BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1826, 6 August 1906, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

.VRESS ASSOCIATION—CO I’YIUOHT London, August 3 In the House of Commons ihe Approprialion Bill was read a second time. Sir H C. Brnnerman ino'dintally declared that his former fears lest the Commiitee of Defence should encroach on me Cabinet’s responsibility had been allayed. H s experience of the Commdtee was most fa'isfaotury. Mr Lloyd George’s Home Industries Census Bi 1 was read a stojnd time, and the Oolon'al Marriage Bid a third time Sir Antony MaoDonm 11, in aspOiChat Dublin,declared his firm belief ihore woo'd be a fruition in 1907 of many hopes that the Irishmen for many years tad entertimed. There would be fruition of so ennoh tbat Irishmen, if true to themselves, would make it a souros from whence thj whole of their hopes may be fulfi led, Io the House of Commons, Major Seely urged that represemativrs of the colonics and India and of the Opposition be in eluded in the Committeo of Defence. Mr Balfour said sioce the oolonies never

gave us complete ooutrol of tbeir forces, i;

was less necessary to give thtm permanent representation, though they ought to be able to command a place whenever they desired to co-operate. There was wisdom in the Opposition bring represented. Party Government would be better than a hybrid arrangement. Bir H. 0. Baonermao deolared the Commitiee had nothing ti do with toe Government’s fundamental military a>d □ aval policy. The colonies could alreidy be ooDsaited whenever desirable, or when they desired it.

THE EDUCATION BILL,

BEAD’ SECOND TIME IN HOUSE OF LORDS.

I'ItKSS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT Beceived 5 p at., August 5, London, August 4. In the House of Lords, d senssing the Education Bill, the Duke of Devonshire said that it would be unreasonable and intolerable to force undenominstiva teach ing upon all Protestants when the object tions of RomaD Catholics and Jews were reoogoiaed, Unless real facilities ue o -given for denominational teaching in transferred schools it would be better to try and pUoe all provided t-obools on the same footing as regards religions teaching The departure would cause a violent aod unnecessary disturbance in schools already doing good work. Unless satisfaction were given the House of Lords m'ght bo compelled to arrive at a m itmmous deoision Involving serious consequmoet. Bishop lagrnm obj-oted to the B bio being edited by a county oourc 1.

The Lord Chancellor warned the House that the njiction of an honees attempt to fplve the religious d ffiouliy might had to gesjuiapism. ' Lord Lan-downe insisted oo the ueoes* Bity of drastio amendments. The Bill was read a second time without division.