TO-DAY'S POLL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 493, 28 April 1909, Page 8

TO-DAY'S POLL.

i I • ' THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. CANDIDATES AND VOTING PLACES. CONCLUDING SPEECHES ' \ For weeks past the ears of tho electors have been bombarded wjth tho views of tho various candidates for oivic honours, but now tho last word has been spoken and tho aspirants for oifioe 'must submit to tho decision of tho pcoplo, .which will bo announced to-night. , THE CANDIDATES. , The electors' choice lies between the following candidates: — l The Mayoralty. ■NEWMAN, ALFRED KINGCOME. FISHHt, FRANCIS MABION BATES. BOLTON, FREDERICK GEORGE. . RIGG, JOHN. ■WILFORD, THOMAS MASON. Tho Council. 'ASTON, JOHN. ATKINSON, ARTHUR RICHMOND. ' ■ " BALLINGER, THOMAS. ' BENNETT, WILLIAM HENRY-. CAREY, ELIJAH JOHN. CARMICHAEL, THOMAS. 'CASEY, ALBERT HENRY. s ■, CHAPMAN, CHARLES HENRY. 'COHEN, FALK. COOPER, ALBERT HUNTER. DEVINE, JAMES JOSEPH. DYKES, JAMES. ' FITZGERALD, JOHN EDWARD. - FLETCHER, ROBERT.' / ': FROST, 'GEORGE. FULLFORD, ARTHUR HARRY. HAMPTON, WILLIAM HENRY. ' ' HIGGINBOTTOM, WILFRED, SENR. HINDMARSH, ALFRED HUMPHREY. HUME, ARTHUR. JENSEN, VILHHLM. '' ' LUKE, JOHN PEARCE. MONAGHAN, CHARLES. ' MOREAH, WALTER HOPE. \ LEONARD. »~, ■'M'KENZIE, , ROBERT. ''' M'LAREN, DAVID. ' ,'(' NOOT, WILLIAM CHARLES. REARDON, MICHAEL JOHN. 1 BEATON,-HERBERT HAZEL. SHIRTCLIFFE, GEORGE. - - SMITH, JOHN. v TREVOR, JAMES. 1 The voter is to mark a cross in tho square ' set opposite to tho name or names'of the candidate or candidates foT whom he desires to vote. i - The voting paper is to be folded up bo that its contents cannot be seen, and, the official * mark on the back having been shown to tho , returning officer, the'voting paper, is to bo pot into the ballot-box by the votei 1 . 'The voting paper is not to bo taken out of (he polling booth. | THE POLLING BOOTHS. Tho list of _ polling booths is as follows:— St. Luko's Schoolroom, Wadestown. , - Church Schoolroom, Tinakori Road. Mrs. Kearney's Tea Rooms, opposite Botanical Gardens. , Churchroom, Northland. Churchroom, Upland Road, Kelburno. Churchroom, Aro Street. Fullford's Hall, Cleveland Brooklyn. , i Churchroom, Washington Avenue, Brook- ' ' lyn. Schoolroom, Island Bay, , v O'DonneU's Hall, Kilbirnie. 1 Boyd's Shop, Hataitai Road. , Churchroom, Maranui. 1 r Schoolroom, Roseneath' ~ Contury Hall, Kent Terrace. St. Mark's Schoolroom, Sussex Square. Viotona Hall,' Adelaide Road. Nowtown Library, Revans Street. St. Thomas's Schoolroom, Riddiford Street. Churcbroom, Palm Grove. - . J Druids' Hall, Taranald Street. Alexander Hall, Abel Smith Street. v St. Peter's Schoolroom, Ghuznee Street. Rechabito Hall, Manners Street. Town Hall, Cuba Street. Turnbull's Auction Room, Panama Street. Harcourt's 'Auction Room, Panama Street. St. Paul's Schoolroom, Sydnoy Street, i Thcro will bo 27 polling places in all, but , 47 • booths will be provided, some of tho 1 buildings having more than ono booth, so that voters ,w ill not bo unduly delayed. Tho Town Hall will have four booths, the Druids' , Hall three, St. Peter's Hall two, etc. \ THE WORK OF THE OFFICIALS. The Returning Officer (Mr. James Ames) las made very complete arrangements for to-day's poll. Hβ has engaged a competent , , staff of about 120 men, and he expects to be ablo to announce the name of the Mayor- ' *lect v from the Town Hall shortly after S , . o'clock. Tho names of the new councillors, however, will be a task presenting mucl greater difficulties, and tho results will pro Eably not be announced till 11 p.m. or mid night. As there are as many as thirty-thret candidates for fifteen seats, the work of th< deputy returning officers will be very com plicated. Thoy may have 500 or 600 ballol > papers beforo them with 7000 or 8000 crossef ' oltogothor, and thoy must see that there are no moro than fifteen crosses on cacl paper, and'they must'proceed very cau i tiously in order to guard against mistakes 1 The results, however 1 , will be declared at the earliest possiblo moment.

