JOTTINGS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15138, 30 November 1914, Page 9

JOTTINGS.

"You can hardly call them allies," eaid Dr. Newman at Roseneath on Friday night, when referring to the j Liberal-Labour alliance. He continued and said that the Red Feds did not ..iko tho party with tho titled aristocrat at the head, and tho party was liko tho drunken man who said to tho lamp-post: "Divided wo fid!, united wo stand." They were cliugingr together in the hope that they would survive the. elections, but ho was confident Jloforni would bo on ton. During the course of tho Hon. F. 31. i B. Fisher's meeting at Feilding on Thursday nigh.., a small thin voice piped out, "Three cheers for Sir Joseph .Yard." The feeble response prompted the 31inlater to remark, "Oh. we'll drown that lot. Three cheers for 31 r .Massey," and the great audienco fairly lilted tho roof. The noisy ones had no more cheers left lor anybody after that.

"Somo people cried, 'Give ug politics' when 3lr 3las_cy spoke about war at Lo._er Hutt," said Dr. Newman to the electors at Ecscneath on Friday night. "Thero never has been anything so important in its effect on New Zetland politics as the war, and if it had not been for tho strength of the British Navy things would bo serious here. They were asked why they did not put on a war tax. Ladies and gentlemen, tho policy of tho Reform ''arty is never to put on a tax unless ,necessary; apart from -axes -o put largo estates on thc market." There was, no need to impose a war tax yet. and Reform decided not to put it on. There was no reason to pull long faces, or be nuxioii- about finances in New' Zealand.

Thus tho O tan tan "Standard": ''The Premier had every reason to be proud of tho gathering assembled at tho public meeting to hear his defence of tho Government and bis pronouncement of their policy. Never has the Coronation Hall been so densely packed, and pessimist:, who predicted the hall being a white elephant must admit that nothing lass than the hall as it stands could have accommodated such a crowd. . . . We are no. by any means disposed to agree with Mr Massey's policy. This, however, docs not detract* from our admiration of his personal qualifications and undoubted sincerity, and there can bo no cjuestioa that "his address on Saturday night has made a strong impression * upon the electors, and disposed them towards a -iioiidlv inclination to the Reform Party.''

At tho Stratford Magistrate's Court on Friday Alan Alexander Cuthbertson was charged with a breach of tho Legislature Act in that ho did sign bis name as a witness to a signature 'upon a, claim for enrolment form lvithout having seen such signature written by tho claimant. Two other similar charges wero laid against the defendant. On one charge ho pleaded guilty, and not guilty on tho others. After hearing evidence, the Magistrate-fined defendant £10 on each of two charges. The informations were laid by tbo Registrar of Elections. Mentioning tho Philomel, the Psycho, and tho Pyramus, which had been stationed in theso waters, Mr Massey, at his meeting at the Hutt on Thursday night, 6a id that these vessels wero all right in their way, all right for policing the coast, but— x. Voice from tho back: All right during the strike. Mr Massey t Yes they settled tho Red Feds during tho stVike. (Loud applause).