NEW SOUTH WALES CRISIS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 51, 24 November 1926, Page 11

NEW SOUTH WALES CRISIS

MR. BAVIN REVIEWS POSITION APPEAL TO PEOPLE SECURED BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. Copyright. Sydney, November 23. Mr. T. R. Bavin, Leader of the Opposition, reviewing the position, said that in spite of the inexplicable action and the extraordinary somersault of Mr. Loughlin and his friends, everyone would regard the position as satisfactory. It had disclosed that Mr. Lang’s efforts to abolish the Upper House without an appeal to the people had been finally defeated, while his lamentable Budget proposals for the taxation of newspapers and an increase of freights to be paid by the country producers had been abandoned. “Most important of all,” he added, “we at the point of the bayonet have secured an early election.” The election will probably be held in February. EFFORT -TO STAVE OFF ELECTIONS (Rec. November 23, 8.40 p.m.) Sydney, November 23. Having survived the censure motion, the Government is making a desperate effort to stave off file elections until Parliament has run the full term. . A Minister said this might be accomplished by conceding Mr. Loughlin’s demands for the abandonment of the raid on the Main Roads Board’s funds, and drooping the proposed publications tax. Mr. Loughlin states, however, that his firm determination is to force an election within four .months.