MacDonald Cabinet Resigns
Baldwin Will Serve Under Labour Government
United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Monday, 7.10 p.m. LONDON, Aug. 24. The Daily Mail understands that Mr. Stanley Baldwin’s leadership of a National Government will be announced to-day. Mr Baldwin previously declared he would not form a National Government, but it is understood after conversation with His Majesty that his viewpoint was profoundly altered. The Chicago Tribune published a cablegram dated London Monday, saying that Britain will have a new Government today The King will call upon Mr. Baldwin to form a new administraion to carry out stringent measures of economy which the Labour Government dared not inflict against their own ranks. Tim Tribune’s informant charges France with withdrawing gold from London at a terrific rate, a total of £300,000,000 ( 1) in the past fortnight.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6636, 25 August 1931, Page 7
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