IMPERIAL POLITICS.
THE LICENSING BILL.
THE TIME LIMIT
United Press Association, Copyright (Received Oct. 18, 5.80 p.m.)
LONDON, Oct. 17
Mr. H. W. Bottomley’s amendment to tlie Licensing Bill, making the time limit 21 years 1 was negatived by 287 votes to 119. .
The Prime Minister (Mr. IT. Asquith) 'announced that he would be quite prepared to entertain a suggestion that, for a short term of 'years, probably seven after the first- fourteen, when old licenses were re-grant-ed the re-grant would not require tlie immediate surrender of the monopoly of value. In other, words, the State would postpone resumption of the monopoly of value of surviving the expiration of the additional, term. Mr. Lewis, Harcourt’s amendment bringing both off and on licenses under the time limit was carried. SECURITY OF THE COLONIES. DEPENDENCE ON THE NAVY. United Press Association, Copyright (Received Oct. 18, 5.80 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 18. Mr. R. McKenna, First Lord of tlie Admiralty, speaking at Glasgow, stated that the colonial part., of tlie Empire had iio certain connection with Britani. except through British naval preponderance. The navy must be maintained\at a point strong enough to ensure absolute security. It would be better to throw in a small percentage for greater security. THE TERRITORIAL ARMY. MR. HALDANE’S - ”STATEMENT. United Press Association, Copyright (Received Oct. 18, 5.30 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 18. Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary for War, speaking at Categham, said the territorial army had now reached 200,000, and recruiting was steadily proceeding. The army was never more effective than."at present. POSTAL ORDER SYSTEM. CANADA AND AUSTRALIA STAND OUT. ' United Press Association, Copyright. V LONDON, Oct." 16.' Mr. Sydney Buxton, PostmasterGeneral, . replying to Mr. Jleniiiker Heaton, regretted that Canada and Australia did not participate in the Imperial postal order system. He was unable to reduce the charges on postcards- to the, colonies.
AUSTRALIAN NAVY.
CORRESPONDENCE PUBLISHED.
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LONDON, Octr. 16. A Blue Book lias been issued containing the correspondence between Mr. Dealcin and the Admiralty. The ‘ ‘Morning Post’ ’has a eulogist ic article on Australia’s potential naval help to the Motherland in the Pacific conjointly wjth Canada,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2325, 19 October 1908, Page 5
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