ELECTIONS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19459, 5 November 1928, Page 15

ELECTIONS.

„. MB WRIGHT AT NELSON.

GOOD RECORD.

NELSON. Ncvcmbcr 4. . . x», for Education, in a .aid that mira.lo could 5* Si Party in power. A « £ *•??£, escept seven (includand therelorc nt a big *rt 9ff . He criticised Sir Joseph **"?Sring pol»y. and said that Sir Joseph Ward *^/KS«Twth.ut loss. The •*** irred to New Zealand's on the London SS^JfiTproof of good goSff°* r|F He"cn.ed tho abortions had worked out iW wf l „ nnd said it had merely tg%V comments of the *** i rnvnrnment.' The Minister BriS S Reform Government *KJr«irideraWe help to farmers, tho fn.it guarantee, *l".i for honey producers and SISSEr HeVpok also oft he *lta£S Department, the work- ** *S "henie pensions increases, tfSa're tidies, school dental *?JIlb services, and other mattes. fff£ 'of what the Reform GoJgt lad achieved. THE LABOUR LEADER. pjM ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) HAMILTON. November 4. ijfH E. Holland, Leader of the Action, addressed a crowded meetn Huntly last night. He was JLrf on entering the hall. Besides CL on his usual lines he gave Stf.be Mid, would use the ReZa Department with the aim to Sill! the coal needed in the ' En. Briquetting should have .SsUblislied long ago. SMtion of thanks and confidence unanimously. FEILDING. i| ASSOCIATION TELEOBAJT.) FEILDING. November 4. }. Cobbe, United Party canQrona. had an overflow meeti main political address. He in- excellent hearing. He riticiaed the Reform AdminisHeeaid Mr.Coates had been (Miyear$ t ap'o as a new Moses; A beau weighed in the balance i fating." The Government -to -iW' any sympathy for works He hoped it »do'awething towards protetd&K then foj)w from trusts. He criticised the expensive High CommisakmerVoflke", at#rifi: that the salaries of clerks and messengers' cost £25.000 s year. He fa»onre3proportional repreaenUtion and imported the two issue 1«llot paper and the"barfrmajority on tie Heanring issue, Bwllras opposed us*mfamWffi<Murn] workers' Oman, fort he favoured unions, with preference to unionists..' SEVENTY MILIJON LOAN. m JOBBHL WARD*S PROPOSAL. peaking at the Druids' Hall, Woolsto» Soo Saturday night, Mr McCombs ««: I agne with Sir Joseph Ward wt there would> no difficulty in «Bn«4J pereent.'New Zealand bonds * the London market at £95 for each JWpboni -The last 4) per cent. New «™»J ka floated, at £94.10s was •*")» »ewi the bank «w»g fo doora at 10 a.m. The very J***/ these bonds were quoted on J»J«MioD'Btock Exchange at £95 3s *"«** 3a 8d would furnish a. profit **UtWIOO ia addition to ordinary f**j«s IMfOßta to the firm that was get the business, 5* » «? were borrowed iffiiß&XWwi with a rate of inthe profits would Seeing that the W tuF* 9*w to be redeemed at B? pwaioaey received after esfflß«» would actually •HbwEl'2?!lS* 6 Per ceut. There in se )liiß the t Ja»^ ?,rdifficu,t y' M far as New -mff Q ""Wraed. would arise ft.fMi 000 w °rth of saleable SB2S?i ~We^t0 "e imported. It »S)„ y» to import seventy milS? 031186 wo have a " IHifStS, Dominion which we reS^^S? B"** 8 "** or d>nary business 'mISS ? aWrt « o of £6.000,000 ln circulation, and iCASrW m «"»-'' there was SiiLia?. for more currency to Sr,r every day business of the iHTWe hanks could, and would, exWZJrP ue - Practically all US" * a §* B retunj s to the KK * ree X' and the £8,000,ItTJLr J 1006 ? ln circulation is all MVSJ? 17 oect tho requirciiJilftai? 1 are agreed mZI? !? y , t ! ,at 'he £70.000.000 wto New Zealand commercial goods to be liSpoS«^ l K: ,t, ? n witn o'"" local manS»»j2i^ r 2 mDorts wo " w have to by £70.000 000. The W'aEt * ,aflce w o«ld He accen•laJJL.lgLUsnorter micht olace as flilMtSr e,, i J Drofit on *he imported 'USaXsl??'? wt on lo c a 'lv manubnt that wo "'d be no -WiW {S rt^ m . ers enweed in th« 8 , werp f hro«-n out .SgSmiSj 0 reßl,lt of eoods '■lill'Kwj: , en money is bormm^Bf^ ,asc hydroelectric maiilliml!!£ ra i ,s - nosition is HRRIVi?* .JH* «n«chinerv does B*nJS ™ tlliS co " n ' rv to 'Sh&TJiiH With difficulty ! liali^SJ?iSL ,m "°rts exrepdino p\Mmtfu'T**? WO,,H have to M&mßAir * xc h«npe. and thp fnr--IP*V« lllfj* o °"y nn WTImmLJ?*" d or more ou every wSEr^ nn , ,! J of * m l a n h-'ve to »^-pt mSEEBELZTT * h * hv SSS!Hi 0f " ***** hnnV n-itli : Mmt vStt mi for acriV'dtnrnl Ml'lS 1 H!f at| d on-or/Jin-tion ssm&Ul*rs f h« «Tedit farilJ+Jps mEREPg*. PoW'"e Trust <V*ce. fl, P JgjgJJJjJ Bank, and the Adby Arrangement.J

