BRITISH POLITICS

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 October 1924, Page 7

BRITISH POLITICS

EXTRA EDITION.

A HUSH FOR HOME. COMMONERS IN AFRICA. MEMBERS SURPRISES'. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received Oct. 13, 12.10 p.m. CAPETOWN, Oct. 12. Hie British Parliamentary delegates were at Victoria Falls when they learned that a general, election was pending. A special train was placed at their disposal to rush 1500 miles to catch the mail beat at Capetown, where they arrived to-day, and sail this afternoon. They were astounded to learn that the election is to be held on October 29th. They will not arrive in England. till the 27th, some having barely time to reach their constituencies before the poll. Two remain—Sir Robert Hamilton (Liberal), whose seat is re r ga-rded as safe, and Captain Hacking (C'jf.iseravtive), who is forbidden to sail for medical reasons.—Renter. LORD BURNHAM’S COMMENTS. Received Oct. 13, 1.30 n.in. CAPETOWN, Oct. 12. * Lord Burnham, interviewed, deplored the election, wliich, he said, would largely destroy the hopes for a speedy economic recovery. The Liberals, were bound to lose many seats to the Conservatives, while Labour would probably greatly improve its position. BALDWIN’S HOPES. Received Oct. 13, 10.15 a.m. LONDON, Oct. 12. M -Baldwin,- in an election address, says: “The experiment with a minoiity Government has proved a shortlived failure, but it sufficiently indicated what would be the character of a Socialist Government, dependent, not on other parties, but on its own extremists. The only way'for averting such a possibility is for all desirous of the restoration of the prosperity and social welfare to unite in an effort to return a solid Conseravtive majority and support a broad national policy. A. LIVE FORCE. FASCISM IN BRITAIN. TO COMBAT THE REDS. LORI/ HAMILTON’S MANIFESTO. Received Oct. 13. 9.30 a.m.* LONDON, Oct. 12 Lord Innes Hamilton, in a manifesto on behalf of the British Fascists organisation, declares that Parliamentary candidates and. electors should realise that British Fascism is the most live force to-day against the insidious advance of the Reds, whose avowed object is the destruction of the British Empire*. He says that the movement is already alive in many electoral areas and is able to help where the independence of the voters is +iri‘3axened by the terrorists’ societies.—Renter.