BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1642, 8 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

By telegraph,, Press Ass’n, Copyright I London, Jan 5 Tho rowdyism at Mr Chamberlain’s mooting was duo to n crush in tho Diill Hall. Many in tho rear woro unable to hear. ... . Liberal nowspapors join with Unionists in rogretling tho difcnirtosy of tho roughs towards Mr Chamberlain. Tho resolution favering fiscal reform was carriod by a vast majority. Tho nowepspor South Africa understands that Lord Selborne cabled that ho would resign udl si his signature to ponding contracts for the importation of Chinese was honored. Lord Elgin agreed to tho fu'filmont of tho contracts.

Mr Churchill, speaking at Manchester, said tho Colonial Conference would throw 1 an instructive light on many questions of Imperial impor.'aoco outside finoal matters. Tho Governmfnt intends to grant the Transvaal a really representative democratic Assembly as speedily sa possible. Lord Elgin bad forbidden tho granting of further licenses for importing. Chinese. The mine-owners had bec-n given to understand that the 11,000 already nominated would be admitted. This was sufficient to supply the Baud for two years. Mr John Burns, in an eleotion address, said immediate responsible government must be conferred on South Africa to avert econotnio desolation and perhaps disloyalty. Chinoso labor was unnecessary n ite present form.

BALFOUR GETS DISORDERLY HEARING, GERALD BALFOUR HOWLED DOWN. By, telegraph, Press Ass’ii, Copyright! Received 4,35 p.tn , Jan. 7. London, Jan. 6. Polling for the City electorate has been fixed for tho 16tb, Mr Balfour, addressing a meeting at Ardwick, spoke with great difficulty. There was a constant fire of interruptions and disorderly noiees. Ho expressed the hope that they were not imitating Mr Chamberla’n’s treatment at Derby. He proceeded to express the opinion that the Governmfnt bad not tho slightest intention of abolishing Chinese labour. He concluded by unfolding a retaliation policy. A motion of confidence was oarried by a large majority. Mr Gorald Balfour was howled down at a meeting in the Jewish quarter of Leeds. The action is largely owing to the Aliens’ Act. The Standard consulted counsel on Lord Elgin’s action. Counsel declares that the labour importation ordinance was duly passed by the Transvaal legislature. Thereupon the Crown notified that it would not be disallowed, and it then became law. “ I know," ho states, 11 of no power vested in Lord Elgiu to suspend the ordinanoe on his own initiative. Any further action by the Crown must be exercised through the Privy Council.” The Standard adds: The Government profesee3 a programme of real efficiency, yet its first act was to blunder into illegality.

BURNS OPPOSES CHINESE LABOUR. Received 4.47 p.m, Jan. 7 London, Jan. 7. Mr Burns advocates the abolition of the House of Lords and all hereditary authorities. He describes Lord Milner and Lord Selborne bs mere registrars of the decrees of sordid, pushful colonial capitalists. He opposes a>l cooiio indentured or contract coloured labour. He advocates legislation for the independence of Ireland in Irish affairs. Mr Motley, speaking at Arbroath, declared that civil power in India must indisputably be 'supreme over military power. No reform of the machinery of Irish government would be found permanently effective or a successful substitute for the policy of elected representative authority, with the powers and functions defined by parliament. That would not prevent him co operating to secure more lim'ted reforms not incompatible with the above.