SOME INDIVIDUAL RETURNS.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 14957, 3 January 1919, Page 5

SOME INDIVIDUAL RETURNS.

NEWSPAPERS ON THE RESULT

MR, LLOYD GEORGE'S MAN-

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London, Bee. 29. Mrs1 Despard was beaten at North Battersea by a majority of J5599. Mr Ben Tillett beat a Liberal for Salford with a majority of 7924. At South Battersea, Viscount Curzon (Coalitionist) ) secured 15,670 votes, Mr Arthur Lynch (Labour) 3383,. and Mr Molden (Liberal) 2273. Sir Arthur Fell was re-elected -for Great Yarmouth; Sir A. H. Burgoyne (Coalitionist) was elected for Kensington North; and Sir Harry Brittan was elected for Ac ton. Mr Griffiths (Labour) won Pontypool, slipping in between the Coalitionist candidate and Mr McKenna. At Hackney South, Mr Bottomley had an ea,sy victory over the" Coalitionist, Mr S. Jackson, the cricketer. A^ Coalitionist was elected for Howdenshire. ' Mr Barnes secured a majority of nearly 7000 over Mr McLean at Gorbels, Glasgow. Dr. Addison, a member of the Cabinet, was elected for Shoreditch, beating Mr Robert Sievier, who. is well known in Australia. ' . . . Mr Bromfleld (Labour) beat Sir Guy Gaunt at Leek. Mr Gulland, Liberal "Whip, suffered j a severe defeat at Dumfries by thel Coalitionist's majority of 6000. i The newspapers liken the Coalition triumph to a tidal wave swallowing up many men of long public service. It was the quietest but the greatest est election in, history. '■- The. "Observer- says the nation has given Mr Lloyd Georges a mandate because it believes* he has a clear and courageous vision of the task of se-

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curing a durable peace, restoring the Empire's well-being, and carrying out a bold programme of reforms.

The Northcliffe press' hails the results as the death-blow to the Old Gang, including Pacifists, wobblers, cranks, and wild men.

The newspapers join in wishing women better luck, and declaring that women's voice upon social "reforms k desirable in the House of Commons.