BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1648, 15 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE ELECTIONS. Bjr telegraph, Press A»a’n, Copyright London, Jan. 12. Sir 0. Furnoss (Hartlepool), A. Taylor (East Toxtoth), Bryomor Jones (Swaneoa), and F. W. Ohanoo (Oarlielo) have been returned unopposed. Recoived 4.31 p m„ JaD. 14. London, Jan, 13, Whon the dissolution oeourred the strongth of parlies was Unionists Liberals 219 Nationalists Speaker * Unionist majority ... 67 It >b expect ul loss than 25 seats will be uncontested io Britain, against 172 un* contested last election. Mr 0. W. MaoArn, President of the Federation of the Master Spinnerß’ Asso-' ciations, and some of the loading experts in tho ootton Irado, havo issued at Manchester a strong free trade manifesto. Tho polling at Ipswich resulted : - D. F. Goddard, Liberal ... 6396 F. T. Cobbold, Liberal 6290 Sir 0. Dalrymple, Conservative 4591 Hoare, Unionist 4232 Tbo following havo been reselected unopposed : James Lowther, Penrith F. W. Lambton, Stutb-eatt Durham Sir J. Kitson, Colne Valloy Sir R. Anson and J. G. Talbot, Oxford University S. F. Evens, Mid-Glamorgan Sir E. Carson and J. H. Campbell, Dublin University.

PREMIER’S IDEA OF HOME RUL E AN UNWILLING FRIEND. By telegraph, Press Aas’n, Copyright Received 4 38 p.m., Jan. 14. London, Jan. 13. Sir H. Campbell Bannerman, heckled at Invetkeithing, said that the proper solution would bo to refer to the Irish body all Irish questions not immediately concerning England and Scotland. He would support this as time and opportunity offered. He did not think there was any cbanoe of such opportunity in the immediate future,

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF NEW PARLIAMENT. By, telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 12.26 a.m., Jan. 15. London, Jan, 14. The following have been re-elected unopposed : J. P. Nannelti, Nationalist, College GreeD. Wi'l'am Field, Nationalist, St, Patrick s, Dublin. Marquis Hamilton, Conservative, Londonderry. M. Joyce, Nationalist, Limerick. G. Wolff, Conservative, Belfast East. G. Lambert, Liberal, South Moulton. T. Riohp, Labor, Monmouthshire West. J. G. Redmond, Nationalist, Waterford City. William O’Brien and A. Roohe, Nationalists, Cork City. Patriok O’Brien, Nationalist, Kilkenny City. John WilsoD, Liberal, Mid-Durham.

RE-ELECTED. G. Toulmin, Liberal, Bury. H. Pike Peaso, Unionist, Darlington. Riohard Bell, Independent Labor. Sir T. Roo, Liberal, Darby. H. E. Kearley and J. N. Bonn, Liberals, Devonport. Right Hon. Geo. Wyndham, Conservaon — tl iivi j oonTjcnfWffnTj Gravesend, C. E. Schwann, Liberal, Manchester North. T. Burt, Liberal, Morpeth. 0. W. Morton, Libera', Newington West. R. Wallace, Libera', Perth City. R. Isaacs, Libera', Scarborough. Batiug, Unionist, Winchester. Received 12.46 a,m., Jan, 15. Labor gains Bradford West—F. W. Jowett. Burnley. Maddison 5288 Arbuthoot, Conservative ... 4964 Hyndman, Socialist 4932 North-East Manohosler. Clynes 5386 Sir J. Ferguson, Conservative 2954 South-West Manchester. Kelley Walworth O’Donnell... 3187 J. Bailey, Conservative ... 2418 North Salford, Byles. Halifax. J. H. Whifceley 9354 J. Parker ... 8937 Both seats go to Labor. Sir Saville Crossley (Conservative) polled 5040.

s DEFEAT OF MR BALFOUR. VIO4BY GIBBS REJECTED. ier » U.'J 'By telegraphy Press A'ss/n t Copyri'ght Bt ij 6 Received 12.3 a.tn., Jan. 15. E. London, Jan. 14. nt A Liberal gains Manchester East — J T. G. Horridge ... ... G 403 “■ A. J. Balfour 4423 eof Manchester Northwest. J 8 Winston Churchill ...' ... 5669 J. Hicks, Unionist i 4398 10 Asbton-Under>Lyne, Scott. Boston, Faber. Bradford Central, Soott Robertson, who J> defeated Vicary Gibbs. 7- Bradford East, W. E. B. Priestley. >r Kidderminster, E. B. Barnard. is it d STATE OF PARTIES. J LIBERALS GETTING A BIG LEAD B *• -T—B"""i 3 By telegraDh, Press A'ss’n, Copyright , Received 12 57 a m., Jan. 14. > London, Jan. 14. i The returns showing state of parties of thoso elected so far show— Unionists 12 Unionist Fr3e Tialers 2 Liberals 34 Laborites 11 Nationalists ... - ... ... 7 EXCITEMENT OVER EX-PRE-MIER’S DEFEAT. MR BALFOUR AND GRAVITY OF j DISASTER. By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 12.57 a.m., Jan. 15. London, Jan 14. There is intense excitement at ManChester and Salford Noith over Mr Balfour’a defeat. The ex-Piem ; o H , addressing the Conser vativo Club, acknowledged tbe gravity of the disaster. He predicted that the Liberal tenure of office will be brief.