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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1922,

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LLOYD GEORGE RESIGNS.

BONAR LAW new premIER,

Coalition Virtually Dead.

Conservatives Independent.

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LLOYD GEORGE

The Premier, the Rt. Hos David Lloyd George, has resigned. The Rt. Hon. Andrew Bonar Law, former Leader of the House of Commons, has undertaken to form a government.

clusion that the Government had lost the confidence of

the country. Ha mentional that he had warned the Government rome time ago that the effect of the Coalition would be to drive the country into the atmo of Labour.

LONDON, Ostaber 19, The decision of the Unionist Executive, which it is important to remember controls the party war chest, in convoking an emergency party conference is the dimm atic incident in recent political history, because it is a

UNIONIST MINISTERS RESIGN. direct defiance of Mr. Austen Chamberlain as repudiating The Tota has had the expected result

sunouncement of the resignation beforehand the decision of the meeting he hat convoked of the at the Carlton Club to-day, and is clearly directed number of Unionist ministers, namely Colonel Leste Wilson, Sir A.Griffith Boscawen, Colonel Amery, Viscount against a compromise which it has beco freely suggested Feel, ALL. Stanley Baldwin, Commsader King, Mr. will be the outcome of today's meeting. The Executive Buckley, Major Sir J. L. Baird, Sir P. Lloyd Greate considers the Carlton Club meeting not sufficiently re and the King's return to receive Mr. Lloyd George in

audience. presentative.

DOWNING STREET STARTLED.

This decision startled Downing Street, where is Chamberlain immediately convoked a meeting of Con servative Ministers in his residence at which the sitas tion was protractedly discussed.

The Conservative pres to-day hopes Mr. Benar Low will intervene at the meeting in the Carlten Club and somebow fave the situation.

NEWPORT BY-ELECTION.

LONDON, October 19. The by-election at Newport in consequent of the *death of the Coalition Liberal member. Mr. L. Haslam resalted as follows:-

Clarry (Conservative)....13 515.. Bowen (Labour)........11.425. Maore (Liberal)..... 8,841. This is the first by-election since the formation of the Coalition at which all the candidates have been stand. ing independently, none receiving government support or supporting the Government.

CONSERVATIVES REPUDIATE COALITION.

LONDON, October, 19. The Cariton Clab meeting decided by 186 to 87 votes in favour of going to the country so an indépen eLt Conservative Party,

LONDON, Octubér 19.

A crowd gathered early in the neighbourhood of the Carlton Club to witness the arrival of the delegates to the momentous Unionist conference, which is to decide the fate of the Coalition.

SCUFFLE EXPECTED. There was some excitement when the Independent and the Conservative Lord Erskine and aged Viscount Chaplin, both of whom had not been invited, arrived.

PREMIER CHEERFUL.

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Those in cles touch with the Premier said the latter anticipated the result of the meeting and was in Lowise depressed. On the contrary he was in excellent spirits when be received the figures.

Mr. Bonar, Law, who alter the meeting was warmly, congratulated by a number of those present. is regarded as the possible head of the next government.

**** KING'S HASTY RETURN.

As-a sequel to the Carlton Club meeting, the Chief Whip, Colonel Leslie Wilson, Lient-Col Amery, Sir A Griffith Bowen and several Conservative junior ministers have tendered their resignations.

The Fremier conferred with leading Cabinet Ministers, after which he had audiences with the King at Buckingham Palace, the King returning specially from Sandringham,

FATEFUL DECISION.

LONDON, October 19, The Premier announced that the King is accepted his resignation to a delegation from the Miners' Federation at Downing Street.

LONDON, October 19, Mr. Bonar Law has undertaken the formation of a ministry.

LLOYD GEORGE'S CAREER.

