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THE HOME ELECTION.
CONSERVATIVES SWEEP THE
COUNTRY.
OVER
TWO HUNDRED
MAJORITY.
LIBERAL AND LABOUR STATEMENTS.
Today it is possible to give the virtual result of the Hama General Election. There remains but 23 further results to ho made known, but as these constituencies are the Universities and the out- lying districts of Ireland and Scotland, it will be a fow days yel before the final figures are available. There is, however, no doubt that the Conservatives have registered a swooping virtory, the last kuown Beuros boing: -
39% Conservatives
Labour
Liberals Independents.
151
14
3
There are 615 seats in the House of Commons and, as alovo, we have received the result of 592 eunstituencies. It will be seen that at the moment the Conservatives have a clear majority of 204
ver all, the other parties combined.
Ever Increasing Majority.
ovor
At no time during the progress of counting, was the Conserva tive majority In doubt, every frash statement from London indicating
of Conservative an ever-growing proponderonco members. At 3.00 .. the Conservative lead was 136 all other partios zu quarter of an hour later it had risen to 100; by 345 a.m. it had jumped to 174; at 4.00 a.m. it stood at 184; and it is interesting to note that at this stage the Conservative figure had already exceeded the 1923, returns. By 4.30 a.m. the load had increased to 196, bul at 5.15 a.m. it had slightly receded to 195, By 6.30 am. however the latest figure to arrive) the clear majority had reached the figure of 201.
Gains and Lorses.
According to the last message received the various party gains
were:
Conservative.
Labour:
Liberal
The respective losses were:
Conservative
Labour
Liberals Independents
Comparative Figures.
158
24
31
6
65
119
I
London, October 31.
The comparative figures show that the London Boroughs| returned: Conservatives 40, Labour 19, Liberals 3, as compared with last year's figures, Conservatives 29, Labour 22 and Liberals 11.
The English Boroughs returned: Conservatives 123, Labour 59, Liberals 15. Independents 2: as compared with Conservatives 81. Labour 62, Liberals 43, and Independents 2.
FRIDAY,
OCTOBER
31.
1921
for the formation of a Conservative Cabinot, which will submit the PIRACY PREVENTION. King's speech to the Commons. Ono objection against Mr. MacDonald's immediato resignation is his intention fully to inquire into the Zinovieff lotior. Labourites are not too disappointed with the result of the election, and point out that the aggrogate Labour, vote has markedly increased, but the lack of the cloction was against them as regards representation, Thoy declare that Labour, as the only alternative Governmont, must sooner or later gain an absolute majority.
A SHIPMASTER'S SUGGESTIONS,
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald at Cardiff, departing for London, said that Labour's poll of five million votes was a wonderful manifest- Sir,-Below I offor fow us
gestions regarding the control of ation of its power.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in a speech of Cardiff, said they some-river piracies, which have become times found that defeat was the finest thing that could happen to any numerous of late. party. In view of the state of trade and the general outlook he did not envy the Tory party thoir 'job,
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THE CHINA WAR. !
WU PEI-FU SEEKS NEGOTIATIONS.
Shanghai, October 31. Telegrams to reach Peking from Chinwangtao report that Chihli Wo have received the following
troops were yesterday boarding steamers at Chinwangtao. Twenty interesting letter for publica-thousand have already reached Tongku, but the temper of these troops tion:-
is uncertain. General Feng Yu-balarg har ordorod a general attack on the Langfang front to-night and the result of this fighting will nanis aiding Wu L'ei-fu.-- Reuter. go a long way to clear the air. Latest reports way that Hsino Yao-
Shanghai, October 31 The local steamship companies The North China Daily News raports from Tientsin say that try to engage crews that thoy Wu Pei-fu bas instructed his representative to open negotiations know aro all right. Very often, with Gen. Feng Yu-hsiung and God. Chang Teo-lin. The basis of however, they are forced to pick the discussion proposed hy Wu Pei-fu is that Chang Tso-lin with- The results of the elections in Britain bavo led, sterling up on at the last moment draws to Manchuria and acknowledges the authority of the Central exchange to risu to 4.52, the highest for several months. Stocksgardless of who they are or Government and that all parties agree to return to the status quo.
what they might be in order to Reuter.
It is in this fill up their crew. and bonds have materially improvod.--Ieuter's American Service.
method of employing crews that
Effect In America.
Now York, October 31.
German Comment.
Berlin. October 31.
SHANGHAT'S
AFTERMATH.
