BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1654, 22 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE ELECTIONS, By telegraph, Press Ans’n, Copyright London, Jan. 20, Stretford, S.E. Lancashire : Nattall, L., 11,181, 0. A. Crippp, 0. (the former member), 8807. Montrose : Rt Hon. John Morloy, L, Secretary of Stato for India, 4416, Sprot, U„ 1922. Bridgeton, Glasgow : Olelland, L , C 585, DioksoD, 0., the former member, 4109. Wandsworth: Sir Henry Kimber, 0., tbo former member, 12 483, Albert Rood, L., 11 888. Blaokfriars, Glasgow: Barnes, Labor, 8284, A. B. Law, U., the former member, and Under-Seoretary to Board of Trade in the late Government, 2874, Provand, L., 2068. St. Rollox, Glasgow: Wood, L., 9153, John Wilson, U., tbo former member, 6048. Sleaford, Linooln : Upton, L,, 4355, Rt. Hon. H. Chaplin, G., 4C62, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Everett, L., 5527, Oapt. Pretyman, 0., the former member, and Seoretary to Admiralty in late GoV' ernment, 5318. Snnderland, two seats: Professor Stuart L,, 13,620, Summers, Labor, 13,430, Hag. gie, U., 7879, Pemberton, U. Freetrader, 7244. Aberdeen West: HendersoD.L. Tbo following were re-eleoted unop> posed:

Leitrim North : MoHugb, N. Wexford South : Ffrencb, N. Westmeath South: D. Sullivan, N. Cork North: J. 0. Flynn, N. , Roscommon North : Jas. O'Kelly, N, Mid Tyrone : G. Mumaghan, N. Kilkenny North : J. Dovelin, N, Mayo East: John Dillod, N. The following have been re-elected : Berwickshire : Harold Tennant, L> Chelmsford: Major Rosob, 0. Belfast South : T. H. Sloan, I. Basingatroke: Rt. Hon. A- F. Jeffreys, 0. The following are Labor gains Northampton North: Nichols. Inoe, S.W. Lancashire: Walsh. The following are Liberal gains : Leominster, Hereford: Lamb. Eddisbury, Cheshire: Arthur Stanley. St. Albans, Herts: Garble. Tbe following have been elected nn, opposed

Down South: (Name not Bent), L.U. Clare West: Ha’pin, N. Tbe Catholic Weekly states that the Irish vote has been oast for the Liberals on the distinct understanding that English Oatholio schools will be uninjured.’ Mr Chamberlain, in acknowledging innumerable congratulations, including some from the oolonies, said the election would strengthen his hands and confirmed his oonfidenoe of success. The Labor members will elect a leader and whip. Mr Ramsay Macdonald, elected as a Labor member for Leioeßter, in an interview, plainly avowed that the Laborites would keep the Liberals to their pledges oonoerniDg social reforms. The party bad □ever disousEed any arrangement with the Nationalists, though they admitted a mutual sympathy of their respective aims. Capetown, Jan. 19. The Africander Bond organs are jubilant at the result of the elections, believing they are aat*goniet : c to Imperialism and weaken English influence in South Africa.

STEADILY INCREASING MAJORITY FOR LIBERALS. By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright Received 4 58 p.m., JaD. 21. London, Jan. 20. The following are further results Inverness District. Bryce, Liberal... ... 2404 Sir P. B. Finlay, Unionist ... 1746 West Belfast. J. Devlin, Nationalist 4138 Smiley, Unionist ... ... 4122 Carlisle, Liberal ... ‘ ... 153 The Liberal party gains— Roxburgh: Jardine. Northern Division Somerset: W. H. B. Hope. Bridgewater: H. Montgomery. Newbury: MoArnass. Biggleswade: Black. Cheitsey: Marnham. Huntingdon : Whitbread. Enfield: Branch. Sudbury: Armstrong. Tunbridge: Hedges. Maldou : F. R. Bethell. Melton: Walter. Pembroke and Haverford West; Phillips. Bassetlaw: Frank Newers. Cirencester: Essex. Denbigh District: C. Edwards. South-Western Division Norfolk: R. Winfrey. Maoolesfield : Colonel Brookelhurst. I Western Renfrew: Glen Coates, Montgomery; Bees. Western Perth : Erskine. I . Kirkcudbrightshire: Menicking. The Uoionist party gains— Rye : G. L- Oourthope. Barkstou Ash Division Yorkshire : Lane. I The following have elected Unionists: — Stamford : Lord John Joicey Oecil. I KiDgswinford : H. Siaveley Hill. Blackpool: Ashley.'

