BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1923, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Australian and n.z. carle association. WOMAN ATTACKIvI) l!V HOOLIGANS. LONDON, December 2. Airs Violet Robertson. Ciibuiixt canilia to lor Liu- Sti'ollox division of Glasgow, whs attacked liv hooligans while addressing a meeting in the .schoolroom. .She was kicked oil the leg and spat upon repeatedly, and is now confined to her bed, biilieiing from bruises and shock. HONEYMOONS AND KI.KCT IOXHEkJNG. [“The Times'' Suuvhx.J (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.l LONDON. December 2. An inteiesfing feature of the ('lections is that sis candidates are combining their honeymoon with tlu ir electioneering having: married during the brief campaign and the brides are energetically helping their husbands in canvassi r,g. Experienced election agent.-, cleebro that these candidates are certain to top the poll as many sympathetic voters. especially the women, would sooner tote for a young bridegroom, irrespective of party, than for an elderly umomnnlic father of a family. A LOUD ON HOW TO VOTE. I R.weeivecl this (lay at 8 a.m.i LONDON. Dec. •-!. Lord Roarebrook. writing in the Sunday Express, says that it he was a voter he would cast his vote “imply on

the preference issue, irrespective of party. He would vole for the Conservative who favoured a full Imperial policy, but be would prefer an Imperialist, irrespective <>t pally allegiance, to the narrow minded Conservative who believed that the evil of unemployment could be cured by 'Baldwin's limited protection. kegurding Labour lie. said that; as that party had no Imperial policy at all. he should vote again-l it every time.

The '‘Observer" in a leading article on the thinly disguised Lords "Gntlicrcn" and “BoLlierem,” says that, it looks as if they have made anti-t rust legislation iuov itiiblc in

connection with joiii'iuili-m. Tbe “Observer's" political corre-'-pnndent cannot guess how the tactics of tin* press trust will operate, as their methods in the past few weeks have been without precedent in any country. There would be genuine surprise on the l 11 io iiist.~ side il I.al.oui eaine back with less than i.’-b or Liberalism with more than 1011.

All! BALDWIN'S! MANIFESTO. (Received this day at ,8 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 2. Mr Baldwin in a manifesto to the women says that the patience- of the workers must not pass into depuir Lv prot.c-eting homo- industries as we can the workers fair play. MR CHURCHILL ON THE TORIES. [Received this day at. D. 15 a.m.) LONDON*. Dee. 2. H \ striking .speech was delivered hy Air Churchill in West Leicester which not only conveyed the impression that the- Liberals do not expect to ch-leat the Conservatives hot indicated a new Liberal lint* in the event of dc-teat. Air Churchill assumed that even if the Buldwinitcs were returned they would lit- in a minority of perhaps live million votes. This was due to an absurd. ball’ling, unfair and confused electoral system, lie- asserted the Tories had always tried 1.0 rule the people on some minority plan, giving as an instance.' the pocket borough system, the House ol Lords veto, and now the split vote on a triangular election. Air Churchill declared that this minority rule would the again smashed if the Conservatives attempt to carry protection without a substantial majority.