer rcßpectively of the | Wcsr Const Workers' Union, were callic. af this office last week. Tho fortunes of wagc-.slavcvy have l>oon re-spoii-ib'c for their migration from tho West (east. Both were en rente to C. is-borne. Tkh temple is now in Victoria, and Still gC'tig S! IfiCg. Hnvolock Wlhon. secretary of the British Seamen nod Firemen's Union, arrived in Wcl!m"t,,o last- week. Ho i was :i< eo-ii)ianied by Mr. Bull, of the i British Seamen's Union. Fnond Boil !is a native of Lytu>rw>n. and paid his | last visit to New '/.< aland Eome 10 , vcai-1 a an. ! ' " ■» * * ; One vf tin- brightest spots in the rejcptiou of the Norsemen of Chri«t- ---! church to Captain Amundsen was the I renii'.rk of tli<> L'ciitlcniiiu who, having spoken at !• n■;! h in a foreign tongue, added: "1 Jim Miiry I cannot speak our language b.-::er. but I speak English worn- :iir,n you." P. J. (V Re can. says a West Coast cr.nti•tr,ii-"-it! v. iia* won great praise tlu-ouch hi- skill id handling of compensation eases before the Weft C<iast sittir.gs of the Arbitration Court. * * * M. J. Savaii 1 . o'{ Auckland Brewery Worker 1 -' Union, and das. Hoboris, of Welli- --1.--i; (bis Stokers' Union v ill be delocni.es to the Federation Conference in aiMi; ira to nan.es already published. * * » M. L.racy. secretary N.Z. Shearers anil Wool, lit'! I'hinkiyees' A'■social ion, lias ,'i-ilv.d in W< Uington. where the I head office, wii! in future be situated. The .U-;yiation's (ilfi'-es are in Queen's C ham hers. * * * l>.-„r,. :5 .-,vc v ; <'a S. Sendilcr and Helen I laves, of Wcllo'ley College U),.----vet sit". Ma .-'.■., U.S.A., who took part in the [ : iva! Lawrence strike by delivering '■■'..■eiidist addresses, arc in dai.-er of 10-n.i.- their posiiious. The attitude of i hoi h ladle- li||< to have life!) dbsi-Ussed ' by the Poind of Trustees. PRQFT.SSOn MILLS. Prt Mills is a little man somethin'e <>■ ' r four fiet iti height, lie is; a r< mark able talker, though something ■ of'a iiionnfebank. He just can't, he ; pinned down to any faith, beyond its period of financial prospeiity. H<- giir..ks and wriggles, and that's all there ; Ts about him ocept hi? talk. He talked for the, American Democrats and then for the Socialist Party. Expelled l; from the S.P.. he vas adniltcd a-onii ' into the Socialist ranks by the S.t) F. of Milwaukee. About two years ago l he set cut upon a world trip an a ,' special commissioner from Milwaukee, r.ud sterns io be in no hinry to get home. There i-. not mm it likelihood of his 1. a\in-.C N'-w Zealand so long as bis pi-.-Seiit Si'lal'V of 11 "2 tier Week is ' paid hie by the X.Z. Lab<.r I'ari.y. All - tl'iiie-s ha-.e au ending of some sort, rind deiit.iless l,e will turn up evc-tdu- . ;-,!!■ in L iv oulv n maiuing pke-o be can . (X oi-d- the Hand. "Voice of Lab.!-," 1 Soc.Mi Afri-.i.