LATEST TELEGRAMS

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 225, 24 November 1893, Page 8

LATEST TELEGRAMS

Knwakawa, Wednesday James Trounson had splendid meeting here last night, T. P. Moody Esq,. J.P., and mining manager, in the chair. The audience was unanimous with the can didat.e and gave him a hearty vote of confidence. Dargaville has been seen here for three days, but no.public meetiug has yet been held in his behalf, except that he was once seen addressing a man and a dog on the corner. Messrs Hume and Ellis, gumdiggers’ delegates, met with great success throughout the North. They are sent to further Mr Trounson’s candidature, and received almost unanimous pledges at Waimate, F.awerua, Mangakahia, Kaikohe, Ohaawai and elsewhere. Paparoa, today. James Harrison addressed a large gathering here last night. Meeting vary enthusiastic, dectors here will give him strong support. He is gaining ground everywhere. The meeting at Waipu was a great success. Majority safe. The Bay ElectionIn answer to a telegram from the Gumdiggers’ Executive Committee, the Secretary of the Auckland National Association wires : ‘ They recommend support to candidates believed to be the most honourable and upright men, without consulting candidates, Trounson was not consulted nor is he pledged to our platform. At his interview with yon, as reported, he expressed himseif opposed to revolutionary, though favouring progressive legislation. His character is beyond suspicion lienee our recommending him to electors.’ Trounson had a welb at tended meeting at Opua on Wednesday including seven ladies’ and received unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. At Kaikohe on Friday three rowdy Houstonites caused interruption at Trounson’s meeting, hut the candidate came out with flying colou-s, and received a vote of thanks by an overwhelming majority. His meetings at Waimate and Okaibau lapsed owing to excessively wet weather, but the settlers met sir sequently and formed a strong committee to advance his candidature. Friday. At a meeting to hear Mr Houston last nr ht at Kaitaia a Dargaville representative. proposed a vote ot corsfidcnc.-i in Hons ton. The meeting disallowed this proposal coming from a rank outsider. Messrs Hume and Ellis, the gumdigger@’ delegates, wire that Trounson will get a block vote at Kaweraa, Taheke, Kerikeri, Omapere, Waimate and Mangakahia, and almost unanimous support at Kaikohe, Ohaeawai and Okaihau. They say Trounson must win ; every camp visited strongly supports the Executive Committee and Trounson its civ sen candidate, W. H. Fitzpatrick, Chair mar. of Gumdiggers’ Executive Committee, has gone to Kawakawa to further Mr Tronnsuu’s can didature. and will address a public meeting there tomorrow night, A stro lg Ladies’ Committee has been formed at Dargaville and Mangawhare to forward Mr Trounson’s election. Mr Trounson addressed the electors at Russell, Mr Horace Williams being in the chair. It was a large meeting, including a number of ladies. Judging from the frequent manifestations of approval, those present were in full accord with the political views of the candidate. At the close he was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence, Kauri Gum MarketThe following are the ruling quotations : —Poor ordinary £27 to £2B ; Ordinary £34 ; Good ordinary £3B ; East Coast £52, Supplies from Ist November to date 506 tons. The market shows a little more activity at [.resent prices, France. lrr the Chamber of Deputies the Premier announced that the Government programme would include restrictions upon the manufacture of explosives and the formation of secret son eties. T e French press is furious at the AngloGerman convention respecting the partition of Central Africa in the vicinity of Lake Tchad.