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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE THREE CORNERED ELECTION

DETERMINED FIGHT BY WOMEN

CANDIDATES..

Loynas, December 4th. Some of the cost interesting electorai struggles centre round the thirty-four women candidates who are fighting most strenuously, though mostly forlorn hopes. They are speaking repentedly, dealing vigorously with male hecklers and touring wide constituencies. Their determination is evidenced by a remark made by one woman candidate, who said: "I will carry on until the eve of the Poll, even though I go to bed for six weeks.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 1928.

EARLIER CABLES;

MR. BALDWIN ON PROTECTION.

Loxney, December 4th.

Mr. Baldwin on the eye of the election

issues a maüifesto in which he surveys the

post-war conditions of Britain resulting in

trade depression which has led to un-

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exampled unploynant. With a view to coping with this be requires a mandate on the protectionist policy, since the other alteratives of continuing palliative measure cusut provide a permanent

remedy.

He does not believe that the tariff proposals will result in a generol crease of price to the consumer, but if on pobles keep the price high o that to benefit reaches the consumer the Gayoru. mast will dout therewith. Ile points cut that trusts exst under, free trade, and it is caster to deal "with combines a their OWB country than trusts treated by foreignets abroad,

EARLIER CABLES,

POSITION IN THE RUER

NEW ADMINISTRATION

MEASURES.

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OUR LONDON LETTER." THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY'S

PLUNGE TOWARDS-“

PROTECTION..

·OF MR. ; BONAR LAW,

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[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT, }

Losnos, November 1st.

described.

only sure method of ensuring employ" PROTECT HOME MARKET,” ment. With over a million persons idle.

in the fifth winter after the war this in

a cry that would win many votes, ATTITUDE OF THE LABOUR PARTY.

PRIME MINISTER AT PLYMOUTH.

Mr. Baldwin had an inspiring recep

was filled to overflowing.

**Owing to the omilitions that exist in the world. to-day (he' said), having- regard to the situation of our country, if we ga pottering along as we are we shall have grave ünvanployment with us to the end of time. I have come to the conclusion myself that the only way of fighting this subject is by protecting the home, markot,”

The Labour Party is the real lion in' NATIONAL SORROW AT THE PASSING the path of the advocates of Protection tion from the great audience before which Pinis, December 4th.

Labour has aerer declared itself clearly 3th to deliver his much-heraided message- he appeared nt Plymouth, on October The Foreign Ministry in a condunuziqquo

ou this issue. Many of the most pro to the Conservative party and the coun says that on the proposal of Gen. Degoutto

minent, men are opposed to waris They try. The Palladium, in which the meet- tlo not believe that Protection is, a pannees ng took place, bolds 3,000 people, and the French and Belgian-Governments haye

"for" unemployment. If the Conservatives the administrative MAL HOSAR LAW, decided on

do make the plunge outright, Labour will probably counter: the demand for measures to be taken in favour of persons. The point which has received more Preetion with a programme fir social emphasis in the obituary of Mr. Bonar and tailstrial construction, putting expelted from the cupit za daw than anything else is his siruple this up as something more attractive than

Gen, Degoutte is of oppinion that honesty. There is no doubt he was a very tenced.

striking example of what a man causes of what may happen by altering passive resistauer will have virtually consid

achieve by virtue of straight-dealing in our fiscal poley. This is a programm when work will be effectively resumed in Public life. If Bonar "Law gave his word that is bound to carry weight in the big Industrial centres, where any risk of in- everyone knew that he gay it without creasing this price of food, which Protec mines and factories and agreements for any mental reservations. This is why one

This important declaration of scul the exploitation of the callways in the beytis so much about his carere as that af to inevitably involves, is anathems.

In the course of the present year: the policy was received, with round after Rhineland and Rular have been ratifial plant manns the tips Labour Party organisation has been round of cheers, in which the Cabinet and

I placed on, it conveys a subtle suggestion by Berlin and enforord. The date of such that, of course, all politicians are not to strengthened and improved to a remark eller Ministerial colleagues of the Premier

able degree, although the publie hag heard joiuri, He business training stond-hine-in-good-very little about it and it is more than. The fellising are outstanding point, in enforcement, according to the convention. signed yesterday at Mayence, is December end in Parliament. He was able to likely that there would be some starting the Premier's speech

taks a practied view of a proposal, and urprise if a General Election be forced The towernment has lost an opportunity 12th The regrouping of military forth is alitable is a body where there on the country as the extreme ection of of endeavouring is secure united action with a view to lessoning contact with tho is so much academic argument at times. Mr. Baldwin's supporters desire in a to bring to an end the troubles which

eamh Europe, Party breause of his habit of saying think I am right in saying that it is