' ' ADVICE TO VOTERS. '' l Mr. Ames asks that voters , should exer- ' cise their privilego .as .early in the day as possible, as , there , will doubtless he a great rush between 6 and 7 p.m., just before >the , poll olosos. The officials will bo aided if voters will vote at the booths nearest to ' - their residences, instead of voting at 'central booths, where tho bustle and excitement is at its height. , ~ . ■ Voters are recommended to hare their minds made up as to how they are, going to vote'before they enter th© ( booth, a> as,to ' avoid delaying other voters.' To aid them i in this matter, Mr. Ames is having copies ' of the names of candidates pasted outside the booths so that i electors can have the names in mind. > , The way to voto is simple. If 'you wish to ■ - vote for John Jones, vote by placing an X opposite' his name as below: JOHN JONES. • X ' '- If you do not wish to vote for a candidate make no mark opposite his name. Tho poU commences at 9 a.m. and closes at 7 p.m. TEN YEARS' FIGURES. , ' The voting at tho Mayoral elections over a period of ten years will be found interesting. It will bo romembered, in explanation of the . fact that thoro was no election in 1900, that ■ the dato of the elections was altored from November to April, and the Mayors then in office enjoyed a term of eighteen months instead of twolvo months. The figures are as , follow :-r- ---' ' / 1899. Mr. J. G. W. Aitkdn 3568 Tho Hon. T. K. Macdonald ... 2107 Mr. J. J. Devino 1294 ( 1901.' Mr. J.' G. Vf. Aitken 5801 Mr. T. M. Wilford ' ... 2732 V 1902. Mr. J. G. W. Aitken returned unopposed. 1903. Mr. J. G. "W. Aitken returned unopposed. 1904. Mr. J. G. W. Aitlson , 3052 Mr T. M. Wilford 1565 ' ~ The Hon. T. W. Hislop 1630

Tho Hon. T. W. Hislop 3060 Mr. W. H. P. Barber 2377 Mr. J, J. Dovino 1725 Mr. J. P. Luke 1456 Mr. T. Wardell 658 Mr. J. Smith ... ■ ... ... 433 ' • ' 1900. ~ Hon. T. W. Hislop rotumed unopposed. /,'" ' 1907. Tho Hon. T. W. Hislop ' 5658 Mr. T. M. Wilford 2998 1908. .Tho Hon. T. W. Hislop 9192 Mr. J., G. W. Aitken 5549 SUBURBAN COUNCILS. 'Tho candidates for tho Mayoralty and for seats on the various Suburban Borough Councils aro given below. MIRAMAR. • The Mayoralty. There will be no election for Mayor in the Miramar Borough, Mr. C. J. Crawford having been returned unopposed. ', Tho Council. Ayling, John Newman. , Bell, Norria' William. , , Brodio, John. Cooper, Henry William. : M'Clelland, John Frederick Charles. M'iieod, Hector Norman. Petersen, Richard Otto. ' EASTBOURNE. • Tho Mayoralty. * Barr, John. • Shortt, Herbert William. ■The' Council. Button,' Robert Lorimer. i''oley, Thomas. . Mackenzie, Francis Wallace. Morns, Joshua. Organ, William' John. Robertson, David. Koss, Samuel George. Russell, Charles. Sanson, Herbert. Wills; Frank. KARORI. , I ' The Mayoralty. , Dasent, Cyril Irwin. - ! KolJow, Walter Abraham. . Tho Council. I Bradnock, William George. 'Burn, Benjamin George Henry. Cathie, Charles. Dryden,-Henry, Ernest. ' Hildreth, William Thomas. * Monaghan, William John. llaino, John George. .Spiers, Joseph .Frederick. Standen, lirlward John. • Tarr, Richard John. ,' Walmsley, Francis John Morton. D.* Wedde, Reinhold Henry. . AVelhng, George. ' \ ONSLOW. ' •• The Mayoralty. ' Harkness, Joseph George. , Mainwaring, Charles. " ' The Council.

