BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1506, 14 July 1905, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

REDISTRIBUTION OF. SEATS BILL.

By. Electric Telegraph— Per. Press \ Association— Copyright. LONDON, July 12. Mr J. E. Redmond, leads Jhe dhifil -T. opposition to the redistribution of Jseats. " A- - Many Unionists complain that, the r scheme is too lenient to the little bjorou-gbs and to IrelandThe Aliens Bill was. taken tfehrr' j A Commit tee.

KEIR HARDIE CREATE . >-, SENSATION-^,

By telegraph, Press Ass'n, -Co. Received 11.45 p.m,, July IS London, JnV In the, House of Commons Mr Hardie created a sensation. After . testing against sacrificing the Unemployt. Bill he warned the Government of the possibility of riots throughout the country,, 1 and expressed the hope that a breach of ' tho peace wonld bo committed if the Bill V. were sacrificed. .. The Scottish Churches’' Settlement BUI? was read a second time by 203 to 63.:* jj Towards tho close of tho sitting they l Opposition appealed to the Governtnegt'fo pass the Unemployed Bill. T ’’A Sir A. F. Acland Hood promised to com- ! municate to Mr Balfour a suggestion to :j devote Friday and Saturday to tho Bill.

THE ALLOWANCE TO LORD ROBERTS.

UNFOUNDED CHARGES,

By telegraph. Press Ass’n, Copyrigtfb Received 11.51 p.m., July 13, London. July 13. In tiho House of Commons Mr Arnold Forster, replying to Mr Buchanan, said ■ that Lord Roberts was still receiving under tho authority of Parliament a special noneffective allowance of .£SOOO a year for giving his services to the Defence Committee. The allowance was included unde; vote 14 in tho army estimates. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman declared that tho payment was a douceur for being treated almost indignantly and summarily dismissed, from the commandership-in-chief. '' ’ ■-. / ~ ’ A

' Mr Forster protested against the unjust and unfounded remarks. He added that Lord. Roberts was a party to every step taken. All had been done with his agreement and consent. He had nayer been. subjected to any discourtesy.