ELECTIONEERING CAMPAIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12614, 17 November 1911, Page 2

ELECTIONEERING CAMPAIGN.

(Per Press Association.) DU'NEDIN, last night. Instructions were given to-day '.. to issue the election writs on the 20tk- inst; ' PALMERS'ION, last night. The Primg!! .Minister i^i-rived in Palniemton this evening, aijti was presented with an address .M, , welcome. In addressing- a , publicN.irieeting, to-night Sir Joseph. Wavd.'said 'lie' had'just 'completed a remarkably successful tour of his district, and notwithstanding rumors to the contrary, be was going to win his seat by- a handsome majority. He denied that, the Government had; increased the taxation of the country, lis alleged... by the Leader of the Opposition within the past few days. Refer-, ring, to the five, million ..loan, he said that even in the Atkinson Government's, time, information concerning loan transactions . Avas refused.. , . He had cabled the High Commissioner within, the last' few days, and a reply was to the effect that the transaction; was not yet completed, for which reason it was not p/oS-.---.sible-to .give, thc-inforihation asked forby members. Oh the Dread noiigjhti question, he remarked that the intereston the expenditure was £70,000 per-'-an-, num. .and the repayment of interest and siiikiiig /fim^.jjvas JQlso,opp per, aniiuiii.J •Fitrthgr.; _ .w£ y ;pii.id. -a. w . c^fttjrii)jiytign \*#t. £iOO,COOJ ansl ipr_ these . payments. t -iwe' ■hfid the protection. } ol the/British .'fleet.-; Totichtng oh tlite -'prosperity/ of tihie coilin.-; try, he Said, it was wot ih '-the a^gtb-j gate.; surpaesed .by that of any othjSri country .in the .woylc(. : -A . lh'd_^..;Jin.'dV^ : d' that. Sir. _.Joseph Ward be thanked; forslits address, and that the .meeting! > was of opinion that., the l timej.;ha^ arrjvedj when'./there should be_ a. change, of ! .-.vernment:" An amendment Jtp.yth l e >^eci_ ; that Sir J. Ward be thanked ''for tvts_ address, ahd that "the meeting express ooiithiUed: confidence in x the/- Prirtfe Minister and the Governmelf^'^ was'''car- ; ried by a,,>siibsta!.n.tial rna]'orit;y.*(. , ' . ; , ! ..-, .i».A PAJjMBRSTON N., this d^y. -,

a^gfy^infe-^^^.j^te^n.'fent /oontaiaed -. { jn the ; Press -Asspciation y fi report , of t -the '!rtdn.' J.' A. '.'SfiliaVs Diipediri speecn^ th^.';tKS..A;n^hm.aie^.'Bb;cie.ly of Rail, way ; Stervaht^ at" Palnlerston , North passed- a,'- resodutioh condemhihg viim; up hill (and'. i> down- dale, and subsequently rescihded • it, a representativo, of the. A.-S.R'iS. here desires to point out that ' _-ther£ , inust l^e, a misapprehension on .tJbe Part, of the Minister. Thfeir r_2sbiptic^dm n°t .mention the ilinister, of Railways . -at r allj.- but jDro.tested 1 against the 'promiW of the" nine shillings minimum ih the.' Budget not beirttf given effect toj and that resolution had not been rescinded! . '

/..',.- .".' ,-t.v". /NAPIER^ ldßf.-hTj.hV.}'} ; . Ala- , Crowley., Reform candidate ' for Napier, . nas .retired . from the . contest in] favor of; ; Mx.;H.:Hill,: Labor Candida tei . . WEIXINQTON, . last night, 'j „ A. meet jug. of. the 'Bparjd.-of Control, of; the. New I ' ' .'Sport's " 'Pr'ote'c^i.Qn! League . <was held^thi^ mprnbig. Pre-1 Coates, ( Duncan^ a^^a^r^^c-llins,,^ , t o)\e, business' of the' mee^to_Z'_ %aSj i^ft'_' , con--. sider what -attitude shoi^d ;be_>wikeji . inj conhedtidn witK'ifie meeting b" th&'Pa/r-) nell branith ! 6f^' the 'League, • 'betel last, eveiiirtg, iVherf it W'hi resolved to sup-, pdi't Mr Dickson' ih preference to Sir J. G. Findlay for the Parnell seat. After mature consideration it was rfe-: solved .v 4 *T*b.e Board of Control of -the ' s_e,w Zealand .Spbrts^-Protection League '. e^)hatic.a^iy •disapproves of thei nesblu-' tionvof vthe.^Pai^iell' branch. r ;No mem-; bev of the League is • undei? any^ obliga- ! tion to make, .the League's objects! its! n^t/.coM'Mtioit- % tlie .* electioii.V. ' ■ Jljr \ Arntsfto r^,.'w^ :i not'','' / ah ..official \ of the Board, and Has no. authority to speak or act on behalf of the League; So. far as • the Boaa'd -is' aware, neither Sir j. Findlay-. nor. ;Mr Dickson, is opposed to. the objects .to promote winch' the ; League:' whs ' jbrmed." : / At. the* riieetitlg in r Parnell, Mr Arm-' strong^ Lbague organiser, urgecl that ev-ery sportsman who had the interests of/ Sport protection at heart should make it a personal fight. ' TIMARU, this day. "Mr/Cr^igie, M,PV, Jjtas. not commenced his... election; campaign, yet. All oth^.r candidates for Timaru and Temuka seats are .busy. .. / (Special to' the Jlecaid.) - . . . .,- , . .. !. DUNEDIN, this day. Tlie Prime Minister is. sangume as, to the prospects- - of the election. .To a Star interviewer -he said: "I am; of opinion that 'the general prospects of the Liberal party throughout the Dominion are exceedingly good. That is my conviction from the information that I have received. / Lcan ; speak from persbria'l ob • ser vatipnl i as our! i pi-bspects in t he South. . Wherever/ I Have : gone ih , that portion of the. country the outlook is distinctly.ssfav^rable .Jo, the Government. The pebble seeih *. 'to . Recognise' fKa,t the electiopZ me^ljods "adopted, py our . opponents amount' to' : mi'srepresehtaticin. . I could give you specific instances of this if it were worth. while, and amongst the electors there is a' keen feeling of resentment against the tactics of the k^nd. The people, do. like a straight line/in all thiiigs, .and" so>*ie<>f. this opposi.tioh7i& hot straight.'.' . 'tiiJXi,, v., \..^ <jy.!.. ■ -'