BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1649, 16 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE ELECTIONS.

BOMB EXPLOSION.

By; telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright

London, Jan 14. Tho following fcuvo been ro-ilectod : Scarborough : lioa (Liberal). Stafford : Thecdcro Shaw (Liberal). Stalybridgo : J. F Chrolbam (L’bsrol). Tho following aro furtbor Liberal gains: Manchos'or South: A. Ilawoitb (L.) 8002, L E. Smith (0.) 3770. At Inst (he* tlon tho \oting wuß : I3on. B. W. Piol (0) 0122, E. Dolt (L.) 3850. Plymouth (two Boats) : T. W. Dobson and C. E. Mallot (Liborah). Tho teats wore formerly held by Duko and Quist (Conrorvnlives), who seoured majorities of 1000 voles at last elections.

Koohdale : A. 0. Harvoy (L). (Soat fcrmorly held by Colonel Boyds, 0 ). Sa’ford South : Sillairo Bellooh (L ). (Beat formerly held by Grovos, C.). Salford Woet: G. A. Agnew (L ). (Seat formerly held by Sir L Knowles, 0.) York City (two sea's): Greenwood (Liberal) 6415, G. D. Fabor (Unionist) 6108. At last election Bulcbor and Faber (Unionists) wore elected unopposed. There woro largo crowds shouting and cheering at tho elootion results in Fleet street and Kingsway on Saturday oveniog. Tho returns woro nnnouncol by flashlights and mechanical devices. Mr Balfour’d defeat and Mr Winston Churchill’s viotory gave occasion for tumultuous demonstrations. The Observer says that Saturday’s polling signalises a dobaclo of Unionists, It is evident tho oountry is for Freetrado against Chamberlain. Labor candidates and Socialists pollod heavily, even when not returned, During a Liberal meeting at Anglesey a dynamite cartridge exploded, shattering the window frames and starting a panic within the hail. The perpetrator escaped.

ENTHUSIASTIC LIBERALS. JUBILATION AMONG IRISH MEMBERS. L-j_. I- 4 By telegraph* Press Asa’n t Copyright Reoeivod 9.32 p.m., Jan. 15. London, Jan. 15, There was tremendous enthusiasm in Liberal oiroles in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, and other centres at the magnitude of tho Liberal majorities amassed. Nationalists of Dublin aro jubilant. Mr O’CallogbaD, National Socrttary, and Mr Fitzpatrick, National Treasurer, and other mombers of the United Irish League of BostOD, America, cabled to Mr John Redmond: 11 Leagues rejoioe at Balfour’s Waterloo. Manchester remembered Mitcbeltown. So does America.” Mr Redmond, in a speech at Waterford, said that the present Government were friendly to Ireland so far as sympathy and professions went. It was his and his colleagues’ duty to Bee that the benefit to Ireland was not confined to sympathy and goodwil l , but that these wore translated into action. He bad great confidence that the next few years would see the achievement of many benefits for Roland, for ils freodom, material advancement, and tho happiness and wellbtiog of the people. Mr Gladstone, speaking at Leeds, strongly appealed for large majorities for the promotion of measures for tho benefit of the oountry, and to enable the Liberal polioy to he forced through the House of Lords if they resieted,

MR BALFOUR’S SUCCESSFUL OPPONENT. HOW HE ACCOUNTS FOR HIS . VIOTORY. By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 9,55 p.m., Jan. 15. London, JaD. 15. Mr Horridge attributes his victory over Mr A. J. Balfour, besides freetrade, to the stroDg growing feeling in connection with the Trades Disputes Bill, Chinese labor, and unemployed. His constituents loathed Chintse labor because it was unfair competition with British lab or. As regards freetrade they were determined to resist any endeavor to increase taxation on food.

MR BALFOUR’S FAREWELL.

GOVERNMENT SHARE IN THE

COMMON FATE.

SHOW WINDOW PROMISES

By telegraph* Press 'A'sa’n* Copyright

Received 10.57 p.m., Jan. 15. London, Jan. 15.

Mr Balfour, addressing the Central Conservative Club, expressed a hope that the revolutionary promises made by mem bers of the Government were merely show window promises; otherwise he would consider the future welfare of the oountry seriously imperilled. The late Government, he said, shared the common fate of all since 1832, Tbey were all the more bouad to share it

because they had been in power longer than any Ministry sinoe 1832. He spoke feelingly in bidding farewell toworkeis at Ardwiok, a severance after twenty years’ representation.

POLITICIAN ROLLED IN MUD. RESCUED BY POLICE. By telegraph, Fresn A«s’n, Copyright Received 12 23 a.m., Jan. 16. London, Jan. 35. After a Unionist meeting at Peterborough a mob of two thousand pushed and roiled Mr Purvis, an ex member, in the mud. Tho polioe rescued him, but missiles and mud were again thrown. Mr Pike Pease, acknowledging his return for Darlington, said that it was the first victory of a prominent supporter of Cscbl reform. Mr Balfour and Mr Chamberlain wired hearty coDgratu’ations.