NEW PRIME MINISTER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 283, 3 December 1935, Page 8

NEW PRIME MINISTER

ARRIVAL IN CAPITAL ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION •‘NO ONE NEED FEAR’’ ( F«r Press Association, T WELLINGTON, Dee. 2. A crowd of about 300 people assembled at Thorndon Station to greet Mr. M. J. Savage on his arrival by the Limited from Auckland, and he wa> given a tremendous ovation. He was received bv the local members of Parliament and some of the new members from other districts, including South J Islanders. In a short address, which it was diffi 'tilt to hear owing to the crowd’s en- ■ thusiasm, he gave an assurance that I no one had anything to fear from the labour Government. Freedom would 1 be real freedom under the Labour Gov- i ernment. He afterwards went straight to Par liament Buildings where another large crowd was awaiting him. The crowd started to collect at Thorndon Station half an hour before the train was due to arrive and a steady stream of arrivals swelled it to such an extent that when the train steamed in the platform was almost completely filled with people. They started to cheer before the engine came to a standstill. When it stopped Mr. ' Savage appearer! on the platform, waving his hand and smilingly acknow- | ledging the reception. There was a ' concerted press towards him and in the ! vicinitv of the carriage the congestion | became acute, all being anxious to get a glimpse of the man they had come • welcome. Some women in the crowd becanohighly excited, and in more than one case hysteria was not far away. How ever, there was no delay on the plat- ; form, and as Mr. Ravage made his wa; past the battery of camera men pre cariouslv perched above the crowd, th.congestion was relieved. Mr. Savage’s short address was de livered in the station yard outside, but ■ only those near him were able to catch ; what he said, but their notes of ap • proval were caught ami amplified be- i yond into a salvo of cheering. Roof- j tops in the vicinitv were lined wit;: ' people who took up the refrain of ‘‘For ‘ He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.” and es ; corted by a company of old ami new members of Parliament, he made for | his rar. Men and women pressed for- i ward to shake hands and a bouquet of ; flowers was thrust into his hands. Hatless, flushed, and smiling. h«waved his answer to the burst of cheer ‘ ing that greeted his slow passage through the lanes of people, policemen ; walking ahead to clear a path. At Parliament Buildings there was another big crowd and the scenes of en- i thusiasm were renewed. Mr. Havage i and his colleagues had to pose for more ! photographers before entering the buildings. CALLED BY GOVERNOR STATEMENTS IN INTERVIEW [ Ter Press Association. ] WELLINGTON, Dec. 2. Soon after his arrival at Parliament ■ House Mr. Savage received a call from Major Purvis, representing Lord Gal , way, ami was invited to attend at Gov ernment House at II o’clock todav.i which he did. On his return he had a conversation with Mr. Forbes Interviewed, Mr. said that I the discusrionN with His Excellence and Mr. Forbes were quite informal.* The Labour Government would n»»t take' • ould be reaily to anr out re the Minis- • ry. A meeting <»f the partv to-mor-I he did not anticipate that it would be I lions on the sales Tax/Mr. Savage said I t .nt ti >- would b.- tackled in exactly to do anything t»» sh’o-k the r<»mmui. I»w. Asked it that meant that the Bj •tations would have the right to ad-: not in a position to say. but it was be Mibs di>ed or receive some other • efore Christm t . . . egulat February, but wo .|.| not ne.' S.-ai j|y continue for the , >a-v legislation to be drafted. “ When I we meet Parlia: ent we want to have! I- nr? no -, h*—. TRIUMPHANT JOURNEY SOUTHERN LABOUR MEMBERS ( Per Pres Association. J < HKISTCHI RCH, De.. 2. Two hundred supporters of the La hour Party, many of them wearing red roses, carnations and ribbons, cheered lustily and sang “For They Are Jolly Good Fellows/’ and threw their hats in the air, as the express from the So th left Christchurch station for Lyttelton this evening. On board the train, continuing their triumphant journey through the South Island, were 12 labour members of Parliament and one member of the Legislative Council, on their way to attend the first caucus of Labour members since the party’s election to office. At Dunedin and at every major station along the mute enthusiastic receptions were given th** members.