All Europe drifting in aeroplanes, population has already comment, and was also apt to be a trial to his spirit of "hang the consequences." will continue progressively.

exactly what he meant. One instance of only by the co-operation of all the anti-If they do not had a site place to land, this was his saying that it needed two Socialist forces that Labour could be kept

We have a definite policy as regards bad winters" to convert the country to out of power now if there was an appeal and find it soon, they will all crash Tarif Reform; and the phrase was made to the electorate; nd this combination famous by the Free Traders. At the would be impossible if Protection is to reparations, debts, guarantees, security for

many of her obligations. HOME POLITICS THE FULNERABLE moment the party are chafing because of be the test, for there would be wholesale, our Allies, and the fulfilment by Ger hi plodga given arly in the war not wesions from the Conservative Party We had good font believe that The Liberal, Captain Robson, is op-

POINT.

to make any fundamental change in the on that segno. country's fiscal policy without à General, As to the Liberals, the scattered bands on the giving up of passive resistance negotiations might be resumed. We made posed at Berwick by two ladies, Mrs.

Mr. Runway Macdonald, at Aberavon,

PARIA, December 4th,

Election.

that march under the old banner might inquiries, on that subject, and while Penny (Labour) who is the most talented during a whirlwind tour of his constitu

The Government has sustained a reverse

It is widely stated that Mr. Bonar Law united in defence of Free Trade, but waiting for the reply to those inquiries was the most loved publie man of his as Party Liberalism is not powerful Pesident Coolidge offered. if invited by sey, accompanied, hr. Doctor Addison, orator of the three candidates: hut Mrs. asked what preference was possible after Electoral Hill aiming at amplification of to agree, and mention the gas of Camp Election.

the Chamber, after a debate on the generation: but Liberals are not disposed enough to count for much at a General the whole of the Allica, to be represented

at an Allied Conferesco duder the aus Philipson evidently cunts much on per two hundred and sixty-six millions for the electoral law. A Radical anoudmout affection to a remarkable extent.

ill-Banuerman, who inspired personal¦ SPEECHES TO THE MILLION,

pics of the Reparations Commission, How- sonal dorm and popularity, for her refund and raw materials had been destusted to maintain the present systent was married over, Mr. Benar Law's modesty, cheerful aight against the Government by 200 to ness, and good humor, won him or arget friends and universal mipularity, millions of imports from the Donations. The latter was not made after a division. His passing, is rektetted with mid

sincerity from the King, who paid a

TWO" LADY CANDIDATES AT

BERWICK.

turn to Westminster.

MRS.

WINTRINGHAM'S HARD

FIGHT

MR. McDONALD'S WHIRLWIND

-TOUR-

frean the three hundred

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FRENCH GOVERNMENTS

REVERSE.

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We welcomed President Coolidge's state.

ment, and at atics addressed the Allies, strongly urging upon them a prompt and affirmative reply.

Reparation must be paid, but Germany"

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the question of eunfidence did not tribute to the ePremier, down to the peech on European affairs, with special must be placed in a position to pay.

ly disclares that the Labour party wojej so amazed at the way the Government had arise, and the present position is unaffes humblest cottager. ...The Conservatives are hoping to neglected the Colonies other than the self. By the figures taken in conjunction! A SHY MAN turn out Mrs. Wintringhans (Labour governing ones, and constuded by saying with several recent narrow tovornicat member for Louth) through the inflacresthat representatives of all the Dominion majorities, it is shown that the tievern

weald attend the Fruperial Labour. Con- ment is more vulnerable in Bonie tau of the Government subsidy, scheme,

ference next year and discuss the whole foreign politics. amongst the agriculturul population,” kut

quetish of Imperial 'trade, emigration | NATIONAL AIR COMPANY. *Mrs. Wintringham is gaining an atten-

FOUR PRESENT COMPANIES tive hearing, telling women voters that tariffs mean higher prices.

and demonic relations.

TARIFF ISSUE AROUSES LITTLE

COMBINE.

i.

Broadcasting polition speeches be wire less telegraphy is being done with such spicuous sucess that there is no limit: apparently, to the ultimate possibilities. The other night when General Smute's referruce to Britain and France, was then.. broadcasted the experts say, the audience' "The amdunt must be ascertained in the It is rather coricus to note that frem nerd at least a million. The speech light of her present and future position.

