LYTTELTON SEAT

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1933, Page 5

LYTTELTON SEAT

COALITION CANDIDATE SPEAKS ’ NOISY MEETING*I'AT OPAWA ‘

(Per Press As&ciaiiorir- Copyright.)

CHRISTCHURCH; August ,20. : •“A trifle niorry : at ;times,” was -rtliedescription applied' i'to.'kis own meeting at Opawa last' evening by v-the i Coalition canditqte Tor Lyttelton, "’ Mr . F; W.r Preefnanj his,. seat after an, hbiir’js* consistent heckling." When quhstions^',ended; tLe"" chairman - ’.rose ;(to<pf;opdse(:.‘ ! a f votei ’ of thanks and confidence... in the’ condidate. This ledf to; '‘immediate, • uproar from the back' of the li'aU,’ the chair- b•man being told to ("‘cut- it but” 5 ind | that lie (was. going beyoiidMiik duty. •*<-, Mr Freeman’s chief “admirer” took a hand, Wt was (told- tb-sit down ,by the chairman, h A,( -.. . . "You *vau jnov’p • tho vote of thunks,” someone suggested. , • L "No fear! T ’won’i/ 1 • came’ the reply.

The chairman and * .the “admirer.” tried to shout each other down,’ but the man in the audience won when, he called for three cheers vfor„ Mrs McCombs.and drowned the uproar around him.

“Thank you for..,a very interesting evening;’ ’ said, M)r :’Frf>*man whe|jf'the chairman had declared the A motion carried. .-“If you- (have /enjoyed it as much as I have, then it -."has all been worth while.”. ..Electors,, of Woolston extended to Mrs E’> R..,-McCombs, the official Labour Party’s candidate dri the Lyttelton by-election/a a ! - very warm welcome when .she addressed a crowded meeting in the WoolMonSeliooi. last night. Th® attendance tfas approximately 450, a .section listening to the candidate’s address transmitted by loud-speakers to a second room holding the overflow, from the first. - •*.<•- • - - 1 • MINISTERS TO AID CANDIDATE WELLINGTON; . August S9. v The Minister of. Lands, Mr Ransom, who is senior United'Minister dn the absence of the" Premier, will leave for Lyttelton to-morrow nglit to take part in the by-election campaign there. Mr Coates will-also A'speak in the electorate during, the .last week of the contest. ,