LIVELY MEETING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22261, 8 November 1935, Page 13

LIVELY MEETING

AUCKLAND WEST SEAT CANDIDATE'S HARD TASK CONTINUOUS INTERRUPTIONS An extremely noisy element in the audience overwhelmed the greater part of the address given by Mr. E. D. Stallworthy, National Government candidate for Auckland West, in the Leys Institute Hall last night. . There was a large audience. From time to time as the candidate scored a point over interjectors counter-demonstrations were made by his supporters. Mr. W. H. Murray presided at the opening of the meeting, in the unavoidable temporary absence of Mr. J. F. W. Dickson, who presided later. Mr. Stallworthy commenced his address by saying they knew what had brought New Zealand to tho position it was in to-day. A Voice: The National Government. Mr. Stallworthy: I agree. If it had not been for the National Government you would not be in the prosperous position you are in to-day. This was followed by interjections, and when the candidate endeavoured to say something about the Labour Party there were calls for him to leave the Labour Party alone. Mr. Stallworthy said he would refer them to the promises made by Laboijr before the last municipal election and what he termed tho subsequent treatment of " our friend Joe Sayegh." The promises made to tho electors had not been fulfilled. Mr. Stallworthy started to talk about the Auckland Transport Board, but the noise continued, the candidate ultimately being " counted out " twice. There were cries for him to get on with his subject. The noise continued unabated, and the chairman rose and appealed for a fair hearing for the candidate, who proceeded to deal with the expenditure of the unemployment funds. At the moment the Government, he said, was introducing a progressive public works policy. When the candidate referred to the economy pension cuts and subsequent restoration a demonstration in his favour was made by a section of the audience to counter the noisy opposition. In answer to an interjection, Mr. Stallworthy said he was prepared to support the construction of a road round the waterfront. " You have not come here to listen, you have come here to abuse and ridicule," said Mr. Stallworthy, as the noise of the demonstrators became louder. Tho National Party, he continued, was the only one which was not givjng them promises. It had the courage to make wages cuts prior to the last election and yet was returned by the people, Following a motion of no-confidence in the candidate, an amendment expressing thanks and confidence was moved. The chairman said that as there was a hostile element in the hall he would put the amendment as the motion, which he did and declared it carried. This was greeted with cheers for Labour by the opposition at the back of the hall. CANDIDATE UNDER FIRE MR. ANDEItTON HECKLED The spectacle of a Labour candidate being constantly heckled was witnessed at the Epsom Library last evening when Mr. W. T. Anderton continued his campaign for the Eden seat before an audience of over 100 people. Mr. W. J. Gateuby presided. Mr. Anderton was recounting how modern machinery had displaced manpower in industrial life when a listener, who remarked that he had heard all that before, said: "You are insulting the intelligence of your audience when you speak like that." "It is common to read these days of -the destruction of goods and products," Mr. Anderton remarked later when dealing with the surpluses "created by man's ingenuity" and the alleged failure to adequately distribute those surpluses. "They have been tilled into the ground; they have been burned; they have even been dumped into the sea." ' A Voice: Has that happened in New Zealand ? Mr. Anderton: It has even happened in Auckland. The lnterjector: For instance? Air. Anderton: Not so long ago there was a storm at Auckland. It threw up case after case of oranges all along the coast from Takapuna to Milford. Those oranges had been deliberately dumped to keep up the price. A Voice: They wer§ rotten. Mr. Anderton: Well, 1 don't know. Quite a number of children who were down there with baskets seemed to think they were not so rotten. At the conclusion of the address the candidate spent some time answering questions. A motion that he be thanked for his lucid speech and complimented on the sporting manner in which he had received the interjections, and that the meeting pledge itself to support him at the poll was declared carried by an overwhelming majority. NATIONAL CANDIDATE THE WESTLAND SEAT [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] HOKITIIvA, Thursday The nomination is announced for the Westland seat of Mr. Harben Robert Young, engineer, of Westport, in the National Government interest. CANDIDATES' ADDRESSES MEETINGS FOR TO-DAY The following election meetings have been arranged for to-day, the time being 8 p.m., unless otherwise stated: — Auckland East.—Mr. F. W. Schramm, Station Street (open air), Newmarket (7.45 p.m.). Auckland Suburbs. —Mr. W. A> Bishop, Avondalo Town Hall • (7.45 p.m.). Mr. H. G. R. Mason, Te Atatu Church Hall. Mr. W. J. H. Clark, Henderson Valley Public Hall. Eden.—Mr. W. T. Anderton, corner Walters and Dominion Roads. Franklin. —Mr. J. N. Massey, Bombay Hall. Mr. A. C. A. Sexton, Pukokohe East. Hamilton. —Sir Alexander Young, Hillcrest School. Haucaki. —Mr. C. It. Petrie, East Tamaki Hall. Mr. W. W. Massey, Mangcre East Hall. Parnell. —Mr. A. G. Osborne, corner Benson and Upland Roads. Raglan.—Mr. D. Stewart Reid, Wairamarama (10 a.m.), Tuakau Town Hall. Mr. W. L. Martin, Te Rore. Roskrll. —Mr. A. S. Richards, corner William Street and Dominion Road. Waikato. —Dr. H. E. Annett, Leamington Hall. < Waitemata. —Mr. W. J. Lyon, Bayswater Boating Club. The following meetings in southern electorates are announced for tomorrow:- . / Bay ot Plenty.—Mr. T. G. A. Hislop, Te Kaha. j