GENERAL ELECTION.
RUMOURED IN BRITAIN. CUTTING DOWN BUDGET. 1 (By Tib:- -rrcss Association.— t'opyright.) ! T.cceired 11 a.m.-, LONDON, January .in. The "Daily Mail's" House of Commons '■ lobby correspondent states that Mr. j Lloyd < rge has instructed all the members , i tin- t'oalition party to be I ready for ,i genera] election immediately I after the introduction of the Budget next] April. Hie < orrespondent says the I Budget «i!l be limited to £9f>o.6oo.(KX>. ! as agains: i 1.201.000.000 in 1919-20 ! an,l £1.41S.:«X».000 in 1920-21. The ! "Time:," confirms the statement.— I\ I and N.Z. Cable, i Speaking at the Manchester Constittt- | tional Club, the Earl of ])erby said that I he did not intend to make a 'sensational j speech. "Mr. Lloyd George recently | asked mc to join the Government. 1 declined, purely for personal reasons, and have l.wn credited with two ambitious: To «e.-urc the Premiership and to win the Derby. Now. I have only one ambition. I leave you to guess which. If Ii .-riti.-ise the Government my purpose is ! to help, not to wound." Lord Derby went on to advocate strict economy of j expenditure, an alliance between Britain I and France, and a Turkish Peace Treaty j in favour of Turkey.— [A. and N.Z.) " j
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 26, 31 January 1921, Page 5
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