IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 955, 30 July 1903, Page 3

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

(CRITICISMS OF THE PREFEREN TIAL SCHEME. LONDON EDUCATION BILL. By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyright i Received 11.7 p.m., July 29. London, July 29. Mr Edward Grey, speaking at Maidstone, said he did not bolievo Mr Chamberlain’s Btatemont that the Empire would break up unless tho fiscal system were abandoned. Ho would dread to sob a bond of bargain replaco sontimental union. Britain would not benefit if the colonies raisod duties to foreigners unless they lowered duties to hor. He trusted the nation would have stronger than 0 support Messrs Chamberlain and Baliour in their great political gamble. S Mr Gerald Balfour, in moving the secfond reuding of the Sugar Convention Bin. isaid that tho chief objection was remove since tho Government’s declaration not o consent to penalise bounty-fed sugar imv ported from autonomous colonies, -the ' debate was adjourned. Rocoived 11.7 p.m., July 29. I

LondoD, July 29. The Standard assets that it is expected fthat Mr Balfour, when addressing the National Conservative Onion on cto o 1, will disclose tho Governments fiscal P °The’London Education Bill has been road a second time in the House of Lords by 69 to 26. Tbo Archbishop of Canterbury protested against the Bill, not because it was hurtful to secular education, but because the opponents were afraid to help to , preserve religious education of a kind they ; dislike.