Khandallah Ward— - i'erguson, Alexander. Grant, John .Neimos. ' Leonard, James. JNash, George. Piimmerj William ltodon. •Stalford, Edward Sidney. , Watson, David James. t ' Ngaio Ward— - < Aplin, Christopher, jnn. Bannister, Dudley Athol. \ Darvall, George William. Gibson, Arthur Henry, There will be no election for (representatives of the Kdiwarra Ward, Messrs. B. J. L. liynneberg, 8 , . A. Kiernan, and A. Carver having been declared elected. '.' < \ r KETONE. I "■"" " ,3 Th& 'Mayoralty. There will be no election for Mayor of fetone, Mr. J.- W. M'Ewan. having been returned unopposed. ' The Council. ' • Castle, John G. A. i Colquhotui, Archibald. Harding, Harold William L. Jones, Halph Hollis. , List, James William. , i*iper, Joseph. ' > , " Short, Kichard Walton. Southgate, ltobert John. Trueman, William. ■ Woodhouse, Edwin Walter. Xoung, Henry George. LOWER HTJTT. , The Mayoralty. j iJunny, Edmund Percy. Hawthorn, John Thomas. .Unsse.il, William .Henry. The Council. 1 Anson, George Edward. Baldwin, Heniy. Uarlowj John iancolot. i Clcro, Eredenck do Jersey. j Harnson, Ernest James. ■ Hayes, .Edmund. Hodgins, Michael Joseph. Jlompthorno, Henry Emest. Macaskill, Allan. ' Maule, Georg'e, Poison. Mowbray, William Alfred. Pearce, Georgo .i'rancis. Powell, Justinian John Kivem.

DR. NEWMAN AT DRUIDS' HALL.

'Dr.,Newman addressed n crowded meeting in the Druids' Hall, Taranaki Street, last evening. Every seat was occupied, and many people were standing. Bγ. George Onyon, who presided, said that, in his opinion, Dr. Newman was tho only man among the fivo candidates offering who was worthy to fill the important position of Mayor of Greater Wellington. The candidate, on rising to speak, was greeted with prolonged applause. Hβ stated that while he preached tho doctrine of economy, he did not advocate stagnation, and, if elected, he would push,on with tho works already authorised by the ratepayers, and on account of which largo sums of money were lin hand. He considered that it would bo tho duty of the incoming Mayor and council to spend as much of that money as possible during tho winter months, bo as to avert tho dire effects that would result from unemployment. It had been stated that works earned out in the winter cost a little more than if done in the summer, but that was a trifle, when the > necessity of helping tho unemployed was taken into consideration. Ho thought that, owing to the financial stringency, tho city could afford to do without luxuries for the noxt. twelve months, and if l iit tho end of that timo tho revenuo was found to bo buoyant, he would be tho first to advocate tho sponding of any surplus on improving tho city and suburbs. The candidate reiterated his remarks made at previous meetings concorning recreation grounds, milk supply, tramways, etc., and stated, in conclusion, that ho was prepared, if elected, to give a great part of his time and a large amount of energy to the city's affairs. Ho had leisuro, and ho believed ho had the ability and experience to fit him for tho position. Ho apppaled to thoso present to do their utmost to place him at the head of the poll by a substantial majority. Captain J. T. King, in moving a vote of thanks and confidence, said he. considered that Dr. Newman was by far the ablest man among thoso offering for tho Mayoralty, and he was worthy of tho support of nil classes. Tho motion was seconded by Mr. Dillon, and heartily supported by Councillor Godbor, and was carried with enthusiasm. The meeting ended with cheers for Dr. Nowman.

