POLITICAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7570, 26 May 1914, Page 3

POLITICAL.

MOVEMENTS OF MINISTERS. the I’rinie Minister ttlm lU. Hon. IV. .I.''. Alaasuy), accompanied by Mr Allen, will puss through Ttnuukti by the first express front the north today. AVON ELECTORATE. AIR 11. I). ACI,ANI) A CANDIDATE, A meeting of I,he Linwood branch of 11\ ■ Avon Uefortn League was held on .Friday night, in the Uolleslon street jliall. The president, Mr Waller Hill, 'p. aside d over a good attendance which ! included over a dozen ladies. I Mr 11. D. Achmd, in the course of a short speech announced that he would | lie a candidate for the Avon seal in the interests of the (luvurnment. The j announcement was received with ap- ; plause. j A motion! \v«s (tarried unanimously that till present form themselves into la commit Ice lo work in the interests <n |Mr Acland lo secure his return at the Hex l gem ral election. : A,bout AD names were haiid.d in, am. 1 arrangements were made to map oui I the district. Other meetings will he held in various parts of the electorate and com ■millet's formed. (; t) \i; i; mkn r s i>i;t) sr e r i'.s, MU C. M. THOMSON 1101.’EUTH. DUNEDIN, M.ty 2.'). Mr < i.■ M . Thomson, At. I’., lor Dane ni.i North speaks hopefully of the o*Aiviunnit's jirospccts. He say» ‘"U bir Joseph Ward is returned it can only be through Hit! support given'live Opposition by (he pamy with which 3),e-sr.s Semple and Itdekey are ideate lied.’'. "Some of us who were up at Matin’. le tic other day." added Mr C. VI T hoinsoa, ALP., "noticed when th. attacking force wits /moving acros. tile plain that the defenders had onU I.™ gtins. They were really suppose,, lo hare a great many more, ami to I'jjidcr the make-ljclicvc less apparent, they laid a number of ptiffoalU, and these they let off at intervals with a great deal of smoke and fuss. Well, the attacks of many of lire member, of the Opposition are like those pahs (Laughter). Again, lately, whet tractßing in the south, he saw half a dozen ducks paddling in two oi three inches of waiter —a mere puddlt in the roadWiiy, They were making believe that it was a line large pool, ami that they were doing very well. ‘‘Lite flying squadron," added Ml Thomson amidst renewed laughter, ‘‘is like those ducks ; it is all quack, with a good cl ;il of dirty water Hying about A