UNITED PARTY'S LEADER. SIR JOSEPH WARD COMING SOUTH. Sir Joseph "Ward, Leader of the United Party, having completely recovered from his recent illness, will arrive in Christchurch to-morrow morninn and will go on to his electorate, Invercargill, tho same day. On . his arrival at the Christchurch railway station Sir Joseph will be met by candidates and members of the executive of the United Party. It is probable that Sir Joseph will speak in Christchurch on his return from the south. LABOUR PARTY. PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO NORTH ISLAND ABANDONED. The president of the New Zealand Labour Party, the Rev. J. K. Archer, who intended visiting and speaking in certain North Island electorates on beiialt of the Labour candidates, has abandoned his visit, the executive of tho Party considering that he will bo able to do as effective work in Canterbury. Other sneakers will take his place in the North Island electorates. CHRISTCHURCH NORTH. Mr Henry HcllanJ had a most coi dial reception at a well attended meeting held 011 Saturday evening at the corner of St Albans and Rutland streets. The. chairman Mr A. D. Hassall, stated that Mr Holland had proved himself to be reliable and painstaking in the" discharge of his Parliamentary duties, and he knew of no valid reason why he should not be re-elected. There was good reason to believe that on the 14th the position would be Holland 1, Archer 2, Andrews 3. , The candidate spoke interestingly for an hour and a quarter, and after qu o 3" tions had been replied to, was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence.

The Rev. J. K. Archer, Laboiur candidate, addressed a well attended meeting on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. at the corner of Bealey avenue ana Madras street. Mrs Broughton presided. The candidate received an attentive hearing and at the close of nis address answered several questions. Mr Archer held a' combined meeting at 8.30 p.m. with Mr D. G. Sullivan, Labour candidate for Avon, at at. Albans Park rotunda There was an attendance of about 500 Mr A. J. Day presided. Owin<t to Mr kullivan, who was to be the first speaker, being delayed at a previous meeting, Mrs Broughton, a Labour comrade from England, gave an address, for which she received hearty applause. Mr Sullivan and Mr Archer on arrival, criticised the policies of Reform ana United Parties, and outlined the Labour Party's programme. At the close of their addresses both candidates answered several questions, and were accorded a unanimous voto of thanks and confidence.

CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH. Mr W. H. Manhire, Reform candidate, addressed a well-attended meeting in .the Dickens street Oddfellows Hall on Saturday night. A number of questions were answered. At the conclusion of the meeting the candidate was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.

AVON. Mr F. B. Hughes. Reform candidate for Avon, addressed a well-attended meeting at the Bromley school on Saturday evening. Mr J. Bryden presided. At the conclusion of his address the candidate answered a number of questions, and was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks.

Mr 6. T. Baker, United candidate for Avon, addressed a meeting of electors at the Philhpstown School on Friday evening, and was given an attentive hearing. Mr Taylor presided. At the conclusion of the address a motion of thanks and confidence in the candidate was carried unanimously.

