BRITISH POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 November 1922, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

SETBACK TO A PACT. V' TORIES AND LIBERALS.. OPENING FOR LABOR. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received November 1, 8.10 p.m. London, October 31. The Daily Chronicle states a conflict between the National Liberals and the Conservatives is rapidly developing. Mr. Lloyd George is reluctantly and regretfully preparing 150 National Liberal candidates to attack Tory seats, thus creating a situation which the Tory mischief makers seized on gleefully. Lord Derby and Mr. Bonar Law tried to promote sensible co-operation., but the Tory machine is too strong. There is talk by sober Conservatives regarding the desirability of withdrawing puppet Die-hard candidates, but nothing has been done. The result of the retaliation will be that a number of Conservatives will be defeated. The best opinion of the moment is that if the elections were held without this fierce exterminating duel Mr. Bonar Law might return with about 305 supporters, but if the battle continues the Conservatives will lose 40 seats to Labor. NEW MINISTERS. FURTHER APPOINMENTS. CHOICE OF SECRETARIES. London, Oct. 31. The following additions to Mr Bonar Law’s Ministry are announced:— Air Ministry—Sir Samuel Hoare. Labor—Sir C. A. Montagu Barlow. Pensions —Major G. C. Tryon. Commissioner of Works —Sir John Baird. Solicitor-General—Mr. T. W. Inakip, K.C. Postmaster-General—Mr. Neville Chamberlain. Received November 1, 8.10 p.m. London-, Oct. 31. The following Under-Secretaries have been appointed:— Home Affairs—Mr. G. F. Stanley. Foreign Affairs—Mr. Ronald McNeill. Colonies —-Mr. W. G. Ormecby-Gore. War —Mr Walter Guinness. Air —The Duke of Sutherland. India —The Earl of Winterton, Financial Secretaries have been appointed as follows: War Office —Mr. F. S. Jackson. Admiralty—Mt. B. M. Eyres Monsell. Civil Lord of the Admiralty—Lord Linlithgow.

Parliamentary Secretaries are.— Overseas Trade—Sir W. JoynsonHicka. Board of Trade —Lord Wolmer. Office of Works—Mr. Wilfred Ashley. Ministry of Health—Earl of Onslow. Fisheries—Earl of Lancaster. Treasury—Mr. Leslie Wilson. FREYBERG, V.C., TO STAND. UNIONISTS AND MR. ASQUITH. Received November 1. 8.10 p.m. London, October 31. Colonel Fryberg, V.C., the ex-New Zealander, is contesting the South Cardiff seat as an Independent, with leanings to Liberalism. The Paisley Unionists have decided not to contest Mr. Asquith’s seat. DEFENCE EXPENDITURE. ATTACK ON’ NEW MINISTER. Received November 1, 8.10 p.m. London. October 31. Mr. Winston Churchill, in a letter io the Dundee Liberals, point* out that be was personally responsible for enormotM reductions in military expenditure. He vigorously attacks Mr. L. C. Amery (First Lord of the Admiralty), whom he accuses of obstinately opposing a reduction in the Naval Estimates, and says he views with disquietude the fact that the junior Minister, who took a leading part in the Under-Sec-retaries’ revolt, has stepped into his late chief’s shoes as a reward for a successful mutiny, which is certainly an unwholesome spectacle. It is ridiculous to regard this appointment as an anti-wasters’ triumph. ELECTION SPEECHES. London, Oct. 31. Major Lloyd George, Liberal candidate for Pembrokeshire, has written to the County Unionist Association promising general support of Mr. Bonar Law, consequently the Unionists are not opposing him. A piquant election incident was recorded at Haddington, Lord Balfour s home, where Mr. J. D. Hope, Coalition Liberal member for Berwick and Haddington, refused to accede to a demand bv the Liberals and Unionists, supported by Lord Balfour, that he resign. Lord Balfour refused to preside at Mr. Hope’s meeting. The Liberals and Conservatives are jointly nominating an opposition candidate. Lord Robert Cecil, speaking av Hitchin, welcomed the new Government. He believed it was composed of honest straightforward men; they made no reckless promises. Personally he did not believe the whole of the best brains in the country was concentrated In the heads of Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Birkenhead. At the present time character counted for more than cleverness. It was better to have a second-class brain than a second-class character. TRIBUTE TO MR. LLOYD GEORGE. NO CONSERVATIVE OPPONENT. London, Oct. 30. The Conservatives in Carnarvonshire have decided, in grateful recognition of Mr. Lloyd George’s war work, not to oppose him, provisionally upon receiving an assurance that he will loyally serve under Mr. Bonar Law in resisting Communist attacks.