IRISH AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1933, Page 5

IRISH AFFAIRS

ULSTER ELECTIONS CABINET RETURNED (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, November 20. Twenty-seven Ulster Unionists, including Lord Craigavon, and the entire Cabinet, have been returned unopposed in the election for Northern Ireland. This assures a continuance of the present Government, which already lias been twelve years in oifice. DE VALERA NOMINATED LONDON, November 20. It is considered that if Air cie Valera wins the South Down seat at the Ulster elections, lie will proclaim that his election demonstrates a desire of the people to end 'the partition of Ireland. It would be unlikely that he would take h*s seat if elected; unless he reverted to an earlier attitude that the Oath of Allegiance is only on empty formula. Mr do Valera may hold a ptreeleeticn meeting in South Down. There is an order under which Air Valera is prohibited from crossing the Ulster boarder, but it is uot applicable now that be is President oi the Executive (domicil. \

AN f.R A OPPONENT

LONDON, November 21

Air de Valera lias paid the £l5O deposit, and has been nominated for the South Down seat in the Ulster election.

Ho has only one opponent, a Republican. Air Thomas AlcGrath, who is a butcher. Consequently, the Nationalists must choose between Air de Valera’s policy or the extreme programme of the I.R.A.