MANAWATU SEAT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 303, 20 November 1935, Page 9

MANAWATU SEAT.

MR HORNBLOW AT OROUA

DOWNS.

Mr J. Iv. Hornblow addressed a meeting under the auspices of the Oroua Downs Women’s Institute yesterday afternoon. Despite the inclement weather there was a good attendance. The subjects of the address were education and health. Dealing with education, he said the child learned more from birth to the age of seven years than in any other period of its existence. He quoted a statement of a Catholic divine who said, “Give me the child up to seven years of age and you can do what you like with him afterwards.” He touched on the necessity for training the child along the lines that would enable it to fill the niche for which it was naturally adapted. After touching on the education of the child mind, the force of example, and environment, he said that every effort should be made to afford the same facilities for secondary and vocational education to the countrv children as was afforded to the city child. He also touched on the training of teachers and the readmission of the five-year olds. Dealing with health matters, he spoke of the necessity for a correct diet, which included milk and citrus foods, and he referred interestingly to the steps being taken to stamp out pulmonary tuberculosis throughout the Dominion. At the conclusion of his address Mr Hornblow was accorded a vote of tjhanks by the president, which was carried by acclamation. Mrs Hornb'ow, who accompanied Mr Horphlow. officiated as judge of a poppv display and afternoon tea was served by the hostesses. . . Despite inclement conditions, there was a satisfactory attendance at the Newburv Hall last evening, to hear Mr Hornblow. Mr Hansen occupied the chair. The speaker dealt trenchantly with the various matters concerning his policy and was accorded an attentive hearing. At the conclusion he was accorded a hearty vote of thanks on the motion of Mr S. Morris.

COLONEL CLOSEY AT AWAHURI

Eighty electors attended at the Awahuri Hall last evening despite the unpleasant weather, to hear an address by Colonel S. J. E. Closey, Independent candidate for Manawatu. Mr E. O. Bond was chairman. Colonel Closey spoke of reduction in population in New Zealand which, as a nation, was like a growing child now arrested in development and beginning to shrink. Sixthousand New Zealanders had Jelt these shores to find careers—mostly single young men with means. Me should welcome a flow of suitable immigrants to the Dominion, because with a properly working money system it would be discovered that the country had chosen the best rewarded occupation, that we were highly efficient in it and there was every indication for an increase, of that profit. A nation consisted or industrious men and women, happy children, and every increase of the people meant a greater Dominion in the real sense. A vote of thanks and confidence on the motion of Mr A. J. Baxter was carried unanimously.

DEMOCRAT CAMPAIGN. The Democrat candidate for Manawatu, Mr M. H. Oram, addressed a large gathering at Foxton last evening. Mr M. E. Perreau was in the chair. At the conclusion of the meeting many questions were asked and the special pains which the speaker took to answer them fully was much appreciated by the audience. A vote of thanks, on the motion of Mr Chrystall, was carried.

MR LINKLATER AT GLEN OROUA

Despite the bad weather conditions last evening, the hall at Glen Oroua was comfortably filled to hear Mr J. Linklater, the National candidate. Mr H. J. Lancaster presided and extended a cordial welcome to Mr Linklater, who spoke for an hour and a-quarter on the lines of his previous addresses. In reply to the assertion that the National Government was a farmers’ Government, lie said that when the farmer was assisted it was an advantage to the whole community. There were no interjections and Mr Linklater answered a number of questions, being accorded a unanimous vote of thanks on the proposal of Mr Lancaster.

THE LABOUR CANDIDATE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) RONCOTEA, Nov. 20. There was a deluge of rain in Rongotea last night, but over fifty peoplo attended at the hall to hear Mr ■C. L. Hunter, Labour candidate for the Manawatu, who spoke for two hours and then answered many questions. At the conclusion of the meeting he was accorded a vote of thanks on the motion of Mr Larsen, seconded by Mr R. Amon. Mr L. 11. Yarrall was in the chair.