OTAGO NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7545, 30 October 1902, Page 3

OTAGO NOTES.

[Fnoy Orra Cobrespondekt-3 DUNEDIN, Oct.. 30,, . tosre is 3. prabsiaiay. of a. daik fcatw. beipg brought out in tha- -Governmißnt- interest at the (eleventh hour against. Mr. T. MackßHzie, for Waikouaiti. Mr Deegan, lately a member of the Victorian Legislature, had a lively time when he lectured on behalf of the liquor trade at Gore last night on the no-lioense problem- The meeting got into an uproar when Mr Deegan stated that he did not consider General Booth an emin«nt man, and consequently several metf angrily rosa to their feet and repudiated! many of Mr Deegan's authorities and commanded him to speak the truth. Prohibitionist* were very much in evidence, and one of their number challenged the visitor to take the platform with him. Intense interest is being tak«n in the question of no-license in 66re, where the Parliamentary contest promises to be of secondary importance to . the fight over tire -liquor question. . = jteplying to Mr Millar's tauntr that an Indie^eTident would have no weight: in.- theHouse,' Mr Bedford replied' by aek^Jg what sfljict had the Opposition,. . or th» present members for- Dunedin, to- prevent extravagant expenditure when .th«v were invariably found supporting- the Government when the question came to the vote. Information, from Wallace goes to show that Mr GjHeddex j 8 likely to be unseated by Mr J. C. Thomson[Pik Press Association..] AUCKLAND, Oct. 30. The Liberal and Labour Federation Jim adopted Messrs Witheidrd, Kidd and Napier for tie City ticket.