GENERAL
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19, 1919.
ELECTION RESULTS:
OVERWHELMING SUCCESSES OF THE COALITIONISTS.
MESSRS. ASQUITH AND HENDERSON
DEWSBURY.
MR. PICKERING (Coalition U.) 7,853
Mr. Riley (Labour).
5,500 Mr. W. Runciman (Libéral)....... 6,130 Mr. Runciman is the ex-Minister.
PONTY POOL.
MR. GRIFFITHS (Labour)
8,438
REJECTED.
CONTRADICTORY
REPORTS
FROM
BERLIN.
Mr. Llewellyn (Coalition U.).... 7,423 The Rt. Hon. Reginald Mo-
Kenna (Liberal)
NEWCASTLE WEST. Ma. E. Burt (Coalition U.)
Mr. Adams (Lab.)
6,160
SALUTARY EFFECT OF MARSHAL FOCH'S THREAT TO GERMANY.
RUSSIANS FIRE ON FRENCH TROOPS AT ODESSA.
LATEST CA BLEN
[TBROUGH REYTER'S AUCNOY.] THE GENERAL ELECTION. MESSRS. ASQUITH AND ARTHUR
BENDERSON DEFEATED
LONDON, Derember 28th. The position of the different Parties an Your in the afterword: was a follows:
CualATION NIGNISTS
No women have been retet
LATER FIGURES.
LEICESTER WEST.
MR. J. F. Genɛn (Coalition Lab.) .....20,571) Mr. Ramsay Macdonald (Labour) 6.317
SHOREDITCH.
Da. C. Adosos (Coalition (Lib.).... 9.532
Mr. Robert Swier (Ind.)
Mr. E. Short is the Irish Secretary.
QORTON.
MR. JOHN Honge (Labour)
Mr. H. White (Ind.)
Mr. Murphy (Bocialist)
FEATURE OF THE BARLIER
RESULTS..
LONDON, December 28th, ". A feature of the earlier results is tho' number of overwhelming victories gained by the Coalitionists in three cornered con- દિવસ,
LABOUR FAILS TO MAKE HEAD-
WAY.
EARLIER CABLES.
MORE TROUBLE BREWING.
BOLSHEVIFT ACTIVITY.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE SOVIET REPUBLICA
AMSTERDAM, Dcocmber 20th. 4. talegram from Berlin says it is
Loknoy, December 27th stated that the Spartacus Party is pre- The Times correspondent, at Warsaw paring to overthrow the present Govern-states that the Bolshevists are preparing meit on December 20th. They intend to
to advance on Kovno-and Vilna. proclaim a new Government under Herr With a view to the absorption of Liebknecht, Hery Ledebour and General Lithuania and Poland in a Soviet Repub von Eichhorn,
lie they have concentrated throu divisions, The Spartacus Party declare that totalling 18,000 men, between Vitebsk and their hour has arrived, and, assisted by Orsha. the sailors, they can demolish resistance.
LONDON, December 28th, A bulletin issued at thres in the after- noon, states that the feature hitherto, is 12,812)
the sweeping Coalition successes and the 6,411
failure of Labour to make headway.
The defeat of Mr. Arthur Henderson was a surprise, also the big majority of the 1,XX) Irish Secretary, Mr. Shorts over the
On the other hand, the Majority Sonia- 5,059 Labour Candidate nt. Newcastle.
lists are apparently ready to take up 1,300 Mr. McKenna's defeat was not unex- the challenge and have heranged gread.
pected.
Mr. John Hodge iä the Pensions Minister.
CARNARVON,
MR. LLOYD George (Coalition Lib.).13,992 Mr. Austin Harrison (lad.)...... 1,095
HANLEY.
MR. A. A. SEDDON (Coalition Lab.). 6,032
Mr. Parker (Lab.)
7,407 Mr. Outhwaite (Lib.)
2,703
1,459 Mr. Grimwade (Lib.)
EAST FIFE.
COLONEL Bin A Serot (Unionist)... 8,096
Mr. Lansbury (Labour) .......................... 7,248 |cludes n substantial Conservativa element, Mr. Dalton (Liberal)
A cautious estimate of the Coalition majority over all other Parties is that, the 5guro of 150 is likely to be exceeded.
WOMEN DEFEATED.
