BRITISH POLITICS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9085, 2 March 1908, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE. Press Association —Copyright. London, February 29. In the House of Commons Mr H. Y. Saugar’s Bill providing for the enfranchisement of women (which is identical with the Bill introduced by M-r W. H. Dickinson some tme ago) was read a second time by 271 to 92. Mr Herbert Gladstone, without committing the Government, personally supported the measure. The majority included Sir Edward Grey, Messrs Merely, Haldane, Burns, Lloyd George, Gladstone, Buxton, R. R. Cherry and W. Ruuciman,- members of Government. The minority included Mr Asquith, Sir W. S. Robson, dud Messrs S. T. Evans Harcourt, and Jno. Sinclair. The Bill was remitted to a commiteo of the whole House. This is considered eqxxivalent to shelving it. The suffragists have resolved to agitate and urge the bringing in by the Government of a Bill to ensure its passage. The Times, commenting on the Bill, says that when people talk about women’s of the franchise in some Australasian and American States and Finland, they seem to forget that the problems of Government there approximate far more to municipal questions than thoso in Britian. Tho Times deals with the Suffragist leaders, and says it has not yet been demonstrated that any considerable number of women agree with them. THE LICENSING BILL. VIEWS OP OPPONENTS. The Times, commenting on the money market, states that the outstanding feature is the weakness of brewery shares. Dealers have marked down prices throughout the list as a precaution, and dealings are impossible. Brewery Commercial Trust preferred shares fell two points and deferred shares three points. The Pinancial News says tho impressing is gaining ground this afternoon that the Bill was introduced for the purpose of filling up the cup for the House of Lords, and to convince tho teetotal sections that it is hopeless to think of inducing the country to agree to views in the direction of spoliation. The Daily Telegraph declares that Mr Asquith’s Bill has signed the death warrant of the Government. BY-ELECTION. Received March 2,8.35 a.m. Lend on, March 1. Stanley Baldwin, sou of the deceased member lias been elected unopposed for the Bewdley Division of Worcestershire.