CAMPAIGN SHOTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 103, 3 May 1930, Page 10

CAMPAIGN SHOTS.

MR. WRIGHTS MEMORY. "WHOLE BOX—PILLS AND ALL." According to Mr. H. E. Holland, leader of the Parliamentary Labour party ,thc former Minister of Education, Mr. R. A. Wright, has a very bad memory.. Speaking at Newmarket last night Mr. Holland caused considerable amusement when he referred to days of long years past when Mr. Wright mounted "the plebian soap-box" at the street corners and waved the red flag. "Those were the days of the old Socialiat party in Wellington," said Mr. Holland. "Mr Wright did not administer pills in homeopathic doses, one at a time, but he wished the whole box —pills and all — to be swallowed in one dose. Those were his 'red' days. What a bad memory he lie has." MR. STALLWORTHY'S CONVICTIONS. "Quite apart from the fact that Mr. Stallworthy lias served the country with distinction as Minister of Health, lie i* a man of deep and sincere religious convictions, which should not be a subject for gibes such as those made by Mr. Wright at a recent meeting," said the United candidate, Mr. W. A. Donald, at Remuera last night. "Don't you know that Mr. Wright was a Sunday school teacher?" interjected a member of the audience.

"VERY RELIGIOUS." "Mr. Wright has 'hurled jibes at Mr. Stallworthv's religious convictions," stated Mr. Donald last evening. "I want to tell Mr. Wright that we in Auckland will not tolerate that kind of thing." An interjector: Mr. Wright is a religious man, too. Mr. Donald: Well, he has not given much evidence of it so far. OLD RULES. j "My Reform critics are playing the game under the old rules of half-truths and political personalities," said Mr. Donald at Remuera last evening. "The people are not looking for old rules: they want new rules and businesslike methods." LINEAL DESCENT. "I claim that I am still a lineal descendant of George "Washington. Mr. R. A. Wright, at Remuera last evening. ALL EYES ON PARNELL. "This election is more than a by-elec-tion. The eyes of New Zealand are on Parnell, and "the country will be deeply interested to see whether the presen system of government is to continue, and whether the tail is to be allowed to wag the dog."—Mr.. R. A. Wright, at Remuera last evening. THE "UPPOS." "We heard a good deal of the word 'uppo' during the United party's general election campaign, and in view of what lias happened since, it appears to be quite appropriate/' said the Hon. Downie Stewart at Remuera last evening. Interest rates have gone up, and the same applies to taxation, unemployment and expenditure. The only tilings that have not gone up are the prices of wool and butter, and one or two other items of real importance to the country."