NEWFOUNDLAND ELECTIONS
IN MAY OR JUNE. CORDON OF POLICE ROUND PARLIAMENT. e (United Press Assn—By Electric * Telegraph—Copyright.) s ST. JOHNS (Newfoundland) April 19. r The elections trill he held in New- ' foundland prohahly at the end of May or June, Premier Squires told F. C. * Alderice, in reply to Opposition Leader’s question during the first session of the House of Assembly since April sth riots. Tuesday’s sitting was held without untoward incident as the House met behind a door closed to strangers and with a cordon of two hundred police thrown about the Colonial Building. , Free for all Legal Battle Bribery and Corruption
Reed io 5 a.m. | St John’s, Newfoundland, April 201 The Newfoundland’s political leader became involved in a freefor>all legal battle to dav, as eight more writs were issued for the alleged violation of the PlacementAct. Two members of the Government, including Premier Squires and three members of the Opposition, have already been served with writs, charging them with accept ing emoluments apart from their sessional Indemnities and min* isterial salaries while members of a the Legislature. I The battle started with Opposi-' tion members suing members of the Government. Then the Government members sued Opposition members. To-day the Government members are suing the Opposition members and the Government members alike.
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Inangahua Times, 21 April 1932, Page 3
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