ELECTIONS IN BRITAIN.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17612, 15 November 1922, Page 9

ELECTIONS IN BRITAIN.

PRIME MINISTER'S FINAL APPEAL LABOUR'S POLICY CRITICISED. jßj Ctb!<—Pr««a Association—Copyright.) (Australian and ',. Cnbls Association.) LONDON, November 13. Mr Bonar Law recovered his voire sufficiently to go to Glasgow and make a final appeal to his constituents. Ho strongly criticised Labour's policy of nationalisation. Ho said the experiment of national control was inado under the beat auspices during the war, but immediately tho war was over the burning cry was to get back to private initiative. "With Russia's nationalisation experiment before our eyes we are not going to try it. lam in hearty sympathy with unemployment insurance and I hope it will be possible to make further progress in the direction of having unemployment insurance aa a part of the trade burden of industry. I see great hopes in the rapid improvement of trade conditions. There is now an opportunity for a great expansion of trade with the Dominions.'*

FORECASTING THE RESULT. MAJORITY POR~CONSERVATIVES. LONDON, November 13. "Th© Times'' in an analysis of the election prospects concludes that the Unionists will have a clean majority of 30, perhaps 80. "The Times" believes that Labour will poll considerably below expectations. LIBERAL CANDIDATES. NEW ZEAEANDERS STANDING. (Received November 14th, 8.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 13. Liberal candidates at the forthcoming elections include the following New Zealanders: —Lieut.-Colonel B. C. Freyburg, V.C., for Cardiff; Mr Percy Harris, barrister, for Bethnal Green; Mr A. Hillary, for Harwich; and Dr. W. A. Chappie, ex-M.P. for Dumfries.

Lieut.-Colonel B. C. Freyburg, V.C., C.M.G., D.5.0., was bom in London in 1890. Ho spent his early years in New Zealand, and was eduonted at Wellington College. He aerved with great distinction in the Great War, and rose to be Brigadier-General with the 29th Division. He was wounded ten times, and in addition to the jßcoraltiona mentioned above was awarded two bars to his D.S.O. and was mentioned ia despatches six tinies. Mr Percy Harris was born ip London and called to the Bar in 1899. He spent three yeare in New Zealand. Ho represented the Harborough IMvision of Leicestershire in the House of Commons from 1916 till 1918. Ifcr. W. A. Chappie, M-Ku.JWR.Wni. at Alexandra, Otago, in 1864, and married a daughter of the late Mr T. Turnbull, of Wellington. He practised as a surgeon in Wellington till 1900, and was for some time M. P. for Tuapeka.. He sat iii the House of rnons ns Liberal member for Stirlingshire from 1910 till 1918..