COMING ELECTION

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24542, 26 March 1943, Page 5

COMING ELECTION

p. BAHNAKD'S VIEWS INDEPENDENT attitude NAPIER, Thursday "I deplore the Prime Minister's motion, bringing 011 an election this year, as calculated, to distract the attention of New Zealanders generally from the supreme immediate task of winning the war. It will create bittersess snd disunion at a time when complete unity is essential," said the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. W. E. Barnard, in a utatement to-day. Jlr. Barnard said he would be a candidate for the Napier seat again, but be did not propose to contest the election on party lines. "The threat of war still hangs over the country, a tremendous fact which 1 cannot and will not ignore." Mr. Barnard said that in adopting an independent attitude lie ffishe 1 to make it clear that be had not altered his political principles. Ho was ready, as always, to co-operate with those who shared with him his common outlook and worked for the policies which expressed it. >lr Barnard said that it was his plain duty to promote and sustain the country's war effort to the full, and also to declare the principles upon which n better order after the war might be buiU"There is growing dissatisfaction over party politics." he added. "There is a need for a now political outlook and the technique of the new order, of which we hear so much, to fulfil the hopes of tho average man and woman of life in all it 3 phases —personal, social, economic and political—to be lived on a higher plane than we have yet known."

COMMENTS BY MR. LEE IMPARTIALITY OP SPEAKER Commenting on Mr. Barnard's statement. Mr. J. A. Lee, Democratic Labour M.P. for Grey Lynn, said last Eight that ho wanted* an election this te.tr and believed that New Zealand did, too. He would have a splendid array of candidates. Mr. Barnard, as Speaker, never ventured away from his constituency during the last election. He took the stand that the referee. as it were, should win his own geat on his merits as a man and would do nothing to break down the feeling that, as Speaker, he would give fair play to everyone in Parliament^ Everyone knew the principles for which Mr. Barnard stood, for he had given explicit utterance to them, and would do so again,_ no doubt, in the coming contest, which Mr. Lee hoped no one would succeed in postponing. Mr. Barnard was a distinguished Speaker. SCHOOL SPORTS MOUNT ALBERT GRAMMAR THREE RECORDS ESTABLISHED The annual athletic sports of the Mount Albert Grammar School were held on the school grounds on Wednesday and yesterday. Three records were established. D. McLaren registered new figures for the SSO and -140 yards under 14Va years and M. Hay ward set a neiv standard for the intermediate high iump. Championship events resulted as follows : Open.—loo yards: Walker, 1; Otter. -: Mvles 3. Time, 1114s. 'j'-'o yards: Otter, 1; "Walker, 2; M.vles, 3. Time, 255. 141) yards: Otter, 1: Myles, 2; Stewart, 3. Time s(>s SSO yards: Sinclair, 1; Fletcher. 2; Wright fob. 3. Time. 2m lis. One mile: Fletcher 1; Sinclair, 2; Gibson, 3. Time, 4ni 5-IViS 120 yards hurdles: Stewart, lj Hill, 2; Myles' 3. Time. IK 3-10s High jump: Holland. 1; Taylor. Otter, Myles, equal, 2. Height oft U'%in Broad jump: Stewart, 1; Myles, 2; Hill 3. Distance, ISft lOin Hop. step and jump: Myles 1; Stewart. 2; Hill. 3. Distance, 38ft Sin. Shot putt: Waldegrave. 1: Taylor, 2; Fletcher, 3. Distance, 32ft Oin Under 17: 10(1 yards: Walker. 1; Sanders. 2. Rnsser 3. Time, 11 7-10s Under 16. —100 yards: Ramsbottom, 1; Dockray, 2: Botcher, 3. Time, 11 7-10s. 220 vards Ramsbottom 1; Dockra.v. 2; Michael. 