KING TAKES A HAND.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 627, 2 October 1909, Page 5

KING TAKES A HAND.

PEERS AND BUDGET. ' LORDS. LANSDOWNE AND ROSEBERY. ; VISITS TO HIS MAJESTY. ■'"■■_■ (Dj Telcctaph.-I'ross Aiinclnllnn.-CoDrrlsht.) ... . (Eec.. October 1, 11.45 p.m.) ... , London, October 1. ; The f'Daily. News" ■ (Liberal) declnres 1 :- "I'he. omens tell strongly in tho direction of the Peers passing the Budget. The influence of the Court on the Lower as well as-the Upper House has often been used to avert a constitutional crisis* : That influence to-day is as powerful as'ever." ■ . The "Doily Graphic" understands that Lord Larisdowne (Leader of the Unionists in .the House of Lords) will shortly visit King Edward. Tho paper adds that this evidence of. thf King's-interest in the pending crisis is of the highest significance, especially in view of the fact that 'Lord Itosebery recently spent fivo days at the King's residence at, Balmoral.. ■ ■ ■■' . ■ ■ , • , , CITY'S APPEAL TO LORDS. .. ■A. GENERAL ELECTION -WANTED. •, : ,/..(Bee. October 1, 11.45 p.m.) ', ~ '.'','■' ' " ; London, October I.' • A' 'petition is .being prepared for signature by bankers and merchants in the City \ircing the. House of Lords to-take such action as will give the people an opportunity to express freir, views on the Budget.before passing it into law. .'■', ' ■■■..'■ ■ ■ ■

. ~ DEVELOPMENT BILL '" '.'] .. EXPENDITURE ON NEW' ROADS.; • . -.'/' (Kcc. October 1; MO p.m.) ■ : i/• , London, October, 1, .■ The Government's Development Bill—arising j out of the Budget, and establishing a fnnd for I national works and the development of national resources—has passed through tho Standing Committee. . ,'■"•■' '■' !.'. The Solicitor-General, SirS. T. , Evaius,-agreed '. that i it'-.l was advisable'.to-fix a limit: to the expenditure on .new roadsi , ' The matter was reserved for consideration at a later stage, •' i ALLEGED MISREPRESENTATION., ;',; : ;\ :TABIITAN.D PENSIONS..'■': ~ 1 -' : v : ."'. / London, September* 80. Mr. B. Stanier, Unionist member for Nowport (Shropshire),' called, tho'attention of the Leader of the Opposition to reports that Radical speakers declare that" if Tariff Reform were established'there bo ho more old-age pensions; also to reports that when the general election comes the Radicals would spread this statement outsido tho post offices whero. pensions ;were paid., L ■:, .-.; '■'-■■■ ; ■'.*■ :. ,i ',-.■■ , In a.letter in reply, Mr. B&lfourdenounces ' those unscrupulous and degradod methods, re- ■ calling;the campaign of mendacity in-connec-tion with Chinese labour in South Africa, Mr. Balfour says , he fools confident,that the Radi- , bir lenders will discourage the system of lying,' which must .do harm to tho cause of free, institutions. -,■,.•., ■'".- '.■,.■,, .