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(Reuter's Service, to the China' Matt.)

HOME ELECTIONS.

WOMEN CANDIDATES

ROUTED.

In the Westbury (Wilts) División. Mr. G. W. Darbyshire, Liberal, retained the seat. The polling Was:

Mr. C. W. Darbyshire (Liberal)............. Captain Shaw

(Conservative)........

Mr. George Ward

.(Labour)

10,867

9,891

4.372

Mr.

[At the last election Darbyshire polled 9.903 votes

Palmer Bris-General G. L

Mr. (Conservative) 9,262, George Ward 4.572.)

and

L099 OF TREVESSA." .

COMMERCIAL NOTES

FLOUR MARKET COMMENT.

Stocks of flour in the Colony at present are comparatively small. Chinese Importers, are of the opinion that price should have: moved up had it not been for the large quantities of "futures" fold in the last few months. Buyers of LONDON, December 7.

these lots are underquating the Im- Eleven women were defeated yesterday, including the Labourite

porters. Inquiries for Spot lots. Miss Jessie Stephen by the Con-

are not numerous. On the other servative. Major H. R. Cayzer, at

hand, both buyers and sellers aro Portsmouth. To-day's declarations

adopting a "wait and see" policy opened sensationally with a Liberal

as regards transactions in "futures," gain at Basingstoke, shortly follow.

LONDON, December 7. for which average quotations are 'PHONE CENTRAL 1500. ed by the announcement that Miss The Board of Trade enquiry into for clearance ja two months about ________________0000000 Margaret Bondfield had gained the loss of the "Trevessa" in the five or six cents H.K. currency per

Northampton for Labour in Indian Ocean on June 4 found that 50 lbs: sack lower than

spot," triangular fight, the Rt. Hon. Mr. the vessel sank through springing There is no change to record in the C. A. McCurdy, ex-Coalition Liber- a leak, but that there was no evid-pricea given yesterday. It is men- al Whip, being bottom of the pollence to justify a positive finding intioned that import freight is scarce Capt. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, the regard to the cause. It did not and difficult to book, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, consider any individual blame- has been re-elected.

worthy as the boats were properly equipped and fine seamanship was displayed by the officers and crew.

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PARTY GAINS AND LOSSES.

At 430 this morning the parties

stood as follows:

Conservatives....... III Liberals........ Labour...

Independents..........

60

28 6

The gains were.--Conservatives 13, Liberals 31, Labour 30. The net losses of the Conservatives were 41 seats, and net gains of Liberals 19 and Labour 22,

CHINA RELIEPA,

NEW CREWS FOR THE "DURBAN" AND "MAGNOLIA."

LONDOX, December 7. The light cruiser "Weymouth," en route to the China Station with relief crews for the light cruiser The state of the parties at 12.30" Durban" and the sloop

p.m. was:

Conservatives

Liberals

......... 122 70

82 6

Labour

Independents

יז *

At I p.m. the state of the par-

ties was:

Conservatives ....... 136

Liberals

Labour

Independents ........

70

At 1.30 pm, the position was as under:

Conservatives

Liberals

· Labour

166

75

106

Indepednents ********* 7 The gains were 5 Conservatives, 40 Liberals, 37 Labour; and the losses 55 by Conservatives, 15 Liberals, II Labour and one Inde pendent

LABOUR NEXT TIME.

Mr. J. R. Clynes, learning of his election for the seventh time, de- clored that the result indicated that the Labour Party before long would not be His Majesty's Opposition, but His Majesty's Government.

Mr. Churchill stated that what ever might be the consequences he would never associate himself with the violent movement of the Left

"Magnolia," leaves Sheerness on the 15th inst, reaches Colombo on the 21st January and arrives at Singapore, where she meets the "Durban" and "Magnolia" on the Ist. February.

MEXICAN REVOIA.

JAVA SUGAR.

Buyers of No, 24 rough white Java sugar were inactive yesterday. but prices remain steady. Every body seems to be taking a short breather" before engaging · in further deals.

RICE MARKETA A slight Improvement set in in. the local rice market yesterday and Prices a firm tone still prevails. in Nam Pak Hòng have gone up about four cents per picul. Quite a number of small lots were bought for up-country.

MANCHESTER COMMENT.

Messrs. Morrean & Spiegelberg report under dute October 31:-

Cotton.--The upward tendency reported in ours of the 17th inef. continues although the unsteadiness of cotton is an embarrassing factor to any volume af turnover being recorded.

Yarns. Americans are stiffening

NEW YORK, December 7. According to despatches receive ed from Vera Cruz, Mexico, five Mexican States are in open rebelit-in price, but only a moderato trade on against President Obregon, hae been done. A fair amount of They have repudiated the Federal trade has gone through in Egyptian Government and replaced Federal at fall prices.

The Commander office holders.

Cloth-The rapid advance of cot- of the Gulf fleet, the Chief of ton is reflected on this section of the Marines and General Guadalupe market, and in consequence the Sanchez have written to President offers rando last week are now quite Obregon, stating that they are re- unacceptable. solved to defend the institutions Calcutta is enquiring for consider- the Obregon fable quantities of dhooties and grey against which Government is offending in violat-shirtings, and some business is re- ing the sovereignty of States and ported, chiefly in modemte quanti- Madras offere are being re- refusing to permit the free functie. Two columns of rebel troops com- about for Bombay, and Karachi is, tioning of their legislative powers.ceived but there is not a great deal prising six thousand men are said to be in the boycott mood. thousand additional dien are con-bleachers, sheetings and fandies is advancing on Mexico City. Fifteen For China business in greve,

All

reported, but ofera are in most centrated at Vera Cruz

nor the extreme reaction of the strategic positions have been rein“ | cases tog low in view of the rising}

Right. He was certain from the results that Protection was broken in picccs.

