BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1653, 20 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE ELECTIONS.

LORD GEORGE HAMILTON

REJECTED.

(Pot Press Association.) LondoDi Jan, 18.

Sic H. 0. Banncrraan, speaking at Oritfl. said the turn over of public opinion wbb unparalleled tinco 1832. Tbo main issue of tbo elootions had boon fees vocbub protection. Under a policy r0 ‘ taliation thoro would bo favored trades, EohemtDg, macaiuvring, intriguing, ana log rolling. Ho quoted aa most signihcaot of tho messages roooivod, a telegram of oongratu'ations from a mooting at WeN lington, dissociating the colonies with preference aa a condition of loyalty. .Thpse wero tho colonies represented as wringing their bauds because tbo Cons'rva'ivcs were departing. Ho rebuked Unionists for claiming a monopoly of oaring for and supporting tho colonies. Ho urged that the colonies ought to betroatod apart from party politics. Mr John Morloy, speaking at Montrose, admitted that if a foreign country set up a tariff against British manufacturers he would not be averse to accept retaliation temporarily, if convinced it was not undertaking a boomerang-like operation which would be more injurious to British than foreign trade. B'.e reiterated that the House of Lerds must either be mended or ended. Mr Gladstone, in a speech at Harrow- : gate, said owing to Liberal criticisms the ' condition of the Chinese on the Rand had bron improved. If it could be shown the oonditioos were now those of slavery it would be again the duty • the Imperial Government to see that tne conditions of work were such as could bo tolerated by Christian Constitutional government. Only by a good majority could the Liberals hold their own against the House of Lords,

The following have been re-elected : Nottingham : J. H. Yoxall, L. Poplar : S. Buxton, Postmaster-General, L. Dulwich : Dr. Rutherford Harris, XJ. The following Unionists have been elected : Ealing : Niold, XJ. Worcester City.,: Williatneon, U. The following .Liberals have been e’ected : Carmarthen : William’. Cardiff: Quest. . Waleall : Durme. The following areiLiberal gains : Mile End : Strauss. St. George’s Division, Tower Hamlets: J. W. Benn. Tynemouth : Herbert Craig. East Nottingham : Sir Henry Cotton. Christchurch: Allen. Greenock : Hallay-Stewart. Montgomery : David Davies. Correction : Re-elected, Dr. Rutherford Harris for Dulwich, instead of Harris for Tynemouth, and Rutherford West Derby. Elected, David Davies, for Montgomery, instead of Welehpool.

Following are further Liberal gains: Kendall (Westmoreland) : Stuart. Stafford, Western Division: H. D. MacLaren. Eastborne (Sussex) : Herbert Beaumont. Abingdon : Str&uss. Ramsey Division (Hunts): Boulton. Guildford (Surrey) : Cowan. The following have been re-elected : Rutland .: Rt. Hod. G. H. Finch, C. Tiverton : Colonel Sir W. H. Walrond, 0. Northants East: F. A. Charming, Spalding Division, Lincoln : H. Mansfield. Following is a Labor gain : Nuneaton, Warwick : William Johnson - Gulland, a Liberal, hae been elected for Dumfries Burghs. The following have been re-elected unopposed : Mayo West: R. Ambrose, N. Cork, North-east : W. Abraham, N.

ADDITIONAL RETURNS.

By telegraphy Press 'Ass’n,. Copyrigh Reoeived 12.2(3 a.m., J an. 20. London, Jan. 20. Merthyr Tydvil, two seats—Thomas 13,971, KeirHardie (Labor) 10,187, Radoliffe (Liberal) 7776. 'West Houghton—W. Wilson (Labor) 9262, Lord Stanley (Unionist) 6134. The following Unionists have been elected; — Cambridge University—Butchor and Rawlingson, K. 0., Tariffites, Belfast Nottb, Dixon. The Liberal Party gains— Elgin and Nairn, Williamson. Bawbury, Fiennes. - Stratford, Smith. Devizes, Rogers. Dorset South, Searisbrick. Glasgow Central, A. M. Torrance, College Division, H, Watt. Kingston-on-Hull East, Forgos, Middleton Division, Atkins. Brentford, Rutherford. The following have been re-eleoted : Derbyshire West, Victor Cavendish. Clackmannan . and Kinross, Eugene Wason, Seven Oaks, Forster. Hexham, Beaumont. St Stephen’s Green, Waldron, Newport, Kenyon Glanoy. . Norfolk Northwest, George White. Jarrow, Sir Charles Palmer. Harbor Division, Dublin, Harrington. Somerset South, Straohoy. Hull Central, KiDg. . TradoßtoD, A- Corbet,t. Kirkcaldy, Bughs Da’jsie). Hull West, Charles Wilson. i Camlaobie, A. Cross.

AFTER-ELECTION TALK,

Bx telegraph, Presa 'Ass’n, t Copyright Received 1.22 a.m , Jan. 20. . London, Jan 19 g* Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Smithwiok-, saidithe city of London, the heart of .commerce, aod Birmingham the lung* of 1 that great machine, were nqt at the mercy of every gust of opinion. Both were absolutely steady in the face of eppea's to sentiment and prejudice. There bad been no fair and square fight on fiscal reform. Where one seat was lost on that issue.tan were lost by base libels regarding Chinese. He was anxious to protect benefit funds cf trade unions, but uuwiliiog to hand them the fceodom of .the greater body of workors who were outside t:ade unions. There wire two reminders of soeial problems, socialism and tariff reform. At present the country pieforred socialism. When the quark remedies fail that would be the oppoituoity for his hobby. -Mr Haslam, Liberal, has been elected for Monmouth. Mr Bu’cher is aßalfourite. Sir H. Campbell Bannerman, speaking at Inverness, welcomed Laborites, He eulogised the workers’ intelligence an the rejection of Mr Chamberlain’ fallaoits. He denied - having any under standing with Mr Redmond regardim Home Rule. In reference fo Englis 1 land, Liberals seek to provide greate security of tenure of the sjil. The results so far are : Libei als 199 Labor ... ... ... 38 Nationa'ists ... ... 59 Unionists 87 Received 1.23 a.m., Jan. 29. London, Jan. 19. Sir H. Campbell Bannerman, denying the alleged compac’, said there was no taystery andnosecrels but solid grounds of agreement between the Liberals and Nationalists —firstly, the desire to improve the Irish administration ; secondly, believing that in Ireland, as in every country cf the Empire, self-governing communities were the best, safest, and healthiest foundation. Unionists were unable to deny that self-government was good. “If they gave local self-government,” he asked, ,• how can they deny that the Irish' are

worthy to be trusted when we promised millions of orodit to oust the landlords and instal tenants? When Mr Balfour pulls mo under the borrow in referanoo to defences and other mattors, attributing everything to mo without foundation, even a worm would turn. Think of tbo circumstances ho stands in; ho might keep a civil tongue.” Mr Balfour, speaking at Inverness, commenting on tbo Bbadowy projeots described the Ministry as a “Government of driftwoed io a river of spathc.”