1 NOW SHOWING THOMAS MEIGHAN in "THE ALASKAN" The § pti idiots asta rir , x ET romain aily British Whi RB CAPITOL Mon., Tues, Wed. "CAPTAIN BLOOD" By Rafael Sabatini YEAR TEAR Ne WL. No. 224. _ KINGSTON, pana. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1924. LAST EDITION pe 'BRITISH LABOR GOVERNMENT MEETS DEFEAT CONSERVATIVES WIN BY GOOD MAJORITY The Briish People Dissatisfied With the Rale of Labor--Liberals a Poor Third As the Result of the Elections Wednesday. London, Oct. 30.--Returns this af- ternoom from the British general elec j held yesterday indicate the ut rout of the Labor and Lib- eral parties. The Ramsay MacDon- ald Government was thoroughly de- feated, and Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Conservative leader, will have a good majority in the new House of Com- mons over all other parties. The Zinovieff letter urging revoit- ing in England and §ts attendant "Red Scare" and general dissatisfac- tion among 'ordinary citizens at Labor's record have combined in producing a verdict against Labor. Heavy rains fell all over the Un- ited Kingdom during the day, but in spite of it an unusually large vote, far exceeding that of last year, was polled, Most Labor Leaders Win. With the exception of Miss Mar- gare Bondfleld and Yen Tillett, the Labor leaders so far--Treported ou have come through. Home Minister Arthur Henderson, beaten in two previous 'general elections, came through this time in a three-corner- od contest. John Robert Ciynes, Labor leader in the House of -Com- + mons, held his seat by a slightly re- . duced plurality in another three- cornered contest, and War Minister one of Labor's RAg hie strung Barly this morning, with less than one-half of the total number of the constituencies heard from, Indica- tions all point to Conservatives hav- ing a good working majority over all in the new House of Commons. Boroughs and industrial centres, where Labor was believed to have its stronghold, show overwhelming Conservative gains at the expense of both Laborites &nd Liberals, - Ben Tillet Defeated. The first announcement of a La- borite elected was Arthur Hender- son, Secretary for Home Affairs, The first Labor leader whose defeat was announced was Ben Tillett, in a triangular contest for Salford North. Mr. Henderson's majority was heav- ily reduved as compared with the last election, but that was due to the intervention of a Liberal candi- date, making it triangular. A striking feature of the selection was the great increase in the Con- servative majorities almost every- where, even when the representation was not changed. Thus Brig.-Gen. H. Page Croft, at Bournemouth, in- oreaged his majority from 6,260 to 13,885, His unsuc opponent was a woman la' eo, Minnie Pal- lister, - a representative on the Manchester City Council. John Robert Clynes, Lord Privy Seal, and deputy leader of the house was re-elected for the Platting divi- sion of Manchester, but his majority was reduced. Tom Mann, the Labor and Com- munist candidate, was badly defeat- ed in Nottingham East. E. Brockle- bank, Conservative, captured the seat, 11,624; W. N. Birkett, Liberal, 10,078; Mann, 1,448, Baldwin's Son Meets Defeat. Oliver Baldwin, the Laborite son of Premier Stanley Baldwin, was beaten in Dudley by the Conserva- tive, C. BE. Lloyd. The - vote was Lioyd, 11,199; Baldwin, 10,314, The Minister of Education, Charles P. Trevelyan, was re-elected for Newcastie-on-Tyne. His majority was reduced from 1,187 to 896. Aus- tin Chamberlain was re-elected for the West Division of Birmingham. Sir Hamar Greenwood, Conserva- tive, former Chief Secretary for Ire- land, was elected for Walthamstow, East. He polled 11,312 against J. G. Dale, Labor, 8,246 and P. H. Hef- fer, Liberal, 3,746. This" was a Con- servative gain. No disorders have been reported. although in the absence of any 'odntest & | dtaction-ohy: the" turned on personal like or dislike of the Labor Government, the strong- est personal feeling being aroused. AN Asquith Defeated. Former Premier Herbert H. As- quith went down to defeat along with many of his followers: It had been intimated, during the course of the campaign, that if Mr. Asquith was defeated in this election he would retire from politics. This, however, has not been confirmed by him. Lady Diana Manners' husband, Major A. Duff Cooper Conservative, won another victory for his party in the Oldham district. The vote: Duff Cooper, Conservative, 87,419; Sir Edward Grigg. Liberal, 36,761; W. J. Tout, Labor, 23,623; J. Wilson, Labor, 22,081. Conservative gain (two elected.) Arthur Ponsonby, sub-secretary of Foreign Affairs, was pe-elected for fhe Brightside division of Sheffield. The grain boat Glenorchy was rammed and sunk in Lake Huron near Harbor Beach, Mich, All hands were rescued. Rxtes rea narts + © BREACHES OF O.T.A. * hs BY TORONTO WOMEN : #® Toronto, Oct. 20.