The disruption, of Germany must put first to last Mr. Bonas Law was averse wish her north that Aberdeva.

heard all over the Kingdom, and cert

back for years her powers of reparation. The position grave, but to me it is to going into London Seciety. He was Mr. Baldwin's speech at Plymouth was inaturally, a shy man, and the ordinary, akn broadensted. The really important inconceivable that if an opportunity is round of well function such as recep- point to note is that the results achieved presented, as it is, for a settlement, there tions at great houses, "and diners, and

There was no truth whatovor in the. danes bored him. He rarely went to the were extraordinarily good. This will en, should be anyone who could refuse it. courage the British Broadcasting Com theatre. Some people thought he had no pay to extend their efforts in the ease stories that the Government would depart -- sense of humour, but he had a quiet, of big and important pronouncements by from what is understood in Great Britain hamour prentiarly his own, and was tending public men. A great speech is a to be a sound financial policy.

People were about as accurate when extraordinarily clever at reparter, in one, weleme change from the set programmes way is lived apart from London life, but, of concerts, talks for children, the wea- they niked about inflation and deflation " Lostos, Derenzter h

like the late Lord Salisbury he always ther report, and a summary of rews which

they were in the use of inverted com The Reming Standard states that a knew what was going on under the sur, fits the bill

every evening for the face, the rivalries of social lenders, and benefit, or otherwise, of listeners-in.

The Government was not in the pre- Lus, protection site Dorinnig urrera "115, teen, Signal between the

No forth.

Those who listened-in to General Smuts, sent circumstances pursuing a policy of eft in the election contest in Uhter, whow Treasury and the Britishfter the loss of his two sons in the war, speaking at a dinner in London, not only active deflation, and is rain or in storms, is conducting a three weeks" | dozen constituencies returning members to Colonial Company for the formsition of a more into himself. He used for play the toastmaster made a slip in annanne We could only get Reparation from

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He withdrew | $11

heard him distinctle bom For instance, Bation.

room. National Air Company, with a capital of fend of a gains of orge

again. He also ceased to play chessing General Smuts and the company Germany out of an enormously increased with his friends, and, instead, hired laughed, and then the toastmaster was export trade. house and give him a game at a pound neighbour,What was it I said " first-class chess player to come to his heard asking in a perturbed way of a There is a danger that the market of" an hour. Few knew how great were his feat shows the possibilities of wirelena Europe.

The Britain may become a shock absorber of Physical suffering, for inonthe: and even telephony. the House of Commons, whose members saw him every day, had no idea that while he was speaking from his place he was doomed man, and he was aware of it He had cancer in the throat and he realised that he could not recover,

DUCHESS OF ATHOLL CONDUCTS

„ALSKI TYREJSENTAS

The Duchess of Atholl, despite snow-

INTERNT IN ULSTER.

Losts. December 4th

whirlwind campaign in the Kindross Westminster have produced only three

contests, two of which are in Belfast, a million of which half will be issued Division.

where a Labourits and Independen immediately. The company will take over Unionist are opposing the fornier members, the four air companies uit present operat- The contest is lively chiefly owing to ing on a subsidy basis, Sir Eric Goldes domestic Orange, difforques. "Two Union will be the chairman and the directorato ists are fighting a forlorn bepe, in the will include Sir George Beharrel, Lord border counties of Tyrone and Fermanagh, Invernairn, twe, representatives of the one of whose ex-munibers, the Sinn Feiner Governments and 900 representative of

each of the operating companies. Cahir Healy, is still an interneez

LADY ASTOR ON SOCIAL REFORM. Lady Astor is making social reform the principal plank in her fight, which is

marked by much feeling in Plymouth. It is expected that she will retain the seat -despite a vigorous Labour attack.

"DAME HELEN-VAUGHAN MAY WIN NEW ELECTION NECESSARY AT GERMANY'S NEW CABINET

LABOUR SEAT.

W

The Unionist, Dame, Helen Vaughan is considered to have the best chance of all

C. G. Ammon,

"

WEST DERBYSHIRE."

LONDON, December 4th.

The death of th≈ Ļiberal candidate, Mr.-]

the women newcomers. She is opposing. F. White, makes void the election in the Labour member for Camberwell, Mr. West Derbyshire A writ for a new elec. tion will be issued. The Marquis of Hart. ington does not require to be renominated, int the election starts afresh.

FREE FIGHT AT A BATTERSEA MEETING.

LATEST CABLES.

LOCAL VETO POLLING IN SCOTLAND.

LONDON, December 4th.