3. Time 25 3-,"is 110 yards: Ramsbottom, 1; Michael, 2; Butcher, 3. Time, 56 4-ss. SSO yards: Gale. 1 ; Aston, 2; Becroft. 3. Time 2m M'/jS. 120 yards hurdles: Ramsbottom. 1; Kineilone, 2; Dockra.v, 3, Time, IS 4-5s High jnmp: Hayward, 1; Cater, 2; Michael, 3. Height. oft l 3^in— a record. Broad jump: Ramsbottom, I: Yarwood. 2; Dunson. 3. Distance. 18ft Hin. Hop, step and jump: Ramsboltori 1: Phillips, 2; Becroft, 3. Distance. Sfift lin. Under 15: 100 yards: Read 1; Bidwell, 2; McLeay, 3 Time, 13s. Under 14 l / 2 .—100 yards: Burt, 1 : McLaren. 2; Harrison, 3. Time. 12 3-ss. 220 yards McLaren. 1; Harrison, 2; Burt, 3. Time. 27145. 410 yards: McLaren, 1; Dow 2; Ccx. 3. Time, 60s —a record. SSO yards: McLaren, 1; Ward, 2; Thomson, 3. Time. 2ni SO l-os—a record. 100 yards hurdlesHarrison. 1; C'ox, 2; Dow. 3. Time. 15 l-5s High jump: Dow 1; Harrison. 2: Cox. 3 Height. 4ft BVjin. Broad jump: Harrison, 1; Cox 2; Rlucher 3. Distance 15ft lOin. TTnder 14: 100 yards: Burt. 1 ; Carmichael. 2: McLeay, 3. Time. 12 3-ss. Under 13. 100 yards: Riddel!. l ; Sanders, 2; Beamish. 3. Time. 1.45. Old boys' championship: Coldham. l. Time, 11 2-."s. Championship Points.—Senior: Otter, 16: Stewart, 12. Intermediate: Ramsbottom, 25. Junior: Harrison and McLaren, equal. IS WAR AMPUTEES SOCIAL GATHERING HELD Appreciation of kindliness shown and courtesies extended to amputees was expressed at a social gathering of the Auckland War Amputees' Association, held in the Manchester Unity Hall. Numbers of nursing sisters and Red Cross lady drivers were present, and the association acknowledged their never-failing kindliness. For favours granted in means of transport, and as appreciation by those who benefited by them, an invitation was extended to the Auckland Transport Board, and Mr. J. Sayegh, chairman, was present. Mr. J. \V. Kendall, president of the Auckland U.S.A., Mr. N. Beattie, chairman of the Auckland branch of the Second N.Z.E.F. Association, Mr. A. P. Postlewaite, representing the Disabled Servicemen':' Re-establishment League, grid Mr. D. MePliee, president of the Institute for the Blind, were also guests for the evening. Mr. T. C. Brown, president of the association, welcomed t.he guests and expressed pleasure at seeing so many members present. He extended a special welcome to the 32 amputees of the Second N/5.K.F.. who had joined tho association idle and disorderly Two girls, whose names were suppressed, appeared for sentence before Mr. F. H. Levien. S.M., yesterday on chargus of being idle and disorderly, •the girls, who had been remanded for medical examination, were placed on probation for 18 months and ordered to spend 12 months at the Catholic home Wuikowhai. "This girl escaped from the hospital January 6 while undergoing treatment and was not arrested until February 20, when fihe was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment," said SubInspertor Macnamara when Millicent Francos Thompson, a Maori domestic, a f?ed 18, appeared for sentence on a charge of being idle and disorderly. The magistrate ordered that she be detained tor reformative purposes for two years. BASEBALL GAMES Auckland Association. —Fowlds Park: No. Ji 1.30 [,. m., final ladies' competition Wrisrv. Buttons, umpires Messrs Inglis, Jackson and Austin- No. 2, 1.30 p.m., Ponsonby U.S.) v Training College (N.Z.), nmP'fea Messrs. Austin, Hyland and Bird; No. i: 3 p.m , exhiibtion game, Yale (U.S.) v. Aemuca (TT.S.), umpires Messrs Jackson. {{Wis and Austin; No. 2, 3 p.m. Newton ;. U ;S-) v. Richmond (N.Z.), umpires Messrs. y°ld, Boyd and Grainger. Yale has been Related winner or the 1043 American League competition with Remuera and Newton "Bnerj.np