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Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1922, Page 1

A PSTIT ALT AN ELECTIONS. SYDNEY, Doe. 18. As was anticipated, the later figures are improving tlie position of the Country Tarty, while, the outlook for Mr Hedgers (Minister of Customs) is more promising, and it is now expected he will scrape in on second preferences. The Nationalist, the Liberal and the Country Parties each ran a woman candidate. All three made a poor showing T 1 ic Melbourne press advocates that Mr Hughes should resign, hut it it understood that .Mr Hughes intends to meet the House, throwing upon the >'■ onntry Party, or any other members, the onus of taking action, if they see fit, to force a crisis. Should the Leader of the Country Party (Dr Pago), whose chief grievance is against Mr Hughes’s personal leadership of the anti-.Soeialist forces, in the meantime declare that his party will not support Mr Hughes—a declaration which, at the present juncture; is not expected—then the position will l>c altered, and .Mr Hughes’s hand will he forced.

TTUNTIiY Ml YlO FTDE. AUCKLAND, December 18. Following an inspection of tlie Taupiri Extended mine by Mr Frank Deed, ex-Cliief Inspector of Mines, the men at Hnntly resumed work. The area in which the. fire occurred lias been blocked off. The mine is considered quite safe.