//MR- FISHER AT NEWTOWN. Mr. P. M. B. Fisher, M.Pi, one of the candidates for the city Mayoralty, delivered his final address last night, speaking to a large' attendance of the electors at St. Thomas's' Hall, Newtown. Councillor John Smith, who presided, recommended the candidate to the favourable support of the electors'on the day of the '.pplli Mr. Fisher, who was cordially received, reviewed at considerable length, the principal 'aspects' 'of municipal goremment. In his opening remarks ho referred to what :hb described as an iniquitous and misleading iidvertisement, inserted in the '"Eveningj

Post," recommenrling all electors who desired Mr. Fisher to bo Mayor to voto for Dr. Newman. Ha hoped tha.t tho electors would not bo misled by a mischievous trick of that sort. 1 Mr. Fisher dwelt at soma length on tho question of a municipal market, and stated his opinion that although the time was inopportune for tho negotiation of a loan for the construction of markets, he recognised that they were inevitable, and that tho question would have to be faced seriously in tho near future. It was tho duty of the council to provide for thepeoplo cheap light, cheap tram fares and cheap water supply, and, ovontually, to minimise the cost of living in other directions. He pointed out that his policy in tho council for tho coming year would bo ono of progress and development, and that thoro was no prospect of tlioro onsuing a state of stagnation as had been suggested by some of the candidates during, tho campaign. Ho favoured tho setting up of an appeal board for corporation employees, on which they should nave direct representation, us no staff could render its best service to the council if it laboured under griovancos which could not be righted. In answer to a question, tho candidate said that when tho council reduced tho pay 'of tho auxiliary firomen from £15 to £7 10s. annually it was on the definite understanding that the men were.to receive an iricroase whilst on duty at fires, which would moro than compensate them for the reduction of £7 10s. per year. If elected he would seo that this understanding was carried out. Tho mooting concludod with a unanimous vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. Stuart A. Scott, and seconded by Mr. A. M'Cann.

MR. BOLTON AT SYDNEY STREET. Mr. F. 6. Bolton delivered his night-bo-fore-the-battlo speech at tho Sydney Street Schoolroom, Mr. Thos. Carmichael presiding. Tho candidate dealt fully with tho questions of policy, outlined in his previous addresses, referring particularly to tho question of tramway management by an | export, which he considered was essential in view of the showing of tho Wellington corporation as against tho Auckland Tramway ' Company. Personally, however, ho favoured municipal control of both tramways and electric light. The speaker' advocated caution in the purchaso of the Gas Company undertaking, as tho price asked at present was, in his opinion, too high. Hβ considered that the passing of legislation empowering tho compulsory purchasing.' of, tho works would bo exceedingly useful in dealing with tho company, inasmuch as if the company declined to accept a fair offer from tho city thoy would be compelled to go to the Compensation Court and establish their claim for moro. This-would probably bring about a settlement without a lawsuit at all. He severely criticised Councillor Fisher's suggestion that tho Royal Oak site should be used for , a market site instead of Haining Street, advocated by him (Mr. Bolton). The land on tho sito favoured by Councillor Fisher would cost about £250 per foot as against £7 to £8 per foot for tho Haining Street land. Mr. Bolton pointed out that the local superannuation scheme advocated by Mr. Wilford was no new thing. It had been under consideration by tho Harbour Board for a,long time 'past. The speaker advocated a share of the control of the Hutt Park being vested in tho city, as the asset would be ono of incalculable advantage to the city, in years to come, containing as it did 106' acres of comparatively level ground. Ho was also of opinion 'that some return should bo made to tho city by way of compensation for lands taken by the present and previous Governments from the city out of its reserves without payment of any solatium. Over 400 acres had been annexed in .this way. On tho question oMoans he favoured a policy of non-borrowing except aa to absolutely reproductive and essential matters, and to that extent ho would pledge himself and to that extent only. On tho motion of Air. 6. Miller, secondod by Mr. H. M. Lyon, tho candidate was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence by acclamation.

