THE PREMIER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1299, 30 November 1911, Page 7

THE PREMIER.

HIS ELECTION TOUR. SPEECH AT~THE RAILWAY STATION. Sir Joseph Ward returned to Wellington by the Napier express last evening, and left again for the south. He will deliver addresses at several places on his way through the Awarua electorate, and will probably not return to Wellington until polling day—Thursday next. A number of persons received telegrams yesterday giving them ample notice of tho Premier's arrival by the 8.20 train, and intimating that ho would liko to bo met by as many of the business men of the city as possible, as this might bo his only opportunity of addressing them bcforo the elections. In response, about 50 people turned . up, including several prominent supporters of the .party, Governnient candidates for the city seats, Civil Servant?, and a contingent of ladies, who comprised abont half tho group. After tin) Premier, who was accom- j panied by Lady Ward and Miss AVard, had stepped off the train and begun shaking hands with his friends, a cheer was raised. The Premier (with Mr. R. Fletcher as chainiiau) tliea made a short speech. Ha paid hu had gone right through the North Island, and wherever he had been there hnd been manifested an enthusiasm and a cordiality that had never been ■equalled. (Applause.) Side by s>ido withthat there had been misrepresentations that had never beeu. excelled. They would fiud on December 7 that at least the present number of members of the party in the Norlh Island would be returned, and there would also be some more added to them. (Applause.) He was now going to speak in one or two of his opponents districts in the South Island, and tell them what the Government had done and intended to do. The peopjo wanted to hear it, and when they did it wa3 extraordinary how many of 1 them realised that they had been milled. One of his opponent*—would thev bolievo it?-ivas going to speak at the Bluff. The Premier also complained that the Leader of tho Opposition and the organiser of the party had gone through his electorate in his absence and a Im-go number of people were imported to Mr. Masstws meeting, but they would realisj on December 7 the effect that theso visits had upon the intelligent electors of Awarua. The attempt to make the peoplo behevo that the Administration was not conducive to the well being of the country was as useless as it would Iμ te try to keep back the Pacihc from coming towards the shores of Now Zealand. It was possible that he would not bo able to come back to Wellington before thp day of the general election, but he believed the people of Wellington had their eyes open, and were not prepared to see the return of the Conservative party under another name There were going to be some surprises! and Liberals would be returned in place °f Conservatives in somo of tho electorates. The people of New Zealand were realising tho magnificent work of the sequence of Liberal Governments-Mr. Ballance s Mr. b&ddon'e, and his own (Applause.) . Cheers for Sir Joseph and Ladv Ward «-cro then given at the call of tho chairman. The Premier and party left for the south last night tho ferry steamer being held back for the purpose. Attention is drawn to the advertisement appearing in this issue by Messrs. Dnlgcty and Co.. Ltd., Dannovirke in connection with a land salo which they are holding on December 13 of a freehold tarin of 2075 acres, which is being offered for snle on account of tho executors in the estate of the Into Mr. J. A Ikibcrt son. Tho auctioneers state that this is one of the bost propositions that has been submitted to land buyers lor somo time Tho property is capable of being iiii' proved in a direction that will handsomely compensate, tho owner for nnv expense which ho may go to. Intending purchasers arc invited to apply to tho auctioneers for fuller particulars, and. if they wish an inspection arranged for, they will bo pleased to do this. Particulars of a cash store business for sale oro advertised in this issue by the J New Zealand Business Exchange, Christ- j church. i