NEWS AND NOTES.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 228, 30 October 1914, Page 11

NEWS AND NOTES.

I sTHE AVON ELECTORATE. .!. I Mr D. G. Sullivan, Labour candidate | for Avon,f addressed a crowded meeting I of electors, at the Phillipstown school \ last evening, a considerable number of I peoplW getting standing room only. Mr j B. M. Speirs presided and eulogised the i »andiaate as a man whose private 1 life i toras unimpeachable, and one whose ef- ; |«rts:on behalf of the workers in the | Court had been productive

of enormous advantages to those wihom he represented. Mr Sullivan dealt at length with the land and the bare majority questions, and urged the establishment of a National Accident Insurance scheme, pointing out that some £BO,OOO now paid in premiums, instead U>£ going to the workers, was absorbed in; expenses and profits by the 22 competing insurance companies. He sup,'ported a State monopoly of the insurf; ance business in order that the whole of the premiums should be available for insurance. After answering :; a number of questions the candidate was accorded a hearty vote of thanks and which,was carried with cheers,/ ': ; ,

RICCARTON SEAT. Mr B. Bunn, Government candidate for Riccarton, addressed a well-attended meeting at Kirwee last night. Mr J. N. Lawrey presided. Mr Bunn spoke for an hour and a-half, and received an attentive hearing throughout, being frequently applauded. ~He compared the unsatisfactory financial position in 1912, when the Liberal Government was forced to pay 5 per cent, for a loan of £4,a00,000, with the satisfactory position in 1914, under the Reform Government, which secured its last loan of £4,500,000 at 4 per cent. This showed that the financiers of England had confidence in the present Government's administration. Mr Bunn further dealt with the financial stringency in 1908, when the then Government retrenched throughout the Public Service and boasted of saving £300,000. On the motion of Mr S. Robertson, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the speaker. THE KAIAPOI SEAT. Mr David Jones addressed the electors at Marshland last evening. Mr Fitzpatrick uccupied the chair. Mr i Jones stated that he regretted to hear of the illness of the" Hon. D. Buddo, which it was stated would interfere with him doing a-ny personal work in [ connection with the Kaiapoi electorate. ! Mr Jones stated that under the eircumi stances Mr Buddo would consider it '. necessary in all probability to get some outside assistance from members of his party to put before the electors of Kaiapoi, the Liberal policy, and, if so, he (Mr Jones) considered that no exception could be taken, and he would not make political Ccipital out of any such action. Mr Jones received a good hearing and dealt with the public questions of the day. He denied the accuracy of the statement that the Government was a Government of broken promises. A large number of questions, chiefly on the strike, were answered. Mr S. Goodman proposed a vote of thanks to the speaker.. Mr C. Walters seconded the motion, which was cai'ried. HON. D. BUDDO?S CANDIDATURE. At, a meeting of supporters of the Hon. D. Buddo, held at Rahgiora last evening, the chairman read. a ''letter from Mr Buddo in .wliich he. stated that', his medical adviser had ordered him into a hospital for ah indefinite period, and he would be prevented' from engaging in election work: • If; he said, it were; desired; to run a sick candidate, all he could definitely promise w r as, say, three' speeches by prominent members of the par'tyj including Sir Joseph Ward. If they decided to run, someone,else, the whole of his votes,would,be..at the disposal of the candidate. He felt sure that the party would win throughout the electorate. On themotion of Mr,; E.Revell: (Kaiapoi), it was decided, t t p...assure Mr Buddo of his supporters' continued loyalty,' their sympathy with' him v in his' sickness, and their determination .: to re-' double their efforts to-secure his return. A manifesto, to be issued throughout the electorate on behalf of Mr Buddo, was read and approved. It was resolved to invite Sir Joseph Ward to address the electors a"t Rangiora as early as:*is' convenient and also 'to arrange' fojr other speakers to' address meetings on Mr Buddo's beMlf* in : 'the various districts of the electorate;; •.,: ,; ' AN "BOGY" MEETING. .' i Presi* Association. AUCKLAND, October. 30. William Storey, a young man, announced as a candidate for the Parnell seat, had a lively .meeting at the Parnell Hall last night. His voice was frequently drowned by interjections. He was describing how he would have settled the strike when four stale eggs were thrown. This induced. several of Storey's committeemen to hastily retire from the,platform,- but, Storey; proceeded with his speech, amid a. storm of interjections and a cannonade of eggs, while fireworks w r ere exploded in the Hall and on the platform. Eventually, while a man was attempting to move a vote of confidence in the speaker, the audience sang "It's a Long x Long Way to Tipperary.'' When asked to vote on the motion, the audience supported it unanimously, with ' loud cheering. Eventually the candidate was seized by some of the audience and carried down the street into an hotel, where the police stopped further horseplay. PAHIATUA SEAT. WOODVILLE, October 3*o. _ Mr R. B. Boss announces that he wilf not be a candidate in the Liberal interest at the general election.