seats unchallenged by Labour, while only in Wales are the Ministerial candidates weak, With the Opposition Liberals. numerically weak, straight Sights will be the rule and three-cornered contests the exception.
Over 200 Labourites from the pre-1€31 Parliament are contesting their old constituencies, while 546 members, of the House just dissolved are seek-Ing election. Therefore, in lari Germans Arrest Briton on Spy Charge Berlin, Oct. 30.
'The Reich police' yesterday arrested, on espionage charges, Mr. R. 0. Charlewood, a retired oficial of the London, Midland Scottish Railway, on whom. plans and drawings of railroad works are alleged to have been japan is a world Power which has turned her back on the rest of the world, We must lock fairly at her reasons. for they lie deeply in criticisms of the League. If the League only exists to keep things as they are, it will become dessicated, ut change must come primarily from within the League. It must be an organized evolution. The League living, and it gai erg ago it ws say in Frank-formally refuted the charge, explaining that, fas 'a former railway employee, he took a personal interest in everything concerning railroads.
This, he said, was the sole reason why he was in possession of a few plans'and drawings which were by no means of a secret character—Havas.
"Old relations with old friends are being put to a strain, but they cannot be fundamentally impaired. There are elements in France that have not seen eye to eye with us, but there is solidarity between the' two Governments as loyal members of the League.
"the dispute between the League and Italy is real. but it is not more, real than our friendship. We believe that Italy is rashly departing from her own great traditions, but we also wish to preserve old friendship. We are bound not by a spirit of national] antagonism against Italy. In being true to our pledged word to the League, we also wish to preserve old friendship, We are bound over to rake the peace. It may not be an easy task but we accept it."—Wireless through Reuter.
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London, Oct. 30.
A survey of the 1.300 candidates; who will probably be nominated for the forthcoming General Election shows that there are more than 130
JOpposition Liberals and 70 variegated The real Aight will be between Ministerialists and Labour. Both the Ministerial and Labour candidates [number about 550.
Only in the English counties are! there an appreciable number of Eroportion of the present contests, the same candidates who fought in 1631 are fighting each other again.
Among members of the Cabinet, only Mr. Stanley Baldwin. the Prime Rinister, and Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, are at present without opposition, but all the other Cabinet members are Aghting for ele-tion.
Bight thousand—_loud-speakers,.ounted on travelling radio vans, will shortly go into action vociferating the views of the rival candidates Reuter.
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