SCRIBBLING PAD NOTES

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1928, Page 8

SCRIBBLING PAD NOTES

(By X.)

Air Greville. United Party candidate for Waitemata, is, I understand, a nephew of the late Charley Greville. for so many years employed on the

‘ West ( oast Times.” Air Grovillstates the l uited Parlv had been ac-

cused of vote-splitting, yet it was a remarkable fact that during the past two general elections Labor had beet put third in no more instances titan had the Liberal candidates. Air Greville said that at the 1925 election I ahour. by putting up a candidate in six difficult electorates, had been responsible for the return of Helorm by a small minority vote.

Air J. 8. Montgomerie. Labour candidate for Thames, recently challenged Air A. AT. Samuel, the Reform candidate, to prove the truth of a statrment hi which he said : “ Labour members are shackled hand and foot and dare not even criticise any action of the party.” In reply to Air .Montgomerie's challenge Air Samuel said the Labour party had issued a manifesto of 1 ! clauses, the first of which was “ the enactment of the initiative, the referendum. anil the recall.” The New Zealand Labour party’s ((institution, page 22. contained a pledge which its candidate had to sign. Clause C of this pledge read as follows: “ I will faithfully uphold and wholeheartedly work for the objective and platform of the party and no other, in accordance with this i(institution.” It Ims often been said that the host safeguard against strikes would lie to ensure that the wives of unionists had a vote on any strike ballot. Airs Fiizabeth Voting has been nominated as Independent Labor candidate tor Wellington Central in opposition to Air P. Fraser, the official Labor candidate, notwithstanding the latter has the support of her husband. Air A\ . T. Anting, formerly general secretary n! the New Zealand Seamen’s Union.

The only classes of persons who may vote on making declaration at the election on polling day are the following:— “‘(Vi Any person (at whose name is ruled out in red ink on any certified copies of the roll to he used at the polling booth; Hi) is legally qualified to he registered as an elector of the district in which he desires to vote: (e) is not registered on any other electoral roll ; (d) is not aware of any circumstances by reason ol which his name ought to he so ruled out; and (r that he has not already voted at this election. (2) Any |>ersnn (a) wlm, having applied for enrolment as an elector, and having been informed by the Registrar that lie has been enrolled has not been so enrolled, and who makes a similar declaration to the above as regards (b). (r). (d) and Uf).’

Socialist, who goes around the country spoiling the younger men, and some older ‘ones, too, and not onk in this country. (.Applause). A TRUK LFADF.B.

‘•ATr Coates lias proved himseli as a fanner, as a county councillor, as >■ member of Parliament, as a leadci of men i*i the war, as a Atinister of the Crown, and as Prime Afinistor. His comrades said of him at the trout that lie never let his men down. He is now leader of this Dominion, and he is leading it well. He reorganised the railways, and under his care, the Public AVorks Department did better work than it had ever done before, and every part ol New Zealand g°t justice. The old log-rolling methods cairn- to an end. I relieve that the Reform Party is the only possibl" party to he entrusted with the government of the Dominion.

Our cash prices for women’s all-wool bathing costumes defy competition. Cal! early. —W. 11. Slopforth.—Advt. Paterson's have opened up a limited number of ladies’ crepe do chine trucks, large size, in colours of fawn, black and navy.—Advt. Overstock of Table Damask Cloth means greatly reduced prices to clear. See our usual 2s lid Damask now olfcing a bs Gd yard -McKay’s -\dvt