THE MANAKAU SEAT.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13372, 28 September 1936, Page 4

THE MANAKAU SEAT.

NATIONAL HELPER S ALLEGATION. ATTACKER BY ROUGHS. Electric Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLANR, Last Night. An allegation that vicious blows were struck bj two men who assaulted him at an open-air meeting at Ellerslie on Friday night were made by Mr Brian Kingston, a member ol the Chamber of Commerce and a wellknown solicitor. Mr Kingston said that he was broadcasting the speeches from a motor truck equipped with five loudspeakers to a crowd of upwards of 130. Two men attempted to pull from the tiuck a placard with the words, -‘Vote for Fred Doidge.” When he remonstrated lie was punched by two men about the head, and when he- tried to climb back on the truck he l was pulled down by three men. lie sought police assistance, but by the time two constables arrived the assailants had disappeared. When the scuffle took place Mr Doidge, the National candidate for Manukau, was addressing; a meeting in another part of the electorate. LABOUR PARTY’S DISCLAIMER AUCKLAND, Last Night A disclaimer on the part of the Labour Parry in connection with a “negrettaDle” incident at Kllerslie when Mr Brian Kingston was assaulted oil Friday night was issued by Mr A. G. Osborne, Labour candidate in the Manukau bv-election, at Tepapapa. ‘‘l have made appeals from every platform during my campaign asking Labour supporters to givci my Nationalist opponent a fair and impartial hearings” said Mr Osborne. “I ask again that the /same courtesy should foe extended to the National campaign as to my own. Supporters should refrain from any hostility which would definitely injure the platform of the Government and myself.” Mr HARGEST’S PROMISE. AUCKLAND. Lost Night. “The new National Party is goinor to get a leader of whom you will all be proud.” said Mr J. Hargest, M.P., for Awarua, addressing an open air meeting at Onehunga. “The National Party got a jolly good hiding at the- last elections,” Mr Hargest added, ‘‘but it would rise up and fight again, and, win or lose, would fight right to the end. The party stood for liberty and freedom. He did not know who the new leader would be but he assured his listeners that a good man would be selected.