BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1758, 25 May 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

By telegraph, Press Affft’n, Copyiigh

London, May 28.

Io the House of L>rde, Lnd Reay’s Juvenile Smoking bill, based on tbe Peysical Deterioration Committee’s report, to prevent tbe sale of tobacoo to persons under sixteen, was read a second time, and roferred to a select oommittee. Tbe Government have determined to omit the Committee’s amendment regard* ing tbe load-line of inooming ships from the Shipping Bill. Foreign Powers have already approaohed the Government on the sjbpct.

TBE EDUCATION BILL. By telegraph, Press Aoß’n, Copyrigh Received 11,35 p.m., May 24. London, May 24.

Sir H. Campbell Banncrman slates that he does not intend to create a separate department m-der the Minister of Labor to solve tbe problem of tbe unemployed, Nonoomformists ere thnndorstruok by Mr Lough’s faux pas. Tbey doslire that his belittling Bible-touching has given away the case for tbo Bill.

In the House of Commons Mrßunoiman was put up to reassure Nonoomformists by eulogising the efficiency of the Cowper Temple system, Me Ramsay Mao Donald objected to simple Bible-ieachmg in schools, because it was inadequate to secure genuine religious instruction.

Mr Bilfour considered Mr Maddison’s amendment cut the schools adrift from religion. He supports! Mr Chamberlain. Too debate was adjourned.