The election campaign is being wound

up with a flood of oratory. There was a

free fight at a meeting in Battersea, in Viscount Curzon'a interests. Chairs wero | LIQUOR QUESTION OVERSHADOWS hurled about and light shades and win-

dows smashed.

GENERAL ELECTIONS.

PEVTECTION OF FUKE, TCADE?

FAREWELL TO THE " 2.10.0,"

BMW to our of

There is a danger of the dumping into Great Britain of nocumulated stocks from the Ruhr to the detriment of our manu- The Pall Mall. Gazette sang its "awan facturers. I have no doubt Parliament song this week and has disappeared It will take steps to see that no trading of loses ita separate existence, having been that kind is allowed. swallowed-up" incorporated" the The Government have done much more- conventional word-by the Frching than any previous Government has done Standard. This is our of the outcomes, for unemployment. By far the greater As a result of the Conservative Cot of the big newspaper deal referred to in proportion of the £50,000,000 will be spent ference at Plymouth the Party seems to previous articles. The passing of so cele. this winter. he emitted to Protection. The ground, brated a journal as the Pall Mall Gazette I am able to annoume that the Govern was well prepared beforehand so as to is a matter. for real regret not only to ment have decided to lay down several force, Ministers to declare themselves, and, newspaper men but to the public. It light cruisers. (Prolonged cheers,) haring regard to the condition of is filled a place of its own, and, despite The cruisers projected are in replace. dustry and the prevalence of unploy- nunny changes in proprietorship in latement of the County Class cruisers many ment, there could have been no better cry years, always retained something of is years overdue, and the building program

has that put forward as the slogan personality acquired in the brave days of me is in strict conformity with the torms of the Party, Protection fer Home In- old, and a certain distinction of style. of the Washington. Conferenc dustries." Mr. Baldwin is a convinced It has often been said quite truly that Mr. Bonar. Low's pledgo given a year Protectionist himself. All the same he is one could never dissociate the Pall Mall ago that there should be no fundamental an honest man, and he is bound as is Gorette from its parent Thackeray and change in the fiscal arrangements of the the Conservative Party-by Mr. Bonar the associations of "Pendennis" and the country binds me, and in this Parliament Law's pledge that if the rext Budget is phrase it applied to itself (borrowed from there will be no fundamental change to andy Tariff Reform there must first a line in the novel) Written by gentle, I cannot see that any slight extension be an appeal to the country. There must men for gentlemen." There have been or adaption of principles hitherto sanc- not be any attempt to change fiscal policy briliant editors since the paper was found. tioned in the Legislature are breach of in the lifetime of the present Parliament. ed in 1865, including Frederick Green that pledge, but if I am challenged I un The extension of the Safeguarding of wood, John Morley, W. T. Stead, Henry willing to take a verdict de Industries Act as far as the Prime Cast, E T. Cook, Douglas Straight, and I have come to the conclusion that the sent along the road that his Protectionist round them the most accomplished young tecting the home marketa (Prolouged Minister will permit himself to go at pre-: J. L. Garvin. These, in turn, gathered only way to fight unemployment is by pro

friends eagerly desire him to take writers of the day. Now, its record as cheers.) SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES.

an individual newspaper is completed, and{

Referring to agriculture, the Premier said the Government was determined that

THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM.

BEBLIN, December 4th. Introducing the new Cabinet in the Reichstag. Herr Marx declared that he was neither auti-Right nor anti-Left, but was against those withing to rch the untion of its last remaining possession, namely unity. He described the financial problem of the country as the question of to be or not to be," and ecluded by insisting that the occupied regions of the Federal States remain part of the Reich. RUGBY SUSPENSION RAISED

Lossos, December 4th/

Unemployment is vital. By its solution Following the recent decision, of the

The question bristles with difficulties. a familiar name passes into the sphere of Great Britain will stand or fall, International Rugby Board cabled on There are large numbers of Conservatives acwspaper history. LONDON, December 4th November 20th. the Scottish Union has who adhere to Free Trade and will leave STANDARDISATION OF NEWS.

the Party rather than coustenance in The advent of big money" into Fleet our tillage should not decrease, and repro- ANOTHER ACTION FOR SLANDER. The election campaign has been over raised Macpherson's anspeusion, pointing change. There are others who favour Street has from the first tended to crush sentatives of the industry were at present.

working out proposals which they be Sir T. Leigh, the Conservative candidoned in several areas of Scotland by out that the Board's resolutiphs amount Protection, but consider it is inadvisable out the individuality of newspapers. Hered would give the resistancy reedel

to risk a General Election within a year Time was when papers were run to cham the Local Veto polling The results to a practical approval of their action in or so of the Conservatives getting into pion a cause for its own sake, or to appeal date at Clapham, has issued a writ for already announced show but little change. suspending him.

