POLITICAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7569, 23 May 1914, Page 7

POLITICAL.

~ :Mli MASSEV’S tfUUlMtiiUN' 101:11. UTHFI! .M I MSTF.INS TO STEAL IS CAVJ'hiIHMTtV. r J ho prime Minister Ulm Right Hon. W, F, Mass.-y) will arrive in Christ* :!nm:!i from Wellington 011 Sunday morning, and will leave the following day for (loro, where he is 1° deliver a political address. The Hon. A. L. Herdman. Minister of Justice, will visit Canterbury next week, and will give apolitical addrtsl at Melhvcn next Wednesday. The Minster will bo present at the Fanners’ Onion dinner in Christchurch on tho evening of the following day. On the afternoon of the 21Hh inst., Mr Hvrdinuii will give a political address at llawarden. and one at Ambeney the same evening. ' The Hon. !•'. M.IL Fisher will > dcliver a political address at 'Sew ilrigV.v Lon next Wednesday evening. Till-: MASTEUTUN SEAT. WE ELI N O TON, May 22. It is stated that Mr A. \V. Hogg, >\hU left tlie Ward Ministry a iJw .years ago, and was subsequently ileleated for the Masterlon scat, will in all probability be a- candidate for the same teat at the general election. Mr Hogg will, in that case, come forward as a supporter of Eli; Joseph Ward. Another indication that Liberals and Labour will again bo found working Lag-ether is given in . t.he statement made *,.-y .Mr Hogg that he looks upon the Liberal and the Labour parties as already identical, and trusts that they will he thoroiighK- united in the comuitr Mr A. .11. ll.L'i’iX'rt, who at last oU:u(ion contested the .Masterlon seat, will acain stand at a Reformer. Mr iSyke, the pivsent member, will also contest the seat. THE (JTAKI ELAT. ]> M.ME’USTON NORTH, May 22 .Mr Allred Seifert, of I’almcrston \orth. is a' likely candidate for Hut Otaki seal in the (doverunieiit interest. He has been approached by several deputations, to whom he has promis'd to give a reply In the Course of a few days. OIM-.NINC DF I’AiILIAMENT. WELI.INii.iTON. May 22 'Parliament is to open on Jung 2 >thi idle session is expected to last from J. 1 , to I moil His. I 11 Id CUEV SEAd'. CREYMOI TH, May 22. \1 a largely-atd-tided meeting °f the h’eform Parlv at (Ireymouth. held last night, it was unanimously resolved l„ invite Mr IV. V.. Michel to cmi-. Ic-l the I' l rev seat at Ihe general elec--1 i ,11 in K-form interest. A Hireling of the -Kre'Ton branch endorsed Mr Mjc'irFs nomination.