THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 147, 16 November 1914, Page 8

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

HON. JAS ALLEN AT MILTON. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Dunedin, Lust Night. Hon. James Allen address;d a large meeting of electors of lSiueo at Milton en /.Saturday night. Dealing with finance, he pointed out that the present Government had improved the methods of financ of their predecessors. They hail had to meet an extraordinary expualiturc la-it year for small-pox and the strike, but the year finished with a surplus of £42G,0G0," irrespective of the cash leceived from land sales, which was now paid into a separate account for lurtlier land purchases. He referred to the number of promises kept bv the Government, such as the reform of Lie Legislative. Conn :il and the setting up of the Public Service Commissioners. He also -spoke of tht excellent results of 'the national system of training', and said Sir Joseph Ward was opposed to that system only a few years ago. The ciiciinisr.-imis of to -lay justified the national training system and the offer of tlie expeditionary force to the Mother Country, and he appeared before the people in full confidence to ask them to answer at the polls those detractors of the Government who «poke as they did Mont the military organisation that was proposed two years ago. He sincerely .thanked the -men who had offered uieir services, and the parents for allowing sons to go. A vote of thanks and conlidenec in Hon. Allen and the Government w:is carried, with one or two disci nlients.

. IN O'IAGO CENTRAL. Duncdin, Last Night. Mr Scott addressed tlie electors of oiago Central ;it Nas;by last night. He defended the Government's policy and administration. On the licensing question lie ?aid he would support the 55 per cent, majority so long a* the .present law was otherwise unaltered, lie opposed, tiie Bib'.j-in-Schools. PREMIER TO .SPEAK IN HAWERA. 'Hit Premier (the Right Hon. W. V. Massoy) has advised the secretary of the Reform League that he intends to no in Taranaki on November 27 or 2S. (He will speak in llnvera on one or other of these dates. MR HUGHES AT KORU. Mr D. .T. Hughes, the Liberal candidate, addressed a small meeting at •Koru on Saturday night, Mr Aroa pretiding. The candidate spoke for about an hour, and wis aecorded a hearty vote of thanks, on the motion of Messrs Aroa and Mace.