STATE OF PARTIES. By telegraph. Press 'A'na’n, Copyright Received 4.58 p.m., Jan. 21. London, Jan. 20. The state of parties so far is— Liberals ... 224 Labor ... * 40 Nationalists 74 Unionists 96 IRELAND'S ALARM. * By telegraph’, Press Ass’p,. Copyright Received 4.58 p.m., Jau. 21. London, Jan. 20. Sir H. Campbell Bannerman’s independent majority has created alarm in Borne Nationalist ciroles in Ireland.

CONGRATULATIONS. By telegraph. Press Ans'n, Copyright Reoeived 4 58 p.m., Jan. 21. London, Jan. 20. Messages of congratulation are reaobiog Mr Chamberlain, especially from the colonic?, in excess of any occasion for twenty ypare. NATIONALISTS’ GAINS. By telegraph, Press Asa’n, Copyright Received 4.53 p.m. Jan. 21. London, Jan. 20. I The following were re-elected unop* I posed:— I

East Cavan, Samuel YouDg, North Meath, Patrick White, Eye Divison Suffolk, F. S. Stevenson. South Galway, W. J. Duffy. Connemara Division, Galway, M, Malley. County Coik West, J. Gilhooley. The following have been elected unopposed : Nationalists. South Armagh, F. McKil'op. North Men3gbaD, O’Hara. Leix Division, Queen’s County, Meehan. North Westmeath, Ginncl l . The following have been re elected : Shaftesbury Division, Dorset, A. W. Wills. Lichfield. T. O. F. Warner. Totoes, F. B. Mildway. Holmfirth Division, Yorkshire, H. J. I Wilson. I Stroud, C. F. Allen, I Cardigan, M. Vaughan Davies. I Oborley, Lord Balcaires. I Hertford Division, Hertfordshire, A. H. | Smith.

East Antrim, Colonel MoCalmont, Hornoaßtle, Lord Willoughby. Lancaster, N. W. Holme. Uxbridge, Sir F. D. Dixon. Hartlnnd Ashford, L. Hardy. Leith Burghs, Ronald Ferguson. SPEECH BY MR ASQUITH. SELF-SUSTAINED EMPIRE NOT REQUIRED. By telegraph, Press Aus’n, Copyright Reooivcd 5.15 p.m., Jan. 21. London, Jan. 20. Mr Aequith, speaking at S\ Andrew’s, declared tho Sjcialiet bogey now superseded the Home Rule bogey. He hailed tbo Laborites’ enormous gain in the House of Commons, where they will realise the complex organisation of . the body politic, unlearn some things originally believed, drop visionary details, and be steadied by responsibility, Mr Asquith denied that the Liberals had conducted the oampaign with mendacity and passion. They had won because the people preferred plain, common-place, uncolored facts of history to a gaudy, fictitious tariff propaganda. Liberals did not desire Mr Chamberlain’s ideal of a self-supporting, selfcontained empire. It would be better to enoourage the freest commercial intercourse between nations.

LATEST RETURNS.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyriglv . Reoeiyed 12,33 a.m., Jan. 22, London, Jan, 21. The Nationalists gain— Tyrone North, Dodd. Fermanagh North, Featherstonhaugh, Unionist... 2419 Mitchell, Russellite 2331 The Liberal party gains— Faversham, Napier. Woodstock, Bennett. Buckingham, Verney. Eskdale, Howard. ' Dumfries, Moltena. Peebles, Master of Elibank. The Labor party gain— Dartford. Rowlands 953 ;? Hart Dyke ... ... ••• 6728 The Unionist party gains—. St. Andrew's, Gray. Ayr, Burghs, Younger. Oswestry, Bridgeman.