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Show WOMEN OF 30 AND JOLDIERS 0FJ9 J ARE VOTERS I " j British General Election of i Saturday First in ( Eight Years. LONDON". Dec. 18. Ths British genera) election of Saturday waa ths ' first In eight years. While In 110 thai election began on December 4 and lastsd for a fortnight, this year, un- 1 der the new election reform act, all j the elections were held in one day. ' For the first time In the history of t Great Britain, .OOO.OOd women over the age of 20 years were permitted to I exercise the franchise In the present j election ; Absent voting, proxy voting !hths j 'case of naval and military voters, and j I the qualhcatlon of malea who have , I served In the war to vote at ths age of 1 I IV were among tha Innovations. . ! j Conscientious objectors were not j permitted to vote unless engaged on : 1 work of national importance. Voters were permitted to vote In hut one constituency, whereas under old laws property owners could vote wherever they held property. The standing of tlie parties In the house nf commons before Saturday's , elections follows: - Liberals ;... Unionists . 25 Nationalists 71 Labor M Independent Nationalists ...., .. I Independent S fleat vacant at North Belfast 1 Total . , 70 |