BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8035, 23 January 1906, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

UNITED PIIKSS ASSOCIATION. —BY JJLECTUIC TELEtiKAI'Ii.—COI'YUIGIIT.

MORE RETURNS. IRELAND'S ASPIRATIONS. A TREATY. London, January 21. Re-elected: Caruurvon, the Right Hon. D. Lloyd George; Sowerby, Highani; Norfolk South, Soames; Speu Valley, Whittaker; Uossidale, Harcotirl ; Anglesey, Griffiths; llugby, Grant; Durham Xorth-west, Atherlev Jones; lapping, Loekwood; Prcstwick, Cawley ; l'udsey, George Whitley ; Bewdlev, Baldwin ; St. Augustine, Akers Douglas; Derbyshire Mid, Jaeoby; Lamworth, Muntz; Widnes, Walker; Medway, Warde. Elected :—Flint Burghs, Idris. Re-elected unopposed —Cork South, Barry ; Ossory, Deianey ; Kilkenny South, O'Mara; Tipperary Mid., O'Brien; Mayo South, O'Donnell; Donegal West, Law. In a speech at Heywood, Mr T. P. O'Connor stated that a secret treaty existed between Sir H. CampbcllBannerman mid Mr John Redmond to enable Ireland to attend to her own roads, build harbors, control education, and restore 100:1 evicted tenants within two years. Irish aspirations would thus be complied with and wrongs redressed.

The Observer estimate* thai 473,13:1 votes in Britain have been cast for Chanibcrhiinisni, 1.008,07'J for Mr Bilfour, aud 2,087,705 for Free Trade, including -1011,1)25 for Libor, as against 77,281! Labor votes cast in 11)00.

THE VOICE OF LABOIi. lieceived 22, 11.7 p.m. Lovdo.v, January 22. Mr Mui'Donald, Secretary of Labor representation Committee, interviewed, said that Labor's great immediate object was to gel an understanding with the Labor democratic parties of tlic colonics ill order to protect the Empire against the British jingo classes. -'Our motto," lie said, "should be the preservation of the Empire in tiie interests of pence and democratic justice all round." He proceeded to say that Mr Chamber-1-iin's speech at Wellington appealed to t'tc polled constituencies to light a good rearguard action ami enable their constituencies to collect their scattered forces to prevent the defeat from becoming a rout.

SPEECH BY Ml! ASQI'ITH. THE SOUTH AFJiICAX COLONIES. TO BE GIVEN TMETIi OWN MANAGEMENT. i lieceived, 22, 11.7 p.m. Loxuox, January 22. Mr Asquilli, speaking at Longbank, ltenfrewshire, said that the Government intended to give the Transvaal and the Orange Free Colony the earliest possible Management of their internal affairs. 1f we left the colonies absolute fiscal freedom retaining the same freedom there would, lie said, "be no risk of serious friction, cither between the Motherland and the colonies or between one dependency and another." PIIESENT STATE OF PAKTIES. lieceived 22,10.5 p.m. London, January 22 The state of the Parties now is Liberals 253 Labor U Unionists ... 11l