POLITICAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 150, 20 November 1914, Page 8

POLITICAL.

MR MASSEY AT KUROW. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Kurow, Last Night. Mr Massoy delivered a political address at Kurow to-night to a large attendance, the hall being crowded. He received an excellent hearing throughout, though at times he was subjected to numerous good-humoured interruptions, which he answered in his characteristically courteous manner. He dealt at length with the work done by the Government, and the speech was really on the liaes of that delivered at Temuka and in his own electorate last week. The speech ocupied 2J hours, and concluded amidst applause. A vote of thanks for the address, and of confidence in the administration was carried, almost unanimously, with cheers.

SIR JOSEPH WARD AT DUNEDIN. Duncdin, Last Night. Sir Joseph Ward addressed a crowded meeting in the Garrison Hall to-night, and hundreds of people wcro unable to I gain admission. He expounded the Liberal policy at length on lines of addresses at Wellington and Winton. In the course of his speech, he declared that further reduction in cutoms tariff was absolutely essential in the interest of the people. He had been for the best part of 12 months examining the scheme by which the main articles of food could be cheapened and the same system could be extended to mat, bread, and coal. It could be done with the assistance of the State. The great bulk of our products had a fine market abroad, and the State without interfering with the men on the land, could provide a system whereby after the products had gone abroad the portion remaining here for consumption could be cheapened. If the Liberal party succeeded in bringing about a practical result of this kind their opponents would go about saying they had done it. Then he would forgive them, because it was a natural desire of many men to say "see what v/e did," when they had had no more to do with it than the man in the moon. He was accorded a splendid reception, and at the elose of the address received a vote of thanks, this being accompanied by a vote of no-confidence in the Massey Government. THE MASTERTON SEAT. Masterton, Last Night. Mr Rykes, M.P., addressed a large audience in the Town Hall to-night. He was subjected to considerable interruption by a small body of Social Democrats at the back of' the hall, but was otherwise well received. Ho defended the Government policy at considerable length. A vote of thanks was declared carried, but a small portion at the back called for cheers for "Joey."

A SPLIT AT TIMARU. Timaru, Last Night. The Social Democrats of Timaru, who support Sir Joseph Ward, have decided to seek another candidate than Mr Craigie, who it is understood, came out as an Independent. MR. D. HUGHES AT VOGELTOWN. Last night, Mr D. J. Hughes, the Liberal candidate; addressed about 30 electors at the Methodist Schoolroom, Vogeltown, Mr M. Healy presiding. At the close of his speech, which was on the same lines as at other meetings, Mr Hughes was accorded a hearty vote of thanks, on the motion of Mr Pepperill, seconded by Mr G. H. Maunder.