GENERAL ELECTION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16895, 21 November 1922, Page 3

GENERAL ELECTION.

ASHBURTON. During the week-end a rumour was ' •urrent in Ashburton to the effect that Mr C r . Wright, Liberal-Labour • candiiate, was withdrawing from the conbest for the Ashburton seat. Inter- ! I'icwod yesterday. Mr Wright gave an * jmpha tic denial to the rumour, adding ! rlmt he intended pursuing his candidature most vigorously. Tic hoped to , iddress the Ashburton electors on i . rinirsday night, when AlrWilford, | ] Par as was known then, would bo pre- j ut also. NAPIER. ( Per Pnr.su Association.' NAPIER. November 20. Air John Mason. Reform candidate, i to-dav was nominated for the Napier j seat. DUNEDIN NORTH. DI NEDIK. November 20. Air J. J. Clark, independent Reform candidate for Dunedin North, addressed the. electors to-night, receiving a good hearing. While’ supporting the Reform Party against either of the other two parties as at present constituted, ho reserved ihc right to vote as he thought best. He was not opposed to the inauguration of a State bank if a scheme based on sound financial lines, managed on proper business methods and. free from political control, was propounded. 110 was a strong supporter of the Arbi- , tration Court and advocated co-part-nership as a solution for industrial problems’. The candidate also strong'y supported prohibition. Ho. advocated pensions for the blind, infirm and iged, ami education and -food for children. Air Clark was accorded a ' rote of thanks. KAIAPOI. The Hon D. Buddo addressed a largo meeting at the Rangiora Institute Hall ast evening, and had a good reception. Hie deputy Mayor. Mr ( . J. Jennings, presided. When replying to questions Mi Buddo was asked whether Air Jones’s claim that lie had rendered more effective service for the electors the Kaiapoi district during his three rears of office than was accomplished In the previous twenty years was based >i fact or not. In reply Air Buddo said lie had no desire to talk about his past services, nor did he think it was ;ocd taste to reier to his opponents. In i justice to himself, however, he would ! -ernind the audience that every import- ! int bridge in the district had been | :uilt- as a result of his efforts. He referred specially to the Empire, Ashley *-nd Oust bridges. It was due to his 1 efforts, too. that the three beach do- 1 aains. extending from Kairaki to AVai- 1 cuku were reserved. There were also ’ i number of public buildings which he md assisted to obtain, including the ' Kaiapoi railway station and post office. 1 •lie Kaiapoi library and fire brigade ' tation. and til,- llangiora High School J rid Technical School and others. With •eference to legislation he had pro- ! noted the Wages Protection Act. Air H. C. D. van Aseh moved a ! it arty vote of thanks to Air Buddo- for us address. An amendment, of thanks \ no confidence was carried by a larwe J najori iy. the prime minister. S (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND. November 20. , ATr Massey addressed a crowded t neetmg at Otahuhu, a non- oortion of lie Franklin electorate. There were J «t first some hostile interruptions. ( mt the Premier overwhelmed inter- | jectors, silencing them with refer- | uices to revolutionary Socialists. *L; , lealt with the expansion of secondary , ndustrref#, and emphasised the neces- ; si tv for the Government redeeming | nore 4£ per cent tax-free debentures. Tther parts of tho speech traversed former statements. He was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. WRITS ISSUED. (Per Tress Association.) WELLINGTON, November 20. Writs have been issued for the elecdon of members of the House, of Repre icut-atives. The Maori elections will like place on December (J and the European elections on December 7. All the vrits are returnable on December 14. Maori nominations close on November 15.