NEWTOWN

Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 125, 22 November 1902, Page 13

NEWTOWN

It anything, there is mare interest exhibited in the Newtown campaign than in the City election contest. One is asked on the tram-oars every morning to give "tips," and we have an uneasy feeling that money might be passing on the event. With the field narrowed down to five ''stayers," there is a feeling that those excellent gentlemen will poll very closely. However, Tuesday will tell. * • • Mr. Barber claims to have had fewer interruptions and questions 1 than any candidate for Newtown. He has his subjects well m hand and is quickly perfecting his political education. His grasp of local questions is known to be large, and, with the practice of the past few weeks, he is able to express them trenchantly, and with conviction. * * * Mr. C. M. Luke, of the flowing beard and fluent oratory, has busied himself in a whole-hearted manner in putting himself right with the electors. Mr. Luke has not enunciated any particularly startling views during the week, but he has tacked his formerly-expressed convioiaqns down in terse English in no uncertain way. Mr. Luke has the biggest crowd of nominators of any man in the local fray. He has also a letter from the Premier. * * • Dr Chappie's political addresses are highly interesting — and instructive

withal — and he never fails to draw a crowd at his meetings. He ib ready of wit, and quite prepared to "ive smart but courteous change to the jocular hxr terrupter. The Doctor, whatever his chances, is fighting a good fight, and, if he does not get in this time, he will certainly be a prime political factor to be reckoned with in future electioneering campaigns. He is certainly to be numbered amongst the comingi mem. • • • Hon. T. W. Hislop is biking round rrom meeting-house to meeting-house, to convince the electors' that he is the man for Galway. Of course, he is trying his legal lance with Dr Findlay over the Public Revenues Act and a mere layman is quit© unable to decide if it is an. Act passed for the purposes of universal charity, or is a snake in the grass tihat Vii poison tiie . P^ple of New Zealand. All the Opposition papers 1 are printing it in extenso. It will cost you a penny to decide which lawyer reads it aright. * * * Mr. W. G. Tustin asks "for a large attendance, please," and really he is so rafreshing that he generally gets what he asks for. He has thrown badinage to the winds, and is now armed with a firm resolve to yin that seat. If selfconfidence will ielp a man, Mr. Tustin's name will be right on top.

The Willoughby-Geach Company opens its laughing season at the Opera House on Wednesday with "The Wrong Mr. Wright, conceded to be the funniest thing of the class since " Charley's Aunt " came from Brazil. Witn Mr. George Willoughby as Singleton Sites (the wrong Mr. Wright), Mr. George Leopold, the humourous Wayland Clingstone, Mr. Tom Carman as the celebrated Shuyresart, the humour is built on a very solid foundation. Miss Eosy Barton as the lady detective, Henrietta Oliver, is responsible for many of the cutting sarcasm and lively humourisms of the piece, which has swung along to hysterical audiences down Christchurch way so recently, and which promises to outshine Christchurch here. The Garrison Band, by arrangement with the Wellington Steam Ferry Company, will play a select programme of music m the gardens at Day's Bay nerfc Sunday afternoon. The Duchess will leave the Ferry Wharf afc 2.30 p.m., and no doubt a large number will visit this popular resort.