7 '■''■Mr. , - T. M. ■Wilford addressed :Va i'large! meeting ■■ at Kelburne :]a,st ; -.night.... He re~. ceivc'd a'very"attentive hearing,, .and at the. close of the meeting . was accorded .a; vote of' : thanks and confidence.;;--.••■./•.■ .':''■• O .'.'-.'• '■■'- ■■■■■ .■"-.■■■ ' ■■■'■•;'• '•■'• '-' i:'.:-".':-'':;-;^" 1 '- 1 MR. RICO JAT THE BAND ROTUNDAv f ,;.';■ The• Hon. J. Kigg , spoke /.to '.about; , 500 '. people at the Band .Rotunda;;' Jerybis' Quay,' last night. ■'Hβ ;said ; ..tHe : workers had. a! chance to ! score a great , Labour If elected, he would be the first Labour Mayor in Nevr /Zealand/ ■'and'-the', event•''. would stimulate tho Labour party ',in .the whole of the.Dominion, and. hasten; the ■ coming'..of : an; Independent Labour party in Parliament. He .was the 1 only 'mayoral candidate with' ; ■ a definite v policy, : ..and/'until :: he'came,out, his opponents were advocating a policy of "Go slow.". .He«,advocated one. of ; and if /He had done 1 nothing •: ejso/'he had put' a little': energy into : the;.policy, of his > oppo-' nents.:.. His policy-was. to., encourage 'repro-'. duotive works, and apply a'portion of the: revenue therefrom, to the. reduction: of .rates. Municipal trading in any form>was:.at one time opposed, but it was now regarded as the .duty: of every. ; .up-to-date:.irmunicipality. ,'to; undertake':'certain enterprises ifor ,■■■: the. the people; an;d ; to apply ;the pro:fits .to; the.'reduction of v rates.'lt.'was' ; only ■&■'■ question of time'when the' imposition of rates,; which belonged /to. the. kindergarten stage of municipal politioSj! would cease. Bβ'ferring.to employment'for the'workers,; the : candidate,said he.had.,-ascertained that with ' the money; now: available; -and. a loan ; to be raised, there should be £160,000 to spend. during; the. current .year.. ,'He'. ■■;.'would,:-:: ii elected, ; hasten on the negotiations' fpr .the! .WadestoKvn and ;I<porthland [ ,''{loan, _. which formed part;o.f the £150,000-, he' had- referredi ■to',: but' it must not be forgotten "that the' •.oppprtnnity.must' be-taken' at'.a-, time when i 'the , money. market 1 ; was ; ' favourable, - ; arid, • j .therefore, : it'' might hot /be wfse .to unduly ! hasten the matter/ He. would see that.there was;,nb. unnecessary losslpf;tmie.': : He also referred to. his scheme-for building workers!; homes on the Kilbirnie side of the Town Belt, and said . that, fbur-fbomed house's, built underthis scheme" on one-eighth of an /acre,,of land, each, coiiUT be;let ,at 11s. a ■week. -This estimate>as supported by the 'fact that:'.the workers''dwellings-of four to six- rooms erected by the. Government in Coromandel Street were, let; at 15s. to 18s. . Mr. Eigg • said in conclusion that he took the broadest possible view of the Labour party and the Laboiir cause. The Labour party included .every person in the community who was , inspired by a desire to help his.fellow men, and the Labour'cause was the cause of humanity. After answering a large number of questions, Mr.. Rigg gave place to the Labour candidates for.inS City Council.

; V CITY CpUNCILi //; ,vAt the. conclusion of Councillor Fisher's meeting at Newtown last-night, thechairman/Councillor Smith, took the Opportunity :of addressing a few- words to the electors. Councillor Smith: said. he; had sat in -.the council under 12 mayors, arid he had always tried, to' the best of his to- render faithful : and loyal service! to the city. He hoped that the citizens would, at to-day's poll, do him the honour of again electing him to the council. , ; : '■'.-.- ,

