The Hustings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 507, 9 November 1928, Page 8

The Hustings

THE DIFFERKNCB There is another big difference between the old liberals and the present United Party. When there is a fight on in the House the Uniteds go home to bed. The old Liberals did not.” — Mr. H. G. R. Mason at Birkenhead last evening l . * * * OVER THK bridge Mr. A. G. Osborne, Labour candidate, at Northcote last evening: “I claim that no man can walk into Parliament over the Waitemata Bridge. In any case there are not enough flatfish in the Waitemata to put a harbour bridge candidate in.’

HONOUR FOR OPPONENTS “If there’s one thing about the Labour Party I admire, it’s this: they always say what they mean.”—Sir James Gunson speaking at Henderson last evening. * * * ALL-ROUND CUT Mr. J. B. Donald, United candidate in Auckland East, will be popular with civli servants; but with other wageearners . He said at Parnell last evening: Wages of civil servants should not be a matter for Parliament to play with, but should be fixed by a proper tribunal. If at any time Parliament should make a cut in their wages, they should also cut wages all over the Dominion.” ABOLISHING WAR “Some people say war is so old it cannot be stopped. That is not so. Look at slavery, which was as old as war, and yet has passed away. So it will be with war, when we make up our minds.”—Mr. H. G. R. Mason at Birkenhead last evening. AUCKLAND'S HOSPITAL “Auckland has the finest hospital in the world,” said Sir James Gunson, speaking at Henderson last evening, “and although I’m not detracting from the magnificent work of the Hospital

Board over and above that administration is the Health Department which must take some ciedit for the work done.” t SECOND-CLASS KNOiVLEPGV. Some of tour people have had a ride in a second-class carriage and now you think you know all about railways. . jq r . v. H. Potter at Dominion Road last evening. » • • PARLIAMENTARY CASUALS “Casual hands on the railway must not think they are there for life,” said Mr. J. S. Dickson, speaking to a Barnell audience last evening. A Voice: “Just like parliamentarians, Mr. Dickson.” “But I have confidence in the people, and the people have confidence in me. That’s the difference,” replied- the candidate. s TWO CANDIDATES MEET Not one of the least dramatic incidents at Mr. Potter’s Dominion Road meeting last evening was the appearance of the Labour candidate for Roskill, Mr. Richards, to answer a statement made by Mr. Potter earlier in the evening to the effect that the Press had reported Mr. Richards as having said he was in favour of utilising the deposits at the Savings Bank and the funds of the Public Trust Office to help the man on the land. Mr. Richards gave the statement an emphatic denial. What he had stated, he said, was that the profits from legitimate State enterprises should be used. * * * A RETIRED NAVY A new class of worker was discovered at the Capitol Theatre last evening as a result of an unexpected response made to a challenge issued by Mr. V. Potter for any man wanting work on a farm to apply to him. Followed by the applause of the crowd an unruly member stepped up to the foot of the stage. “Do you want work?” asked the speaker. “No,” boomed the interjector. “I can get it. I’m a retired navy and now an independent waterside worker.” THAT TAUPO LINE “Are there any freezing works at Taupo ?” interjected one of Mr. Dickson’s audience at St. Mark’s last evening when he was speaking on the Rotorua-Taupo railway scheme. “We dont’ know what there may be there, if that area is opened up. There is enough timber there to pay for the line. A Voice: “There is npt enough standing timber there. Mr. DiOtson, to build a. worker’s cottage.” * * * BOVINE OR PLANT? With one wide sweep of the arm, the United candidate in Auckland Central was going to solve the settlement problems of New Zealand. The audience —essentially one of city interests—was concerned with practically everything except land settlement, but the candidate did not realise this for some time. “Pumice lands,” he said, warming up. “Some of it will cary one cow to the two acres if intelligently worked.” Bored, but incredulous, carue a reply from the back of the hall: “Xikaus.” The visionary spectacle of a solitary New Zealand native fern standing on two acres of unworkable land appealed to the amusement-thirsty audience, which chuckled gleefully at the retort.