GENERAL ELECTION

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1928, Page 5

GENERAL ELECTION

UNITED PARTY

[By Telegraph, Per Press Association.]

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 2

Fred Lye, United candidate, addressed a largo and enthusiastic meeting at the Cambridge Town Hall last night, lie said the formation of the United Party was the outcome of a general desire for change of Government. The recent depression was largely the result of the operation of the compulsory dairy control, which cost tho country a million and a half. He defended Sir Joseph Ward’s seventy million loan saying the urgent need of the country to-day, was cheap money. The scheme was workable, though of course, the banks had op{Kised it. The candidate was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence, almost unanimously.

CANDI DATES ADDRESSES

TAU.M ARUNUI, November 2

The election campaign in Waimarino is now in full swing and meetings were addressed by J. Georgetti and R. AY. Smith, this week. Georgetti, who is standing as an independent dealt mainly. with the land question. Smith, who is standing as an Independent Liberal, dealt with various problems affecting the district, particularly timber.

Georgetti was accorded a vote of thanks and Smith thanks and confidence.

DRUNKEN SEAMAN FINED

WELLINGTON, Nov. 2

Standing cars seem to appeal to drunken seamen. Another case of such men entering a ear with some hazy notion of driving back to their ship or elsewhere occurred yesterday and today they appeared in court. They belonged to the Mataroa. Clifford George Dorton, aged 26, and Leslie Summer Ogilvie, aged 24, both pleaded guilty to drunkenness, hut not guilty to a charge of an attempt to convert a car to their own use.

It was stated that the owner, David Hugh Miller, on returning to the ear, found the two men in it. Ogilvie was very drunk and the other man was attempting to manipulate the controls. They were ejected by the police after a scuffle.

In the Court Dorton said lie could not drive but he was fined £lO in default one month.