Shanghai. October 30, A number of recent piracion have
Shanghai is suffering from an aftermath of the war in the form: had their beginning. The "Wai The magnitude of the Conservative victory in Britain and the loi" and the "Tai Lee" piracies of an increasingly large number of armed robberies by ox-soldiers overwhelming Liberal losses have surprised the press which un-are the most recent examples and losters, who have come into possession of arms through This month's number of robberies is the largest for some years. animously agrees that a Baldwin Premiership would not mean any in both instances the piratos military sources. change in Britain's foreign policy so far as Germany is concerned, were among the members of the
their and, that the fall of the Labour Government will not detrimentally crew and did the murdering and This morning, three robbers raided an exchange shop and shot
tried
block
escape. who assistant shop affect Auglo-German relations, except possibly in rogard to commer-pirating themselves. cial negotiations. Reuter.
It seems to me that this sort of The robbers also shot a Chinese policeman in their flight.
The robbers met foreign Sergeant Boddy, at whom they fired, tising
controlled, night bo though, with the present staff hitting him in the stomach. Sorgeant Boddy bravoly continued the was oporated upon im- available the authorites are doing chase and caught his man, but he collapsed. He was taken to their utu,ost towards preventing hospital in a serious condition and piracios. I suggest that the staff mediately - Daily Bulletin,
American Press Comment.
New York. October 31.
American newspapers generally interpret the British elections as a definite rejection of the "Red Flag" and point the moral to American politicians.-Reuter's American Service,
Wallsend.
FAILURES AND SUCCESSES,
JUNK LOST.
CREW MAKE ESCAPE.
of either the Harbour Officó or the Wator Pu'ice bo ineroased by from four to six mau to begin with. Let there men constitute a special branch of the service Some Details of the Returns.
'Crew which might be called n London, October 31,
Intelligence Department." Some
The lose of a junk has been The Solicitor General, Mr. H. H. Slesser, K. C. found a scat in gool European and Chinese will South-East Leeds, replacing Mr. O'Grady, the now Governor of have to be employed for this
work and one of them appointed reported to the Police.
T 4309 Tasmania,
The harbour junk Mr. Pairick Hastings, the Attorney General, whose action in the an Inspector.
Then make it obligatory for yesterday morning dragged its Workers Weekly ouse precipitated the election, has been elected for |
cach and every member of a lunchor, whilst lying off Waiwo, The Labourite, Mrs. E. Ponny, was defeated in a triangular ship's crew to have a passport or Lantau Island, and was carried his by a strong current towards a Identification contest at Leods North-East, where a Conservative was elected.
on which it Mr. James Brown, Labour's High Commissioner to the General)
photograph und fingerpinte shoal of rocks, attached. Two copies of the gradually broke up, Assembly of the Church of Scotland, has been elected for Ayr and
The crew made their escape. Buto by n majority of 1.007.-
The notable criminal lawyer Sir Curtis Bennett, a Coneer-card must he made. One the man keeps and the other is filed in the office of the Department, vative, has gained Chelmsford in a triangular contest.
No passport or identification
issued to card should be
give anybody unloas he can satisfactory evidenco as to his previous occupations, relations, etc.
Mr. Frank Hudges Defeated.
At Lichfield, Mr. Wilson, Conservativo, poited 14,580, and Mr. Frank Hodges, the Labourite Civil Lord of the Admiralty, polled 12,512. This is a Conservative gain.
At Carnarvon. Mr. Lloyd eorge was returned with 16,058, Fris fessor Zimmern, Labuar, getting 3,591 votes.
Conservative Gains..
Major General Scely lost the Isle of Wight to a Conser vative, whose majority in a triangular contest was 5,402.
Sir Alfred Mond's son tionry had a similar fate in the Isle of Ely, where the Conservative, Sir IIV. Lucas-1ooth, aged twenty-end, was successful in a triangular fight."
The English Counties returned: Conservatives 187, Labour 27, Liberals 5. Independents 1: compared with Conservatives 114, Labourat 50, Liberal, 67, and Independents 1.
Sir Robert Horne was elected at Hillhead, and Sir John Simon Spen Valley, in straight fights with Labour.
Sir Charles ayzer. Conservative, was elected in a triangular
The Welsh sents show that Conservatives, 16 Labourites and fight at Chester City. 10 Liberals were returned, as compared with 4 Conservatives, 19 Labourites and 12 Liberals,
The Scottish returns show that 43 Conservatives, 26 Lakourites, Liberals and I Independent were elected as compared with 13 Con- servatives, 34 Labourites, 22 Liberals and Independent. Five Scottish returns are still to enwe.
