SIR J. WARD AT BLENHEIM.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 125, 27 May 1914, Page 8

SIR J. WARD AT BLENHEIM.

.■UAILW-C POLICY. ,311 F. CTTY ELECTORATES. (By Telejrapl. — Press Association.) BLEXTCKnr, Tuesday. A political address was jriven to-ni~ht ty Mr .loeeph Ward, l/eader of the Opposition. Hi- ili-ali with taxation ajid .linance on ihe line- of previous ppeeehps. Die justilied the Rift of the Dreadnought and uiainmiii.-d thnt the worker- a- ;i i-!ux» lv.nl not paid a penny fur it. It iv: \va.K found to bo wronji in 111i~ -tate- | xncnt. lm would upolojri-' , to the lowntry, «md if Mr Mosspv was wronjj in contra-il'i-tinjr it. Hp should, likewise, apologise i ->Sr .Joseph, Ward also dealt with the J.nal navy question, nnd said In- wm J 01.. i. in favour .if dpfen<-e seizing the rountry by the tliroat nn>l running jwjv with it. When tin- Liberals came into power »ir\t. December, said Mr Joseph Ward, % hey were gomg to push the South .Maud Trunk Railway through, and no; ! .-top tlir iMiastni.tioii of works in th.-ii ' xippimi'iiU' i-onMiturrii ii-s. Tin- South i .Mand lYunk I.in- rhoiild be pressed on in prw'creni-e t.> other lines in Ihr s-iiiiw -v:.y a- the N-orlh Inland JYtmk was JllKllOcf lilt. I ...i ..i . ity ,■:.■, i...rat.--. Sit Joseph Ward i >■"•! I" , d.d nut beiieie in iliserimmatinu •)»t«.',n tuttii and i-oiintry. although h? J"li.-v..,[ ]„• h.,,i ; ,< ~1 U, .], ,„ pain a< ,„ Jos.- by ill,- (jn>po,al. Ho predicN-d that: under it at le-JM two MiuUt.rs Would] i.isi' t1..-,r..,,t5. \, 1,,., elP,tion he wa* inalitnieil from f>l n.| ~( i|,,. ~,„„„„ I *" 'I" , other, l.ii ;„. |i;,,[ |, o «,. n Vil! ■n.'li.K He hud ~0v,.r a. tempted -.n! ...j.u,.-, ~,P P tin«. a.iyuher... ; ,,,d -,5h..,, : - I'-d uiv.-n an iiil.lr.-j 1,,, had nev-r : "" l; !'" k, ' l< '"'■ [>'• ■' lie li.id "I" ••'■ I !!■■'• ilnnr- i.M jini.J, «l v , ,',,, ~ • ■■■"■•■!■. He ha i ._.;■,,.„ ,|,,: i,,.., v ,.. 1r , '" ' i,v ;' l " ix-W'-n t|i« par..,- in'lVe.'nr--1.. T. lie ,v- OM tilo -ide ,„■ ;!,.. nmss "' ,ilp I»OplP. ami the aeknou 1.-d-nipiu "1 in.- !i'jri-lai ion «,i- that urn one- m.->----utrp .\.rpt the f-eonl l»i;in: had :«vn r n [,rn 'c :. Ni llin eonc!iL*!nn ii , :i - uddre-- >ir .10--;,,, \\ ; , rr ) Wil , Krpr!l .,| xv . tH ..J,..:..' A tnution of thank* and i'niriidpni-i> .n r-m n-, l.ejdrr nf the- Übrr.il party nararnrH hy acclamat+cn withoui, one ri.r •eaueQU

ADDRESSES BY MR. ISTTT. (By Ti-leiirap: , .— I'l*--- .\<-o . iatSem.} WKSITORT, Tuesday. A [Kilitii-;il nddre-s Mas delivered Vi.v Mi !.. M 1.-itt. M.P.. in Millcrton Ind night, 'i h»- -peakcr condemned, the Up f■ .5-111 |i.itty. ami advocated a. union of l.il«T.il aiid Labour forces to oust the (iuvfi;m:ciii. At tho conclusion of the .:.hlr<— .1 mot inn of thanks ami con-I'ldl-lll'l- U;|, lll.foallHl. To-nij-hl Mr i-itt delii-prpd a political addrc-- in Wc-tport. ami received a vote iif ihank- ami conlUlence. I