GENERAL ELECTION.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10741, 12 November 1928, Page 5

GENERAL ELECTION.

.ran^GHa.^'..DISUNITY B-ANKsi-. ; tw. Novell. -i :-. Thc Hon. E.) ■J. ;Rql|eston ; addressm ; ,the!.- Hrirumil i'eicctbraie,last night.The;Minister'.hrid; 4’/ good -!recoptjon .and the-meeting' ‘waS:':;,qfi»ct and ■ orderly. i.r. •' The’ Government, said : the' Minister, had been doclared jby t.h© Labor Partyifo/bq,; Consefr vativC., and .(the, United■ Party ’;deiclared: vwast- r tod'‘.'!;-1 jSb'qi'iii Ijat’i)?'. contended that -tho" Govorntoent was carrying"* out' that' .iyas Ijlkv ral and progf^ssHeV - ',which; wa'a indeed ab happymedipin -,tfce two •aceiisatVons;;-,;. The--' qld .Liberals were; now’ Jcqlling .'.f ’ vltho Uniteds/ but there Was evidence that there was" a:' good dejil ‘ of ,diau.nion amongst -.them. In. regard; > ; ,ta : ..'the main jplank -in tHcir , pfatformth® proposal’to bbriow; .;£fO’.OOQlOOO,; «>iie candidate, 1 Mr- Loudon jihad! bqdrthe courage', of hi?-.; convictions.;.arid/iihad '. .:T fc he!.; other, o.a;ndidats»> deyoted mosf.of their . speeches ;to trying' to explain the, tnroposal'. One- or; two i,ri : the I-ftlapd had disavowed it;.; So also..with regard-.to the question.' <?f, a, .\jqte of ; once "in the Government; wflfobd •i'dfld-y.’V«itc»?rboi£fP - said will -support the Government on. a motion ; 1 others Raid .’they will 1 vote with Mr Ho))apd-jif he.proposed.,a no confidence vote. The. real /issue 'Was whether the-; Labor Party; ‘the official Opposition; 'was. going to wane into power; fpi- in Vns only room for two" parties. ''lt Was the present .Goveirn.meni. which was the shield j 'of- .-a«»ini«t the Sdcia'listic bf tfib Labor party. New, Ze&lc-na* had never a Government, ’of :'a Finance Miniv ter who had So earefuHy watched tne finances of the country, as the. present Minister! ! After ’ defending the Legislative Acts of the Government he said the Reform Party asked to l>e judged by its • definite acts and not 'by generalities: 'He ai'lced ... the electors of Hurumii when thev considered their, votes on Wednesday to weigh; up what the Government had done."' 'y. " ' ;; ’ T ;'.V" ,

BAY OF PLENTY SEAT.

FINE SPORTING SPIRIT. MINISTER’S TRIBUTE TO -■OPPONENT.. .; r

(Special to 1 the': Timee.) ... ; r. UPOTIKL; Nov. 10. At the Hon; ; K. S: Williams’ meeting last wished to’ publicly thank Mr Moncur for - the cleapf sprirt ing spirit ;he had shown in the campaign, which had boen entirely.;'free! from personalia tiei: He §aid that he also lntenaed to take' thit stand. The statement was received_with loud applause.; j Mr Williams , addressed 30 soldiers and their wiveg in tthe returned sold; iers’ sbtUemcnt at Woodland's thi« morning; Mr P. Mulhern being m the chair. ' Mr.-Williams; spoke on Similar lines tofhis previous addresses arid received a good; hearing./, ,*'A vote of thanks and confidence, was passed unanimously., -V4 4- , Mr Moncriradressed a good meeting Of '■ settlers at §utarerei last qight, Mr'J., .King being/ chairri)an. Mr Mongur -spoke/qn the of previous - speeches /and received' an ', attentive hearing’and a hearty ypte oi thanks. Mr Monbur will; addrries tfie electors at-! Opotiki on. Monday/ night. concluding 'fiia ipampaign. af tane on Tue-sday night.' ’ Both candidates will bo; in Opbtiki .oik' •lection day. ' ; LABOR LEADER TOURING OWN ELECTORATE.':

(Press Atfaociatloa i GREYMOUTH, Nov. 11. Mr Holland, Opposition. Leader, has begun 1 meetings rt in his own electorate, speaking'during thb weekend at Tirbron in' the Buller Gorge and also at the' tariffing’ centres of Mawheraiti; ;Ikamatua, Punakakai and Barry town. In every place lie was accorded an erithusiastib reception, arid unanimous votes oi thanks and confidence. '