**Winnie " Gels In.
At Epping Mr. Winston Churchill, Conservative, poiled 12,813 they know. Mr. Sharp, Liberal. 10,080, and Mr. Me Phic, Labour, 3260.
Mrs. Wintringham, Liberal, was defeated in a straight fight with Conservative at Louth.
card
with
to
AGGREGATE VOTING.
The aggrogate voting, as
at presont known, is:
5,502,000
Conservatives... 7,598,000 Labour... Liberala... Communists
... 3,105,000 56,000
BIG FIRE AT TOKYO.
POSED AS BOY.
A YOUNG GIRL SENTENCED.
Considerablo astonishment was
SIX HUNDRED BARRACK BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Tokyo, Oct. 30.
Two were killed and 30 Injured as the result of a fire which, this morning, consumed over 600 bar- refugees from the great earth- rack buildings hore which housed quake.
the by
Thirty-seven hundred persons aro again homeless..
Rescue work is proceeding.-*- Duity Bulletin.
HOME RACING.
Also place a roward of $1,000 on each pirate caught amongst either crow or passengers, of $750 for each man caught with a
this inorning revolver on board a ship without croated in Mr. R. E. Lindsell's a licence, and $250 for weapons court found when the ownership cannot appearance of a young girl on a be determined. Placards should charge of the possession of non- he posted aboard the ships and Goveroment opium, special stress should be laid on She had had her hair cut short: the protection of those who give and parted at one side like a information in the Department, boy's. Defendant would make lest fear of the consequences no admission hayond the fact that koop them from telling what she was fifteen, and married to a husband whom she left behind Several Chinese business men in Shanghai. doing shipping on the rivers have Finally the Magistrate observ- was meted out told me that "without foreigned that she had to take the same CAMBRIDGESHIRE RESULT. ganboats and foreign protection punishment as we could do no business." Now, in similar cases to adults. it is evident that the patral A Police officor stated that the service 13 doing
everything girl was arrested while going on possible to cope with the pirates board the ss. Fatehan early this and has done much to koop morning, on the discovery of a
Twenty-soven run
Won by a order on the rivers. Constant quantity of opium which was
length, same distance between re-occurence of piracies, however strapped to one log.
socond and third. His Worship inflicted a fine of:
The betting was 9 to 1 against sufficient. show that their strength is not
$1,000 with the option of im- Twelve Pointar: 4 to 1 against Loudon, Oct. 31.
I suggest, therefore, that the prisonment for six months, Bachelor's Fort, and 33 to 1 Mr. Ben Spoor, How goat is the blow to Liboralism is shown by the fact that]
British and American govern.
against Verdict. old strongholds like Cornwall and Devon have entirely none Con has been elected. Mr. MacDonald's son has been defeated. servative. The triumph of the Conservatives is not contined to any
Colonel England, Liberal, has boon elected for Heywood Rad-ments combine in sending out to aros or typu of seat. it is as noticeable in industrial as well as cliffe in a straight fight with Labour. He is a constitutionalist, those waters several sub-chasers. agricultural contres, and extends to the Clyde and other parts of ready to support the Conservatives. Scotland. Mr. Stanley Baldwin is receiving shoals of telegrams of congratulation. Ho is leaving for a short rest in the country after the recent strain.
In the North of Ireland the Conservatives have gained the whole of the seven seats so far declared, but there are fivo results not yet known. Last year there were two indepomlents.
Polls have yet to be declared in five University constituencies! and those will be known hetwoon November 1st, and 3rd. The returns from Argyll and Tyrone should be declared to day, whilst the figures from Inverness and the Western Isløs will not be known for two or three days yet.
Complete Conservative Sweep.
Mr. Baldwin's Message.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin has sent a message to the electors saying that the result of the election has more than justified the profound confidence ho always had in the political judgment and common-! songo of the British people when confronted with an issue of grave importance.
Lady Torrington, Liberal, was defeated in a triangular contest at Wycombe.
The lacrosse player, the Conservative Mr. Gee, gained Bosworth in a triangular fight.
Mr. Lansbury Returns,
feated.
Tho Under-Secretary for India, Professor Richards, was de Mr. Lansbury was re-elected for Bow and Bromley, The Conservative, Commandor Barney, of airship fame, has been elected for Uxbridge.
