POLITICAL SITUATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11338, 30 April 1912, Page 5

POLITICAL SITUATION.

MR MILLAR'S POSITION

Our Wellington oorrespouont writes as follows in :i review of tho present political situation. Mr Massey who passed through Wollingtou the other day was delighted with his reception in tho South. Tho foo'.iuir throughout the country seems to Wthut the present stop-gap Ministry will not last much more tliau a week or two after tho House meets. Messrs Payne, Atmore and Co will no longer be the cynosure of all eyes. They will take their legitimate places in the ruck, as the balance of power no longer lies with tneru. Mr Millar is the man now to be reckoned with, and as he looms much larger in the public eyo than tho Paynes, the Robertsons and the Atmore's, his doings will bo decidedly interesting. He has told a reporter that there will be plenty of "copy" soou. That can only mean one thing— viz., tnat Mr Millar is going to help the Opposition to turn out tho Mackenzie Government. And one can hardly blame them. He was euchcred by Mackenzie. Why should he not eucher Mackenzie now that lie has the right bower and the joker on his side of the (-teal? ELL, BELL, AND FiTZ. Meantime the various members of the new Ministry are talking about the necessity for better administration and doing some solid work in their departments. And all the time they are gadding about the country attending banquets and socials. The only solid work they are doing is with the knife ami fork'! Mr Ell, however, has opened a post office—at Porirua oi all places in the world. It appears that lie hired a motor car from Mr Fitzgerald and invited Mr Bell the member for the district to ride out with him. ]No\v Mr Fitzgerald was MiBell's opponent in the last election, and it was a curious coincidence that the car he supplied and that was carrying Mr Eil and Mr Bell broke down. Air Fitzgerald was driving a second car himself and in this there, was just room for Mr Ell, so away Mr Ell and Mr Fitz, started for Porirua, leaving Mr Bell and the others m the rain Mr Fitzgerald, the defeatoed candidate therefore took the place of the member of the district, and lie ami Mr Ell made the speeches. The cream of the joke is that iv the newspapers next day it was stated that it was Mr Bell's car that broke down. Next day the following "pome" was found on tho Poriruaroad—near the asylum! It is too good to be lost to posterity: — TO THE NEW P. M.G. Mr Ell Went to Bell With his car Which cut capers— At least that was said Or, in other words, read hi a par In the papers. But what really occurred Was that Ell Went to Bell, Which was very absurd With HIS car, Took on trust From the late Candidate The superlative Fitz; But it hadn't μ-one far When it burst, into bitsAmi then Ell Said to iScll "Well, to "ell With your car I"