TARANAKI BY-ELECTION.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 October 1918, Page 5

TARANAKI BY-ELECTION.

THIS WEEK'S MEETINGS. ' ; In connection with the political coat. _| tests in the Taranaki electorate, meeti»gi will be addressed as under: ' MR. J. S. CONNETT. ''' I Today: Kaimiro Creamery, 8.30 am.] ,-■ Omata Hall, 8 p.m. To.morrow: Mango, , ■ rei Dairy Factory, 8.30 a.m.; Good Tani' • -_. plar Hall, New Plymouth, 8 p.m. Bat ' f urday: Lepperton Dairy Factory, 8.31 u a.m.; Parish Hall, Inglewood, 8 p.m. *' •. MR. SYD SMITH. ', > To-night: Okato, 8 p.m. To-morrow night: Omata Hall, 7 pjn,; Oakura, 8.30 ,\ f ,j p.m. Saturday: Inglewood, 2 p.m. , ! MR. CONNETT AT OKATO. >,;> \- Mr. J. S. Connett, National Govern- ■ ,'< ment nominee for the Taranaki seat, ajl- ' '}, dressed a meeting of electors in the Okatp .„■', Hall on Tuesday night. In spite of the > ' "* unfavorable weather there was a good at- ">'"'> tendance, and the speaker was accorded ' • : ; an attentive hearing. Mr. W. J. Gray, , ; k who presided, expressed appreciation of % >'3 the action of Mr. Smith's committee in , \ foregoing the hall, which they had en- ■. ». gaged, in Mr. Connett's favor. < Mr. Connett, after making appropriate f reference to the late Mr. H. J. Okey, pro- .; '< ceeded to discuss his political platform,. - ''\"!< dealing with the prime duty of everyone -'-i to concentrate every effort to the winning ■' of the war. While standing as a sup- '' ,$ porter of the National Government, it , -'< must not be concluded that he approved > / V .B of the whole of their action. Amongst "i the matters discussed were compulsory '." military service, the Imperial Govern- ■';' ment's purchase of the Dominion pro-' '') duca, preferential trade within the Em-. "j pire, and after-war problems in connec- J: tion with the repatriation of soldiers. '}] He also dealt with the immediato needs '.-J of the Taranaki district. ' ' A number of questions were answered,'.../« and at the conclusion a vote of thanjes ?"| was accorded the speaker, amid hearty y.'k applause. A similar compliment was .J paid to the chairman. ■ -« MR. SMITH AT FRANRLEY >A k At the Frankley Road School last /-'A night Mr. S. G. Smith had an cnthifi- •$ astic meeting, there being over fifty el|Sf. ,■.?s tors present. In the course of his fid. -M dress ho touched on rings und combing*, . '-J specially referring, to the shipping ftjttd, ~m| meat trusts. After answering questions *,ll| he was accorded a unanimous vote of, '-'IM thanks and confidence. Mr. C. W. Hooker -.M presided. ■ , .',3| : -fl MR. S. SMITH AT OARRIXGTON; r M ROAD. .; :?> Mr. g. Smith addressed his first coin-, ; '•s try meeting on Monday evening at Car- •• ~ -\ rington road, Mr. A. C. Dirme being' ,"li voted to the chair. Owing to the «* ,;Aj ceedingly rough weather, thj ir-hoolroow '*s! was not crowded. Mr. Smith received , a very attentive hearing, his address fol-".»jl lowing closely on the lines of that given J§ at New Plymouth the prevous ing, and at the conclusion, after a large,"fp number of questions had been asked and _ *M satisfactorily answered, on tbe motion •b| of Mr. L. Hill, seconded by Mr. F. Baker. "?M a voto of thanks for the address att'J Hsj confidence in liim as our representative ~3| was carried, there being onlv one ilw- iss sentient. " 'jM