Mr D. G. Sullivan Labour cand:dats for Avon, addressed a meeting of about 800 people, at the corner of Armagn street and Hanmer «treet on Saturday evening. Mr G. R Hunter presided. At the conclusion of his address cheers were eiven for Mr Sullivan, and he was accorded a upanimous vote or thanks and confidence followed by the storing of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow!" , .... ~,. Mr Sullivan later snoke with Mr Archer at St. Albans Park to a very large number of Christchurch North electors, and was accorded a vote or thanks coupled with confidence in Mr Archer and the Labour Party. RICCARTON. Mr H. S. S. Kyle, Reform candidate, addressed a meeting at lrwe» on Friday night. Mr J. Brooks was in the chair. A vote of thanks proposed by Mr C. W. Greaves, and seconded by Mr A. McCallum. was carried. Mr Kyle also spoke at Ellesmere. Mr A. Savin presiding, and was again accorded a vote of thanks. On Saturday evening Mr Kyle addressed a large meeting at LadorooKS. The chairman wa& Mr A. C. kheara. A vote of thanks, moved by Mr W. A. Clealand and seconded by Mr W. •»• Templeton, was carried

Mr A. A. McLachlan. United candidate, addressed a large meeting at Broadfield school on Saturday evening. Mr J. Gallagher occupying the chair. A unanimous vote of thanks and confidence was passed Mr McLachlan later addressed another large audience at Tai Tapu. where Sir R Heaton Rhodes presided. There was one dissentient to the vote of thanks wnicn was parried by acclamation. Mr George" H. Thompson, Labour candidate, addressed meetings at PreDbleton and Hf'swel' on Saturdav evenin<r, at each of which he answered many onestions. He was accorded a vote or thanks at each meeting. HURUNUI. Mr Geo. W. Forbes addressed the electors in the Springfield Hall on Saturday night. The meeting was well attended. Mr H A. Miller acted as chairman. Mr Forbes reviewed tfte political situation, stressins the need of a change of Government. At the conrlnsion a unanimous vote of thanfes nnd confident and Rood wishes foj the success of the Un'ted Party was phs?ed on the motion of Mr D. Doody, seconded by Mr G. Fraser.

Mr L. R. C. Macfarlane. Reform candidate for Hurunui. addressed a largely attended meeting in the Waian Library Hall on FriHny nifht. Mr HT Benve:i occupied the chair. The candidate received an attentive hearing, with frequent applause. Very few questions wera asked. Mr A. H Baker moved a very heartv vote of thanks to Mr Macfarlane, and remarked that the position had been greatly clarified. The tuotiou was carried unanimously.

