BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1796, 29 June 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

EDUCATION BILL.

By telegraph, Para# Ara’n, Copyrigh London, June 27.

Sir H. Campbell Baunerman, continuing, said the Government intended to adhere to olanes 4, which was meant to oonoiliate the Catholics. Mr Balfour retorted that tbe attempts to settle or delegate to local autborilies what were the common elements of Christianity was arrogant and absurd, and inconsistent with Liberal traditions. Regarding eeoular and theological relations, the Bill did not redress the grievances of either denominationaliets or passive reenters.

Mr Cave’s amendmont to extend the benefits of the clause to rural areas where there were alternative schools, waß negatived by 344 to 148 votes. Mr Balfour emphasised that the exclusion of proportionately far tbe greater number of Aoglican than Catholic children was a deliberate blow at the Cburob.

Vehement speeches were made from the Irish benobej on ths inequality and injustice of the fourth clause, with Mr Birreh’s amendments. Mr Redmond described contracting out as being k cked out. Sir H. Campbell Bannerman declared that Catholios might go further and fare worse. The alternative offered on the Opposition side was that the State should ppoyide seoulpc teaching with the right of entry tq all denominations. If it adopted that what would become of the Catholio atmosphere ? Mr Birrell's Bill was undenominational. The Government meant that the oorqmon elements of Christianity, with a ffivor of Protestant'sm, qhould be taught in the sobools, He had not imagined this wquld be distasteful to Anglicans.

CLAUSE 4 PASSED,

By, Electric Telegraph—Per Press Kcucivcd 1.21 a.iu., Juno 28.

London, June 26

After the opposition’s amendments had been rejected, clause four with Mr Birrels amendments thereon, was adopted by 41u to. 168. The fifth clause was also passed. Sir Campbell-Bannerman hopes to deal with the question of news in war time in 1907.