LONDON, December 28th, Misa Christabel Pankhurst, Mrs. Outh- waite, Miss Violet Markham, and Miss Mary MacArthur have all been defeated.
REMARKABLE COALITION
SUCCESS.
LONDON, December 28th, The position at one in the afternoon was
COALITION
140
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theless, the result crophasises the tremen-noon gives the position as follows :--
COALITION NON-COALITION
The sailors, contrary to agreement, con- Linued to occupy the Royal Palace, where Herr Liebknecht is staying.
demonstrations for December 28th. They are also calling on organised labour to fight the Extremista.
FORMATION OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT.
COPENHAGEN, December 28th.
A telegram from Berlin, dated yestor day, states:-The Porsische Zeitung says that the Government crisis has developed, The People's Commissarice and the Independents outside the Government Degotiated on December 20th, and Д decisive Cabinet sitting was held at nine
in the evening. The outcome was not known up to late at night.
The Commander of the Guard troops General Leguia, has resigned. He is succeeded by Lieut-General von Luett- witz.
300
144
THE ARMISTICE.
EFFECT OF MARSHAL FOCH'S THREAT.
3,414
Mr. Walton (Labour)
2,072
CUALETION LIBERALS
200
100
Mr. Chancellor (Liberal) ........ Mr. Warwick (National Party).
HUNTINGDON, Commander Locker Lampron (Couli-
1,524
504
Mr. H. B. Asquith (Liberal)........ 6,994
Mr. Morgan (Ind.)
501
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followe:
UOALITION LABorges
G
tion )
10.760
Mr. Asquith has been beaten.
His
NON COALITION ASQUITHIANS..
#2}
Mr. Grey (Liberal)
6,416
defeat caused a great sensation.
NON-COALITION
INDEPENDENT UNPRINTS
20
POPLAR, BOW AND BROMLEY.
It is stated by the Liberals that the
52
LARGURITES
Mayor R. Balroun (Coalition U.)... 8,109 onlarged constituency of East Fife in-
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At three in the afternoon the position wasi-
NATIONALASTA ...
SINN FRINER
32
蘸
OTIDER
4
988 which bitherto has not had the opportunity
COALITION NON-COALITION
304
110
HERTFORD.
of voting against the ex-Premier. Nover-
Mr. PEMBERTON BILLING (Ind.)
A bulletin issued at four in the aftør-
9.628
Mr. Barnard (Unionist)
7,158
At five in the afternoon the figures were
Mr. Burding (Labour)
1,677
dons sweep of the Coalition tide.
WEST DERRY.
BRENTFORD.
Da fullows:
Colinos UNIONISTS
317.
IT-COL. GRANT MORDEN (Coalition
COALITION LIBERALS
112
U.)
COALITION LABOURITES
A
Mr. Haywood (Labour)
0,077
2,620
NON-COALITION ASQUITALANS..
29
Mrs. Oliver Strachey (Ind.)............ 1,263|
URIONIRIS
32
SOUTH PORTSMOUTH
LABOURITES
58
MAJOR CAYZER (Condition U.)
15,942
X
41
Mias Alison Garland (Indi) .... 4,283 Mr. Lacy (Labour)
3,070
STOURBRIDGE.
MR. WILSON (Liberal).
9,820
the Queen Elizabeth.
Miss Mary Macarthur (Ind.). Mr. Fisher (Labour)
7,587
F
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE.
RICHMOND.
MR. EDGAR (Coalition U.)
NATIONALIST'S
SINN FEINERS
OTHERS
WOMEN
THE
POLLING.
LONDON, December 28th.
A bulletin issued at six in the van-
ing, says that, although it is too early
* make generalisations, it looks as i roughly only about half the electorate have pulled. Certainly this is the case
in the London constituencies and some of ME. the hig Provincial towns.
In the majority of the three-cornered contests, the Coalitionista have an abso- Jute majority.
MAJORITY OF 257 OVER, ALL PARTIES.
At ten in the evening the figures were as follows:-
COALITIONISTS
NON-COALITIONISTS
e
402
200
LONDON, December 28th
The following are some of the resulta
pf the general election.
GLASGOW CENTRAL.
Mrs. Dacre Fox (Ind.) Mr. Morrison (Liberal)
Mr. Croch (Ind.)
