POLITICAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 71, 23 November 1914, Page 5

POLITICAL.

SIR JOSEPH WARD AT RANGIORA. CHRISTCHURCH, November 22. At Rangiora on Friday evening Sir Joseph Ward addressed a crowded meeting on behalf of the lion. D. Buddo, M.P., Kaiapoi, who is indisposed. Sir Joseph was accorded a very good reception by the meeting. He criticised t.he Government's iiiiacial methods and specially condemned its borrowing proposals. He claimed that a lean of £1,000,000 a year was ample for the public expenditure oe New Zealand. He could cut the expenditure down by half and he believed that in four years upon a lean of £3,000,000 a year all trunk lines could be completed. Sir Joseph Ward denied that lie had entered into any arrangement with the Red Feds in connection with the general election. As many Red Reds were standing against Liberals this time as last time. He had tried to win sane, labour to vote for the Liberal party and believed he would secure it. PRIME MINISTER AT INVERCAR" GILL. INVERCARGILL, November 20. Hon. W. F. Massey addressed £. huge audience in the Municipal Theatre tonight, the rising of the screen being the signal for an enthusiastic scene. A motion of thanks and confidence in the Ministry was carried. The meeting wa s a lively one, but good natured and friendly throughout, and Mr. Massey was accorded a cordial reception and an excellent hearing. The meeting closed with cheers and counter cheers. MR. GUTHRIE AT FEILDING. FEILDING, November 22. Mr. D. H Guthrie, Reform candidate for Orcua,' addressed the first big meeting here on Saturday night. He defended the Government, sayir.g that it had made an honest attempt to carry out it s policy as enumerated before coming into office. Land aggrega. tion had taken place under liberal Governments, not under Reform. Native lands were being acquired and settled by Europeans. He supported the Government's naval policy. On prohibition he favoured 55 per cent, on the national vote and 00 on local option. The meeting was the liveliest held in Feilding for many years. The audience was about evenly divided. An amendment against the Government on account of the Huntly disaster was declared lost. A motion of confidence in the candidate and the Reform party was declared carried.