BRITISH POLITICS.
[ Reuters Tei.egrams.] GOVERNMEXT LOSE A DIVISION. LONDON. March 3. ]n the; House of (.'onions the Governincut was defeated on a division over the suspension of the Eleven O'clock Rule in order to debate the Army Estimates. The ruling was 23" to 207. This is not regarded as vital within the terms of a .statement which Air MacDonald made more than once, and Mr Walsh proceeded to introduce the Army Estimates. Air CTyues explained the course proposed was an alternative to taking up the private .Member;' time. He admitted, in response to pressure, that an ex-Labourite. hack lieneher's motion to reduce the peiwonnel of the Army by 130,000 would*"!;!' dehated after 11. This evoked ('onservativ!- and f.iheral protests, culminating in a challenge and the division. The only elle't of the defeat is that all the time available for private .Members will be occupied by the Government m order to overtake Lite business that must Is> completed before .March 31st. A number of Liberals voted with the Government, anil lienee the announcement of the figures evoked an outburst of enthusiastic Conservative cries.
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Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1924, Page 3
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182BRITISH POLITICS. Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1924, Page 3
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