MANY STRAIGHT FIGHTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17609, 27 October 1931, Page 11

MANY STRAIGHT FIGHTS

THE BRITISH ELECTIONS OUTCOME NOT IN DOUBT TWO LEADERS IN DANGER (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received Oct. 27, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 20. The extent; of the co-operation of tho parties within the Nationalist bloc is shown by the sweeping reduction in tri-cornered fights. In 1929 there were only 102 straight fights, Labor winning over 100 scats on’ l minority votes.. Tuesday will witness 409 straight • lights. Tims everyone expects an easy j Nationalist victory, but every effort, is being made to prevent slackness in going to ‘the polls, in prtlcr to show ; the outside world that a sweeping: majority of the nation is in favor of sound finance and a balanced budget, s Labor expects to lose SO seats. .Stock Exchange speculation reached * 204 as the probable National majority. Mr. MacDonald faces a difficult task among’ the Durham miners, all of | whom" are well drilled for obedience j to the party machine. Et on if lie receives tho whole of the .Conservative ; and Liljnral votes in the constituency j tie raus?, in addition, detach nearly .12,000 Labor votes to obtain a bare j majority. Air. Henderson, who is in bed with a cold, lias not an easy task in Burnly, where lib has practically a straight fight with Admiral Campbell, V.C., of t mystery ship fame. j Plans for announcing the results of j the election at night arc more com- | pic to than ever. The British Broad- j casting Co. will be broadcasting till , the small hours of Wednesday. Many , large cinemas in London and the j suburbs are keeping open similarly. , They have reduced prices and will intersperse pictures with the election figures.