power. They point out that in the to special classes of readors desirous of absence of anything extraordinary Bap something besides sensational news, and alleged slander against bis Labour op Edinburgh gaye n substantial majority in

[Macpherson was suspended for accept pening the Government should be secure the earning of dividends was not the maja ing an expensive memonto.]

in office for angther four years This is purpose in view Twenty-five years ago obviously an important consideration. readers had the choice of the St. James's Moreover, it is generally realised that Gazette, the il'estminster Gazette, the General Election means a disturbance il fall Gazette, the Evening Standard, of trade and business all over the King the Globe, the Star, the Felin, and the dom, and also disturbs international re- Sup. All that remain in evening jour lations We have enough trouble in alism in London are the Star, the Even trying to straighten things out in Europe ing Standard and the Evening News, without having, in addition, the turmoil How long will the public remain content

great-grandfather, he said, "was and bitter controversy which a General with the standardisation of information an Episcopalian Fan (mony: silanez), "but Election must necessarily produen with a in the Metropolis into three kinds of my great-grandmother belonged to the change in the fisent arrangements of the

evening paper 1

af Scotland (com Presbyterian MY Krandfather was a country as the issue,

tinued silence). Then considerations do not, however, MILLION FOR AMUSEMENTA

Baptist" (more silena), but my grand- Congreationthat Catill weigh to any extent with the Protec A note which I have received from the mother was tionist. What they see at the moment is British Empire Exhibition authorities frigid silence). But I had front aant that the signs and portents appear favour serves as a reminder that the lighter sido who was a Wesleyan Methodist (lond able to them. With trade in a depressed of life will not be overlooked. Stated in applause), "and-and I have always fol. OUTRAGE IN IRELAND.

state many manufacturors are willing to round figures, the capital value of the lowed my great-aunt (loud and prolong. approve of tarifis as a means of improv amusement to be provided will be nearly ed cheering) He got in LONDON, December 4thing their position, they fear that German million pounds sterling when all the An Irish Civil Guard Sergeant was immense quantities at prices below the Fair are installed. The world's greatest and French goods will be dumped hore in numerous attractions of the mammoth

ponent.

MR ASQUITH.

all wardy in favour of remaining wet;" Glasgow after a flood of Prohibitionist

Mr. Asquith has denied that he intenda sermons and anti-dry speeches repeated

to accept a peerage.

THE ELECTORATE-

The registry of the electorate shows over twenty million voters in England, Scotland and Wales of whom nine million

до консп.

COUNTING THE VOTES, The counting of votes commenced at the London University yesterday. It is

its fonaer verdict, namely, two dry dis- tricts, right for limitation of lienses and twenty-four wat,

OBITUARY.

JI. MAURICE BARNES.

Paris, December 4th. The death is announced of M. Maurice Barres, a distinguished litterateur and Nationalist politician.

[M. Barres was educated for the law

STRIKE AT: CARDIFF.

A SERIOUS POSITION...

LONDON, December 4th. There is a serious position in South Wales porta anth

to the refusal of the local tippers to work a third shift despite the advice of the officials of the National Union of Railwaymen to which they be Jorg. Forty vessels are waiting to load at Cardiff and Barry

"I ALWAYS FOLLOW MY GREAT-AUNT..!!!

The story is told of a politician who wens lows to a constitueney with a view

to being selected as its candidate for in election. He addressed a meeting of the electors, and sought, through his speech. to discover the prevailing religious ten- dener of the constituency,

expected that nearly two hundred results but preferred to devote himself to liter-shot dead at Scartaglin (Co-Kerry) last bare cost of manufacture of the same kind thowmen have already taken spaco and chance. There are to be over a thousand will be declared to-morrow night, includ- ture. He was Depute de Paris, electes night, by xix masked men armed with of goods in British factories. Then there I learn that particular attention, ia to be side shows situated along the main arennes ing many of the London and most of the Academy. Deceased was in his sixty. rifles who entered the Guard station, hold is the question of unemployment, and the devoted to side-shows, which are to in. of the park.): On the enreful estimata je is

idea is to represent to the working classes clude some highly original games of that their, malvation lies in tariffs as the (Continued at foot pf next column)

big provincial boroughs."

1880, and was a member of the French

second year.]

up the guards and losted the station,

stated that 25,000,000 people are sapreted to pass the surnstiles after the Exhibition. is opened next year.--H.B.