/ ; KARORI BOROUCH. THE MAYOR REPLIES TO CRITICISMS; 'At the conclusion of the'meeting of the Karori; Borough Council last night a largelyattended pubEc 'meeting was held.' The Mayor announced that he would answer any. questions the ratepayers liked to ask. He gave a. statement showing the financial position of the borough. The tramway revenue was increasing steadily, and the expenditure was increasing at v a much less rate. He bad, heard it said that, the cost of the administration of the borough was excessive) and amounted to about 4s; in the £, but he quoted figures, to. show that the actual cost was only 5 per cent., which placed the borough in the forefront of . similar boroughs in this respect. Replying to allegations that the year had been one of stagnation, the Mayor quoted various works that the council V employees were, engaged upon. During the year,.the whole of ;the lighting service had been examined, and a saving of £45 had been effected by: arrangement with the City Council. Alterations in the Council Chambers costing £105 had been inatlo without placing any sum on the estimates for the.work.; The kerbing and channelling of the" streets, had. been-long talked pf A , hnt. theneceesaryjjkn^

had been secured, and the various: "streets were being dealt with, and at a cheaper rate than if tho work,had been done by contract. AH tho borough's accounts except that of the bus account showed a profit, and if taken with the tramway account, as should bo done, a credit of £300 would be shown. Surely in a trying year, that was a sufficient answer, to a charge of extravagance. Regarding the absorption of ; a part of the borough by the city, a 'further adjustment would bo necessary, and if it eventuated, as the Northland people desired, the control of the tramways would bo involved. On the sub'jeot of tramway iextension, the Mayor said that this question' !was subject to delay owing to the difficulty of raising money at a suitable rate of interest. He had: intended to'put a loan proposal before tho ratepayers in March or April, but ho could not recommend the ratepayers to take any action until thore was a con-siderable-improvement, in the money, market. Improvement in tho traffic was needed, but the extension of tho present lino could not be made as yet. . The Mayor did not consider that water and drainage systems were required'for some years to come.,, 1 Those, who said they were necessary during the coming year could not have considered what effect they would have on the rates and what they would cost. (Applause.) ; ■ Councillor Hammond'explained, soveral points-of interest to the ratepayers, '■.: Criticism;, remarked, had been.levelled at the council as the last balance-sheet was only available in November instead of in April. The reason was that the borough was unfortunate in that the auditor had been unable to inspect their Accounts until November, and one result of this was that the usual' 10 per cent, on overdue rates could not bo levied. He.was convinced that a drainage scheme, was ten years.off.' Several other councillors also) addressed the meeting... .

SUNDAY CONCERTS. ;, Councillor Hindmarsb.'sreply,to:the circular issued by the Council of Churches,is as follows:—"If Continental Sunday implies bullfighta,. horse races, theatrical performances, Parliamentary and other elections, etc., the question is irrelevant',).and : no. brie in New Zealand favours such ' things on Sundaya. The only relevant question , is, 'Should musics and singing be allowed in the Town Hall on Sunday eyeningsP , This must be decided by the characteriof the songs.and music, estimated by reference tp the average man.: The kind .of music that tends to spiritual exaltation, in a church may be presumed to operate with like effect orian audience in the Town Hall. -.; The question, then, is really one .of .expurgation of programme. If, ■ this;.; bo to, I cannot see any reasonablo objection to, the use of the Town Hall for Sunday concerts.": :'/ ■.:.':;

Mr. 1 , . Cohen has replied as follows:—"In Tep^y : -'to : your circular of April IC,- 1909, 1 quite,agree with, yon that to oj>en ; the Town Hall-on'Sunday for the use of indiscriminate entertainments would" be to introduce' a Continental; Sunday,' a- thing to "be deplored, ahtf suqh; will, never hare my supoprt; I consider that if concerts are given on Sunday admission should be free." '■:>■ ■ " • ■■ ,-...-. ■": -'■■'■' '.•';"•'■', '.

