BRITAIN’S PREMIER.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 October 1924, Page 7

BRITAIN’S PREMIER.

SUFFERING FROM NERVES. TRIANGULAR CONTESTS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. (Received .Oct; 17, 1.45 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 16. MacDonald is suffering from nervous strain. The newspapers are of the opinion that the prevention of triangular contests will unset- Labour calculations. They interpret MacDonald’s Manchester admission of possible losses at the polls as the preparation of his party for a defeat.—Sun Cable. LIBERALS AND TORIES. QUESTION OF UNION. Received Oct. 17, 12.20 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 16. Mr MacDonald, continuing his tour, motored from Manchester through the potteries, en route for Birmingham. Speaking at' Congleton, he said it was everywhere evident that politics were beginning to move the hearts of the people. He declared the uniting of the Liberals and Tories was a great tribute to Labour. Macclesfield women presented the Premier with a silk muffler and a box of handkerohifs for Miss Ishbel MacDonald. Enthusiasm was demonstrated throughout, and was especially marked at Hamvell, where the Premier described the Campbell case as a fake to mislead fools.—‘Reuter.

LONDON, Oct. 16. The Chief Liberal Whip, in an interview, stated his party would have at least 350 candidates, which compares with 454. last election..