COMMONWEALTH POLITICS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, 11 April 1908, Page 5

COMMONWEALTH POLITICS

CABLE NEWS.

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A MINISTERIAL CRISIS. \

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MELBOURNE, April 10. The political situation is causing much speculation. Ministers held a consultation, and a Labor caucus discussed the situation to-day. Mr Deakin, ?nd Sir William f Lyne also bohftjrred with "Mr Fisher 'and Mr Watson. Many ruin ors are current. One is that Mr Deakin intends to retire and Sir William Lyne will attempt to form a - coalition administration, with the Labor 1 Party. ■lt is stated that- strong pressure is being brought upon Mr Deakin to induce him to take another view of the situation. PREMIER DEAKIN RESIGNS. (I? cc-vetl April" li, 10.20 a,in.) ' MEI BOURNE; April 11. Mr resigns 'the Premiership on “ThC caucus was a noisy gathering. These who had brought about the crisis wc.ro tidied to task, but. they stuck to their guns. M?' Cook, d iputyjeader of the Opposition, says that ibis is on* of thocs© crises in Which the Opposition have absolutely nothing to do bub tc look c-n.