POLITICAL.

Kumara Times, Issue 3129, 13 November 1886, Page 4

POLITICAL.

THE ATTACK ON SIR JOHN HALL. Paragraphs, emanating from Wellington, have lately appeared in more than one journal insinuating in a studiously offensive manner that, in consequence of recent, events, Sir John Hall would not reenter public life. It is to be regretted that there is no possibility of doubt as to the inspiration of these paragraphs. There is no man in the colony, however, less likely than Sir John Hall to be deterred by such attacks from doing what he thinks right, and we are authorised to say that on a suitable opportunity he will offer his services to a constituency to enable him to represent them in the General Assembly. I'oli tics in this colony tuns' have fallen to a very low ebb indeed when it is not considered disgraceful to fabricate untruths and publish them in the form of the grossest offensiveness, in the hope of damaging a person who may be regarded as a polical opponent.—Christchurch Press, November G.

[To the Editor of the Press.]

Sir—Your sub-leader in today's p«p<r will bo held by many persons to imply that some member ©f the Government, directly or indirectly, is responsible for inspiring paragraphs in newspapers, having for their object to discourse Sir John Hall from re-enter-ing public life. Permit me, on behalf of my colleagues and myself, to unreservedly deny the imputation.— Yours, &G. t Julius Vogel. November G, 18SG.