BRITISH POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8041, 31 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

LATEST RETURNS. ;n, 12.9 n,m, Lomiun, January 30. Ko-dectcil: Ukostou, Sir B. W» Foster. MR BALFOUR'S NOMINATION. AN OBJECTION. T A RIFE REFORM. A PERTINENT QUESTION. Received 31, 12,11 a.m. Lux no x, Juuuury 80. Tho Executive City Conservative Association lias thanked Mr Gibbs for resigning his scat. It unanimously adopted Mr Balfour as tlieir candidate, after a momentary protest from H. \V. Russell, who objected to a dual leadership, Ho declared that Mr Balfour had never got hold of the democracy, and never would.

Sir Joseph Lawrence, a Tariffite, in spportiu" Mr Balfour, urged that, as regards Tariff Reform, Mr Balfour's views were much more in consonance with Mr Chamberlain's than many

supposed The " Morning Post" states that upwards of a hundred tariff reformer have been elected. The real issue, the - journal says, is whether there should be four parties or five in the House of Commons. " Will Mr Balfour lead a number of his supporters across the bridge and as a leader of a united party take the place of Mr Chamber lains sideP" tho "Post" asks Tariff reformers, it states, want a direct answer to the question. LABOUR ASPIRATIONS. Lonuox, January 29. Tho Right Hon. li. B. Haldanc, Secretary of State for War, speaking at Edinburgh, and dwelling upon the potent influonco of the University, suggested that the rise of the Labor Party was due to a suspicion that the Liberal Party was lacking in ideas. Any attempt to tyraunously exercise the State's power would result iu reaction, but the Liberals, by a wise excrciso of power, combined with scientific knowledge, hoped to render superfluous the , aspirations of a separate, independent Labor Party. Mr llaldaue implied that the State might take action precluding a motion that labor commodity should be bought in the cheapest and sold iu the dearest mnriict.

Mr Lough, Under-Secretary to tlie Board of Education, iu a letter to "Tho Times," says the Government docs not intend to touch the fundamental principles of the reforms embodied in tho Education Act. Jle-clected:—North Down, P. L, Corrett; South Londonderry, John Gordon.

Elected ; Cricklade, M nssey (Liberal),