LIVELY MEETING AT WHANGAREI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13031, 23 November 1905, Page 6

LIVELY MEETING AT WHANGAREI.

THE FENCING-WIRE QUESTION. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.} Wiianuarej, Wednesday. .. . Mr. R. : ".Thompson held a meeting la«? ' night in the . Theatre Royal. The building ; ' was. packed, and over 100 persons could not.get inside. The meeting was at times very lively. . ■ Mr. Killen . occupied th« chair. Mr. Thompson replied to statements made by Mr. '--Marnier,and at the close of the meeting he asked the audience - to act as a jury and .to decide between himself and Mr. Mander -on the fencingwire w duty -question. - Taking - him at , lit? ' word,"; those present returned the following '• verdict That this meeting is dissatis- : fied with Mr. Thompson's' explanation." A motion was proposed by Mr. rod wham, " That the explanation given by .him was , - satisfactory, and that the -meeting had' ,; every confidence in him as a fit and proper ' person to represent them in . Parliament." -; Mr. Carruth's amendment, which negatived 'this, was carried by a show of • hand.?. Feeling ran 'very- high. , * • \

• • ' WAIKATO. ,vV. Mr. Greenslade addressed the electors'- o{ Te Awamutu in the Town Hall 011 Saturday evening last. Mr. J.' 13. Teasdale, chairman of the town board presided. " Mr., Greenslade said ho. was in favour of ex-'-'.; tending the franchise for local bodies, but would not allow 11011 -ratepayers to vote on a question of borrowing money. Mr. Irvine asked Mr. Greenslade whether in his ' opinion the present Government had distributed the public works funds to the various districts in accordance with the just r requirements. Mr. Greenslade replied: "I say 110, we have not had a fair nor equitable share of public expenditure." Mr. Green- ... s'ade was ■ accorded a unanimous vote ol ' thanks and confidence. 1 Mr. " Greenslade also :• addressed the electors at Cambridge West on Monday even- : ing. Mr. W. Tucker was voted to the chair. ■ A vote of thanks and confidence was car-T----ried without dissent. Mr; Joseph Conder has announced - him- ; self as a candidate : for the Waikato seat. He is standing as an Independent Liberal. ;; OHINEMURI. -•;« [by TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] " * I'akroa, Wednesday. ' During the last few days Mr. Poland has addressed the electors at Waihou, 'lahuna, Waikaka, and . Mackaytown, and Mr. < Moss has been addressing, meetings of electors in the Thames Valley.

KAIPARA. [BY TELEGRAPH. OIVN CORRESPONDENT.] Port Albert, Wednesday. Mr. : Harding addressed an ; enthusiastic . ' meeting of - Port Albert electors 1 on Tuesday evening. Mr. G. ' Bennett occupied the chair. The. speaker carried the' meeting with him throughout. Mr. T. Gubb moved and Mr. J. A. Shepherd seconded, "That this meeting thanks : Mr. Harding for his' address, and again expresses approval and appreciation of his services as Kaipara's ( representative for the past three years." 1 This was carried almost unanimously. INVERCAEGILL. [bt telegraph.—press ASSOCIATION.] Ixvercargill, Wednesday. : Mr. J. A. Hanan, member for Invercar* gill, addressed a. large:' meeting to-night.. He is a Government candidate, and spoke : - ' generally in defence of the Administration. He favoured Crown leaseholds as against the freehold, but would abolish 'the 999 years' lease. A vote of thanks and! ccinfy - nee passed with slight dissent. r ' • 7 V 7 . . THE PREMIER'S CANDIDATURE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] 1 . ■ Hokitika, Wednesday. ; An enthusiastic meeting of Mr. Seddon'a supporters was held in the Town Hall this evening, at the invitation of the Mayor (Mr. Mandel), :to organise - committees to • promote the Premier's candidature. Regret was expressed that opposition had been . ' put up. A' large and influential.: commit-: * 7 tee was appointed, including many ladies, and sufficient money was guaranteed in' the room ;to defray, the cost of the; election, k without making a call on Mr^Seddon.7Th© J proceedings concluded with three, cheers for the Premier. . Similar meetings ' are being 7held in all the other: centres of the 'constituency. " ■ * 7 -7- ; 7 77. 7, 7-., v ■* 7*7 : 7'v.-. ■ 7; :V ' 777: , It is probable that a large ' number o! ' supporters of the Opposition party will in- t duce Mr. W. P. Massey to address the ' t \ . : electors at Helensville' on Friday evening. Mr. v Murdoch . McLean, the • Opposition j:-: candidate,'. will address . the electors of Parnell in the -Tamaki West schoolroom- at' 7 eight o'clock 'this evening. .. 7" 7 77 7 ; . Mr. T. T. Masefield will address the elec* 7; tors of Auckland West in. the Brown-street* .•< public ' school :at eight o'clock ' to-morrow 7 7 evening. ■ - ; -7 .' Mr. George Fowlds will address the elec- ' % tors of Grey Lynn in the Methodist school- ■■• room, Kingsland, at eight o'clock this 1 evening.' •>' "■ • ;:\7-77'"V:'77 : ,':7''''' 7'7Mr. M. M. Kirkbride addresses the elec- 7 tors of Manukau ; in" the Ness Valley school this evening, and in the Maraetai school to-• morrow evening, both meetings commencing ; at eight o'clock. 1 ' ' 1 Mr. W. F. Massey will address the electors of Franklin in the Public Hall, Ngarua- 7 wahia, at eight o'clock this evening.7 Dr. H. I). 13 am ford addresses the electors of Auckland' East in St. Andrew's Hall, 7\ Lower Symonds-street, at eight o'clock this evening. 7' ! ' ; ■■■..•:= \v' ; *7 ''''•■ ; 7:7 : '' •'7 Mr. C- J. Parr will address the 'electors of Auckland West in the Primitive Method- ,7 ist schoolroom, comer of Franklin Road and ; Wellington-street, this, evening at eight v o'clock. 777 7 ■. ' ' ' • ■ '■' . Mr. F. E. Baume will address the of Auckland) East at St. Benedist's 7; East-street, at eight o'clock to-morrow even- • ing. v _ , - ' ' A meeting of the friends and supporters! 7*: of Mr. R. D. Stewart will be held' in the! ' < ' lodgerooin, Public Hallj Onehiinga, at a« quarter to eight o'clock this evening. Mr. S. A. Tilly will address the elector* of Auckland Central in .St. James' Ball, 7 Wellington-street, this evening. ; . Mr. C. H. Clmkard, the Government candidate, will address the electors -oi 7 Waitemuta in the Foresters' Hall, Devon, port, at eight o'clock this evening. Mr. John Farrell addresses the electors 7 • of Grey Lynn in the Baptist schoolroom*," . near : the City Abattoirs, /atT; eight ; o'clock to-morrow evening. 7 ;: ' , , • , 7 7 * Mr. Frank Lawry' addresses the electors V of Paniell in St. Luke's Hall, Remuei-a, this evening, ; 'aid in the Public Hall, Remucra, to-morrow evening, - both meetings conn, mencing .at eight o'clock. " - ' " '