(The Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, O M., P.C., D. C. L. (Hon), Oxon, LL. D. Wales, Hon. L.L D. Edin.. Hon LL. D. Shefield. has been Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury since 1916. Born at Manchester in 1863, the son of the late William George, master of Hope Street Unitarian Schools. Liverpool, Mr. Lloyd George was educated at Llangstymdwy Church School and privately. Becoming a solicitor in 1884 he entered politics six years later as Liberal M. P.

As the former had been talking of forcing an entrance for Carnarvon. He became President of the Board of both were quietly admitted, the police restraining the Trade in 1903 and Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1908. rueb of resamen who expected to see a souffle. Lord This post he held until he became Minister of Munitiona Erskine left a low minutes later, saying he had been in 1915. Next year he became secretary of State for unable to force an entrance into the meeting room, but War and Tremier] Viscount Chaplin remained inside, though he was not allowed to participate in the proceedings.

CHEERS AND BO03.

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The arrivals were witnessed in silence until Mt. Bonar Law appeared. He was cheared. Later cheers and boos greated Mr. Austen Chamberlain while Lord Birkenhead smilingly acknowledged the boos and criss of "Judas!" Earl Balfour received an ovation of sheer ing and hand clapping.

HOW THE TIDE TURNSD. Mr. Chamberlain was cheered upon taking the shair. He strongly urged the maintenance of the Coalition and appealed for Conservative unity.

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BONAR LAW'S ACTIVE LIFE."

(The Rt. Hon. Andrew Bonar Law, P.C., LLD. Glas, has been Coalition Unionist M, P. for the Central Division of Glasgow since December of 1918. Born at New Brunswick on September, 16, 1808, he was educated at the Gilbertfield Bobool, Hamilton and the High' School, Glasgow. He entered politics in 1900 as Unionist Member for the Blackfriars Division of Glasgow, and in 1902 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary of the Board of Trade. This post he held until 1906 when he was returned as Unionist M. P. for the Dulwich Division of Camberwell. In 1910 he contested Manchester, N, W., and in 1911 the Bootle Division of Laricabite. From 1911 to 1915, Mr. Boner Law was Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons; rom 1918 to 1918 Secretary of State for the Colouies; from 1816 to 1918 Chancellor of the chequer; and from 1919 to 1921 Lord Privy Seal This feat post, he resigned in 1921 Mr. E. G. Pretyman moved a resolution expressing together with that of Leader of the Unionist Party since the opinion that Conservatives were willing to co-operate 1911 and that of Leader of the House of Commone since with Coalition Liberale but should fight the election 1916. Mr Bouar Law was member of the war Cabinet from 1918 to 1919. He first made his name in the tariff independently with their own leader and programma,

Several members, including Mr. Bons Law, who reform sgitation. The story bf Mr. Lloyd George's Earl career fince 1900 is the history of Home politice; the received an ovation, supported the motion. Balfour and Colonel Leelie Wilson whole teartedly story of his career since 1915 is the history of supported Mr. Chamberlain. No metion of confidence in Mr. Chamberlain was submitted.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, on behalf of kinieslf and his colleague Bir A. Griffith Boscawen, opposed the con tinuance of the Coalition. He suggested that decision should be postponed until a meeting of the Unionist Association had been bold.

The adoption of Mr. Protyman's motion was com municated to the Premier by Sir Philip Sagegon.

MAJORITY ORRATES SENSATION": LATER.

---The Carlton Club vota, which would have been a hoge surprise yesterday, was practically a foregone con- clusion after the party executive's decision and the Newport zamalt, but the size of the majorite proved fmendation; 1; Mrs. Honar Law's opuch is regarded as acconciable for this. He said he had mached the com

international politics.]

** → BONAR LAW'S POSITION.

Mr. Bonar Law explained to the King that be so- ceptance of the task of forming a ministry was dependent on his election as Unlonint leader by a meeting of the House of Lorde and Commons members of the damo political complexion as be represented.R

The Conservatives are ar present without an official recognised leader.

It is understood that this meeting of parliament- shans will possibly be held on Sunday.

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