The Federal Elections.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 120, 7 March 1901, Page 3

The Federal Elections.

HvoNev, March 2. Mr iMettO'van, 1-ei ■:■ of the Labour Party, in his speech, slid that he owed no allegiance to > o 1 party iu the federal e.''.-!ip;',ig:i. 0.-gen.-ib'y the' issue, as r;iy;,i in the tivorg) :!:tan i'ress, was free tr;ide or protection, eat this issue was rv.-,' I o ii;: to d;vide the neope.' an I alhnv

• !i,.: Oou ervritives t-> g.S eic-Sed. The real ohj.'ci was cut to :-,"-'ua; free trade, but to kill the Ld'uour Party.

March 4. Mr Reid visits, Queensland as a counter blast to Mr ibe ton.

March ">. Writs f->r tio; Senate election have b.:en issued.

Mi'i.imuune, March 2. Tli'! writs for the JA:J...-;al elections h;ive bed! isSUcl. The I[■<;». W. states that if Lh:.' Ministry decided to hriii" down the tariff during the first session of Parliament, he will lit- pr -pared with the necessary recotnuumdat', ms. J-Sir.SiiiXK, March 4. Mr 15;*! ton c neb ■•!-.•! hi.- ;. sr>ij»i by addre.--i"..- a 'a <.';e m< ; .'iv.' 'it t/-,e Six nhiti'.r.i U:i.:vli■: tj at. •.•. ideii no was accorded a -■.; i; *-■ i; 11 i ! i •. cc;. - iu'i.

Mi I'. ':[), in ilui c iirsi' of an nddr- s«, I vd that he h'>»d 'hat Queensland Wi...ilil rot urn -■ m-j ■i y <-i u.ei.liei-s to !);th Hoaxes to supxat Mi' Hirtnii, and thai he t.-:t led lint- the Federal Min's.•: s W)u!i! t i;i t!ie .Sate '■i'f > o 'dry at'empicl -uiy legidation on ihe sugar in hi b-y. Thf! revenue of the Stat J f V I lli! p'l.-i' ,i deereas" of £:il8,"00 is compared with '.ho same p.-iod ; :i.-i year. Adkl.mdr, M red 4. Nominati >ns for ' lie Federus el. ctiotis closed tvdiy. El yen wore receive,! f'-r the Sen >to, inchi.iiti.,' four memb >vs of (ho -St ito A-mm ly, iUld aix .uimbers of Ihe UnU ed. S..vt!iU'en uoniin itiotu wore received for tao House of ■ (pie-entativeM r';:;lsi'..vNF. March 5. Gr.-fil fli/li -ultv 1; ms h t'M exener-'ne-d i-i t. <■ .!.■!;-. .-.-v Jf '-i.o federal 'eh.-ci.nfi-! - • .■i'-s.i -ii'jiii s to (•; c outside iHvricts, J.viliy, to tllO l.'if ci.s of tllU tllO!l,'ht. i i S'.>:n • dis'.rie s sp ciil co ichcs were m \.--:.-sai \, and oil) is were only reached by liie aid of cii.n-.d-i