BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1944, 28 November 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

TRUSS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received 9.135 p.m., Nov 27, London, Nov 27. Mr McKenna, Financial Secretary of the Treasury, speaking atßlaonayon, said that unless the House of Lords repented Government would not accept the mangled Education Bill. Government would have the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill. Tho Land Tenure Bill lias been read a first time in the House of Lords,

THE EDUCATION BILL. PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Received 11.16 p.m., Novomber 27. Lindou, Nov. 27. Tho Archbishop of Canterbury, replying so she National buciety’s depuaiiod, who urged the Houso of Lords to adhere to the amendments, said he would endeavor to sco if the settlement reached would bo what they wore entitled in oommon deoenoy to expeoi. Unlo-j toaohers were allowed to give denominational instruction the nominal offer of facilities embodied in tho Governmenti’a Bill would bo praoiicully worthless in urban ureas. He bad sufficient confidence in the honesty and reasonableness of the supporters of the Bill to believo the latter would boo the hollowness of the proposod concession, and if the thing went forward as it was now, they were bound to make their offer real. No more momentous matter had over been dealt wish in our time.