BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8033, 20 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

FURTHER RETURNS. > 3 Received 20, 12,20 a.m. London, January 19. Merthyr-Tydvil (twoseats): Thomas 13,!)7l; Keir Hardie (Labor), 10,187 J Radclilfe (Liberal), 7776. ' > West Houghton: W. WibiOU (Labor), <J2(>2 j Lord Stanley (Unionist), (113.1. Unionists have been elected fof Cambridge buiversily, viz., Buteliof Rawlmgston and K. C. Tariflltes. Belfast North, Dixon (Liberal). The Liberals gain Elgin and Nairn. Dorset South, Searisbrick, Glasgow Central, A, M, Torance, College Division, H. Watt. Jt Kiugston-on-Hull, C. Foreiw, Middleton Division, Atkins. Brentford, Rutherford. Derbyshire West, Victor Cavendislt, Clackmannan and Kinros, Eugena * Wason. " Seven Oaks, Forster. 1 Hexham, Beiumont. ' St. Stephen's Green, Wahlron. Newport, Kenyou Ghney. 1 Norfolk North-Wegt, George Whitf, t Garrow, Sir Ckarlos Palmer. ' Harbor Division Dublin, Hariugton, ' Somerset South, Strachey. - 1 1. Mull Central,! King. « Tradeston, A. Corbott. Kirkcaldy Burghs, Daktiul. Hull West, Charles Wilton Ctim• laehie.

SrEECH BY MR CHAMBER- A LAIN. s \0 t Received, 20, 1,12 a.m. London, January 19. '■ Mr Joseph Chamberlain, speaking at ,y Lmcthwiek, said that the City of Wfc London, llic heart of commerce, and Birmingham, wore not at the mercy of every gust of opmion. Both were :3g absolutely steady iu tke faoeof appeal* ■ -fS of sentiment and prejudice. Tkefo 3H had been no fair or square light oa 'Jm the fiscal rctornwpicstion. Where one '3 .seat was lost on that issue teu had J? been lost by base Liberals. 1 Regarding the Chinese question he * / fr > was anxious to protect aud benefit the - 1 ~ r ; funds of tlie trade unions, but ho w»< jfj unwilling to hand them the freedom of a greater body of workers who were outside trade unions. There were two?, ,I', remedies for the social 'i, soeialism aud tariff reform. At pre*' -.-'i 3'nit the country preferred soeialism, 1 Whenquack remedies fail, then would be the opportunity for his hobby— "3sl tariff reform. Mr llaslam (a Liberal) has been .5 elected for Monmouth. snciccll liV SIR 11. CAMPBELL" BASXERMAX. Received 20, 12.50 a.m. * ; London, January IU. Sir Henry Campbell -' Uannerman, speaking at Inverness, welcomed the .fy laborites and eulogised the workers' ' intelligence in their rejection of Mr 'Jhamberlain's fallacies. Ho depied that there was any'understanding with t M Mr Redmond and him regirding Home Rule. In reference to English land " } tin' Liberals seek, he said, to provide greater socuritv and soil. , ■ THE STATIC OF THE PAHTfES. \ Received 20, 12.50 a.m. London, January 19. . Liberals 190 Labor 3 J rj Nationalists o!) I'nionists 87 Received 20, 1.23 a.m. . Z

London, January 11). ' . Sir Henry Campbell-Bumermau in " , denying (lie compact with the Homojj j Units Party, said that there was no'' mystery and no secret but solid grounds fur an agreement between Liberals and Xationili.sts, firstly • A because of a mutual desire to improve Irish administrating i secondly, lielier. j iug that iu Ireland as in every country '<l of the Empire, self Government com- - -j niuuities had best, safest, and healthiest ' foundation. The Unionist* were uu. able to deny tluit self giverumcnt waj - | good, when they thcimclves ga\ o local -i sell'government. " How can I hey de« uy," he said "the Irish wlioave worthy h 'm of being trusted, when they promised millions for their credit to oust tlie je 4 landlords, and to instal tenants f Mr Balfour pulls me under a barriw JwH ill reference to defences and matters, attributing everything to mo without foundation, even a worm will turn, and I think in the circumstances } ju which he stands he might keep a "S civil tongue." it Mi; BALFOUR'S DKSCIUPTION, f Received 20, 1.2;) a.m. ■ « London, January 10. Mr Balfour, speaking at Inverness, S and commenting on the .shadowy pro. i£ jeets associated with the new Go\crn> mcnl, described the new Ministry ns a •' Government oF driftwood iu a river of spite." '-"V!