V ;/'•:- '.'■ ■; V 'A'; LAST,WORD. '"■-' ■ ■ . ; ; ''■£■ / /'/ ■ ','"■' '■'. '■ \To THt JJDrroi..) ■ ' /';..■■.! i .' Sir,—May'l emphasise'-'the fact; that the question- before the electors in' regard to Sunday concerts ./ is : not, Sunday music or on• Sunday' music' ' /.It is .Sunday musib on safe -lines (i.e., with .the speculative element eliminated) ..or:.Vi Sunday music on lines which everywhere led to- grave, abuse.; In this city'; Sunday; afternoon; music ia. municipal. jSpetiulatiye entertainers are not allowed'in the parks. Sunday evening music is open to speculators, with a r programme, restriction. Under this system the /; by-law. - has been . broken twenty times) and agitation for, enlarged license has been pressed. It is only by ;the-narrowest majority, that the theatres of the city are not open for Sunday J shows, \.. .-■■ ; ,■.-•. '; ;;■/. ':'■': ■-' ■;We,claim that the eliminaiion of the. private gain element will save for this city.its greatest institution- L -the.universal - : Sunday , rest. The .Continental; Sunday has already landed on, these shores. Sunday sports are advertised ontheMain What always occurs in other lands is/occurring there. Side by side with Sunday, sport goes-Sunday work. The Post Office in; being demolished } on a recent' Sunday. ' /Prussia, which has lost its Sunday in just such' a'/way.as'we may lose/;ours, bis a quarter of a million establishment ; arid over GOOjOOO operatives who;;work; seven: days'in the, week; How can reasonable people be other than impressed by I these facts, which no one has .tried to controvert-r(l),That London is introducing a clause into; the licenses of theatres and halls refusing i the Sunday show, 1 save for charitable purposes; (2) that Canada; after experiment; with' the; other'-thing, '•* passed a stringent Lord's Day Act; (3) that Tasmania has followed suit; (4) that ;no others great town hall in Australasia is open as ours is to musical speculators on Sunday nights \ The Church Council, is not asking for-any-thing rigid or unusual. The unusual thing hasibeen Mr. Hislop's innovation.■; We. ask that/. tbis,/ ; t6wn, should ■ keepHin:.step-. with human experience and with British custom'.. : We' ask' r the citizen's,';, in, defence, of.' their; greatest to / send in,; a : council pledged to-the quiet. Sunday .—-I am, otc.j ."-'.'■ ;■ ~ ;j:: J. NORTH. v ..• April 27. ,::;; . ■■:■:■,. ■■■>'■:'■. /;■•;■-■ ;

DIRTY TACTICS. ~ . / fit THEiSDIWU.y ./..'!., ' Sir,—ln .to-night's "Evening Post",, appears an advertisemeht:/'lf you desire Mr. Wisher to be Mayor iyote. for S)t; Newman." This/is a dirty, .scurrilous attempt-to mislead the-; electors, and I' hope -the', attempt' will, meet -with that reaction to which. 1 it 'is entitled,, I cannot answer.or..correct this misleading advertisement in the paper in which',' to'its loss of honour.and fair.play, it;is allowed to appear. Therefore, sir,; I'have/to ask you to publish this letter/ under- these exceptional' circuiiistancos. Needless to add, I am sure, that the. advertisement'does' not emanate from Dr. Newmanj but from' someone who does .not possess. sufficient; honesty to; occupy the mayoral chair.—l am, etc.j : ;i :■'■-■: f;'m:b: fisher../^ April 27.--' ■~;/,-:,"■ ' ■• /"', :-- : '■ -, '/■:/; ■Dr. Newman, mentioned-this matter, to a . Dominion represehtawre after, his meeting last evenirig._ Ho 'noted ■ the advertisement, he said, , with regret, as introducing into tho election underhand methods, whioh had been pleasingly absent/ The advertisement was no doubt intended to damage his prospects, but'he had no doubt that the intelligent, section of the electors would eeo through this very thia and unworthy, device, and .show their resentment of suclr tacticß by rallying.' around : him strongor than ever.

■We have reoeivedj • since bur last issue, a number of letters, criticising the actions'of candidates for city and suburban municipal office, but as the election takes; plaeo to-day no opportunity coiild now be, given of replying .to the- assertions made, and we must therefore'decline to pnblisb them. '/. /' An election advertisement appeals for support for. Mr. G: Frost in tho interests of the Zoo. ; ' ' ' ■''•'.-■' • . '■ The re-election of Mr. C. J. .Crawford, as Mayor,of Miramar,,ho being tho only candidate nominated, is officially notified. In this issue- Mr. J. P. Luko inserts n number of voting notices te tho, clocters. Mr. J. E; Fitzgerald reminds tho electors of his policies for a. City, Council scat through miscellaneous advortisomohts in another part of this issue. ' ■•■■ ••