ELECTION IN BRITAIN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20256, 16 May 1929, Page 9

ELECTION IN BRITAIN.

CLEMENCEAU'S FORECAST. THINKS BALDWIN WILL WIN. LLOYD GEORGE DENOUNCED. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received May 15. 9.5 p.m.) LONDON. May 14. The Paris correspondent of the Daily Express, in a special interview with M. Clemenceau, asked tho veteran statesman what ho thought would be the result of the general election in Britain. M. Clemenceau replied: " I think Mr. Baldwin will win." " But what about (ho women's vote ?" asked tho correspondent. M. Clemenceau then asked the correspondent who ho thought would win. The journalist replied that he thought Mr. Lloyd Georgo would bo the sensation of tho election. Tho eyes of M. Clemenceau hardened: "I will toll you about this Lloyd George," lie said. "He is unstable and knows not what ho wants. But I know what he wants. It is violence." So saying the speaker rose and put his hands on the neck of tho correspondent and shook him. The latter asked: "Is it true that you have quarrelled with Mr. George?" "Tho Tiger" laughed and said: " Yes, indeed. Onco wo nearly fought, but President Wilson walked between us and pushed us apart." DISPUTE OYER SEAT. SITTING MEMBER DIVORCED. REFUSAL TO STAND DOWN. LONDON, May 8. The South Kensington emergency committee has definitely chosen Mr. Bayner Goddard. K.C., to oppose Sir William Davison, M.P., who was divorced by his wife some time ago and whose candidature met with considerable opposition as Conservative candidate for the division. Mr." Goddard says it was primarily considered that Sir William Davison had misrepresented his constituency on many questions in the House of Commons. He did not wish to bring in personalities, but it must be admitted that Sir William's candidature would divide the constituency, as many electors held strong views on divorce. Lady Davison's decree was made absolute today. Commenting on the action of the committee, Sir William said: "Their action is outrageous. I shall not give way, however. I shall fight the seat I have held for 10 years, and there is no question but that I shall win it," he added.

WOMAN CANDIDATE. DISORDER AT MEETING. DEALING WITH INTERRUPTERS. LONDON. May 5. "I took off my coat and hat in order to deal effectively with interrupters, and I shall continue to conduct my campaign thus," said Miss Margaret Bevan, exLord Mayor of Liverpool, and Conservative candidate for Everton, Liverpool, describing a disorderly meeting. "It was an ordeal to face hundreds of clamouring, shouting men, attempting to shout me down when I tried to tell the Government's record, but I finally got my points home. Several interrupters kept on their hats when we were singing the National Anthem, but some uncovered after I appealed to them to do so. I went to one man who had refused and said, 'Let me take off your hat. I did so and he kept it off until the singing of the anthem was finished."

SIR JOHN SIMON. NO CONSERVATIVE OPPONENT DECISION OF MR. BALDWIN. LONDON. May G. Tlie Daily News says the Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, has caused a sensation in political circles by over-ruling the Central Conservative Organisation regarding the proposal to put up a Conservative candidate in opposition to Sir John Simon, who is chairman of the Indian Statutory Pieform Commission, owing to his strong support of Mr. Lloyd George's policy. Mr. Baldwin insists that his views, expressed in January, 1928, that Sir John Simon should not be opposed, have remained unaltered.