Mr. Asquith, loudly cheered, stat. ed that Paisley was the impregn able citadel of Liberalism and the Liberals all over the country were routing both Pretection and Socialism,

verse

turnover,

forced.

VERA CRUZ, December 7. The rebel movement has already spread to nine states and the entire

of Tampico oil region Huasteca. Loyal troops are now in contact with the rebels.

and

Fifteen Mexican Deputies arrive ed here with a view of establishing a Congress and the designation of a provisional President.

márket,

However, considerable quantities are reported to have been brought to book."

Java is open to buy only very and bleachers, and the Levant greys cheap lots. Singapore wasits drills and fancies, while Egypt is open for Whites at unacceptable rates.

Heavy goods are spoken of for the home trade and fancies for South America.

SPORTS.

HOCKEY..

CONSERVATIVES DISAPPOINTED. The Conservatives admit a de-

MEXICO CITY, December 7. gree of disappointment at the first

President Obregon has arrived day's results, especially the ad-

at Touite from Celaya and is pro- which

was coeding, to Chapultepec Castle for accentuated not only in a Cabinet Conference. The Pre- Manchester, but Lancashire gen sident declares that the country erally, Nevertheless, 350 results must be pacified and the rebellion remain to be announced, a large suppressed with an iron hand. It proportion of them in county dis-s reported from San Luis-Potosi Hockey Tournament First Round tricts traditionally Conservative, that Federal troops disarmed the to be played off by December 25, where the Government supporters State forces and have crushed the profess confidence they have strengthened their hold by the policy of agricultural subsidy.

Major Cayzer has been re-elected

for Portsmouth South.

Major General Sir F. H. Sykes,

election was 4,232.

rebellion there.

COOLIDGE'S ADDRESS.

Draw for

1923

United Services

Light Cruisers

H.M.S. "Hawkins."

Submarines v. HM.S. "Tamar" and Small Ships.

Royal Artillery v. H.KS., R.G.A. and Grenadiers (British).

East Surrey Regt. v. R.E., Staff and. Dept'l Corps.

NEW YORK, December 7. Conservative, has been re-elected that the President's message is a The morning papers consider for Hallam with an increased model of clearness but comment on majority. His majority at the last his sentiments on the various quesU.S.R.C. Ground.

All matches to be played on

Teams playing in League Sir A. Shirley Benn, Conservations strictly in accordance with tive, Plymouth, has had his their own political learnings. The Matches have first right to Hockey majority reduced by nearly 3,000.

Ground. His majority at the last election was 3339 the Rt. Hon. Sir J. L. Baird, Conservative, has been re elected for Ayr with a reduced majority.

MAJORITY REDUCED.

Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, Con-

New York Times, says that the

reveals message

President

It has been decided on account

Coolidge as a man of first class GARRISON CRICKET LEAGUE. political ability who steps forward of the shortness of time, to play as the inevitable leader of his party,this League this season on the. The Tribune thinks it would be difficult to state the case for the Knock out System. The R.G.A. World Court more succinctly of Teams only. Will Units wishing and Infantry may enter Company more forcibly. The World declares that the President's attitude to to enter please forward their names servative, has been re-elected forwards foreign affairs briefly put is to the Hon. Sec., Garrison Recrea Woodgreen. His majority has

we meat mightly well but what tion Club, Co. D.D.M.S, Head- been reduced by 9,000. At the last we mean I cannot quite say." It quarters, by 10 am. on Monday, election his majority was over adds that President Coolidge ad. December 10, 1923? There will be mits that America has a direct a meeting at I am on Monday, Interest in the recovery of Europe ference Library to make the draw roth inst. in the Command Re- but has nothing to say regarding for the above Competition and to The Labourite Mr. Young has how that interest should be made discuss dates of fixtures. Willi gained Partick in a triangular con-effective. test, defeating Mr. Allan Smith, Conservative Free Trader and Mr. McCallum Scott, Liberal; while the Labourite Mr. Ben Smith gained Rotherhithe against a Con- servative and Liberal.

32,000,

'Mr. Austen Chamberlain has. been re-elected.

Mr. Fletcher Moulton, Liberal, Rained Salisbury, defeating Conservative; and a Liberal, Mr. Mitchell, similarly gained Ferth. BIRMINGHAM PRO-GOVERNMENT.

Sir, Steel Maitland has been elected at Birmingham, which is: proving staunch Government,

Lt-Colonel LCM S. Amery (Conservative) was returned with ani ncreased majority at Sparbrook, thus making Birmingham solid pro-Government-but-Mr.-Neville Chamberlain's-majority was duced to 1,55418f

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Bowdley was increased to 6,369. (At the last election, the Premier.

polled 11,192 votes to 5.749 Cast for

MESSAGE BROADCASTED.,

NEW YORK, December 7. By means of broadcasting mil- Hons of Americans heard Presidcot Coolidge deliver his message to Congress. They caught every phrase and cheered with Sentors and Congressmen. Coolidge's accents could be heard coming from the open doorways of ransoms la scores of New York shops.American Service.

Units Interested kindly send a representative to attend this meet- ing?

MOYEMENT OF STRAMERS."

The A, 0, 1, 65. “City of Spakano President called from sastile on Oct. 31 and is due harp on or abans Dec 21

ROYAL VISIT TO HOLLAND. *

AMSTERDAM, December 7.

It is reported that their British Majesties will pay an official visit to Holland in 1924.

ROXOR

Mr. Sardius Hancock, Liberal) ( DESENEN

Mr. Ramsey Macdonald has been The Expert Advertises & Bill Fester

reelected with an increased. Desc

majority

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