FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1775, 13 June 1913, Page 5

FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

POSITION TO DATE.

FIGHTING' CHANCE FOR LYNE.

Br Telogranh—Press Aanooiatlon-Oopyrteht

Sydney, June 12 The counting of absent votea has been exceptionally slow. There have been no To turns from Hume einoe Friday last, "when nineteen hundred tvcxg tluen un* counted, and the Liberal (Mr. Pallen) was leading by 590 rotes. Thiers is still a fighting chance of Sir William Lyne retaining the seat. This would destroy the Liberals' now; apparent majority of ono. Mr. M'Coll (Victoria 1 la holding seoond plaoe, and two other Liberal Senators in Victoria are crawling... up towards the Labourites, who ocoupy third and fourth places, a little over a thousand vote 9 separating them. THE REFERENDA. "NOES" SLOWLY MOUNTING. Sydney, June 12. The Referenda figures are slowly mounting, tho "noes" showing a majority on eaoh issue. Tho figures now are:— Trade and Commeroe—\ 829,882 No 858,850 Corporations—. y ea 825,861 No 863,668 Industrial— , Yes 829,661' No 863,890 Railways— '* > T«3 826,278 No 863,196 Trusts— : Yes 735,452. , No 850,489 MonopoliesYes .'. 796,810 | No ..: 823,469 LIBERALS HEARTENED. NEW SOUTH WALES STATE ELECTIONS. Sydney, June 12 Heartened by the Federal fight, the Liberals will contest every eeat at the coming Stat© elections.' SHIPPERS DISAPPOINTED. AT SHELVING OF RECIPROCITY. . . Sydney, June 12. Shippers are greatly disappointed over tho hanging-up of the reciprocity negotiations with Canada. They point, out that New. Zealand is steadily developing an enormous, trade, and tinder her treaty with Canada has practically captured the butter trade, which was pioneered by Australlan shippers. NEW; SOUTH WALES LABOUR PARTY. ME. HOLMAN APPOINTED LEADER. (Bee. June;'l2, 9.30 p.m.) Sydney, June 12. The New South Wales Labour, Party hag chosen Mr. W. A. Holman as lt3 leader. Mr. M'Gwen will most likely resign before June SO. but has promised to consider the party's request to remain in the. Cabinet.' ''' '■ , The-Hon. W. A. Holman, M.L.A., Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, was Actuig-Premier during Mr. M/Gowen's absence In England. He is considered to be one of the brightest intellects in the State Ministry, and excels as a debater. He was originally a qabinet-maker, but subsequently studied law and was called to the Bar in .1904, and subsequently appeared as leading oounsel in important oases. He wa3 appointed deputy-leader of tho Labour iparty in 1905.