LYTTELTON. Mr J. W. Beanland, the Reform candidate, addressed one of the largest political meetings ever held at Du- : vauchelle Bay, on Friday evening. There was not sufficient seating ac- > commodation for the people who atj tended. The chair was occupied-by the i chairman of the School Committee, and ' Mr Beanland received an attentive and j enthusiastic hearing throughout. i At the conclusion of his address he I was accorded a very hearty vote of ' thanks, the opinion being expressed that confidence would be shown in the ballot bos. KAIAPOI. In the Papanui School on Saturday evening, Mr J. A. Flesher, Reform candidate for Kaiapoi, addressed eleo tors, making a strong defence of the ! Government. Mr W. G Chapman pre- I sided over a good attendance. I The candidate said that he considered ! his prospects were very favourable, his reception everywhere having been very encouraging. Round his old home he felt he stood particularly well. • Mr Flesher dealt trenchantly with Sir Joseph Ward's borrowing policy. ! ''lt's only chaff to catch the birds," he said. For the most part the United Party's prospectus was taken from the Reform Party's programme. There was no real line of demarcation, his Labour opponent had said. The Reform Party had a record of which any might be proud. In reply to questions Mr Flesher ! aid he had never tasted alcoholic liquor and believed in the bare ma'ority and the two-issue ballot paper on the licensing question. Failing these, he would take the very best he could get. He was strongly in favour of Bible reading in State schools. The Nelson system he regarded as only half-hearted. The candidate was accorded a vote of thanks. Mr Flesher addressed a meeting at Halkett on Friday evening, dealing with financial questions. He was given a vote of thanks. Mr R. N. Hawke. United Party candidate, addressed a well-attended meeting in the Orange Hall, H'.rnby, on Friday evening and dealt with the principal planks of the Party's platform. After answering a number of questions, he was aecordad a hearty vote of thanks. Mr C. F. Richards, chairman of the School Committee, presided. MID-CANTERBURY. Mr David Jones addressed the electors at Sedgemere on Friday evening. There was a large attendance, and Mr A. MacPherson, jun. occupied the' chair. The speaker particularly emphasised that the real issue before the electors was between Labour and Reform. Mr G. Nairn proposed a vote or thanks to Mr Jones for his able and forceful speech, and spoke of the valuable work be had done as their member in the past three years. The motion was seconded by Mr I. McGill, and carried. Mr Jones addressed a crowded meeting at Highbank on Saturday night. Mr Mcllwraith occupied the chair. A vote of thanks to the speaker was moved by Mr R. A Wilson, seconded by Mr H. Ledgermain. and carried. Mr R. W. Wightman, Independent candidate for Mid-Canterbury, addressed a large gathering in the Rakaia Town Hall on Friday evening. The candidate received a good hearing nnd answered a large number of questions. Mr Wightman was accorded a hearty vote of thanks on the motion of the chairman, Mr B. McNamara. Mr C. Morgan Williams, Labour candidate, nddresesd a well-attended ,meeting at Hororata on Friday evening, when Mr H. Oliver presided. The speaker was given a good hearine. and after he had answered questions, was accorded a vote of thanks,, on the motion of Mr F. S. Barrett, seconded by Mr W. R. Oliver. TEMUKA. Mr T. D. Burnett (Reform) spoke at Eiffelton and Waterton on Friday evening. At the former place, there was a good attendance, and the speaker made reference to the alteration .of the electoral boundaries, stating that he was not in favour of Ashburton losing its political identity. He was also of the opinion that there should be a minimum representation of thirty seats in Parliament for the South Island. Mr Burnett was accorded a hearty vote of thanks at both centres. ELECTION NOTICES. Candidates will address meetings tonight as follows: — , Mr H. Holland, St. Andrew's square, 7.15 o'clock; Courtenay and Westmin- | ster streets, 8.15. ! Mr J. K. Archer, corner Caledonian road and Bealey avenue, 7.15 o'clock; | Carlton bridge, 8. Mr G. T Baker. Joyland Theatre, New Brighton, 8 o'clock. Mr J. A. Flesher, Orange Hall, Hornby, 8 o'clock. , Mr H. S. S. Kyle, Kaituna School, 8 o'clock. Mr J. McCombs, Pigeon Bay. Mrs E. R. McCombs, Harewood Hall, 7.15 o'clock; Papanui Methodist School, 8.30. Mr D. 6. Sullivan, corner Retreat road and Patten street, 7 o'clock; Peace Memorial Hall, North Brighton, ' S.Mr H. T. Armstrong, corner Charles i and Grafton streets, 8 o'clock. i Mr E. H Andrews, Edge ware road ] and Fitzgerald street 715 o'clock; ( Bealey avenue and Bealey street, 8. Mr G. H Thompson, corner Clarence ' road .and Princess street, 7 o'clock; corner Torrens road and Sutherland's , road.-Hillmorten, 8.30. ' Mr A. A. McLachlan, Upper Riccar- : to" Oddfel'ows" Hall 745 o'clock. Mr L. R. C. Macfarlane, Balcairn, ' 7 o'clock- Sefton, 8.30 Mr G. W. Forbes, Whitecliffs School, < 7 o'clock; Glentunnel Hall, 8.30. Mr F. Turley. Leithfield, 6.45 o'clock; Amberley Hall. 8.15. Mr J. W. Beanland, Takamatua, 7.30 o'clock. Mr W. T Lester, Duvauehelle Bay. Mr R. W. Hawke, Islington, 8 Mr F B. Hughes, South Brighton ; Hall, 8 o'clock. Mr E. J- Howard, corner Leitch and Selwyn streets, 7 o'clock; corner Burke and Selwyn streets. 8 o'clock. Mr C. S. McCully, Public Library Hall. 745 o'clock. Mr D. Jones, Little Rakaia, 7 o'clock : Southbridge, 8.15. Mr R W. Wightman, AHenton School. 8 o'clock. Mr J- Connolly, Lyndhurst. Mr C. Morgan Williams, Lake Coleridge. 8 o'clock. j I A Com on Every Toe. "Mr Fraser, my opponent, evidently enjoys stepping on to the platform and directing a hymn of hate against the Reform Party," said Mr Dunbar S'oare, at Wellington, "but when I make reference to the two-edged sword the Labour leaders are playing with, namely, the published manifesto and the secret platform—they recoil like the sensitive plant of the East. In fact, to use an old oppression, they are as sensitive as a centipede with a corn on every toe."