BRITISH POLITICS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 13 May 1907, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS

SPEECH BY PRIME MIXISTE/R. London, May 10. Sir H. Campbell Bannerman, at Manchester in a vigorous party speech, incidental}- directed his sarcasm against Mr Balfour's tardily coming into line with tariifs reduced. Mr Balfour waa Count-crancing an attempt to use the Imperial Conference for party purposes. He remarked that the efforts to saw dissension between the Government and ?he Colonies had failed as it deservH to fail. He recognised that a severe struggle was approaching on the questinn of tariff reform. With reference to Prince Von Billow's (German Ch-.i-i----cellor) speech he declared that the suspicion that Great Britain wished to embarrass Germany by raising the question of limitation of armaments wis absolutely unfounded.

LETTER FROM MR. OHAMBERLALN'

THE UXIOXISTS' DUTY

Keceived 12th, 4.4!) p.m.

London. May 11. Mr. Chamberlain, in :i letter to. the Birmingham Unionists Association, savs Home Ilule, though twice defeated., 'is not dead. The duty still devolves on Unionists to preserve the integrity of the I nited Kingdom, while the responsibility of maintaining aud strengthening the union of the Empire is not less im° portant. A BYE-ELECTIOX". A TARIIF REFORMER'S RETURX. Received 12th, 4.45 p.m. London, May 11. The bye-elcction at Stepney, necessitated by the retirement of .Major Sir W. Evans-Gordon (Conservative). through ill-health, resulted in the return of Mr. Leverton Harris (Unionist tariffite), 22!)!); Mr. Ben. Cooper (Liberal Labor) 1350. OLD ACE PENSION'S BILL. REACHES SECOND READING. Received 12th, 4.45 p.m. London, May 11. In the House of Commons, the' Government accepted the principle of the Old Age Pensions Bill introduced bv Mr. W. | H. Lever, but not its details. "The Bill passed its second reading, and was referred to a committee of the whole House.