WOMAN WARNED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23162, 7 October 1938, Page 13

WOMAN WARNED

RAT,MORAL INCIDENTS'.

POLICE ACTION EFFECTIVE

MR. D. POOL WELL RECEIVED

PLEA FOR TAXI-DRIVERS

Although he had many, political op* , ponents in the hall, Mr. D. Pool,' National candidate for Eden, had the support of the large majority of an audience numbering about 900, which he addressed at the Centenary Hall, Balmoral, last night. The hall was crowded with about 700 people a quarter of an hour before the candidate began to speak "and the remainder listened, from outside through. loudspeaker equipment. .. Cheers and applause greeted Mr. . Pool at various stages of his address. Interjections were numerous, but al! were good-jlatured and the speaker was able to state his policy without difficulty. Only at the beginning, when -a woman kept up an almost continual comment, was the speaker seriously handicapped,«■; but she ceased her remarks on being warned by a policeman. Mr. A. 1\ Dow presided. "X£

Many New Faces "You are just the same old party,"was one of the woman's first salliess "The same old party, lady?" Mr. Pool said. "Well, you have a new face on the platform to-night and there are over 50 other candidates who have never been in politics before." i:~ When Mr. Pool was referring to ttie farming community the woman cried out that "the farmer lias always howled and always .will." ; ' - ' , Mr. Pool: Apparently: someone" el|e always howls (cheers) and will •howl'- a lot more after the 15th. ' ; Again the speaker was interrupted bv the woman when he was referring to the difficulties of the secondary industries and instanced 1 the case, oi a particular factory. "Go on," she said, "it must-have been a second-hand shop." "It happens to be a factory- mamS facturing women's underwear," was ?Ir. Pool's retort.

Brief Uproar. > ,r> jAmid cheers the woman was warned by the policeman shortly afterward Counter-cheers were given for Mr.' age and there was uproar for a few moments. When the noise had <K|3 down Mr. Dow issued a farther warning- ' . : , ,' s -

"0.K.," said the woman, and she remained quiet for a considerable period. av "*

Proceeding without disturbance,-Mr. Pool made a plea on behalf of taxidrivers when discussing Government interference in business. Through , the unfair oompetition of Government cars, which, for instance, took the pick of the passengers liners, the private taxi-driver had his cut, he said. If the-driver went more than a certain distance - from the cityi he had to put down a deposit, receiving the deposit back, less 10 per cent, when he returned. - C i Transport Control ■ "

Criticising the Labour Governments inefficiency in transport: control, Mr. Pool referred to the service which had formerly been operated by his colleague, Mr. A. S. Bailey, " National candidate for Roskill. Mr. Bailey had operated the Felton-Waikato Transport Company with the assistance of three girls, 'two in his office and one on the telephone, he said. Under Government "efficiency," however, it required nine officfefi to do the same work with a service that was unchanged and- no better. . "It is worse," said a member of the audience. . ' ■ . . "Mv advice to you is to keep Government out of business,", Mr. Pool added. , At -the close, Mr f Pool was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. Counter-cheers were given for the Labour Party. The candidate and Mrs. Pool were also cheered on leaving the hall. MAORI PROBLEMS V SIR APIRANA NGATA'S ADDRESSjV - * • fli Speaking in the interests of Mr. Tail Henare, j National candidate for the Northern Maori seat, in the Manchester Unity building, Hobson Street, lait night, Sir "Apirana Ngata' 'reviewed problems which faced the Maori "people.;

An audience of about 70 Maoris him a courteous and attentive hearing under the chairmanship of the Revy W. N. Panapa. _ , Sir Apirana remarked that it was all verv well to speak of equality for tho : Maori; what was required particularly, was equality of opportunity. In detailing the Maori's problems, he gave hiaviews on the best ways of solving them.

MR. SCHRAMM'S CAMPAIGN

Greeted with cheers and applause by an audience of over 100 people in the Progressive Hall, Newmarket, last night, Mr. F. W. Schramm, M.P., Labour candidate for Auckland East, was accorded an attentive hearing throughout his address. _ Mr. J. E. Wright presided. Criticism 'of the National Partv and an explanation orsome of the legislation and policy of the Labour Party made up equal parts of Mr. Schramm's speech, which lasted an' hour and a-half. A vote of thanks.: to and confidence in Mr. Schramm and: his party was carriied at the sion of the meeting with prolongedapplause. . ,v< 'tdi