Defeat of Gen, Smuts and Sir Abe Bailey: Labour and Nationalist Gains Capetown, June 17.
The general elections wore held to-day.
The Prime General Smuts, was defeated ina straight fight with Labour for Pretoria West, The earlier rolls with the 1921 election.
The Minister of the Interior, Public Health and Education, Mr. Patrick Duncan, and the former Minister of Railways and Harbours, Mr. J. W. Jagger, have been returned.
The Ministerialists have up to the present lost three seats and gained none.
Later.
The Ministeriulist, Sir Abe Bailey, has been "defeated at Krugersdorp.
The Party gains hitherto are as follows:—Labour, 7; Nationalists, 3; Ministerialists, 3; Independents 1
It is difficult to see how the Government can now secure a majority.
The polling on the Rand shows Increased Labour and Nationalist votes.
Later.
The Labour leader, Mr. Creswell, has been re-elected.
Up to the present the state of the parties is as follows:—Ministerial-fists, 25; Labour, 18; Nationalists, 32; Independent, 1.—Reuter.
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