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PREMIER GETS CONFIDENCE vote at Wanganui. MEOKL-EKS IN DOWDY MOOD. EGG THROWN TOWARDS STAGE <S*r eea Aaaoolatloa.j WANGANUI, Nov. 6. ‘‘What wajjJthftt.?” ..inquired the Prime Minister at; Wanganui tonight, anti then went on. with his speech. . Nobody was going to tell him, that.an elector of Wanganui lad been so impolite as to throw an egg which had passed over the press table and; smashed against the wait' in the orchestral-.well. The Prime Minister ‘was subjected to continual heckling by a noisy minority and his good temper in replying to interjections made a most favorable impression), as did his ability to score off the, interjectors. Mr Coates spoke, on the .liner- .«? other recent speeches, no new matter being introduced with the exception, that he said that, insofar as tlie dispute between he , . and Mr Masters was concerned, ho was absolutely right and Mr Masters absolutely wrong. , , , ' At the conclusion of the address a vote of thanlcs and confidence was moved) to which there was an, amendment that it be one of thanks only. There.-was 1 a fine effort oh the part of the noisy minority to shout the majority down, but a show of, hand." proved the .Prime Minister to havo won ;by four to one. . There was .loud cheering at the mention of the liamo of Mr Lewis, thb 'llefbrm candidate, whom Mr Coates warmly, advised electors to return ;to Parliament. ; ,

. LABOR MAYOR REPROVES HECKLER. WON’T TOLERATJS ABUSlvfe’ LANGUAGE. (Special To The Times). WANGANUI, Nov. 6. The Prime Minister had the unique experience to-night of having one of his. largest meetings presided over by an Opposition .candidate, in the person'of Mr W: j. Rogers, the -Libor Mayor of Wanganui City. ' Mr Oolites' Spoke in . support of the candidature of Mr N. J. .Lewis, who has the honor of being Refbriliis youngest [candidate. for his. uudleuee, Mr Coates'.had a crowd which overflowed .in', hundreds from the theatre into the streets, ft was evident that the audience was a, mixed pue. and the Prime .Minister, was subjected to some amount of interjeo(ion. /. 1 Whatever i'nay lie said df Mr Rogers’ political beliefs, it can bn said at once that he made an excellent chairman. His welcoine to the Primo Minister and Mrs Coates, and the -introduction of them to the assembly were models. The Mayor asked the. meeting. to accord to the Prime. AlihistOr>tlie fair hearing . liis position demanded. It was tile glory of .R aiiguhul- audiences to accord to all candidates a . fair lieili ing, r ros'pegtive of their political views. ■ : • Tho Prime Minister, who' was received with acclamation, said that those present no doubt desired to bear facts, and before the meeting was over he would ho doubt, have convinced 95 per cent, of those present that'Vvhai’hc A Voice: “Don’t ...camouflage it, Gordon.” Tlie Prime Minister: ‘ There will be none. Vou ; 4 ,wi1l #ot it - straight from the shoulder, old boy,- as we go along.” .-. f . . Mr Coates said that one of Ins aims was to show the' electors of Wanganui why they should support the Reform .candidate, Mr N. J. Lewis. ■ A. voice: “He. hasn’t got, a hope.’ • t Tho Prime Minister: “Don’t be too' sure about that-. You have seen heavyweights licked before to-day.’ —(Applause.) “Shut lip ybli rnug, go to the rails 1“ interjected^a. heckler, as the Prime Minister proceeded with his: address," . . . Like a flash, the Mayor rose to his feet, and appealing for silence, said: “I am not going to tolerate abusive language to the Prime Minister, or to any other speaker. ‘Shut up, you inug’ is abusive language and “j; ? s not’"going io- he ioleratod here. (Loud applause.) Tlie Prime Minister: “I don t mind' questions ahd interjections. 1 will -deal with all • interjections T want, to and, leave the others alone. I thank the Mayor" for liis interven1 consider' it ’was merited- \, ~~ “