BRITISH ELECTIONS

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 111, 10 April 1929, Page 7

BRITISH ELECTIONS

FORECAST OF RESULTS. LABOUR UNLIKELY TO FORM MINISTRY. CHANCE OF LIBERAL REVIVAL DISMISSED. (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, April 9. The Evening Standard invited all the M.P.’s to forecast tho result of the impending elections. Many of the Liberals are non-com-mittal, but most of the Conservatives responded. The prophecies give, on an average:— Conservatives 335 Labour 219 Liberals and Independents ... 56 The majorities vary between seven and 130. Several Conservatives do not expect their party to have a clear majority, but all agree that Labour will not be. in a position to form a Ministry. The chance of a Liberal revival is dismissed. TRADE DELEGATION TO RUSSIA. FRENCH WRITER SEES TRAP. (Australian Press Association.) Received April 10, 10.10 a.m. PARIS, April 9. In the visit of the British business men to Moscow, “Pertinex,” the wellknown writer, sees a trap into which he hopes the visitors will not fall. He asks why the visit was arranged on tho eve of the British elections, and he wonders if it were engineered by forces aiming to eject Mr Baldwin and restore Mr Ramsay MacDonald, the leader of the Labour Party. “Pertinex” adds that the great scheems unfolded to the delegates reveal Russia’s poverty rather than her capability for production. THREE-CORNERED CONTESTS. LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE DECLARATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) Received April 10, 11.10 a.m RUGBY, April'9. Declarations on the subject of elec* tion pacts to obviate . three L cornered contests were made yesterday by Sir Herbert Samuel, chairman of the Liberal Party organisation, and Mr Neville Chamberlain, a member of the Conservative Cabinet. Sir Herbert Samuel declared categorically that his party had not, and would not, make any such compact with either of its opponents. Mr Neville Chamberlain also emphatically rejected the suggestion that the Conservatives should come to any such arrangement. PARTY ACTIVITY. WIRELESS BROADCASTS. (British Official Wireless). RUGBY, April 8. Arrangements are proceeding for the adoption of candidates in constituencies in which a final selection has not been made yet. The new Parliament to be elected next month will in its personnel be very different from the present one, whatever the results of the election may be, owing to the exceptionally large number of voluntary retirements taking place. No fewer than 53 Conservative members have announced that they will not offer themselves for reelection. Greatlv increased activity is being displayed this week by all three political parties. The first of the political rvireless broadcasts will be given to-night by the Government spokesman, Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, and throughout the country during the week there will be hundreds of political meetings held.