BRITISH ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1931, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS

v MR HENDERSON ILL. MR MACDONALD’S BROADCAST. Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.; (Received tins day at 8 u.m.j LONDON, October 25. After a strenuous electioneering week-end, 31 r rienUerson w«s ca.v.-n .<» ac Jjurmcy to-night. A doctor diagno'.e t l a chill and ordered him to remain .in bed. Mr Ramsay MacDonald in a hum broadcast on Saturday night made a * candid appeal to the i lass which selected him to do their duty to- the nation. He asked that the tariff issue be I solved in accordance with the inter-j ests of those whom it .most concerned, namely the workers. He addressed j liimsen to the people ot England and . said lie was prepared to stand or tall by their verdict. Referring to reports . spread by the Opposition that if he wore returned he would shortly assume an important post overseas, Mr MacDonald said he nad already been offered and refused. It is understood, the post was in India. EVE OF ELECTION. SOME PREDICTIONS. r (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 26. The Nation is bracing itself for the final effort after a hectic fortnight of •electionaoring, Newspaper appeals on the eve of the pod suggest the greatest danger to the National Government is over confidence, The latest authortative survey of constituencies suggests the Conservat.ves will win 340 seats, Liberals supporting Government 70, Socialists 195, others ten, giving the Government a majority of 205. All Socialist prophets anticipate some loss of seats. Some admit the Nationalist’s majority will be 90. It is noteworthy that an astute paitj organiser like Mi' Henderson, is hedging as regards the result. Intenaewed yesterday before his illr ness he said in the past tit) was possible . to forete.il the result of an election with fair accuracy if the situation in each constituency is examined,, but, here, Mi iHenderson expressively shrugged his shoulders and added : “We put our case before the people, but as regards result there are many unknown factors.” A certain number of election speeches were delivered on Sunday but generally it was observed as a day of rest for tile overtaxed candidate.