THE COMING ELECTIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 249, 17 October 1908, Page 7

THE COMING ELECTIONS.

GREY LYNN. The Hon. Geo. Fowlds will address the electors of Grey Lynn in St. George's Hall on Wednesday next. The Mayor of Grey Lynn (Mr Geo. Sayers) will occupy the chair. '. EDEN. \ Mr John Bollard, the present member i ; for Eden, will address the electors at ( ; Koskill Hall, Dominion-road, on Wed- , , nesday next, when. Mr C. J. Tunks will . l preside, and on Thursday next he will ! . deliver an address in the Avondale Hall, ] . when Mr John Potter will occupy the < chair. . , Mr John W. Shackleford, the Govern- ] meht candidate, will address the elec- \ ! tors at £psom Hall, Maniikau-road, on . , Tuesday next, and on Thursday evening • will deliver an address at St. Luke's Hall, \ Mount Albert. ; PARNELL. Mr E. G. B. Moss, an Independent can- ( didate, will address the electors at St. , • Mark's Hall, Reniuera, on Tuesday ( . evening next. '■ CITY WEST. . j Mr C. H. Poole, the member for City West, seeks re-election, and will begin ; his election campaign on Tuesday next, i when he will address the electors in the • Ponsonby Hall. Mr W. B. Leyland will ; occupy the chair. 1 CITY CENTRAL. '. Mr Alfred Kidd, tlie present member s for City Central, also seeks re-election, i " and will address the electors on Friday i next at St. James' Hall. • MANUKAU. 5 A number of candidates are in the i j field for the Manukau seat. Last i j night Mr A. A. Creamer, of Grey Lynn, : . addressed the electors a-t the Har.p of ' I Erin Hall. There was a good attend ; ance, and the candidate was given 3 fair hearing. He stated that he was in favour of local option, and would support the "bare majority" bill. He was ■ accorded a vote of thanks. To-night he speaks at the Mangcre Public Hall. \ JMr J. B. Morton, in his speech at ; Onehunga, said the national debt had increased £28,000,000 in seventeen years, not in six years, as reported. Mr F. W. Lang, the present member ' for Manukau, will address the electors at Brury on Wednesday next; at Papa- ■ toetoe School the following evening, and '■ at Mangere Bridge School on Saturday • next. "WiAITEMATA. • Mr W. J. Napier will address the ! electors at Northcote ou Monday even- : : ing at Tarry's Hall. The following , evening he will deliver an address at Mayfield in the schoolroom. : FRANKLIN. ! I Mr J. T. Stewbridge announces that he i has decided to withdraw from the Frank- ■ lin contest. ,