ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16876, 30 October 1922, Page 5

ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS.

n ADDRESSED BY MR LLOYD GEORGE. d 1 By Telegraph—Pre 3 5 Associaiiou—Copyrigb ■t Aastrr. cae and N.Z. Cable Associat *l. o LONDON, October 28. t Mr Lloyd George, when travelling r< i- Glasgow to reply to Mr Bonar Law’ d speech, addressed crowds at the raiiwa ir stations wherever the. train stopped, in it eluding Crewe, where several thousaix >e people on the platform sang. “ He’e ; ;e Jollv Good Fellow.” ;1- ‘ SEMBLANCE OF A PACT. ie SJy Tclesrrapli—Press Association—Copyrigb Australian and N 7 C’hUl© Asßocintion. G j LONDON, October 28. id i Though there is no definite pact be | tween the Conservatives and the Na ig tional Liberals, an increasing numbe Jo lof local Conservative organisations ill j v here no Conservative candidates ar ip j standing, are agreeing to support Lloy ill George candidates against Tndependen Liberals or Labour, provided they giv

the Government a general support. Such an agreement', which Mr Bonar I/aw and Mr Lloyd George approve, has j been made already in seventeen const! • tuencies, including those that Messrs | Churchill, Kell away and MacXamara ■ are contesting. Other local Conservative associations are protesting to headquarters against the arrangement, and will oppose any attempt to fo-ee them to adopt it. LIBERAL CANDIDATES. LONDON. October *2B. i The six Liberal candidates for Leeds, some of whom are supporters of Mr Lloyd George and some Independent Liberal, have joined forces and are issuing a joint manifesto. THE NATIONAL LIBERALS. LONDON. October 28. Mr Lloyd George’** candidates total only 105, of whom four are women WRIT FOR LIBEL AGAINST LORD ASTOR. ! By Telegraph.—Pre/=s Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. October 28. Dr Bavles, an Imperial Conservative, i who is opposing Lady Astor for the ; Plymouth ‘-eat. has issued a writ for j libel against Lord Astor.