FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13357, 22 December 1906, Page 5

FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

CAN MR. DEAKIN CARRY ON?

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraiih.—Copyright. , x ' London, Dewmbor 21. Th'u Times an'ticij^afes that 'Mr , Deakin will be ablo, to carry on fully as easily as ho did j.cfore the election i. Ho will be ablo to rally a substan-

$al an ti -Socialist majority on extreme Lai our measures*. 1 i Adclaic^v Dec-cmbca* 21. . The third, scat . in the £'C»ate is tiranibiing in thu balance. !i\t Crosby, fa-hour Socialist/ is" now leading by 17 from -Mr Nofdca, anti-Socialist, wJio was .principally in the ..lead. ( A tW more i*etiu"n-3 liavp still l-c> come.

Their chances, of election are consular.••d about equal. r' tI

-A -CLOSE CONTEST. «

Received Dccpnrber 22, 9 a.m.

I Adelaide, December 22. M-r'Crosfl^'s Jk?a>l has been reduced