POLITICAL JOTIINGS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1921, Page 3

POLITICAL JOTIINGS.

MK NASH’S SOAPOAIOBILE. “They didn't K" ' V!,lk 'ug ilbo,,t Uie sLivet on soap-boxes vomlemnmg the Government lor "hat they tt,u ” u jug," declared Mr J. A. Nasi' amidst roars of laughter. A CAREFI'L AIEAIP.EH. Mr L M. Isitt (Christchurch North) „a,s advocating the cuting. put of luxuries when someone mentioned the

pipe. . , Mr Isitt admitted he enjoyed a good pipe, amr said he thought the tohacco cost him about Is 3,1 per weel,. >f|- \Y. A. Veiteh (AYnngnimi): Mov. inoeh a week do you cost your friend-? SIR JOHN FINDLAY'S ATTI'ITDrMr T. E. Y. Seddo'i observed in the House that the Liberal Party was somewhat disintegrated, hut it was unwise to ridicule it on that account. It was valuable to have a strong and seme s Opposition to watch the aflairs ot the country. As to the newspaper inference to Sir John Findlay, read by Mr Nash, the (lovernment must sadly need bolstering up wholly that Had to lay read in its favour. Sir John pindlay find got all he could out of the Liberal I’artv. and was knighted by the Liberal Party. .Everyone knew that when Sir John Findlay went to England certain statements were published there about his political chief (Sir Joseph Ward), and anyone reading that would recognise that when lie came back to tlic: e shores he was a discredited person, ft was a weak Government which needed to he bolstered up through such a per-

A HANGING MATTER

‘ You begffwl tin* (iov<’iniiK*nt to sond for the rope* which wll h:myou.' declared Mr I’otter, member for Roskill addressing the leader of the official Labour Party who had hotly criticised the Government’s coal importations, lloskill’s member added that the workers would use this rope at next election to hang those who had misled them

“WILL WAIT AND SEE.” All J. A. Nash (Palmerston North), quoting from a recent interview ill the “New Zealand Times,” said it did Sir John Findlay great credit to make the statement he had made regarding Air Massey. Afr J. AlcGwnhs (Lyttelton): AYhat will ke his reward? A member: A judgeship? Air Nash: I think it is very wrong to make such a suggestion, as the practice Sir John Pindlay has in this city would lw worth much more to him Ilian a judgeship. A member: We will wait and see