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THE

HOME ELECTIONS:

ASQUITH DEFEATED..

COALITION LEADING

EASILY.

EASY WIN FOR PREMIER.

Löspos, December 28. Mr. Asquith huss been besten. His defeat caused a great sensation. "It is expected by the Liberas that the enlarged constituency of East Fife (includes, a” slubstantial Conservative elegenwhich, had not hitherto and the opportunity of voting against the ex-Premier. Nevertheless, the rqsult emphasises the tremendous sweep chat the Coalition tide is making.

POSITION ON SATURDAY.

Battersea (Norib):

Morria (CL) Mrs. Despard (Lab,) Battersea (South)

Viscount Curzon (C.UI). Col. A. A. Lynch (Lab.) Molden (Lab)... Jenkin (Ind.)... Hitchin:..

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Ford Robert Cecil (C:B.) -Green (Lab.)

Huna (Discharged Sol diere)....

Dewsbury:

Pickering (C.U.)

Riley (Lab.)

A CRISIS,

LONDON, December 29, Router's correspondent 4 Copen. 7.231 hagen learns from Berlin that the 6,894 | Vossische Zeitung ways a crisis has | developed, The people's commiss 15,370 arles and the independents outside 8.383|the_Government negotiated" all day 2,273 on December 20, and decisive 1,857 | Cabinet-sitting was held at nino in the evening. The outcome of it was 1,829 not known that night. $5,601

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GENERAL RESIGNS.

:

Loxtos, December 282 The commander of the guard.

7,953 troops, General Leguts, bus resigned. 46.308 and is succeeded by Lieut. General

W. Bune man (Lib.)...130 von Luettwitz. 1

DITIONS BETTER.

The Rt. Hon. Mr. W. Hunian OBSERVING ARMISTICE CON- was the Dewsbury representative inte the last Furliament. Fontypool:

R. Mckenna (Lib.) East Fifo

Griffiths (Lab.) .... Llewellyn (C.U.)

38.439 4421 8.160

Cot. Sir A. Sprott (U.)... H. Asqalth (Lib.) ---Morgan (Ind.)

$74,004

Hanley Stoke:

A. Seddon.(C.Lab.) Parker (Lab.)

032

$.607

03

450

12,812

B. L. Outhwaiteé (Lib.). Grifawada (Lib:)

Newcastle (West):

E. Shorts (Lib.)

Adams (Lab.)

Loxoos, December 28.

A message from Paris suys" the Germans are executing the armistice terms, particularly as regards rolling- stock, in a more safxfactory manner. (3,500, waggons and 200 locomotives were nded over to the French in a single day. Regular deliveries are DOW expected.

FRENCH CHAMBER,

LONDON, December 28,

The public galleries of the Chain-

ber of Deputies were packal yester-

day, as was generally expected

611 that M. Clemenceau would speak in

LONDON, December 28. Before any results are declared to day, the following is the position of Parties so far in the New Parliament. The merabers returned so far num- ber 122, of which 82 cre-Coelitioniste. M. Shortt, K.C., was Secretary the couse of the general debate that Of these 32 are Unionists and for Ireland, Liberah, The, remaining 3 non-Gorton: Coalitionists include 12 Labour, "one Irish Nationalist,.20 Sinn Féin, and one Independent

For the sake of reference wo give the position of the Parties at the dia solution, amely ⠀⠀

Timiorists..

Liberal

287

260

Labour

BR..

Irish Nationalists

78

Sinn Fein

G 1

Independent

Five members of the National

| Party are tñcluded among the 297

Unionists,

COALITION TIDE ROSE EARLY.

Losnos, December 29.

Rt. Hon. Mr. J. Hodge #

(Lab.)

d

had been announced. He did not speak. There were no stormy scenes, 19h00 and the Ministry remains unshaken. GOM. Pichon denied that he had told 1,800 there would be no-intervention in Mr. Hodge was the Minister for Russia, but it was not the Govern Pensions.

H. White (Ind.):

Murphy (Soc.)

PRESIDENT WILSON.:

LEAGUE OF NATIONS NEAR HIS HEART.

ment's intention to undertake an

expedition in Russia on the lines indicated in the Press. (Havas),

FRENCH AVIATION.

LONDON, December 29.

The Paris Press coraments on the -Lobos, Dec8efficiency of the new aeroplane eer- President Wilson received at the tice organized for the revictifalling! American Embassy saverul deputu of the inhabitants of the biberated tions, including a deputation frorn territories, and urges the regular use the International Society to Pro of aeroplanes for the postal service A feature of the earlier resus was mote the] League of Nations. His between Brussels and Paris. the overwhelming victories of the callers inchidet General Smuts. With a view eventually to bringing Coalitionists in the three-cornered Professor Gilbert Murray, Viscount, Morocco within half a day's journey contests. For example, at Salford:

Montagu Barlow (CU) 14,205 Grey, Mr. Asquith, and the Arch of France, experiments began on

Fbishop of Canterbury,

...Christmas Day between Toulouse and Norris (b)

Several addresses were delivered Robat on the Atlantic coast of Gonnan (Lab.)

1,004 3,807

The position at one o'clock this and speeches made by Viscount Morocco with transformed Army

Grey, Mr. Asquith, and the Primate, machines.-(Havs).

alternoon is...

Coalition .

