Menzies, stated today there was no truth in rumours that the Government might seek to postpone the forthcoming general election beyond the constitutional limit, the £rounds of war exigency "The general elections," he said, "are due to be held before the end of January at the latest. For prac! cal reasons they are likely to take place-next November in the absence of any major.political crisis in the meantime. It has been suggested, without foundation, that, to evade the constitutional issue, the British Parliament might be asked to pass a special act prolonging the life of the Commonwealth Parliament."—Reuter.
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