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THE COMMONWEALTH

* ! THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS. I LABOUR LIKELY TO WIN. Press Association—By To!— Copyright. Received 5.5 p.m., Sept. 6th. i SYDNEY. Sept. G. The ivo.ittier was fine for the elections on Saturday. Tii3 vote is generally light, the causes for this being the absorbing interest of the war and the abstention of the Liberals who opposed the forcing of the election, and the abstention af Labourites who disapproved of an assault on the Administration at this juncture. Ti.o newspapers did not post returns, consequently street excitement- was lacking. W hen the counting ceased at midnight none of the returns were complete. but many were sufficiently advanced as to be unlikely to be altered. I'resrnt ind:eat : ons are that Mr Cook's party will be defeated and L'ib ur secure a work-tig rnajorit.y in the ]Io;v», tlscKgii the ps r tion is still cnrnb'o of cm*-'fcrable change. j On exV-t'ug i:'_''!res. In lud unopposed returns, I.a'our appears to have se.-Hred tlirty-thref stats. ike ; I : hern's tuer«y-thrce: doubtful »in>tcVH. The Members of the M'li'strv. Mr F'-'ior. and obVr halors <■«> m safi\ ! The S unto returns are ii'stiff'-'ent to c've an >ml'c-!t>-n of the 1.-- j vend that Labour is we'd holding Hs cwn. LATER NEWS. Heroivcd 1;? ."< > a.m., S 'pt 7:h. Lnt°r u-iur&s ttda-v r dVate that Labour wH pr b.b'y capture from th" I.bera!s the li.wr na s.-at in' New , South Wales. ludi CV.rigo. G'pns!and, and Cramp tins sv.ts i:i Victoria, the "Wakefield seat in South Australia, and have goorl chances of ■ capturing the Dampier seat in West Australia and the .Tiley seat in Queensland. Tire Liberals have not captured any. Substantial alteration-;, however, are still possible. Tile Labourites have won or hold safe positions in 37 «>!eetnraies. Liberals in 27, while Labour is leading in a majority of •■U»ven still doubtful. Tin' the Senate Labour : s lending in J :>!! the States « xeepting Tasmania, hut it will several days before the figure-. an- anything like complete. Tin* position iir S nator Millen, Minister of Defence, appears to l:o shaky on tlio present showing. I

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Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15445, 7 September 1914, Page 5

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THE COMMONWEALTH Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15445, 7 September 1914, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15445, 7 September 1914, Page 5