THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Otaki Mail, Volume 27, 26 November 1919, Page 3

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

I ISSUE OF THE WRITS. ' ON FRIDAY NEXT. . The Prime Minister, as head of tl \ j Electoral Department, announces th: 1 the writs for both Maori and Europca ' J elections would be issued on 2SI I November, I Nominations for the European ele< tions will close on GtJi DecemVjer, an for the Maori elections on.Bth Becori j ber. Polling day for the Europea I elections will be 17th December, an j for the Maori elections 16th Dcccmbei j Writs arc returnable for the Furopcai election on 26th December, ami for thi ! Maori election on 9th January. NOTES. Mr W. H. Field, M.P., will addrcsi ( electors at Levin to-morrow night at & • o'clock. Mr Hillier, Labour candidate foi Manawatu, will speak at Waikanae on Saturday next (new Church Hall) at S p.m. Mr A. A.JPnape, who figured so prominently as tho Reform organiser at the last election, is now mine host of an hotel in the South Island. Asked at Wcstport if ho would be in favour of restoring political rights to conscientious objectors, Mr D. J. O'Brien, the Liberal candidate, replied: "Yes, if you will bring back my dead mates from Francel" Mr A. J. R.-Isherwood addressed the electors at Waikanao on Monday evenj ing, when Mr F. Coley occupied the chair. Tho candidate xeceivod a splendid hearing, while tho attendance was very gratifying. Mr J. McKenzic, the official Labour candidate for Otaki, addressed a meeting of electors at Mangaroa on Monday night. The candidate dealt with the question of coloured labour iu New i Zealand, pointing out that during the years the young men of this country were fighting in Europe, the GovernTnent permitted large numbers of Indians to come to New Zealand and take work on the land, and to engage in other occupations. He also asserted that Mr Vavasour advocted at the Farmers' Union Conference the introduction of Chinese labour into New Zealand. Ho contended that if this policv were persisted in we would have grave social evils in this country comparable to those which the Southern States of America and South Africa have to face, and condemned the lack of public spirit and patriotism in those who advocated and encouraged the importation of coloured races into this' country, asserting that all they seemed" to care about was greater profits, andthat provided these could be secured they were prepared to sacrifice the country's future. At the close of the meeting a number of questions were asked on various planks of the Labour Party's programme, which the candidate answered. A yote of thanks terminated the proceedings.