The Government whip, the Labourite
Minister of Health Succeeds
The Health Minister, Mr. John Wheatley, has been alooted for Shettloston with a majority of 630 in a straight fight with the Con- sorvative Duchess of Atholl
FOOTBALL.
The
London, Oct. 30. Cambridgeshire race resulted as follows ---
Twelve pointer. 1; Bachelor's Fort, 2 Verdict. 3
HARBOUR ACCIDENT.
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They are a light craft, woll armed, and draw but three or four feet of water. Those ships would need but little altoration to make thom
THE CLUB RESERVES.
CARGO COOLIES INJURED. available for the duty hero and vory comfortable for the crew. These chips could be providedThe following will represent
Whilst working on board the A Conservativo has been elected for Kinross Western in a
with machine-guns and a three-the Hongkong Club Reserves in
8.8. Charles Hardouin, three straight fight with Labour by a majority of 8.279,
injured in their 2nd Division fixture with coolies wore The Liberal chiof whip Mr. Vivian Phillips has boon defeated, pounder.
The foregoing are merely sug-Kowloon, on Saturday, on the accident yesterday. The Undor Secretary for War, Major Attive, has been elected in
gestions, and I should like to bear Club ground, at 2.45 pm sharp.:- The latolicover fell back on triangular contest for Limehouse, by a majority of 6,021.
Mr. Bockett regained Gatoshiend for Labour from the Liberal from others who are interested G. Angus, D. Lyon (Captain), H. the hold whilst it was being lifted. Buxton, R. Ball, S. O. Hill, crushing the hands of a numbor Puncheon, B. Ball, T. Roberts,
of cargo men, A high official of the Liberal Party has declared that the Mr. Dickie in a three-cornoreil fight by a majority of 9,336 over the in the matter.
The three mon most sorlously returns overwhelmingly demonstrate the need of such raform in Conservative, Captain Hilton Philipson, whose wife succee ed him]
Railton, J. Douglas, H. Oswick.
the J. Gardner,
to takon Reserves: J.
injured the electoral system as will dollvor the country from the poril of a in the House of Commons when he was unseated on a petition. Mr.
Dickio was at the bottom of the poll.
Dixon.
Govoramont Civil Hospital to minority reprosentation.
have their injuries dressed.
Liberals' Explanation.
a
The rout of the Liberal Party has caused consternation in
Labour Party Founder Elected, political circles. Even the Conservativos regret the eclipse of an
Viscount Wolmor has been elected for Aldershot in a straight historic opponent, but, the Liborals staunchly declare that the dclipse is only temporary and suggest that the disaster is due not fight with Labour.
Mr. Will Thorne, the founder of the Labour Party, has been so much to the fact that the country voted against Liberal as to tho fot that it voted against Labour. Undoubtedly many volers, alected for West Ilam in a straight fight with a Conservative, with normally Liberal, voted Conservativo in order to keep out aa reduced majority of oight thousand.
The Deputy Speaker Mr. Robert Young bus been elected for Labourite. Liberals opine that the informal pact was more to the advantage of the Conservatives than to Liberale as Conservativos did Newton in a straight fight with a Conservativo, with a majority of
not voto Pro-Liberal sa frooly as Liborals voted Pro-Conservativo. 2,809. -
Bir L. Worthington Evaus, Conservative, has been elected for
Labour's. Explantion.
Wilkinformed Labourites now oplhe that Mr. Ramsay Mac- *****bufore Parliament media and thus allow time
Colchester in a straight fight with Labour.
(Continued on Payos 6 and 7)
Yours, cle MASTER MARINER. Hongkong, October 31, 1924.
TITE BURMA INCIDENT.
E.
UNIVERSITY TEAM. The following will represent the University in a League match against the Sacred Heart F. C. to-morrow at 2.45 p... T. X. Iau, G. Soully, Dr. 8. A. M. Rangoon, Oct. 30,
Sopher, J. B. Guzdar, T. W. Mr. and Mre Greason, the Choong, B. O. Lee, J. W. Barnos. American missionarios who wore 8. P. Loh, B.-J. Au, I. J. Leo. attacked by Burmere fanatics on and K. H. Tong, Rosorvos:-T. October 11th, have recovered from K. Tam, H. Brage and H. C.
Hung.: their injuries-Router.
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TO-DAY.
Closing Exchange 28. 4. 13/18 Lighting Up-Time 5.47 p.m. Barometer.... 2.p.m. 29.91 Temperature
2 pm.
Humidity
3 rim.
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