THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7717, 24 November 1890, Page 5

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Ifr R. H. Rhodes will address the elee tts of the Heathcote district at Suranei is evening, and will also speak at th< eathcot© Valley Bcboolroam to-morrow evening. : -.. Mr G. G. Stead-will address the electors of the Avon district at the Belfast Town Rail this evening. Mr Eden George will address the electors of the Christchurch district at Knlghtslown to-morrow evening. Mr Humphreys will address the electors at the Merivalo schoolroom to-morrow evening, at eight o'clock. 'Mr Burnett addresses the electors at Lyttelton to-night, jbt McGregor has, taken Oommlttes rooms in Norwich Quay in the offices lately occupied by the executive of tha labor party. Mr Rhodes' Woolston Committee will meet at their rooms, Woolston, this Monday 9 venlug, at eight o'clock, Mr Moore meets the Kaiapoi electors a( Southbrook this evening and Fernside on Tuesday. • .._• • Mr J. T. Smith will address the elector*, at the Selwyu street schoolroom to-mon row" evening at eight o*clock. ' . A meeting of Mr G. G. Stead's Com* mlttee will be held at the Rooms, Stanmore road, on Wednesday, at o p,nv t Mr R. H. Rhodes' Linwood Committee met at their rooms on Friday evening, when a large amount of business was got through in relation to the approaching campaign. As will be scan, lv an advertisement in another column, tho members of the Linwood Committee are requested to meet at their rooms on Monday evening, when a full attendance Is requested. Mr R Moore's Committee met at the Oddfellows' Hall, Kaiapoi, on Saturday evening, when there was a.good attendance, Mr Paahbv presiding. The rolls were examined and preparations made tot tbe nomination and polling. i Mr R. Moore addressed a meeting of Kaiapoi electors at West Eyreton Schoolroom on Friday evening, at which there ■ was a largo attendance. Mr H. J. Horrell presided. Tbe candidate was well received, and on the motion of Mr Isaac Waiting, seconded by Mr McLaohlan, a vote of thanks and confidence waa carried.

Mr W. Hoban met about 100 of the electors, at tho Druids* Hall, Kaiapoi,'on Saturday evening, Mr R. W. Smith was voted to the chair. The candidate made some explanations about reports, which were being circulated agalnxt him which were received with applause. He also urged the electors to avoid all side Issues, A Committee meeting ot about seventy electors then went through the rolls, and reported a majority In Mr Hoban's favor. An enthusiastic meeting of Mr J. T. Smith's Christchurch and suburban Committees was held tn the central rooms on Saturday evening, when there was a large attendance. Several matters of importance were discussed and dealt with. Tha various Sub-Gommittee_ reported results of canvassing, which were highly satisfactory. Special arrangements were made with regard to future meetings to be held during the week. A special vote of thanks to Mr Venables for a donation of -000 printed cards was unanimously passed. Mr fopple addressed about twenty-five electors in the West Melton schoolroom on Friday evening, Mr H. Trlckett in the chair. The candidate spoke for about twenty minutes, and was well received. Replying to a question, Mr Popple emphatically denied that he was the nominee of Mr Saunders or any other person. Ou the motion of Mr Jones, seconded by Mr P. Vaughan, the candidate received a hearty vote of thanks _oi his'address. ..I Mr J. D. Lantie addressed a meeting at South Loburn schoolroom on Thursday evening and at North Loburn on Friday. At both places he declared hia Intention of not following Mr Ballance any longer} After a few questions had been answered votes of thanks were passed * unanimously, ' : On Thursday evening Mr Anson addressed tbe Glen tunnel electors. <-j Mr Barlow took the chair. The candidate's address was much the same aa the one given by him at Klrwee, In answer to questions, he said that he was not In favor of further borrowing; that the railways should be so managed as to secure the traffic at present taken by waggons and traction engines. Ho thought that the Hallway Commissioners had not been a success: That "It was preferable to borrow money In the..colony, though we might have to pay 1 per cent, more, , rather than borrow on the London market. He was a freetrader. He thought all Who i benefitted by water-races should be impartially rated. Mr WeasteU moved a vote of thanks for Mr .Anton, which was seconded by Mr Watson-and carried. t •Mr W. 0. Walker and Mr Jamas Brown have .been duly nominated! for the Ash* i burton seat. . } A correspondent informs us that at a 1 meeting held at Tai Tapu, on Wednesday evening, Mr F. S. Parker, one of $he candidates for Halswell district, was asked the question, by Mr T. Ldatham, as to whether he (Mr Parker)' did not consider tbe property tax exemption oi -3JSOQ unfair. Mr Parker rep led tbat he was rhost decidedly 'ot that opinion, aud that he was certainly, in favor of reducing it to £220. Is this another plank in tbe platform of the "liberal"candidates!