GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16907, 5 December 1922, Page 7

GENERAL ELECTIONS.

AVON. Mr D. O. Sullivan addressed two meetings last evening. The first was held at the of Armagh Street and Rolieston Street, about 200 people being present. At the conclusion of Mr Sullivan’s address he was heartiK cheered and was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. At Mr .Sullivan’s second meeting held at the corner of Phillip and Tunm vStreets between 500 and <>oo people were present. Mr Sullivan was cheered on bis arrival, also repeatedly at the conclusion of his address. He was accord el a unanimous vote of thanks and con fidenee. PIOCAPTON. Mr J. A. M’C hi Hough, Picearton Lahoi ir candidate addressed a verv la remeeting in the Oddfellows’ Half. Templeton. on Monday evening. Mr C. K Han mo n presided. Air M’Cullough w r as greeted with applause on rising tw speak and his remarks were punctuated with frequent applause The meeting closed with votes of thanks to the speaker and the chairman. CHPTSTCHCPCTT EAST. ATr TV. R Devereux. the Reform candidate. addressed a very largo meeting at the corner of Heeds Street and Fitzgerald Avenue last night. He had a mod attentive hearing and re-

ceived a hearty vote of thanks. KAIAPOT. Air R. 1). Martin addressed a meeting of electors at Cast last evening At the close of the meeting lie receive ,1 a unanimous vote of thanks on th ' motion of .Messrs Gardiner and Ducat. Later Air Martin addressed a well attended meeting at Fernside and received a unanimous vote of thanks Subsequently Air Martin addressed a largo meeting in the Institute Hall Pangiora. Mr Dnggett in the chair. Air Martin was well received and at tlie close of the address ho received a unanimous vote of thanks Air IF T). Martin addressed a .meeting ot electors at Hare wood Hall on Saturday evening. Mr Toos being m the chair. At the conclusion of the address. Mr Martin was accorded ; hearty vote of thanks. i.ater in the evening Air Alartin addressed a larg open air meeting at Alarshland. At the conclusion of the meeting a resolution was carried unanimously, heartily thanking Air Alartin For hi< address and wishing him every success at the election. Air and Mrs Alartii were heartily cheered, both on thenarrival and departure from the meet TO-DAY’S MEETINGS. CHRISTCHURCH NORTH. - AH L. Al. Isitt—Knox Schoolroom S p.m. Air J. K Vrcher- St Matthew-. Schoc 1 room. 8 p.m. Air E H. Andrews—Corner Office Road and Winchester Street. 7.30 p.m.; corner Clare Road and Onslow Street 8.30 p m. < 11 RJSTC.HURCH EAST. _ Dr Thacker- Hibernian Hall. 8 p.m. Air W R. Dovercvux—Corner Kilmore and Barbadoes Streets. Air H. T. Armstrong—Hereford and .Barbadoes Streets. p.m. CFT PISTOHHR CH SO FTH.Air H. G. Ell—Durham, and Wordsworth Streets. <>.475 p.m.: Fairfield Avenue and Selwvn Street, 7.30 p.m.; Redruth Avenue and South Crescent Road. 8.15 p.m. Air H. C. Pane—Beckenham Hall. Air E J. Howard—Corner Fairfield Avenue and Braddon Street. 7 p.m.; corner Worcester and Montreal Streets, 8 p.m. AVON. Hon G. W. .Russell Guild and Slater Streets. 0.30 p.m. ; Norta Brighton, corner Bowhill Road and Norton Street, 730 p.m. South Brighton. AFClin lock’s Store?. 8.1-5 p.m., Lieutenant-Colonel Loach—Joyland Theatre. Air*- A F. Herbert -AT ethodist Schoolroom, corner Fitzgerald Avenue and Worcester Street. Air J>. G. Sullivan- Corner Fitzgerald Avenue and Livingston,' Street 7.15 p.m. ; corner Estu -ry Road and Bridge Street. Souty Brighton. 8.15 p.m. -. comes- -r-row-Ti ill Road and Esplanade. North Brighton, 9 p.m. P I CCA P TON. Mr G. Witty- Spreydon School, 2 P- ™ - Air IT. S. S. Kyle —Fendalton School. 8 p.m. Air J. A. AF On Hough Town Hall, 8 p.m. KATAPOJ. Air T). Buddo— Ha rewood Hall. 7.3 C p.m. ; Mairehau Hall. 8.45 p.m. Air I). Jones- Fernside School, 8 p.m. Air P. I). Martin—Coutts’s Island. 7 p.m. ; Kaiapoi Grand Theatre. 8.15 p.m. ELLESMERE.— Air G. XV. Forbes ( Hurunui)—Southbridge. 8 p.m.. in support of Air J. C. Free’s candidature. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes—Ptiaha School. (1.30 p.m.. Little River Hall. 8.30 p.m. HURUNUr.— AJr S. Andrew—Springfield Hall 8 p.rn. LYTTELTON. Mr R. Macartney Heathcote Drip Hall. S pm* $

GOOD LIBERAL PROSPECTS. AIR WIL FO RD INTER Y lEWEI). (Special to the “Star.") WELLINGTON, December 4. •• 1 have had a wonderful trip, and never lelt litter in my life,” declared the Liberal Labour leader, Mr Yvilford, who has completed a strenuous Do minion tour, and will devote the remaining days now to his electorate, whic-h will be favoured 'with a visit fiom the Prime Minister on Wednesday nigh.;, if Mr Massey’s health permits. Mr Wilford went on to say; ‘‘Mv reception, as you will* have seen, has pleased me beyond expression. Whether it be in Waikato, the city of Auckland the Hawke’s Bay district, the West Coast or the South Island, it has all been the same—generous welcomes, (splendid audiences and resolutions «>f confidence, with wishes for success. I am satisfied that immense good has been done to our party by my meeting fihe people face to face. I have now addressed audiences in Dunedin, Christchurch and Auckland, and everywhere I find the keenest interest m our cause. “1 am not going to boa*t what Un-

result will be.” added Mr AVilford. “ No one can predict that with any certainty at all; but I vrill say I never believed, I never imagined, there was such strength of support throughout the country for our side as I have found. AVe have a splendid lot of candidates, and if one were to take their predic tions of success os any criterion of the result one would be led away into making extravagant prophecies. This Ido not intend to do. The small farmer throughout New Zealand, or at least wherever X have been, seems to have changed since three years ago. In the country districts we will largely depend upon his vote and support, and, while • in the cities it is impossible to estimate the results with any accuracy, in scattered country districts energetic committees have more opportunity of sizing up the position. T am delighted with ■ the effect my tour has had in assisting our candidates by showing that in what ever part of New Zealand I went .1 received emphatic resolutions of approval of our policy. This naturally helps all our candidates. I have received notifi cations from many of them to that effect. Nearly every resolution passed ' at mr meetings, including Auckland ■ and Christchurch, contained s* declaration that the lime is ripe fo r a chan go of Government.”

VOTE SPLITTING. AIR MASSEY PERTURBED.. (Per Press Association A WELLINGTON. December 4. “With the amount ol vote splitting threatened.” says Air Massey in a statement to-day, “it is almost a certainty that seats will be lost to the Government. While any elector has a perfect right to offer his services as a candidate, there are such things as loyalty to party and country. I take the liberty of suggesting, therefore, that those electors, hy whatever politi cal names they call themselves, should not allow their votes to he jeopardised by candidates with little chance of elec tion. but who. by taking votes from stronger candidates, jeopardise the chances of the latter and weaken the Government’s position. should not he taken hy those who admit that the Government has done wonderfully well.” .