GENERAL ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1925, Page 3

GENERAL ELECTIONS

[by TEI-.Er.KAPn —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 5

The Lyttelton seat results are still in doubt. The opinion this morning favours the chances of Air Lyons (Reform) winning when the absentee and seamen's votes are counted. There are 500 of the former and one hundred of the latter. The official count begins on Saturday. The present totals arc. McCombs 4(511, Lyons 4000.

THE “TTAIES” COAI.MENT. [“ The Times ” Service.] (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, vNViv. 4. i The ‘Times” commenting on the New Zealand election prospects pays tributes to Mr Coates for carrying on the Massey tradition and calls attention to the fact that in the disheartening story of Empire Settlement, New Zealand Is the only Dominion showing an increase in the total British immigrants. The people of this country will think gratefully of the courageous policy of Mr Coates and his Government.” The “Times’’ also calls attention to the fact that the election issue is complicated by the additional emharassment of the prohibition referendum, adding : —“This question surely is one fur separate consideration, and not to he dragged into controversies which have not the slightest hearing on the liquor laws.”

FLASH LIGHT ACCIDENTS. WELLINGTON, November 5. While preparing to take a flashlight photograph of the crowd at the election results display hoard, .Mr A. AY. Schaef, was seriously injured through the premature explosion of the flashlight powder and he had to lie hospital led. Air Schaef’s assistant, Afr E. T. Robson, was also injured, hut not seriously. being able to complete the, work. The men were standing on the roof of the building adjoining llis Majesty’s Theatre and the windows at the hack of them were shattered by the explo-

A similar experience, hut. fortunately, unattended with serious consequences. hefcl another man taking an election crowd flashlight.

NATIONALIST ORGANISER INTERVIEWED. WANGANUI. Nov. 5.

Interviewed regarding the election results, Air Yeitcli. the organiser of the National Party said: “The Nationalists had set out with the highest possible ideifls, reducing the evils of partv strife and establishing a party that would raise Parliament 1" become a national conference. Rut. the party dies hard. The difficulties proved much too great. The long illness of our leader, Afr AYilford. the shortage of time and funds, and the splitting of votes made success quite impossible from the beginning. The want of funds prevented us from taking the platform in relily to the Ministers who did a vast amount of travelling. Afr Coates has had a great win. I for one. congratulate him on his success at the polls. He now has a great opportunity. The length of his term of office as Prime Minister will depend entirely on his policy of administration.”

DEATH. Thames (final)—Rhodes 4819, Ross 289. Whiteside 210. AYillv ISO.