THE 1905 INCIDENT.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14975, 23 May 1914, Page 11

THE 1905 INCIDENT.

incident in 1905 referred to in tho above cable i.s apparently that which arcso out of questions put to Mr Baifour (Prime Minister) on tho fiscal question. i>ir Henry CampbellJiannerjcan moved tfc© adjournment of tho House to call attention to tho Prime Minister's reply. 31r Lyttelton rose to reply to too. Leader of tho Opposition, but the Liberals, on tho ground that Mr Baifour should reply, refused to hear him. They shouted "Baifour." "The Prime and "Wo won't hear you," and Mr Lyttelton stood at tho table for some time trying to get a hearing. Tho Deputy-Speaker (.Mr Lovther, who is now Speaker.) appealed to tho House to hear tho Colonial Secretory, but. without avail. A Liberal member then a«ke"u tho Deputy-Speaker whether he of a»y occasion on whin'n aPrime Minister -whoso honour had bee 1 challenged (as Mr Baifour s had been) hud not at once risen to reply. Tno Deputy Speaker said this was not a point of order, and again appealed to tho House to listen to Mr Lyttelton. The Liberals, however, refused to do so. and Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-man said that Mr Baifour must goo t>nt he must make a statement if the debate was to proceed. Mr Bo 1 four ro-frso-i, and Mr Lytteltou again attempted to speak, but the Tiproar continued. Fin«l : y the Deputy Soeaker, put in force, for tho first time since its enactment, the Standing Ord*>- giving lim paver. to adjourn the House in ease of gravo disorder, and declared tho House adjourned. There is, however, no record in tho report in "The Times" of any appeal by the Donuty Speaker to ■ tho Learl*>r> of the Opposition personally. Mr Lowther appealed to tho House and to tho Opposition as a party.