BRITISH POLITICS.
THE NAVAL PROGRAMME. United Pressi Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received March 2, 9. a.m. London, March 1. Mr Asquith’s immediate supporters favour the . prosecution of the shipbuilding programme with a slackening during construction if Germany’s pace so warrant.
BY-ELECTION
The by-election for Forfarshire, necessitated by Captain Sinclair being raised to the peerage, resulted: Falconer (Liberal) 6422, Blackburd (Unionist) 3970.
[The voting at the general election was: Sinclair, L., 6796; Bernard, 0., 3277.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9384, 2 March 1909, Page 5
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73BRITISH POLITICS. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9384, 2 March 1909, Page 5
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