DUNDEE.
WINSTON CHURCHILL (Coali tion Lib.)
MR. W. WILKIR (Labour) .....
Mr. Sorygmour (Ind.) Mr. Brown (Labour)
BELFAST FALLS. MR. JOHN DEVLIN (Nationalist).
Mr. De Valera (Bina Foin)
* WATERFORD CITY.
SIR F. E. SMITH (Coalition U.) 11,622 EUROPEAN FOOD PROBLEM
Mr. Nelson (Labour) Bir F. E. Smith is the Attorney-General,
BATTERSEA SOUTH.
5,GIB
AN AMERICAN SCHEME.
LONDON, December 29th.
The Sunday Express understands that Yiscount Curzon (Coalition U.).... 5,870
Colonel A. A. Lynch (Labour)... 3,383 President Wilson has endorsed and sub- Mr. Mulden (Liberal)
2,273 mitted to the Allies a scheme for fighting 1,057 faming in the Central Empires and the Mr. Jenkin (Ind.) ...... Viscount Curzon was the Commander of liberated countries, which bis advisers, including Mr. Charles Hoover, formu- lated.
3,690 | SIB ALBErt Stanley (Coalition U.)......10,280
Mr. Lister (Ind.)
President Wilson favour the immediate 7,384 appointment of a Director General of 8,364
Sir Albert Stanley is the President of Relief, whose work will supplement that 3,616 the Board of Trade.
3,401
('AMBRIDGESHIRE.
2,220 THE RT. HON. E. 8. MONTAGO
(Coalition Lib.)
Mr. Stubbs (Labour)
.12,407 6,688
.25,788 Hon. E. S. Montegu is the Secretary of | .24,822 State for India. .10,423
BLACKBURN,
The Polish Command has already raised: over 60,000 volunteers to oppose them, but these do not possess equipment, for which the Polish Chief of Staff has appealed to the Allies.
ESTHONIA THREATENED,
The Times correspondent at states that the situation in tho Beltic Provinces is becoming serious stability and independenes are throat
by the Bolshevists and Letts invading the Province, devastating, pillaging and black-mailing within 65 miles of "Lovond," whore, in view of the menace thereto, the British squadron has now returned.
The Eatbonian Government has asked Sweden to land a force.
The Government replied guardedly, but it is unlikely they will comply with the request.
The Esthonians now hope that Finland will recour them; but Finland is threatened with a Bolabevist, invasion and is unlikely to assist.
QUESTION OF EXPEDITION TO RUSSIA
Panza December 28th
A Havas message says ***** The public galleries in the Chamber of Deputica were packed gestorday. It was PARIS, December 28th. generally expected that M. Clemenceau The Germans are executing the terms would speak in the course of the general of the Armistice, particularly as regards debato. Ho did not speak and there were
no stormy, scenes, rolling stock, wore satisfactorily.
Three thousand five hundred waggons M. Pichon denied that he had said and 200 locomotives were banded over to there would be no intervention in Rumi the French in a single day. Regular debut "it is not the Government's intention to undertake an expedition to Russia on liveries are expected.
the lines indicated in the Prem,"
DISABLED FRENCH SOLDIERS
NATIONAL PENSIONS SCHEME.
PARIS, December 28th.
PRESIDENT WILSON
LONDON.
IN
BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE KING.
LONDON, December 28th. of the Inter-Allied Food Council.
To-day being President Wilson's birth- FIGHTING IN ODESSA,
day, the King, this morning, went to the TREACHEROUS RUSSIANS FIRE
President's apartments in Buckingham ON FRENCH TROOPS.
Palace, and congratulated President Information has been received in Lon-Wilson, wishing him many happy returns don of severe fighting at Odessa, in which
of the day. French warships participated.
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7,769 SIR HENRY NORMAN (Coalition Lib.)32,076 | It is stated that the French, hy agree-
LEAGUE OF NATIONS DEPUTATION, COMMANDER DRAN (Coalition U.)....30,188ment with the local military authorities,
LONDON, December 28th, Mr. Philip Snowden (Labour)...15,974 landed 5.000 troops to maintain order in Commander Dean received the Victoria the town.
President Wilson, received, at the The local forces treacherously fired on American Embrasy, ecveral deputations, Cross in April for gallantry at Zeebrugge the troops while they were landing.
