LYTTELTON BY-ELECTION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22066, 23 September 1933, Page 9

LYTTELTON BY-ELECTION

ECHO IN PARLIAMENT QUESTIONS BY LABOUR MEMBERS (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, September 22. Two incidents in the Lyttelton byelection campaign were brought prominently before the House of Representatives this afternoon. The scene in the Masonic Hall at Cashmere Hills, w’here an exchange between the Acting-Prime Minister (Mr J. G. Coates) and Mr Shaddock culminated in the latter being brought before the court on a charge of disturbing a public meeting was referred to by Mr E. J. Howard (Christchurch South). “I wish to give notice to ask the Minister of Justice (Mr J. G. Cobbe) why both parties to the incident at Cashmere were not proceeded against,” said Mr Howard.

Mr C. L. Carr (Timaru) inquired of the Minister of Justice if instructions had been given to the police to adopt offensive and provocative methods and forms of address towards officials of the unemployed workers’ organisations, particularly when these unemployed men were of exemplary character and enjoyed the respect of their fellow citizens. “ An official of the Timaru Unemployed Workers’ Union was engaged at the Redcliffs polling booth during the recent Lyttelton by-election and was wearing a photograph of one of the candidates,” explained Mr Carr. “ Inspector Cameron demanded its removal, and when asked for his authority snatched the photograph, made inquiries regarding the gentleman’s recent movements, and said he would ‘ soon be cooling his heels in a safe place.’ ”,