Mr Fred. Pirani at Newbury.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8144, 18 November 1905, Page 5

Mr Fred. Pirani at Newbury.

There was a large audience at Mr Fred. Pirani's meeting at Newbury last night, when the candidate delivered an address extending over an hour and a half. After a number of questions had been satisfactorily answered, a vote of thanks was accorded to JVlr Pirani, on the motion of Mr E. Collins.

At this meeting about six young fellows stood about the porch and on the step outside, continually interrupting the proceedings by shouting cheers for " Wood " and " Dick Seddon," and making all sorts of interjections! They brought their performance to a eonclus:ou by throwing stones on^the roof and taking away the valve from Mr Pirani's bicycle.

Mr Hornblow will address the electors at Cheltenham on Tuesday. Mr Oswald Gardner addresses the electors of Manawatu at the Shannon Town Hall on Monday evening. Mr Vile will address the electors at Awahuri this evening. Mr John Stevens will speak at Ron^otea Town Hall this evening. Mr Vile advertises the following dates of meeting :—Moutoa, November V2 ; Tokomaru, N0v..23 ; Shannon, Nov. 24. The Premier has spoken at six different places in the Franklin.

They are his creatures. Yes, they were created. That is the right word to use, since anything that is made from nothing must be created. The Premier surronnds himself with mediocrities who magnify him to the appearance of a man of abnormal proportions.—Mr Taylor on the Cabinet.

At his Fitzherbert East meeting last night Mr Wood, M.H.E., stated that the rent of tenant farmers in Ireland had been raised during the period good crops were obtained. Eeplying subsequently to an elector who wished to know his authority for the statement. Mr Wood said "history proved it. I have read it." The elector, who claimed personal knowledge of what he said, dissented most strongly from Mr Wood's statement, stating it was not true. He added he knew of several instances of landlords reducing the rents substantially after a bad season had been experienced. An elector at Fitzherbert East last night wished to know how many workmen the electrical expert engaged in connection with the Wellington tramways had brought to New Zealand. Mr Wood said he had not brought any ; the people who came with him were experts. The elector persisted in stating that pick and shovel men had been brought out. Mr Wood: "No! only experts." The elector: "Xes experts with the pick," and then sat down amidst the general laughter. " I hear the majority of the farmers are going to vote against me. I cannot help that, they have a perfect right to do so."—Mr W. T. Wood, M.H.It., when speaking on the land question at Fitzherbert East last night.