Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-30 | Page 2 | Parliament Will Adjourn in Britain

P PARLIAMENT MENT Will JOURN IN BRITAIN MacDonald Makes Announcement Announcement Announcement Announce Announce- ment Elections Expected Expect Expect- ed to Be Postponed By MOORE HERBERT United Press Tress Staff Correspondent LONDON Sept 30 Prime 30 Prime Minister Minister Minis Minis- ter J. J Ramsey MacDonald announced in the house of or commons today that parliament would adjourn The announcement was yas taken to indicate that the question of a general general gen gen- en- en eral election would be held temporarily temporarily temporarily in abeyance The date for adjournment of oC the present emer emergency ency session session he indicated indi- indi probably would be October 7 Lord reading in the house of lords also announce announced that the session would end October 7 unless something something something some some- thing occurred The significance of MacDonald's announcement lay in the difference between adjournment of parliament and dissolution Adjournment means that the session is merely in interrupted interrupted interrupted in- in and will reconvene Dissolution Dissolution Dissolution Dis Dis- solution entails the termination of parliament and a general election MacDonald announced that prior to adjournment the house would pass a bill to prevent exploitation of foodstuffs and articles of general consumption during the emergency created by suspension of the gold sold standard and md fall in value of the pound II