PRIME MINISTER

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 273, 23 November 1935, Page 6

PRIME MINISTER

Address at Timaru A LIVELY MEETING MAYOR HOWLED DOWN (Per Press Association) TIMARU, Last Night.

“Thank you very much for the good hearing I received. It has been a good-tenifpered meeting, Mid I have enjoyed it very much. Thank you.”

In toesfe words Mrt Forbes concluded an address in the Theatre Royal tonight alter one of the liveliest meetings of the toiUir. The theatre was (packed to the doors dong before the meeting started, ainid a section of the audience persisted in interjecting in spite of an appeal by the Mayor, Mr T. W. SattieTtihwaite, far a fair hearing. The Mayor was howled down, and Mi’ Forbes smilingly continued in spirited fashion. At times the interjectiioins came so fast that the Prime Minister could scarcely be heard. At one stage he reminded his audience that when Mr Savage addressed them recently the Labour people ,atnd Government supporters, too, had come along and had given him. a quiet hearing and a chance {o putt his stony over.

“tn every way they treated Mr Savage in a courteous manner,’-* said Mr Forbes. “I like a meeting with a bit of noise. T would not like to have the quiet meetings Mr Savage has had.’’ (Laughter and applause). He described Mr Savage’s meeting in Timaru as a nice, friendly mooting, almost like a Sundav School treat.

Mr Forbes spoke on similar lines to previous addresses, criticising the Labour Party’s policy of guaranteed prices, which ho described as a miracle plan which had not been thought of Until the electipns came round. He also replied to Mr Hislop’s innuendos regarding juggling with the public accounfe and remarked, “That’s not cricket, and Joe Savage would not say it, anyhow.” (Applause).

Mr Forbes referred to the speech made by Mr J. W. Munro in Dunedin, fn which Mr Munro is reported to have said that Labour had its guns ready to deal with “.moneyed interests.’’

Mr Forbes said, he had read in the papers that Mr Savage “will be returned with 44 Labour men,” but it was evident that when Jim Mnnro; who was regarded as one of the more

level-headed members of the party put over that sort of stuff he was not satisfied about! his own chances.

*‘l have never remembered a more favourable receiption of Government candidates as there has been at this election,” concluded Mr Forbes.