THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16607, 3 December 1919, Page 3

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

TARANAKI SEAT. ME. BUCKERIDGE AT BELL BLOCR' On Tuesday evening Mr. Buckeridge addressed the Bell Block electors, of whom there were 70 present. Mr. J. Connett presided. The candidate had a 1 cordial reception, and was listened to attentively throughout. He was asked. Si couple of questions nt th© conclusion of his remarks, and accorded a hearty vote of thanks and confidence. j AT EGMONT VILLAGE. 1 This morning Mr. Buckeridge addressed between 30 and 40 suppliers • of the Mangorai Dairy Company. He j spoke for half an hour, devoting .hu I attention chiefly to Sir Joseph Ward j and the extreme Labour programme, i Ha had a good reception and > at the i close of his address satisfactorily ani swered a number of questions. On the motion of Mr. Olsen a vote of ; thanks was accorded. Mr. Buckeridge ■ for his addresa and an expression of ; confidence in the Massey Government was carried unanimously. AT GOODS SHEDS. At mid-day to-day Mr. Buckeridge addressed the men employed in the goods shed at New Plymouth. , THE STRATFORD SEAT.

t HON. J. B. HINE AT TARIKI. \ A packed house greeted Major Hine v at Tariki on Monday evening, when ho b dealt with the usual political questions . of the day. Mr. Hucker presided and . 1 the speaker received a very attentive hearing throughout, his address being ; punctuated with, cheers and applause. 5 At the conclusion a hearty vote of > thanks was moved by Mr. Geo ; Moiri- • : son and a motion of confidence in Major 3 Hine as being the most suitable representative of the district in Parliament. •! Both motions, were carried with cheers , J and acclamation.' - T ■ r MR. ELL AT LYTTELTON. i v ■ ' : . ■ * \ Per Press Assentation. [ .CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 2. Mr. H. G. Ell, Liberal candidate for [' the Lyttelton seat,, gave his first public | address in the campaign to-night. He said the reason why he was standing , for Lyttelton was that for 20 years he ’ had been working for the district, par- ' ticularly ih connection with scenic..re-, ’ serves and roads on the port hills. ; He ' said the question had been raised whe- ! ther he was the Liberal candidate for ' the Lyttelton seat. As ho had been a ' hard working member of .the Liberal , Party for 20 years ho thought He was entitled to bo called the Liberal candi- : date. He favoured a State steamship ; service between Australia and New Zeai land. He received a vote of thanks. | OROUA ELECTORATE. I ■ FEILDING, Dec. 3. Mr. D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands, sitting member, has been nominated for Oroua. Mr. E. Tunnicliff is the official Labour candidate, and there are'Ho other aspirants. , GISBORNE LABOUR CANDIDATE, GISBORNE, Dec. 'S. Thomas Brindie, Labour nominee, addressed a large meeting last night, outlining the Labour platform, and. received a vote of thanks and confidence.