BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1507, 15 July 1905, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT* By; telegraph, Press A'ss’n, CoDyrighb LONDON, July: 13Mr Balfour, in the House of Commons, replying to Me C.. O’KeUy, said had the population been the basis of representation when the Act' of Union was carried, Ireland would clearly have been entitled tq far more Commissioners than was allotted her.. 1 . She had teen far .worse treated, comparatively, ufulcE the Act- of Union than under the forthcoming redistribution proposes,) ■. In the House oC Comraons, Mr Brj lp, four, in reply to 3 question, the Government wo.uld intervene jif “ it .was true a foreign syndicate was ■ about to '’acquire the South Wales steam coalfields, Ai Cardiff corres- . pendens asserts that a ‘.syndicate made an abortive attempt to buy. other steam coal mines. A. group of Unionist members of the House ot.

Commons, favoring redistribution, have asked the Government to reader the scheme comp’etc and up-to-date,-

Received 10.25 p.m., July 14. . The Speaker reserves judgment regard- _ ing the mode of procedure in connection with the redistribution resolution. If he decides that the various clauses and propositions must be dealt separately seriatim, it will be almost impossible to carry the resolution this session.

Mr Balfonr, replying to Sir H. Camp-bell-Bannerman, said Government simply asks the Commissioners empowered to prepare tho Bill. When the Bill is before the House the latter will have -absolute freedom to discuss and settlo

IMPORTANT SUBJECTS. By telegraph, Presa Ahs’n, Copysighfc Received 11.10 p.m., July 14. London, July 14.' In the House of Lords Lord Lansdowns gave details of the progress of negotiations with Germany regarding the Marshall and Caroline Islands. Groat .Britain urged that tho very strong foeling existing in Australia on the subject had raised the compensation question. Replying to Lord James of Hereford, Lord Lansdowno said ho was not hopeful of early legislation on the Australian marriages with a wife’s sister law. He pleaded the lateness of the session and the controversial character of the question. The Government as a wbola had never committed themselves on thesubject, and there was great divergence between tbe ranks. _ IrT'te'te

Lord Ranfnrly said that the law legal ing marriages in the colonies had receive, the royal sanction, and the -children’ rights claimed immediate cbnsiderati The question was causing grave diasa faiotion in'the colonies. ’ : r 5 ;

Reoeived 11.13 p.m., July 14. The House of Commons is debating t vote of £445,000 for the War Office. 1 Forster affirmed the reply to Lord Robert, statement to the House of Lords o. Monday that there had been a great six. rapid improvement in the personnel, . material and organisation of - the army. He quoted General French, according to whom every branch was progressing. Ho added that he looked forward to the miltia as becoming the nucleus of an army.

Lord Linlithgow, replying'.to the Doke of Edinburgh, stated thßt * Government were considering the control of news In war time. "