London, With the election campaign no in full swing throughout Britain, a certain liveliness ring in the constituency Teo writs for alleged have been served on Me.
Short, the Labour M.P. for tars," who is standing lection. One has been the Conservative Rubin, and the other by the now in hospital x Woverhampton suffering recently that if the MeKenna safe~ guarding duties were repealed by the mew Parliament the Aus motor works might have to close: fon account of Jereign com= petition. To-day Mr. R. Dennison, the Labour MP, for King's Norton, who is standing for ye-election, Caused a sensation ay issuing Statement that if the Austin or any other works closed down in con Sequence of the return of a Labour: Government, the latter would takes control of the works, The leader of the Laveur Barry, Ar. Ramsay MacDonald, speaking at Burnley tovday. said that he had! just travelled 1,100 miles carrying & message to the Labour: movement. wed: "You will see wonderful things in this Elestion. The one thing Tam sure of the Feturn of a Labour Government."
The figures for for the new Re from which resume have been ceived, give a total of 13,167,032, women and 11,808,225 men, nations Completed The four nominations ro-defy for" the English Combined Universities: and the belated nominations of twos Liberal candidates. bring the total number of candidates nominated up: to 1,730, of whom seven have been returned unopposed. This. leaves: 1,723 candidates to fight for 608: seats, This total fs made up of 580 Con" servatives, 670 Labour, 819 Liberal 25 Communists and 29 others.
The women candidates of all pattnow total 69, The trish Elections Polling for: the North of Ivelan House of Commons, which consists: of 62 elected members, takes place to-morrow. Already sixteen Unfonists and six Nationalists have been: returned unopposed.
There are 61 candidates for the: remaining 20. seats, namely; 27° Unionists, 10 Independent Unionist Socialists, tionalists, reins 3 Locat pttonistes f Toe dependents, and 2 Town Tenant Two of these are women, one bein an official Unionist candidate and the other a local optionist.
Thirteen contests are beings hel in Belfast, where excitement is run ning high.
the last Praliament the unionist Party had a viees majority of sixteen members, Mel cuna Duties Controversy:
May 2
The Conservative newspapers have taken up with eagerness the €or troversy. which has arisen aus the result of Sir Mery Austin's recent statement that if the MeKenna Safeguarding duties were repealed ight have mest of the Cone ex tive papers comment en the ter. They statement a new 1 ninbt Sit Of yourser to ak Briish cooters to believe that ie party properes gol round! he country -ap rained motor ear Baal The leader of the Latour Party. dr. Ramsay MacDonald is expected to refer to the subject in the epeects making og Birminghan right, Despite the straxicumess of his: political tour, the Premier, who Working his Way te London prior to jumping off again te tear the East em counties, informed Reuters? re presentative' a: Leeds ie-day. the strain has on hi.
Addressing a meciine of electors 5,000 Leeds At Bald
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