8,488 3,245
Cart. Ancher Redmond (Nationalist) 4,515|
Mr. White (Bian Fein)........... 4,431
GLASGOW "GORBALS."
THE RT. HON. G. N. BARNES (Labour)14,247 Mr. McLean (Bolshevist) 7,436 NOTTINGHAM (MANSFIELD).
MR. BONAR LAW (Coalition U.).......17,053 Mr. Carter (Labour)
Mr. Quinn (Labour)
Mr. Jarrett (Coalition Lab.) Miss Violet Markham (Liberal).. 4,000 Mr. Tarachand (Ind.)..... 878
CAMBRIDGE,
SIR ERIC GEDDES (Coalition U.)......11,553
Mr. William (Labour)
A Havas message of The French Chamber has fixed the maximum pansion to injured soldiers at slightly less than £11 a year.
FLOODS IN TRANCES
WATER STILL RISINGE
PARIS, Decomber 28th
A Havas message sayg
There is danger of the quays soon bein The waters of the Seiffe are still rising
RACING IN FRANCE,
French warships retaliated by shelling including a deputation from the Inter-flooded if the rainy spell continges the Russian catap behind the town. The national League of Nations Society, 3,780 casualties were heavy. It is not known including General Smuts, Professor whether the French troops still occupy Gilbert Murray, Viscount Grey, Mr.
Asquith and the Archbishop of Canter bury.
Bir Eric Geddes is the First Lord of the Admiralty.
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4,730
8,957 ... 8,647
BATTERSEA NORTH. Mr. Morris (Coalition Lib.)
Mrs. Despard (Labour)
7,231 5,634
CHESTER
BALFORD NORTH.
MR. OWEN PHILLIPS (Coalition U.).. 10.043 |
CHELSEA.
Mr. Paul (Liberal)
Mr. Mason (Labour)
4.093 2,779
ME. BEN TILLETT (Labour) Mr. Rycroft (Liberal)
.19,079
4,155
Col. Sin J. J. Hons (Coalition (.) 9,159
SALFORD SOUTH.
COL. C. L. AMERY (Coalition ....15.225
Mr. Corman (Labour)
Mr. Spires (Co-operator)
Mr. Hurst (Liberal)
3,014 1,257
Mr. Norris (Liberal)
AT THE DISSOLUTION.
MERTHYR TYDVIL.
SPARKBROOK,
My. BTANTON (Coulition Lab.) ..*...........22,824.
Mr. Nicholas (Labour).....
CLEVELAND.
Bin B. Cove (Celition U.)
Mr. Back (Labour)
0,220
Udessa.
TROUBLOUS · GERMANY. CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM BERLIN.
LONDON, December 29th: The situation in Berlin is still ncbu- loud,
One report says that the Ebert cabinet
Miss E. Phipps (Ind.).........2419 MR. MONTAGU BARLOW (Coalition U.)14,265 has fallen, Another quotes Horr Schoide
MANCHESTER (RUSHOLME).
3,804 manu as declaring that the Majority
Several addresses were delivered, and speeches were made by Viscount Grey, Mr. Asquith and the Primate, all expressing a warm welcome to the President, and
League of Nations, appreciating his influence on behalf of the
The President, replying, said that the 1,994 Bocialists do not intend to retire, since idea of a League of Nations was very
they have the majority both in the near to his heart. Government and in the Central Council of Soviets.
For the sake of reference we give the position of the Parties-at the dissolution, 8,200
as follows: 6,170 1,087 UNIONISTS
MR. STOKER (Coalition U.) ... 12,447
Mr. Butterworth (Liberal)......
3,000 Mrs. Pethick Lawrence (Lab.)... 2,995
ENFIELD. COLONEL BOWLEɛ (Coalition U.)
Mr. Hill (Labour). Mrs. J. McEwan (Liberal) 8,701 BIRMINGHAM (LADYWOOD) 8510 MR. NEVILLE CHAMOSHLAÍN (Conli-
tion U.)
********* 9.405 Mr. Knecshaw (Ind. Labour).... 2,579 Mrs. Corbett Ashby (Liberal)..... 1,559
ISLINGTON WEST.
