DIGNITY IN THE HOUSE.
ITALIAN AUTHOR’S VISIT TO PARLIAMENT. Signor Arnold! Gipolla, of the staff of the Torino newspaper, “La Stainpa,” and a well-known Italian author, is on a visit to Wellington seeking material for a hook he is writing on his travels. He is not favourably impressed with the endeavours beingmade to add dignity to our Parliament by the various restrictions placed on persons who visit the House of Representatives. Describing his own experience oil visiting the House, he said: “Of course, when I enter the Parliament I take’ off my hat. When I go into the gallery an official, say to me, ‘You must not take your hat into the gallery.’ I say, ‘I am very sorry. Excuse me, I do not know.’ So I leave my hat on the outside. I sit down. The -official say, ‘What for you sit there when I tell you to sit here! I say, Excuse me. I am very sorry. 1. do not know.” I sit down where lie say. x I place my hands, on the front rail. The official say, ‘You must- not do that. It is forbidden for the dignity.’ I say, ‘I am very sorry. Excuse me, I do not know.’ He say, ‘lt is much against the dignity.’ I take out my pencil and book to write some notes. The official say ‘You must not do that. It is forbidden.’ I say, lam very sorry. 1 -do not know.’ I look and see ladies over there in the gallery. ‘Ah ha!’ I say,- ‘ladies’ sewing school!’ I laugh, ‘Ah ha, ha! Where is the dignity. Ah ha ha 1 ’ The official take me by the arm and say. ‘Come outside. It is forbidden to laugh.’ And I go outside. “You have a New Zealand Musso-
lini in the chair, I think. I write it all in my- book.”
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Shannon News, 6 August 1926, Page 2
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312DIGNITY IN THE HOUSE. Shannon News, 6 August 1926, Page 2
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