Opposition

140

60

At three o'clock the position was

Coalition

85-4 Opposition

110 SUFFRAGETTES DEFEATED.

Mesdames Christabel Pankhurst, Outhwaite, Violet Markham, and Mary, MacArthur were all defeated.

At three o'clocky the Coalition's sweeping success eatinues, and a feature is the failure of Labour to make the headway expected. The defeat of Mr. Arthur Henderson. was a surprise. So was the big majority of the Irish Secretary. Mr. E. Shortt,

over Labour at Newcastle." The Rt. Hon. R. McKenna's defeat was not unexpected.

A cautious cstimate of the Coall- tion majority over all parties is that it will be more than 150

At four o'clock the position was:

396 Coalition ... Opposition

144 Commander Dean, who was return- fed for Blackburn, received the Vic toria Cross in April for gallantry in the Zeebrugge affair.

In the Welsh University election, the defeated Labourite was Mrs. Mackenzie. :

DETAILED RESULTS.

LONDOS, December 28. " Carnarvon :

D. Lloyd George (Lib,)) Austin Haninor (Ind.)... Ashton-under-Lyne:

Sir A. Stanley (C.U.)

Lister (Ind.)

Cambridgeshire:

R. Hon. E S. Montagu

(G.I..)

Stubbs (Lab.)"

.12.407

all expressing a warm welcome to the President, and appreciating his in- fluence on behalf of the Loogue of Nations.

FRENCH FLOODS.

FRENCH PENSIONS.

LONDON, December 28. The President, replying, said the The waters of the Seine are still iden of the Longue of Nations was rising. There is danger that the very, near his heart.

quays will soon be flooded, if the Ropiving to Mr. Asquith, President rainy spell continues.--(Havas). Wilson acknowledged how much the people of America appreciated the motives which induced Mr. Asquith's

LONDON, December 28. Government to enter the war in defence of treaty obligations.

The French Chamber has fixed the KING PAYS BIRTHDAY CALL.maximum pension for injured sol- diers at slightly less than £11 per LONDON, December 28. Today being President Wilson's year.-(Havas). birthday, the King this morning went to the President's apartinents at Buckingham Palace, congratulated him, and wishedy him many happy retums of tlie day.

RUSSIAN SITUATION. BOLSHEVIK PREPARATIONS.

LONDON, December 27. The Times correspondent at War saw reports that the Bolsheviks are preparing to advance on Kovno and

Vilno,

With a view to the absorption of Lithuania and Poland in the Sorieb

FRENCH RACING.

LONDON, December 28. Racing will be resumed through- out France early in the coming year, the public being admitted and bet- ting allowed on the Pari Mutuel Ystem. An additional percentage will be deducted and dovoted to the funds for men disabled in the war.

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AUSTRALIAN NURSING

SERVICE,

When it is. remembered that the total Republic they have concentrated pipulation of Australia does not exoced three divisions, totalling 18,000 men, thas of Greater London, the sacrlace which between Vitebsk oud Orsbá: The that country has made in dispatching 1700 13,993 Polish command has already raised trained burse to nurse the wounded may apprecated (asys the. "Nursing Mar 1,095 over

50,000 volunteers to opposer). For the last two years they have on them, but these do not possese equip ben pinying their par, very strengous .10,200 ment, wherefor the Polish Chief of and efficient part, in Imperial military

7,334

Stoff has appealed to the Allies. Dursing, and thoir numbers are by no BALTIC SITUATION SERIOUS.esas yet at their maximum. There is

largo reserve still at boma from which The Times Stockholm correspondraits of forty, fifty, or sixty time com 6.686 dent says the situation in the Baltic oversee bled for. Their Matron-in-Chief provinces is becoming serious. Mi E. & Conyers, who holds a radic Blackburn:"

of lieuten- bold the rank of captain, sisters Sir Henry Norman (C.L.)...32,078 Esthonia's stability and indepen-equivalent to tha of major. Other ma sens Commander Dean (C.U.)...30,169 dence are tiffcutened. Bolshevistant, and staff nurses of second lieutenant P. Snowilen (Lab.) 15,274 Lets are invading the province, The outdoor uniform consists of dark-

according Two seats. The previous two devastating pillaging, and black grey Norfok jacket and and skirt, with members weru Philip Snowden and mailing within B5 miles of Beval. copper buttons and stars

In view of the menace to Reval, The No, Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Southall forms the headquarters of the Sir Henry Nouman..

British squadron has now returned nursing staff in England There they Liverpool (West Derby):

arivo on se abing England, to receive 6,618 The Esthonian Government has nos fourteen days leave, and from thence dae number remaining to staff this, hon- asked Sweden to and a force. That they are sent on to their next destination Government guardedly replied, but pital in the meanwhile. Thore per Themarent Bes Transport Section, consisting ..11,553 is not likely to comply.

8,780 Esthoninos hope that Finland will matron, two sisters, and four staff narson. The names all orgsge" for the duration," spccour them, but Finland herself bat in case of disabing loss or urgent ..12,079 threatened with a Bolshevist invae famly affairs are not debarred from return.

ing home. 4,155sion, is unlikely to assist.

Sir F. E. Smith. (C.U.)....11,622 there. Nelson (Lab.)

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Rt. Hon. Sir E. Geddes

(CU.)...

William: (Lab.). Salford (North):

Ben Tillett (Ind.) Ryorft (Lib.)

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