AT DEVONPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 262, 5 November 1925, Page 10

AT DEVONPORT.

From the balcony of Lane's Tearooms at Devonport last night, the three "Waitemata, candidates addressed. acrowd of several thousands. Mr. A. Harris expressed his heartfelt" thanks for the magnificent vote, recorded in his favour. He believed that there was a general desire for a pood, stable Government. Mr. Harris then thanked his committee and supporters for their excellent work, while he also paid a warm tribute to the Labour candidate, Mr. A. G. Osborne, who had fought a' particularly clean fight and gained a large number of votes. At Mr. Harris' call three cheers were given for the two unsuccessful candidates. Mr. A. G. Osborne, in briefly returning thanks to those who had voted 'for him so well, also to his committee, said that the large increase in the Labour vote in Waitemata was undoubtedly due to the educational work of the Labour party. '■When everything has gone wrong I still smile," said Mr. Lamont,#the unsuccessful JSiatioimlist candidate. "If this was a personal matter, 1 would pack, lip my bags and leave Devonport, but it is n " f-?" 01 ; of party - The- defeat of the Liberal party is a sad one indeed, and I feel more sorry f or M .v hard working committee than I do for the Nationalist party." Cheers were then given for all of the candidates.