BRITISH POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8000, 11 December 1905, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

——o MR CHAMBERLAIN ON THE SITUATION. Received 10. .l-.li u.in. London, December 11. The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, speaking nt Oxford, paid ,1 warm tribute of eulogium to Mr Balfour, with whom, Jiu said, ho had novel" liud a shadow of :i diffoi'onoo as lo principle. Me anticipated Sir Jl. Cainbpell-Bau-uermuu would endeavour lo give Homo Rule by instalments. , HONORS FOR POLITICAL SERVICES. Received 10, 1.11 a.m. Lonjjox, December!). Tim honors conferral by the Ministry on resigning were two Viscounts, seven Barons, live Privy Councillors eleven Baronets, and fifteen Knights. Deceived 10. ii.-J-l a.m. London, December y. Sir Michael Hicks Beach lias been created a Viscount. The iiight Hon. C. T. Ritchie, Sir William Walrond, and Sir Alfred Harms'worih have been created Barons, Mr 'Clement Kurloch Cooke has received a Kni n dithood, and Mr J. Honui' ker lleaton has been made a Commander of Ihe order „f St, Michael iind St. George.

Sir .Edward Grey declares that the Times' information is entirely uuaufhoriiieil by hini, and that it is incorrect, Sir HiCiunpbell-lJaimcnuan refuses, at present, to go to the House of Lords. ■ The Tiuies states that Sir Edward lircy, to the country's great advantage, goes to tile Foreigu (Juice.

FORECAST OF CABINET. licccivcd December 11. 0.25 a.m. Loxuo.v, December 10. Sir H. Campbell-Baimcrmau submils the constitution of his Cabinet to King Edward to-uighl, and seals will lie exchanged on "Monday. - ' The Observer forecasts the following as the Ministry : Preinier.-Sir H. Campbell-Bauner-I num. Chancellor.—Sir Itobt, lieid. foreign. Minister. - Sir Edward (ircv. Chancellor of tile Exchequer.—Kf Hon. It. H. Asquith. Secretary for ludiu.-k. Hon. John Morley. Secretary for War.-ltt. Hon. 11 B Haldane. Colonial Seeretary.-Lord Elgin. 'First Lord of the Admiralty—Lord Twcedmouth, Home Secretary.--IU. Hon. Herbert Glads tone. Mtt 13ALF0U1! EXPLAINS. AN APPEAL AND A WAUNING Peceved 11, 0.35 a.m. Loxdok, DeYembcr 10.

Mr Balfour, addressing 500 of Ids i-oustilucuts, said it was incumbent on the Government to retain office until tlic AngloJapaneso treaty was coneluded as it ensured the peace of tlic East for at least a decade.

Although the Unionist majority was quite adequate to pass a Redistribution Bill, yet the task was one of cxtraordmary difficulty unless assisted by enthu. siasm in amending the reform of the franchise. Although the party was lo.val to the core throughout the connIrv. nevertheless it was distracted by an interval of controversies on a subject which bad already given considerable parliamentary trouble, and was likely to give more. . Although tlie.response to his Now. cast le appeal was, personally, satisl'ac'"'•v. yet it did not disclose such n ces*M| <>f mutual criticisms as< would '•'•l'd.iv possible that display of unanimity and enthusiasm whie.h was required to curry a Redistribution Bill. The Government, therefore, thought it best to resign, enabling a Ministry to appear before the coiitiliiencies with men and policy complete. lteceived 11,0,111 a.m.

l.i'.Niios. December 10.

Mr Ihill'our. eonlim ing, said it wa s clear tlui new Government intended to adhere to the letter ami spirit of Mr Gladstone's lloineltulc policy, although they disagreed as to the size of the doses to be administered. In 11102 the Liberals were proud of Home Utile, but (hey were now ashamed, as they were bound lo conciliate the Nationalists by remainnig the parly of Imperial disintegration JJr Balfour earnestly appealed lo the Liberals | 0 abstain from the great criminal blunder of dcsliwlng South 1 African industries by inlerl'eriu'» • "ill; the Chinese. Their „„". scrupulous calumnies would, be for. given if tbeydidnot make; !-'ou(h Africa a pawn in the game of politics. Thrv 'ought lo beware of kindling a t\ am < of Colonial resentment which would be hard to extinguish. He hoped that if Lord Elgin became Colonial Secretary lie would insist thai the parly should anjuiesc in the policy so basclcssly assailed He doubted his successors' ability to upset Unionist legislation, and he hoped, but was not confident, they would bo able to continue bis foreign policy.

A resolution of unabated confidence in Mr Balfour was i-jurii-d by acrla-

uiation,