ELECTION EVE.

Wairarapa Age, 30 October 1924, Page 5

ELECTION EVE.

THE LATEST FORECASTS. MAJORITY FOR NO PARTY. (Press Association —Copyright.) (Received 7.40 p.m.) London, Oct. 28.—The leaders are indulging in frantic motor car rushes through the industrial centres. It is reported from a number of constituencies that the Liberal leaders are giving eleventh-hour advice to vote for the Conservative where it is a straight fight against the Socialists. Mr Macdonald is suffering from an overplus of electioneering, causing insomnia. He went to bed after the speech in Abera von. Addressing 3000 there this morning he claimed that the Government had handled the socalled 4 ‘red plot” in an efficient and businesslike way and had nothing to be ashamed of.Newspapers state that the Foreign Office staff are indignant at Mr Macdonald blaming them. Lord Curzon, at Derby, said Mr Macdonald’s action was the shabbiest in trying to throw the blame on his officials. It was a dirty trick to turn on his own subordinates. Forecasting the Result. The experts at the party headquarters are busy to-day checking and revising the estimates of results. It is admitted that to prophesy is more difficult' than for many years past, largely owing to the effect of the Zinovieff letter. The Labourites insist that its results will be negligible. The 4 4 Daily Express.’ ’ gives the following estimates of results made by the various party headquarters: —- Conservative estimate—Conservatives 311, Labour 205, Liberals 93. Labour estimate —Conservatives 290, Labour 235, Liberal 85. Liberal estimate — Conservatives 291, Labour 195, Liberals 124. No estimate gives any single party a clear working majority.—(A. and N.Z.) Unusual Uncertainty. (Received 8.15 p.m.) London, Oct. 29.—The “Daily Herald” states that the Foreign Office never had either the original or photograph of the Zinovieff letter, but only a typewritten letter purporting to be a copy of the original. The “Daily Chronicle” (Liberal) says there never was an election in which there was less certainty (Regarding the prospects of the parties. Lloyd’s election rates are unehang»d.—(A. and N.Z.) ,

INTELLIGENT ANTICIPATIONS. (Received 11.45 p.m.) London, Oct. 29.—The 4 4 Daily Express’ states that the Conservatives expect few gains in London, but greater successes in Lancashire, the Midlands and the Home Counties. Labour is expecting 5 gains in Scotland and 10 in London. Among the Ministry’s nujst likely casualties are Mr Clynes and Miss Margaret Bondfield.—(A. and N.Z.)