MORE ROWDYISM

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 21, 6 November 1935, Page 5

MORE ROWDYISM

MR THOMAS AGAIN CRIED DOWN

HIS SON’S MEETING HOSTILE.

AN ABRUPT ENDING. (United Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.55 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 5. Mr J. H. Thomas was again howled down at a meeting on behalf of his son Leslie, who is contesting Leek, in Staffordshire. Mr Leslie Thomas also had a hostile reception, and the meeting ended abruptly. , ' TWO BLIND CANDIDATES.

ENGAGED IN HOT CONTESTS. (Received This Day, 11.55 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 5. Two blind men are engaged in hot contests. Sir lan Fraser is defending North Saint Pancras against Labour and Liberal candidates. A blind Labour candidate is opposing Mr R. A. Eden, at Warwick. BOOKMAKERS TAKING ODDS. ON A GOVERNMENT MAJORITY.

MARGIN OF 190 TO 205 STATED,

(Received This Day, 1.55 p.m.) LONDON, November 5

A total of 954 candidates replied to the Council of Action’s questionnaire. Of these 354 replies, including 180 from Labourites, are regarded wholly satisfactory, and will be commended to Liberal voters. The Labourite signatories include a journalist, Mr L. W. Matters, London correspondent of the Hindu Newspaper of Madras,, and formerly in Australia. Prominent bookmakers are for the first time participating, taking odds on a Government majority. Wagers hitherto have been confined to unofficial Stock Exchange dealings. The market shows that transactions are at present based on, a majority of from 190 to 205, compared with the earlier estimates of 150 to 160.

GOVERNMENT AND THE LEAGUE CURRENT RUMOURS DENIED LONDON, November 4. Current rumours were given an emphatic denial by Sir Slamuel Hoar© (Foreign Secretary) when he attributed the false statements in circulation about the foreign policy of thjb Government to electioneering tactics. He had, he said, already exposed three baseless stories. These were the story that the British Government had left the Italians in doubt as to its attitude; the story that he and Mr R. A. Eden were not at one in their attitude to the league; and the story that there was a sinister motive behind his visit to Geneva.

Now there was a fourth story, with which he must deal, that the Cabinet was plotting to destroy the league as soon as the election was over, and to go; back to the .system of separate alliances, and that they favoured a reformed league, which would not be an instrument for preventing or ending war by collective action against an aggressor.. “I say with great - deliberation,” said Sir Samuel, “there is not a word of truth in these charges. The Cabinet has considered no. plan of league reform. It. is not sounding foreign nations on the subject. As to the fantastic suggestion that we are determined to deprive the league of its coercive power, what better answer could there be than that*- Mr Eden and I have been doing our utmost to strengthen the hands of the league, and make its* collective action really successful.