PROGRESS OF THE COUNTRY

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21623, 6 November 1935, Page 12

PROGRESS OF THE COUNTRY

PRIME MINISTER'S CAMPAIGN AJIDKESS AT CI'LVERDEN E;t-c:ors of Culverden district were ad'ircsxcd by the Prime Minister (the Rt Hon. G. V,\ Forbes; last evening. O O, Ruihtr.ord presided and r,b ;ut 200 persons were present. i i,."r Forbes reviewed the condition c f ' 1 <_■ cc.mtry m 1031 and 1902 and '.i: legislative measures adopted to re;|c".c- ihe pressure o:i the farming eom-n-.-.;:ii:v and to provide the ground•>v> ; -k "en which the industries of the could mow towards recovery. Ki- rr.a.r.tt.;r.cd '-hat one- of the things v.'.: ch would do most to restore the :iiry to prosperity, and to provide ..jr. j.cvmcn;. was the investigation and ! hot development of natural re-1 si_..:cts. /he Government had expended cv- .'y effort in balancing its budgets, c.r.-i it was sometimes criticised for 0. .n;.' so. he said. All it had done v.-;..- to folh>\v the methods of sound 1.-iamco. Countries like France, which hwi refused to lock at the growing .-••.r.ou-ncj-s of thoir financial situation, ■ r: I which h2d set aside the need to !;-.:r.r.co budgets, were now in a worse -.neial Dositicn than ever. They r h juici be compared with Great Britain. for example, which had insisted a. ; 'a:ing the facts and balancing its but which was now in a betIt r rendition than any country in the rid / fter Mr Forbes had replied to fmther qrestiens. a motion o: thanks . cuifd:nce was carried in the folioi:.:: term-: — ' That this meeting" expresses its apr/L'.ai'on of the ecurage and foresi:,:!; of the Government in dealing v.-'"h the ef.'ects of the depression and ■v : .;.-utu!.'.tci; it on the success of its v<vk. It mTirms its continued continence in the Prime Minister, and thank; him for his address."

IN (REST OF NEW PARTY Mi: d. f.vsN.\n dissatisfied WITH GOVi K'XMEXT ;-*ESS iSirriiTio* rBLKS*iuO GISEORXK. November 5. i-'-yj.a that lie wn. 1 - looking for a ri'. - !;crty ;o f.cvc-rri th? Dominion, Mr D. Lysnar, Independent candidate r '.he Gisbcrne sc-at. opened his c-am-j,.il. :• lr.it evening with the doclarathai lie was dissatisfied wi'ui the in; Gcvernmc-r.t. and unable to : ■ : ccrwoletely tnher with the Lai, .r policies. He was .C.r-.'J, ihiTCiore aj an unpledged In.vr.cicnt, and ho;.;.d to see sufficient !;. . ;jv!:cJcnts returned to form a new ! ' : th." conchision of a spirited adtijt; candidate was accorded a v . c 'hanki from an audience of | a,v..ut .;UO.