The victory of. the Liberal candidate in the Lancaster Division of Lancashire which is announced in to-day's telegrams is important in view of the fact that in at least two recent by-elections the Liberal candidate, although unsuccessful, improved the position of the Party in. respect of the votes secured. These partial successes, however, have been totally eclipsed by the performance of Mr. Tomlinson, who has secured over $,500 votes more than the previous Liberal candidate. It may be remembered that analyzing these previous elections we pointed out that it was not only' from the Conservative Party that the Liberals had secured their "additional votes, but that in two ceases they had made equal inroads into the totals of the Labour Party, and it appeared rather a hopeful sign that the moderates of Labour light be tending towards Ube Lameaster, however, no! ing' of the kind has been the ease, for both Liberal and Labour have benefited at the expense of the Conservative. This is the sec-and seat which the Government has Tost within a month, and: while it may not be a specially important matter at the moment, it is just as well to eenll how the Gonservative débdelo commenced between 1004 and 1905 when by-election after by-election went against. them and the position was reached that only those with definitely safe seats could be promoted to office, otherwise on coming up for re-election the new appointee was certain to ye ousted from Parliament, The Reds of Swabue The dreadful story of the Red doings in Haifung and Lufung, told by our Swatow correspondent today's issue, leave one without words to express one's feel. ings of horror: Unhappily too, there apponrs no room for hope that the picture is overdrawn. Front many sources confirmation is re-
what began as a reign of terror developed into mere lust for nor nrould' it be surprising Digod. Russia affords examples enough of that. Left in undisturbed possession for now more than two months, the Communists of Swal have been able to make their posi tion very strong. They have also deen reinforced by ten Russians who escaped from the wrath Canton in December and to whose counsel may be traced their classification of all the populace by ages, the espionage they enforce through their "boy scouts" and their fore: Jot down every:
who on the approach of hostile troops, does not stand by them. General Li Chai-sum of Canton has announced his intention, more than fence, of marching against them. But the preoccupations of consolidate ing the Kuangsi bloc through Kuangtung, Hunan and Hupeh have kept him busy elsewhere. Also he is desperately short of money. The only consolation is that the Swabue monsters lo not seem to be en-Tnrging their domains, while their crimes will intensify the execration in which Communism is held in China.
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