AFFAIRS IN BRITAIN.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16359, 2 November 1918, Page 10

AFFAIRS IN BRITAIN.

PARTY GOVERNMENT. (By Cable.—Prow Aaiociation. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, October 31. A largely-attended meeting of members of the House of 'Commons, but not including the Labour members, passed a resolution that a return to Party Government during the war or the subsequent "reconstruction period would be a ri&fcion/il disaster. They urged tlie maintenance of the Coalition Government. The Unionist War Committee passed a resolution urging the Government to make* a definite declaration of its economic policy. THE COMING GENERAL ELECTION. (By C»bl».—Picas Auociation.—Copyright .• (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received November Ist, 7.45 p.m.) LONDON, October 31. There is a prevalent expectation that the general election will.be held on December 17th. WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT. (Router's Telegrams.) (Received November Ist, 7.45 p.m.) LONDON, October 31. ! In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil introduced the Parliamentary Qualifications of Women Bill, wliich was read a first time. MR T. M. HEALY'S PROTEST. (Australian and , N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received November Ist, 8.50 p.m.) LONDON, October 31. Mr T. M. Healy has .resigned as a protest against a sentence of two years' imprisonment imposed on a Sinn Fein actor for singing two. Irish songs. He hopes the actor will bo elected for North-east Cork;