ON THE HUSTINGS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10736, 6 November 1928, Page 2

ON THE HUSTINGS.

NOTES AND SAYINGS

Influenza, complicated by congestion of file lungs, lias been the illness that laid aside Mr. John Mason, M.P., official Reform candidate for the Napier seat, and prevented him from visiting all parts of his electorate and addressing, the electors as lie desired. Mr. Mason’s'niedical adviser has. now announced that Air. Mason was now definitely convalescent, but he did not expect that 'Mr Mason would be about before, the end of this week. ; Mr. I). W. Coleman, the Labor candidate for the Gisborne seat, addressed a. good number of the electors in the ’L.D.S. Half! Nulinka. on Tliurs day night, the chair being taken In Air. P. J, Brewster, who introduced Air. Coleman in a few well-chosen remarks. AD. Coleman outlined the party’s platform and received a good hearing. A few questions wore answered and a vote of thanks was carried bv acclamation.

“I could go on for another hour,” said Air. P. B. Fitzhe>rt|ert, Reform candidate for Grev Lynn, at his opening address.”—Have a heart,” exclaimed an elector pathetically.—“ The trouble is,” said the candidate, “that this meeting has not been big enough and has not had sufficient antagonism to take me out of my shell.”— “You just wait until you speak at Point Chevalier,” advised another voice encouragingly. Airs.-Maguire-enriches her speeches. with a droll humour. At- a recent inserting she w<v>. emphasising tho point that she was not out for selfglorification, hut that she wished simply to be regarded as a pioneer of a widened service by women m the country’s affairs'. “I said to my husband the other day I would never be able to talk,” she said. “He replied that I had been talking at him for a good many years and that I had nothing to : fear, hut I assure you that' talking on these platforms is a very different thing from talking to one’s Intshand.” And the vestige of a knowing smile which flashed across the sneaker’s face raised general laughter. ' “i say it in a. spirit of kindness that the Labor Party is not making progress, and that it is dying on its foot,” 'declared Air. O. E. Burton, Christian Socialist candidate for Elen. • “Without the' influx of new life, the Labor Party in New Zealand is doomed, just as any ‘party which raises harriers against men of Christian belief is doomed. Its future is. not bright, unless its present horizon is widened. The Labor Party cannot' win seats until people Relieve that they have something to gain.” An avowal that lie intended to fight, cleanly during Ins campaign was made by Mr, AV. S. Glenn. Reform candidate for Rangitikei. at .the Wanganui East Town Hall. There would bo no poison about, him and no'tear gals if he should be defeated. : ; "

; In spite of the wet' : weather, there was a good'attendance of close on 150 at the Orangitirohia Hall, North Clyde, on Thursday night, when AD’. W. D. Lvsnar, M.P., the Reform Party’s candidate for the Gisborne seat, opened, his campaign as far as that district was concerned. There was an almost entire absence of interruptions, and Mr. Lysnaf received a good hearing throughout his 2j hours’ speech.' • - '