--Of thirty : # cases appearing on the docket # % of the women's court yester- & # day, tweniy-two were charges # % of breaches of the Ontario & & Temperance Act. * * : i a 2209200000000 00 STANLEY BALDWIN _ Conservative leader, whose party tHjumphied dn the British General Elee- ns. RAMSAY MacDONALD Whose Labor (Government wag de- feated in Great Britain HERBERT H. ASQUITH Liberal leader. who was defeated in Paisley, Scotland CREP PPP PRR e ree * + PARTY STANDING + IN LAST HOUSE * ~-- # The standing of the parties in 4 the House of Commons on Oct. % Oth, when Parliament was dis- + solved, was as follows: # Labor ... ies % Conservative ... # Liberal BEE satan 3 Ulster Unionist ... ... .. 4 Co-operative ... % Independent . a aki + Independent Liberal , + Nationalist ... . + Sinn Fein + One vacant seat. + The total membership of the + House of Commons is 615. 18 24 15 1 HRB WR SS PEEP PP PPP Err errr tee PPP PPP ERE RPP EN A. W. HAYCOCK LOSES WEST SALFORD FIGHT: vy the 'Conservative EE orty at London, Oct. 30.--A. W. Haycock, former Canadian and Labor member for Salford West, was defeated by the Conserva- tive candidate, F. W. Astbury, Mr. Haycock 'was in Canada when the election date was set. He is the son of J. IL. Haycock, who was prominent a genera- tion ago as Ontario's 'Patron of Industry" leader. Mr. Haycock arrived in his constituemcy only a week before the election. F. W. Astbury (C.), 16,719; A. W. Haycock (Lab.), 12,367; majority, 4,862. In the last election Mr. Haycock wom in a three-cornered fight by 116. Two Children Suffocated During Fire in Home ---- Hull, Que., Oct. 30,--Uguitte and Renaulde St. Laurent, six and four years of age respec- tively, ' were . suffocated by smoke in a fire of unknown ori- gin which broke out in an up- stairs room last night. A baby eighteen months old was saved by a nurse left in charge of the children while the parents were out for the evening. IRISH FREE STATE SENTRY. ATTAOKED| Party Landed on an Island In|. Harbor--8old : TTT a TTS London, Ont., Oct. 30.---Becanse of his outspoken advocacy of the On- tario Temperance Act, prior to the recent provincial plebiscite, Rev. J. Leslie Armitage, M.A., Tector of one of the wealthiest and most conser- vative Church of Emgland parishes in the diocese of Huron, faces the re- duction of his salary to one dellar a year at the approaching annual vee- try meeting, and is the centre of a threatened church storm, which may break at any time. Officials of the congregation state Clergyman Championed "Drys" And Now Faces a Salary Cut that following a lecture delivered by Rev. Mr. Armitage on the Sunday before the liquor plebiscite on Thurs- day, October 23rd, several of the church's richest members have given notice that they will be unable to contribute to parish funds until a "change" may be made. The rector had been cautioned by influential members prior to the Sun- day which fell on October 19th, to refrain from championing either "wet" or "dry". cause, from the church pulpit. -- 3999999879000 09 + THE PATE or SOME 4 1 Astor reslected in Sut- ton division of Plymouth. Oliver Baldwin, Laborite, son of Stanley Baldwin; beaten in Dudley. J. R. Clynes, Lord Privy Seal, re-alected in Manchester. F: O. Roberts, Minister of Pen- sions, re-elected in West Brom- wich. Labor Minister for War Stephen Waish relected in Lancashire. Tom Mann, Communist, de- feated in Nottingham. Arthur Henderson, Secretary, re-elected ley. Miss Margaret Bondfield, Parliamentary Labor Secretary, defeated. Home in Burn- PPPPEPLFPFPIPP29 2000099 TPP F422 200000 Won By Large Majorities. ' St. Johns, Nfid.,, Oct. 30.--Pre- mier Walter Munroe and Minister of Fisheries William Windsor were elected in Monday's bye-elections in Bonavista division. Complete re- turns showing the premier and his colleague won by twice the margin they obtained in the general elec- tion last June. 2| A. RECONSTRUCTION OF FEDERAL CABINET Robb May "Becomé Finance Minister--A New Minister of Immigration. Ottawa, Oct. 30.--8ir Heary Thornton's opinioh that there should be a minister of Immigration con- tinuously on the job is not very far from the accepted view in Govern- ment circles here. Within six months probably a reconstitution of the cab- inet is to take place, and when this occurs if is certain that Hon. J. A. Robb will pe confirmed in the posi- tion of minister of finance and leave the immigration department, which he is carrying on, necessarily as somewhat of a side line. His successor very probably may come from the west, and Premier Dunning would be the choice if he could be induced to come. Hon. H. B. McGliverin, now without portfolio, may also step up. ------------------ DYNAMITE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION Which Killed. Six People on a Plot? Nelson, B.C., Oct. 30.--Dynamite in a C.P.R. coach caused the explo- sion which yesterday killed six and Injured nine. . The belier is entertained by com- pany, officials that a plot was de- signed ageinst the life of Peter Veregin, leader of the Doukhobor colony in British Columbia. The of- ficial statement of the vice Presi- dent, however, concludes that, : ac- cording <to' information available, { "the explosion was caused by some human agency within the car, either . intentional or accidental." A MARKED DECLINE OF LIBERAL PARTY |Made a Poor Showing ==Ramsay MacDonald in the British Elections Elected--Former Pre- mier Asquith Says He Will Stand Again. London, Oct. 30.