WELLINGTON NORTH SEAT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11400, 20 November 1917, Page 5

WELLINGTON NORTH SEAT.

COLONEL J. G. HUGHES ASKED TO BE CANDIDATE.

A “Post” reporter was informed yesterday that the representatives of two influential organisations had requested Colonel John Grcthin Hughes, C.M.G., D. 5.0,, to offer himself as a candidate for the Wellington North scat, which it is understood, will become vacant early in the New Year by the resignation of the Hon. A. L. Herdman, who will be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. ' Colonel Hughes, who was born in the Dominion about 50 years ago, is a man of wide popularity, very well known throughout the country. He saw active service with the New Zealand Forces in the South African War, and when the present war broke out he left with the Main Body. Ho was on active service in Egypt and on Gallipoli, and returned to New Zealand for medical reasons. He has resided at Island Bay, Wellington, for some time, and only rcccn tiy was placed on the retired list by the Military Authorities. Colonel Hughes has promised to give his answer to the request in the course of the next clay or so.