BRITISH ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1929, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS

SOME JOTTINGS

(United Press Association.—R,y Kluctrii Telegraph.—Copyright.;

LONDON, May 28

Lad.v Astor took part in a strange scene at the Plymouth division. It was in Wood Courtyard, one of the worst tenement districts. Waving her umbrella and shouting to hostile women who were leaning with their heads out of their windows. Lady Astor called'out: '“You pack of Bolshies!” liberal prediction. LONDON May 28. The Liberal Party headquarters issue a forecast of the election, in which they predict that the Government will lose two hundred seats and that more than half of these seats will go to the Liberals. LLOYD GEORGE TIRING. LONDON. May 28. The Party leaders continue making speeches throughout the country. Many of them are putting up a record of travels. Mr Lloyd George, following upon a strenuous tour in Wales, has arrived in Lancashire ,buVTt is noticed that lie has been showing some signs of fatigue. ORC! ANISED HOOLIG AN ISM. LONDON, May 28. With the advent of Polling Day, many of the meetings of all of*the Parties are suffering at the hands of organised hooliganism. The Liberal speakers have withdrawn from anv further meetings at North Southwark, owing to . persistent disorder and interruption. The candidates instead of sponkiim are devoting their time to a personal canvass. An uproar closed the meeting of the woman Oonservntfve candidate for the Evorton Division of Liverpool, and she had to Ire led in an exhausted condition through a hostile crowd of several thousands. Similarly to-night the meeting of the Conservative; candidate for the Exchange Division of Liverpool was broken no by a hostile crowd. The crowd threw stink bombs into the hall. ‘ LONDON. May 28. Many front rank members of the Cabinet are converging on Birmingham for the last days of the election campaign, where interesting contest® are expected, REPARATIONS DEPEND ON ELECTIONS! LONDON, May. 28. The fate, of the Reparations Conference now depends on the result of —-the British General Election, according to the Daily Mail’s Paris correspondent, who says that he learns authoritatively that if the Socialists win, the German delegation will scrap the \whole of the protracted negotiations. He says: “They will then demand still further concessions from Britain and the other Allies. If Mr Baldwin remains Prime Minister, or if Mr Lloyd George becomes his successor. a different attitude would he adopted.. Germany will cut her cloth according to the result of the election, and will temporise until she knows on Friday morning which way the cat is jumping.” AUSTRALIAN CANDIDATES. (Received this , day at 9.'25 a.in.) LONDON, May 29. Among the candidates contesting the elections is Rev. Norwood lor Stoke, Newington. He sets the highest standard, but his idealism towards world peace to the exclusion of more intimate domestic issues is not enabling him to make much headway against a well entrenched Conservative The ex-Australian journalist Labourite, Leonard Matters, is opposing a . Conservatiye in Kensington Division', Lambeth, and is considered to have a good chance. ELECTION ISSUE. .STILL IN DOUBT. (Received this day at 12.25. p.m.) LONDON, May 2S. Complete mystification regarding Thursday exists, practically everywhere. There lias not even been a shadow of an issue to alter the position. while the flapper vote clouds the horizon more than ever.

In addition to the roll of five million new votes it has made extraordinary changes. For ‘example ALosciv electorate jumps from 41,000 to 82,000. Yardley 30,000 to 03,000. Romford 46,000 to 03,000. Hendon from 40.000 to 81.000.

Fifteen Australians and one New Zealander are contesting seats, the New Zealander being Cant. Reginald Berkley (Liberal) standing for North Aberdeen. At the bye-eleetien in 102 b "Wedgewood Been (Labour) has nearly 6,000 majority, and lie is standing again. The electorate has 40,000 electors.

SMALL CHANGE JX PARTIES

(Received this day at 12.25. p.m.) BRUSSELS. llf.v 28. Tlie elections resulted in the Catholics securing 7G seats, thus losing 2: Liberals 28. gaining 5; Socialists 72, losing 6; smal'cr parties show minor changes. The Liberal-Ca'liolic ma.joritv becomes ten compared with seven in' last Parliament. A Socialist woman candidate secured a seat for Liege, the first woman to enter the Belgian Chamber,