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THE DOLLAR.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
COMING ELECTION FIGHT.
MILLION MORE VOTEKS,
EIGHT MILLION WOMEN.
DONAR LAW'S CABINET FORMED,
LONDON, October 24.
The elections will be fought on the new register comprising nearly a million mora voters iban in 1919. There are over 8,000,000 women votera,
Mest of the eilting members' appear to be seeking re election, but about a hundred Unionista intend to make way for younger men.
The proclamation for dissolution of Parliament or October 26, will mean that the polling day is fixed for November 10, which will displease the Radicals and Labourites who are agitating for a Saturday polling day, Major H. F. L. Wood.]
Minister of Education..
LABOUR'S FUNDS INTACT. Labour organs declare that Labour's political funds have not been touched by industrial struggles. Up to the present 360 candidates have been selected.
To-day's cloning raie 2/5 13/10.j To-day's opening rate 2,5 13/10.
COMING ELLOTION FIGHT.
The Independent Liberal manifesto is regarded in the political clubs as disposing of the question of Liber- a reunion for election purposes. The attack on the Lloyd George Government is regarded as decisive B four Independent Liberals have just adopted an attack
on Coalition Liberal sents.
LORD GREY'S VIEWS,
LONDON, October 21. Lord Grey took as the main theme of his speech at. Bradford the desirability of opening a new chapter is foreign policy. This was ascessary to enable Britain to regain some of the moral influence she had lost abroad' in the part three years as an qutcome of the. Coalition Government's conduct of affaire.
Lord Grey urged the League of Nations policy as the predominant note, also development of the Lengua's powers for reduction of armaments.
He referred to the recent tendency of isolation of Britain on the Continent and raid England and France must pull together. France had been let down in the peace more than any other nation.
Referring to internal politics, he opposed renewal of Lord Crewe, speaking at Wembley declared it is the coalition. He sail he preferred a straight Conserva- impossible for the Liberals to reunite Mr. Lloyd George, tive to a reversion to the old Coalition Government. and his former colleagues merely because a few Liberal | Sound foreige policy would lead to improvement in phrases revent some abuse of the Carlton Club.
tráde.
LONDON, October 24.. The Labour Party executive has decided to com- municate with Mr. Benar Law declaring the mid-weck polling day will not give the workers the maximum op portunity of voting and 'suggesting that a Saturday would be mure convenient.
LABOUR'S POLICY DENOUNCED.
LONDON, October 24.. Mr. Reginald McKents, in a speech at a Conserva. tive meeting in the Cannon Street Hotel, said Mr. Bonar Law's government offered the only prospect of stability and would give prace and retrenchment. It would be capable and faithful administration. He did not believe there was any dang of Bolsheviem in England, but he denounced the Labour pelity of a capital levy and war on private industry. A capital levy, he enid, way wholly impracticable, wasteful and destructive method of raising money, while the war on private enterprise in Russia had ended in civil tyranny and almost national destitution.
NEW CABINET.
* EGYPT* DISASTER FINDING.
SEAFARING PROFESSION'S PROTEST..
"UNPRECEDENTED AND UNWARRANTEĎ."
LONDON, October 24.
The Imperial Merchant Service Guild and the Mercantile Marine Service Association, in deference to the wish of the Captain of the "Egypt" have not proceeded with their intention of appealing to the High Court as regards the "Egypt" srding, but have made. representations to the Board of Trade that the severity of the Jadgment of the court is unprecedented and wholly unwarranted. It would mean that in the event of loss of life in the future arising from failure of the human element and the consequent panic, master and officers of ships world be liable to be branded by what amounted to a charge of menelaughter.
The Board of Trade has replied that the case is not one in which the powers of the Department under the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 should be exercited, pointing out that appeal could have been made to a
It is officially stated the new Cabinet is as follows:- higher court. Premier...
Lord Chancellor..
Mr. Bohar Law. Lord Cave. Chancellor of the Exchequer..... Mr. Stanley Baldwin. Foreign Secretary.
Colonial Secretary....... Minister of War..
Firet Lord of the Admiralty. Secretary for India...
Lord Fresident of the Council. Home Secretary.
Lord Carzon.
Duke of Devonshire. Lord Derby. Lieut. Col. Amery.!
Viscount Feel. Lord Salisbury.) .Mr. W. C. Bridgeman.
Becretary of the Board of Trade..Sir Philip Lloyd Greame. Minister of Health...
„Sir Griffith A. Boscawen/
Minister of Agriculture.. Lieut. Col. Sir R. A. Sanders, Secretary for Ecotland.
Vitcount Novar, Attorney General,
.Mr. Hogg, K. C. LLOYD GEORGE CABINET.
$ ..Mr. D. Lloyd George, Lord President of the Council... .Earl Balfour. Chancellor of the Exchequer......Sir Robert S. Horno.
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Lord Privy Seal.
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SIKI'S NEXT FIGHT? CARPENTIER'S CHALLENGE.
PARIS, October 24,
M. Descamps, on behalf of Carpentier, has formally challenged Citi for a retum matcb.
GYOR GE CABBURY DEAD.
FAMOUS CHOCOLATE NAME.
LONDON, October 24.
The death bas occurred of Mr. George Cadbury. (Mr. George Cadbury, J.P., was Chairman of Cadbury Brothers Ltd. He founded the Bournville Model Village]
ARMED POLITICS.
FASCISTI CONGRESS,
NAPLES, October 24.
Three thousand armed Forcisti assembled on the Lord Birkenhead. occasion of the Fascisti congress. The Government as ..Mr. Edward Shortt, RC a precautionary mesante concentrated strong forces of
..Lord Curzon, troops and police at Musolini. ..........Mr. W. S. Churchill | The Fascisti leader, addressing the congress, in Secretary for War... Sir L. Worthington Evans, cluding the mayor, several senators and generie, and a score of deputies, declared that the party intended to ...Lord Les participate in the government and would adopt energatio Minister of Health.
Sir. A. Mond, financial measures to postpone the evacuation of the President of the Board of Trade. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Dalmatian zone. He declared in favour of maintaining the monarchy and raid the object of the movement was Minister of Labour..
Dr. T. J. Macnamara to cafeguard free institutions, the honour of the army, Minister of Agriculture..............Sir Griffith A. Boscawen and to enhance the greatness of Italy. President of the Board of Education. Mr. H.A.L、 Fisher. Secretary for Scotland.. Attorney-General... Secretary for Ireland..
„Mr. R. Munro, E C. Sir Gordon Howdit. Sir Hawar Greenwood: INDEPENDENT LIBERALS MANIFESTO,
LONDON, October 24.
The Conservative headquarters have decided not to bring out further candidates to oppose Coalition Libije. ale willing to support the Low government. -
GERM LNYA PRESIDENT.
BERLIN, October 24. The Reichstag by 314 to 76 votes bas decided to prolong Herr Ebert's term of office patil June 30, 1925.
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LONDON, October 24,
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by ten delegates, Japan by five, Belgium by The manifesto outlines ten poinja for a programme, three, Bolivia by two, artee, Persia, Partugal, Serbis some of which are common to all parties, also a and Biar by one each, `qualided free trade with regas) of protective measures political and legal liability for women and man, ladd system reform, including taxation of land valdes, damp cratic reform of the licensing system and proportion
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