FEDERAL ELECTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20362, 17 September 1929, Page 9

FEDERAL ELECTION.

CANDIDATE'S ILL-LUCK.

MR. MARR DETAINED ABROAD.

Australian and N.Z. Preßa Association. (Received September 16, 11.85 p.m.)

LONDON. Sept. 16.

Mr. C. W. C. Marr, Australian delegate to the Assembly of the League of Nations missed his passage home by the liner Mongolia. This was due to the stupidity of customs officers on the Swiss frontier in causing Mr. Marr's luggage to-be detained, although it.had been franked, through as official. Mr. Marr had hurried from Geneva and arrived in ample time to join the Macedonia at Marseilles. His idea was to transfer at Aden to tho Mongolia, which the owners ,were delaying for him. Mr. Marr boarded the Macedonia carrying only his pyjamas and shaving-kit. Frantic telegraphing revealed the fact lhat all his baggage was 24 hours behind bo, reluctantly, he had to loave the ship just before sfaio sailed at midnight. He hurriedly returned to London and will •join the Otranto at the end of the week.

The Otranto is not duo at Fremantlo until three days aftor tho Federal election poll. Ho has cabled to his Parliamentary friends asking them to look after his electorate (Parkes), for which he was the Nationalist member in the late Parliament. He sava ho is confident that hi 3 supporters will rally to his aid in his illluck.

IABOUK CANDIDATES.

.tasmanian leaders.

PREPARATORY STEP TAKEN.

HOBART, Bept. 16. Mr. J. A. Lyons, Leader of tho Opposition in the Tasmanian Parliament, and Wr. A. Guy, deputy-leader, have resigned ii* ordoi to become candidates at the Federal election in tho Labour interest. 1