LOCAL & GENERAL

Western Star, 14 October 1938, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Owing to boisterous ■ weather the Kckeno conveying the ballot papers to Milford Sound had to return. An effort will now be, made to convey the papers by air.

There has been a reduction of sixteen per cent, in the output of cheese and I Hitter for August and September. It is a well known fact that "owing to labour difficulties many farmers have turned their attention to sheep.

The Union Steam Ship Company's liner Maunganui...-resumes its summer service to New Zealand, and will leave Wellington on October 25th for Melbourne, returning to the Dominion via Milford Sound.

Mr Jas. Hargest stated on Thursday evening that the waterside workers in Australia could load 25 tons as against 9 tons by the Dominion watersiders. Many ship owners would cease sending ships to New Zealand if this state of affairs continued.

To-night tlie Hon. A. Hamilton and the Prime Minister each speak over the air for a quarter of an hour. An elector states that both, speakers will become exhausted, lie down, and receive chloroform for the operation next day.

Otago Harbour is apparently becoming a favourite spot with seals. La»t week-end, it is reported, a large seal was at the Kaik. This is considerably larger than those which haws paid a visit in the past, though it was reported to be in a somewhat sickly condition.

The total number of names an the electoral roll foi\ the. Dominion f% the ■1938 General Election has fallen short of the million mark by only 5,000. The figure would have been well in. excess of a million but for deletions from the main roll, necessitated by death, emigration from the Dominion, and transfers to other electorates.

"When I first started in this election they said I didn't have a dog's chance. I said that's a'U I want, my name is Barker,"' said Mr W. L. Barker, National candidate for Wellington East, speaking at Kilbdrnie. The remark was greeted by laughter and cheers, which were renewed when someone called out: "Bow wow."

"Do you agree with civil servants like 'Scrim' going round the country spreading political propaganda ?" asked a questioner of the Minister _of Agriculture, Hon. W. Lee Martin, at Whatawhuta. "I wish we lot* more like 'Scrim,' " replied th e Minister.

The, difference between Socialism and Communism was tersely defined by the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, National candidate for Hurunui, in a political address at Hanme r Springs. "Communism is arrived at by force," Mr Fonbes said. "Socialism is achieved by hoodwinking the people."

The view that a greater labour return cpuld reasonably be expected from waterside workers . was expressed by Mr S. G. Holland, National candidate for Ghristchurch North, in a recent speech. "Two and a-half years ago," said Mr Holland, "watersiders were loading 800 boxes per gang per hour.' To-day they are loading 500 boxes per gang per hour. In view of the 33 percent, increase in wages which they have received it is not unfair to ask them to load 800 boxes an hour."

The system , under which Cabinet Ministers would be selected when the National Party became the Government was explained by Mr W. Appleton, National candidate for Wellington Central, in "a speech. Mr Appleton said Mr Hamilton had assured a conference of party candidates that appointments to the Cabinet would be made in consultation witiT the members of the party in Parliament, The National Ministry would be chosen so that Cabinet 'Ministers would >h/j men of ability,-and not merely men who had sal in Parliament for 20 years.

'Personally I stand for taking over the Bank of New Zealand—lock, stock, and barrel," said MY F. W. Schramm, Labour candidate •• fo r Auckland East. "Officers of the Bank of New Zealand .throughput the country would be ; well satisfied when the time comes when- we lake over tho Bank of' New Zealand in its entirety. Is there any reason "why we should not take it over? We own one third of the scrip, and have a majority on the directorate. Is there any leasoirwhy we should not take control of it?" The bank already owes its very existence to tho State. Since we saved it from utter ruin, tho time has e o me when we can take over complete contiol of the bank in the interests; of the euintry and of th e employees of the bank throughout the country."

Reference to the pamphlet issued by the Government detailing the benefits payable next year under the Social Se curity Act was made by the lit. Hon. J. G. Coates dining h; s 'j'own nail speech at Auckland. Seeing that the Act would not come into force until -April 1 next year, said Mr Coates, tho pamphlet was definitely an electioneering effort, and, a s such, should have been paid for by the Labour Party, and not out of public moneys. "The Prime M : niste r says that I issued 10 pamphlets," Mr Coates continued. "I would not be surprised if I issued more than 10, but I certainly did not issue n Government pamphlet during an, election campaign."

General Evangeline Booth time vojces her plea for the abolition, of the liquor evil:—"You can hush every other voice, of national and individuatl complaint, but let the children speak—the little children, the wronged children, the crippled children, the aibused children, the imbecile children, the deserted children, the beaten children. . .

Oh, my God, this army of little children! Let their weak voices, faint with opposition, cold and hunger, be heaird! Let their challenge—though made by small forms, too mighty lor estimate —be reckoned with. Let their writing on the walls of the nation—although traced by tiny fingers, as stupendous as eternity—be correctly interpreted and read; that the awful robbery of the lawful heritage of their little bodies, minds and soids be laid at the brazen gate of alcohol.''

On the application 0 f solicitors in the Southland district probate or letters of administration have been granted in the following deceased persons' estates by Mr Justice Kennedy: —Janet Gray, of Invercargill, widow (Ealtray and HallJones) ; Arnold Howard Laytham, of Invercargill, cabinet maker (Russell, Son and Meredith); Alfred James West of Balfour, farmer (D. L. Poppelwell); Morton Arthur Coleman, of Lumsden, farmer (J. C. Pram); William Chittock, of Gore, farmer (Bowler, Bannerman and Ho wells); Helen Stewart Aitken, of Gore, widow (Smith and Dolamore); Robert Simons, ®f East Wintoh, fanner (Walsh and Smith); Archibald Thomson Elliot, of Lorne, farmer (Stout, Lillicrap and HewaU; John Kirkpatrick, of Wairoto, farmer (E. B. Patrick) ; William Anderson Stout, of Invercargill, solicitor (Robert Stout, Timaru); Hannah Laidlaw, of Otautau, widow (G. H. Hodges); Ellen Veint, of Invercargill, widow (J. R. Hanan); Arthur Murray Robertson, of Colac Bay, company manager (W. G. and J. Tait); Isabella Percy Strang, of Wynd. ham, widow (C. E. Davey); John Miller, of Invercargill, veterinary • surgeon (Macalister Bros.)