The Rt. Hon. Herbert Samuel 25
(Liberal)
7,089
The last-named was Recretary for Homo Affairs in the Asquith Government
CAMBERWELL NORTH WEST.
THE RT. HON. T.‘Lovan (Liberal) was
DR. T. J. MACRAMara (Conlítinn Lib.) 0,086 | defeated by a Coalitionist by over 2,000
Mr. Radford (Unionist) 3,047 votes. Dr. Macnamara is the Parliamentary
and Financial Boorotary.
BRISTOL EAST.
MR. O. B. BRITTEN (Coalition Lib,). 0,424
The R& Hon, O. E. H. Hobhousa
(Liberal)
DUMFRIES.
1,447
ARGYLLSHIRE.
The Framior's Private Bocretary, Mn. SUTHERLAND (Coalition' Liberal), hail a huge majority over a Labourite.
EARLIER CABLES
HITCHIN
LIBERALS
LABOURITES
IRISH NATIONALIŠTA INDEPENDÈNTI
.287
$
'200
38
78
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The Forwaerts exhorts its supporters to
Replying to Mr. Asquithy, President Wilson acknowledged how much the
fight to the last man against the Red poople of America appreciated this motives Terror. The workmen must eject Herr which induced Mr. Asquith's Government Lichknecht and his supporters,
The Lokal Anzeiger is of the opinion
that a Majority Government is impossible unless the Central Government is removed
Five members of the National Party are from Berlin. included hong the 287 Unionists.
PUSITION BEFORE LATEST
.. RESULTS.
LONDON, Doconibor 28th. Before any results are declared today, the following is the position of the Parties so far in the new Parliament:-122 mon- bers have been returned, of which there
80 Coalitionists (comprising, 69]
dro
Unionists and 30 Liberals) and 40 non- MAJOR T. O. MURRAY (Coalition, U.).13,348 Lunu Nomer Cscu (Coalition U.), 9,628 Conlitionists (comprising 18 Labourlies,
Mr. Gulland (Asquithian) ................. 7,609|
Mr. Green (Labour)........ 5,061 one Irish Nationalist, and 20 Sinn Felniors Mr. Gulland was the Asquithinn whip. Mr. Husn (Discharged Boldiers). ́. 7a1 and one Independent).
GOVERNMENT ORISIĄ SOLVED.
CarNuAGEN, December 20th.
It is officially reported from Berlin that the Government crisla was solved by "the retirement of the Independent Socialists from it..
to enter the war in defence of treaty obligations.
AERIAL DEVELOPMENTS, NEW FRENCH SCHEMES.
PARIS, December 29th.
A Havas message saya
RESUMPTION THIS YEAR.
PARIS, December 25ti
throughout
year, the
allow
A Havas message says: Racing will be resumed Franco early in the comin public being admitted and bettin od on the pari-bistu Additional percent
to funds for mon disable
MAN WHO IS DEAD.
The peculiar odeo of a neither feel pit,
cold sense of taste op small doos what fatigue tonnerd is. without any emotional entit likes, is described by C Roberts, RA.M.C." in Th is a Breton sailor, who ent Canadian army, „and"- murope in the Aldershoti His
Roberts, ia plentifully
scara
wounds and burn inflicted on himself either
natonish
Д
the onlookere
The Press comments on the aficioney of seen him on more than one
cmatch against the barging i the aeroplane service organised for re-arm for ten or Riten secoût victualling the inhabitants of the liberat
pick off the Bidws on the head
The Soviet has approved of the od territories. It urges the regular une poker, the plunging a
* of the fingers” monsures proposed by Herr Eberi, Herr of aeroplanes for postal services between hot water, tig placing of "highlyza"!**
ed substances in his mouth produc cliccan and der Wade was he Brussels and Paris
offset, and wore, not even ronilist lei secure the release of Horr Welt, but the
With a view to eventually bringing on a happening what he had Independants have not nosopted the dobi
man, who isi desorite" klu radio, experiments began on Cheleiman well developed; highly, food for
Christmas mentally and above the Day between Toulouse and Robat, on the in intelligents dutch his complete Atlantic count of Morocio. Transformed munity from, ad attack of yellow, Lavena Army machines were employed.
the age of seventeen, 4-
sion, and fire nitacking Herr Ebert and his colleagues, who will remain in the Government, in which Bouth Germany is about to be represented.
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