BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1920, 1 November 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT London, Oo . 30. Tbo R iy-ii Oou.oiiti'io.j amputated to d.-al vi n 10- q .s-twn of Irisb Poor Law reform udyire me abolition of tbo present wi,rknou*e ey-t-m, since tbo poverty in iho country can m y no relieved by the deveiipmiut of Lemon's rm-ouiecs.

Wltn rt'ferenco to Mr K-ir Hardis’s oiiticietn of tbe growing spirit of militarism Mr Augußtme Birrell, President of the Board ol Education, has expressed his dislike of ths teaching of rifle shooting in schools to which Mr Hardio took exception, bot says that permission was given in one case for an experiment to be made for a year, and in four other sohools consent was given through misunderstanding. Hereafter there will be no further extensions.

Mr RuccimaD, Under-Seoretary for Foreign Affaire, states that no general Anglo-Rußsian agreement has been concluded.

Respecting Persia the two Governments are seeking to avoid a conflict of interests, and are acting together when possible to .preserve the status quo.

Mr John Burns, President of the Local Government Board, has declared that he will willingly confer upon the Ramsey Urban Council power to hire land compulsorily for allotments in order to assist the 800 allotment holders dispossessed by Lord Ramsey. Received 10.16 p.m , October 31. London, Oct 31.

Iu the House of Lords oiause 1 of the Education Bill was agreed to as amended, the Arohbishop of Canterbury reserving the right to insist that a different type of sohools be treated in different ways.