TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1923, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

pur TKr.F.oitu'u —run rnuss association. • MR iMAS,SKY’S STATEMENT. TAURANGA, -March 20. Itefercnco to the recent l’arliameutary movement towards a lu-ion oi the main parties was made by the l’rinic .Minister in the course of bis interesting speech to an enthusiastic meeting ol Katikati settlers. Mr Massey had discussed the political situation.- mi'id ntally mciitiiming the possibility of u, dissolution if the I.ibernl candidate for Tauranga. were elected. AY liy not form a Coalition Goremii uit ii Sir .losepb Mat'd gets in'” asked a lad.v, who had frequently c nt lcntcd with brisk Ai"cwdn"-s ■! in; 1 : th • Piime YLii'ster's speech. “I am not going to humiliate lnysch or nv pariv by agreeing to nnreasolinhlo conditions.'' declared Mr Ylas-cv in reply. Several plicate mend vrs Ivd (I si'iiKsed the matter, and lie had mf, rmed them that if they agreed 1“ 11 fusion, there would he no holding beckon his party. Hr wa- pa-pared, he had fchi them, to become a p' ivi !- member aid take a seat on the bad. benches.

‘Tlic.v came back to me,” exclaimed the I'riuie Minister, “and said that the conditions submitted were humiliating and positively insulting. That is the psoition to-day. Mr Massey made it clear that if the Government were put out. he would ask the Governor-General to grant him a dissolution. OHiaSTCHUIU'H FATA T.TTIES. CHT{ ISTCHUT; CTT ATarrh 21. There has been a remarkable series of fatal accidents in Chri-t church and the surrounding districts during the ’ past tew weeks. It lias caused a considerable amount of comment. ~ Since February 3. twenty people have i met their deaths by mi-adventure. This i I - exclusive of the suicides and sudden I deaths front natural raises.