BRITISH ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1931, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS

FORMING CABINET. BALDWIN’S SIGNIFICANT ROLE. S NOW DEN’S RE W AIID. A TITLE. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, October 30. Mr MacDonald is preoccupied with the reconstruction of the Cabinet. All the present Ministers are formally resigning) in order to give the Prime Minister a free hand. It is being suggested that Mr Snowden may be Lord President ol the Council in addition to being, raised to the peerage. LONDON. October 30. Mr MacDonald returned to Downing Street, where a great aecunmration of State affairs awaits attention. Lord Sankey and Sir W. Jowitt were awaiting his return to discuss questions connected with the Indian Pound Table Conference. Mr Baldwin does not intend to take j any Departmental post in the Cabinet, but will continue as Lord President of tho Council. He will thus he able to assist Mr MacDonald in the leadership of the House of Commons, in which ease Mr Snowden will be Lord Privy Seal.

the peerage

The Prime Minister visited Buckingham Palace this morning and had an audience with the King, which lasted 50 minutes,

At Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, the Scottish Peers met and re-elected sixteen representative Peers to sit in the House of Lords.

A. SHOUT SESSION. MAIMFFB THE PREOCCUPATION. LONDON, October 30. The coming session of Parliament is likely to he short. No emergency tariff will lx? introduced as a close inquiry will be necessary. One of the earliest problems is to counteract dumping, which has been partly checked by the depreciation of the pound sjterling. DELAY OF CONFERENCE. LONDON, October 29. A “Sun” correspondent says that he gathers that an Inter-Imperial Trade Conference will probably not be called before the middle of 1932. He says: ‘f'The Dominions. must therefor© begin afresh, because the new

National Government’s imperial trade policy will be entirely different from that for which the Socialists brought Dominion representatives to London, principally to waste time. The whole imperial trade outlook has changed In tlm past’forty-eight hours.” OTTAWA, October 30,

Tli© Pi'cntier of Canada, Mr Ben

fletfc, pint is to reconvene the- Imperial *Fvi momic! Conference in May or June t year. The New Zeayland political situation and the session of 'the Imperial and Canadian Parliaments, would prevent a meeting earlier than that date.

CURRENCY PLUS TARIFFS

the new panacea

LONDON, October 30

The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent understands that an unofficial committee, including some of the greatest financial experts, are investigating the question of an empire currency with a view to sending a memorandum to the Government. The same paper has an editorial welcoming the prospect of closed Empire co-operation, and points out that the British Government, for the first time, will participate in an economic conference, completely untrammeled by doctrimal commitments. UNEMPLOYED VOTES. LONDON, October 30. The newspapers draw attention to the Conservative successes, being at places where there is heavy unemployment, for instance Burnley, where Mr Henderson was beaten decisively and s -wJjere 33.7 of the electorate are unemployed. Similarly, Blackpool returned two Conservatives in the places of Labourites, and 48.8 of the electorate are also unemployed. SELECTION OF CABINET. (Received this day at 9.2 b a.ml LONDON, October 30. The ‘‘Times's’’ political correspondent says all Cabinet Ministers placed their resignations at tlie Premier’s disposal. ,* in order to , give an absolutely clear choice in the task of reorganising the Government. The correspondent emphasises that i! Mr Bennett renews his invitation to hold an inter-imperial trade conference at Ottawa in 1932 the National Government will accept. THE FIGURES. - (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 30. Wjlit only three returns outOniidir><r. the St; be of the Parties is as > follows: government.

Consersevvat-ives 460 National Labour 13 National Liberal 65 National Independent ... 4 Total 551

Labour Liberals 7 Others 3 Total

PLENTY OF LAWYERS. LONDON. October 30. There are a. record number of lawvers in the new House of Commons, the number 130 including thirty-two King's Counsel. Air Rh.il,'n Snowden had a long audience with His Afajestv.