WHO’S WHO IN THE CITY ELECTIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 28, 26 April 1927, Page 12

WHO’S WHO IN THE CITY ELECTIONS

NOTES ON CANDIDATES In view of the number of candidates who are contesting the City Council election, and the impossibility of electors being acquainted with all of them, THU SUN has prepared a short note on the personal history of each candidate, and these will be published in daily sections. MR. S. BROWN: Desirous of obtaining representation on the City Council the Auckland unemployed have nominated a i candidate, Mr. Sydney Brown, who re- I sides at 4 Lower Vincent Street. Mr. Brown is a labourer by occupation, and is standing as an independent candidate. * * » MR. E. W. ALISON: A member of the legal firm of Alison and Alderton, Mr. Ewen W. Alison, jun., comes from a family whose name is almost a household word in Auckland. Mr. Alison was born in Auckland, and is still in the early stages of middle life. This is the first time he has offered his services in a public capacity, and is standing as in independent candidate. MR. J. F. SHANLY: Mr. John F. Shanly is one of Auckland’s successful younger business men. He has had 20 years’ close experience of the requirements of the city. Mr. Shanly has always interested himself in local affairs, and takes a prominent part in the amelioration of the lot of inmates of the Blind Institute, Mental Hospital and gaol. He is a steward of the Auckland Trotting Club, and is organiser of the Carlton Boys’ Club, which has 60 or 70 boys engaged in seasonal sport. Mr. Shanly belongs to and helps many other clubs and institutions. * * * MR. A. ROSSER: Mr. A. Rosser, born in South Wales 63 years ago, has been a union secretary for 27 years. He has fought Parliamentary elections and was a city councillor from 1901 to 1904. He is a Justice of the Peace and has been a delegate to the National Labour Conference several times. From 1903 to 1905 he was president of the Trades and Labour Council. Among the many positions he has filled are secretary of the Timber Workers’ Union, member of the Conciliation Board, seven years on the Licensing Committee, and secretary of the Auckland Tramways’ Officers’ Association. MR. A. THOMPSON, J.P.: Associated with the commercial and social life of Auckland for over 30 years, Mr. A. Thompson is in a position to know something of local business problems. He was born in Auckland and is a past grand president, Druids’ Order, Friendly Society, New Zealand; a past united president of the New Zealand Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen’s Association and a member of other bodies. He is at present in business as a manufacturer.

MR. C. MORRIS: A wide-world traveller, Mr. Morris can claim a vast experience. Born at Bristol in 1881, he soon associated himself with the Labour movement. He is keenly inerested in education. For six years he was a member of the Newton Schools Committee and for four years he was on the executive of the Auckland Primary Schools Committee. He is vice-president of the Waterside Workers’ Union. Mr. Morris holds a Government certificate for rescue .work in the Huntly mine, a life-saving certificate and two war medals for marine work. MR. O. McBRINE: Mr. Mcßrine has contested two Parliamentary and two City Council elections and one Harbour Board election. He was born at Burton-on-Trent 52 years ago. For the last 16 years he has been connected with the Labour movement in New Zealand. In addition to Iris work with the Waterside Workers’ Union, of which he was president for five years, Mr. McBrine was secretary of the City Schools Committee for eight years. He has been president of the Auckland branch of the Labour Party. * « • MR, HALLYBURTON JOHNSTONE: Standing as an independent candidate, Mr. Johnstone has as his qualifications a long and practical experience in local body and civic matters. He was born in New Zealand, and, barring a few years in America, has spent practically all his life in the Auckland province. He has been a member of the Raglan Road Board, the Waiuku Drainage Board and the Thames Hospital Board, and was chairman of the Hauraki Plains War Memorial Committee. He was at one time Government assessor for the Paeroa, Thames and Hauraki Plains districts. * * « MR, P. McELWAIN: Mr. Percy McElwain, who is seeking election to the council as an independent, is aged 50. He has been a master mariner and is now with John Burns and Co. Mr. McElwain served 11 years on the Eden Terrace Road Board, and five years as chairman. He is known as “the man who took Eden Terrace into the city." He takes a prominent part in Rugby football, having been in his earlier days a New Zealand representative player and also secretary to the Auckland Rugby Union. He is a Uiuid of high standing.