--With a major- ity of 183 over their combined op- position, which will in all probabil- ity be stretched to nearly two hum- dred, the Conservative party under Stanley Baldwin, was returned to power in the general elections yes- terday. At 5.30 o'clock this after- noon 384 Conservatives had been returned, together with 148 Labor- ites, 40 Liberals and 13 representing otuer parties, Seats heard from total 5¢5, or thirty short of the total number cf constituencies of the country. The gains for the Conservatives numbered 143, while Labor lost 40 and the Liberals lost 104. The only othar gain was that of a Communist in Battersea over a Liberal: The utter rout of the Liberal and Labor/parties means that the Con- servative party may be able to stay fixed in tre governmental saddle for the full parliamentary lifetime of five years if they so desire, so strong was the tide that carried them to triumph. Premier MacDonald at Cardiff to- day declared that defeat sometimes was the finest thing that ¢ould hap- pen to the party. He asserted that with the present state of trade and the general outlook he did not envy the Conservatives thelr jou, he "Lloyd George's Victory. London, Oct. 30.--Premier Ram- say MacDonald was elected in Abera- von. He received 17,724 votes while his Liberal opponent, Captain W. H. Williams, polled 15,624. Former Premier Asquith, who was defeated in Paisley, Scotland, by Rosslyn Mitchell, Laborite, sald on leaving Glasgow for London that he did not intend to retire from pub- lic lite. "I will stand again," he de- clared. Former Premier Lloyd George, Liberal, was re-elected in. Carnar- von, Wales, polling 16,058 votes to 3.401 for his Labor opponent, Prol. Zimmern. Winston Churchill, contesting Ep- ping division of Essex as the Con- stitutionalist, was re-elected to the house, while Frank Hodges, civil lord of the admiralty in the Mae- Donald government, was defeated at Lichfield by the Conservative by a majority of two thousand. Preference For Two Parties. The decline of the Liberals is be- lieved in some quarters. to fore- shadow their elimination from Brit- ish politics as a distinct party. Ob- servers see in the returns a stroag indication of the preference for the two-party system which stood the test of centuries in this country. The Conservative party has won | 308" seats in the election ensuring them a majority over all the other parties in the new parliament, it was announced shortly after three o'clock this afternoon. Phillip Snowden, chancellor of the exchequer im the MacDonald cabinet, retained his seat in Colne Valiey division of Yorkshire. Lady Terrington, Liberal candi- date in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was defeated by the Conservative op~ ponent by eight thousand votes, Gains And Losses. Conservative gains from Liber- als--Walsall, Camberwell N.E., Bas- ingstoke, (Hampshire), Salsbury, (Wiltshire), Stalybridge and = Hythe (Chesser), Westbury (Wiltshire), Devizes (Wiltshire), Chelmsford (Essex), Harwich (Essex) Thorbury, (Gloucester ® Conservative gains from Labor--- Hammersmith Nonth, Enfield (Mid- dlesex), Carlisle, Kettering (North- amptonshire). Coventry, Malden (Essex), Essex Southeastern. head. ed. ------ Gen. Seely Defeated. Percy A. Hurd, Conservative, well known in Canada as a correspondent under the name of '"Windermere," | notened another gain for the Cong | servatives in the Devizes division of Wiltshire with 'a majority of thousand. .- Major-Gen: J.B. -B.. Seely, com- whe war, met defeat in the Isle of Wight 'which he represented as a Liberal in the last parliament. a was a three-cornered contest, Conservative having a majority of five thousand. Attorney-General Patrick Hastings whose conduct of thé Campbell pros acution was perhaps the most im- portant indirect cause of Labor's downfall, retained his seat in Wall- send. ' Swaying Majority. The Conservatives have returned majorities recorded during the past century. In this sweeping political change, the Liberal panty has sunk tp the weakest position it has exper- jenced 'since (he realignment of British political parties mone tham ninety years ago at the time of the Reform bill, There was no part of. the country in which the Torles did 3 not increase their strength. They res captured long lost seats in cities and its grip upon most of the congested areas in the great urban centres, but even some of these shifted to Con servatism, Despite their huge mas jority in a number of seats, the Con-" servatives had polled only seven votes to each of Labor's five in 540 contests which had been fully tabu~ lated this evening. The appointment of C. W. Tom+ kins, Montreal, as government sup- ervisor of banking, will be made Friday's cabinet council and new functionary will enter upon duties next week. "You Said It, Marceline!" MARCELINE & ON "THE GAME Prgstn BRUFF® NOBODY 1s surprised if A CLEVER man MARRIES A FOOLISH woman, But it 8 W ' He promptly LOSES his head, Then he LOSES His HEART also: But a girl SELDOM Loses ANYTHING until She is CERTAIN that he has Affect to LOSE Her PRESENCE of mind Just. to. FOOL him. Labor gains from Liberals--Gates- ; No additional Liberal gains reports = mander of the Canadian cayalry fa to power with one of the strongest rural districts alike. Labor held tight hh four the