A ROUGH TIME
ELECTIONEERING UNDER
DIFFICULTIES,
(111 TELEOH.U'II.—MESS ASSOCIATION.)
BLENHEIM, This Day,
A full share of the difficulties of campaigning was experienced by Mr. W. J. Girling, Government, candidate I'm' the Wairau seat, on Saturday. Mr. Girling and party set out in a launch on an electioneering tour of l'ort Underwood, Init shortly after starting ;i fierce southerly gale sprang up, and the party had a. rough experience!, being soused with sea water, while some wore seasick, until a landing was effected al Ocean liny. From this point, as there was no hope of the launch facing the storm, I lie party had to tram 1G miles over steep mountain tracks until they reached Ifnrnngi, at. (lie end (if Cloudy Hay, whence si. car returned them l<i lilcnheiin. The tracks were in execrable, condition owing to slips and overgrowth, ami, though Mr. Girling himself and other members of the parly accomplished the journey well, some of the. party were in the' hi>t stages of cxhauslit.m when I'arangi was .sighted, fiii-l had to he assisted'over the" stenp r.\%v,:i>i by iriPiins of vhirli tin: I nick liuds its way to the bea'jh at lkuatigi,
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 101, 26 October 1925, Page 8
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192A ROUGH TIME Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 101, 26 October 1925, Page 8
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