BRITISH POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 170, 9 July 1908, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

JOHN BUtNo' CONDITION. I London, July 7Mr. Jolm Burns, President oi u:.Local tlovciniueul Hoard, has minemi from the strain winch he suiicred while assisting liiu victims oi a lnolor car accident. On Ids return to the- House he was warmly cheered, AHNEIIS' EICIII HOURS BILL. London, July 7. In the House of Commons Air. J. E. Masons' niolion for the rejection of Ihi- C'oalininers' j;ight Hours' Day Hill was defeated by 3UII votes to 120*. The Dill was then read a second time. In implying to the Oppusition, .Mr. Herbert Samuel, Parlinmenlarv UnderSecretary of 1110 Home Olli'ce, said that, if the Bill were rejected, a strixc would follow. Mr. Andrew lloiiur Law declared tn.il ihe passing of the iiili would be likely to i-.uisL- a strike, as tin- Durham a'i'c! Northumberland miners, wiio now worked only U'/ ; hours, would have t<> work longer. Alt'. Winston Churchill insisted that the Bill would benefit 900,000 colliers respect to their health, industrial cllicieney, education and culture, giving them time to thmk, read, and cultivate their gardens. A member asked: ''Why stop at mines'!" Air. Churchill retorted: "Why should we .-top thereV" The Labor f'ar'ty cheered loudly. THE TOJUCCtTTxBUSTIIY. lleccived Bth, 10.20 p.m. London, July 8. Mr. Lloyd-Ge'Orgc, Chancellor o'f the Exchequer, agrees to place .ttiOOO a year at the disposal of the Irish Agricultural Department for the encouragement of the to'.au-co industry in ireland, instead of ilie. rebate n't present allowed. Air. Lloyd-Ceorge agreed to extend the same concession to England, Wales and Seotlan" if similar conditions were shown to exist. THE EDUCATION BILL. Kftceived Bth, 10.2 p.m. London, July 8. The Daily Telegraph says the team* tion Bill is practically dead, and affords no basis for negotiation. HARVESTER EXCISE ACL lleccived oth, 12.10 a.m. London, July 8. Colonel Seely, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in reply lo Air. Devlin, believed the Labor Party supported the Harvester Excise Act' He was unable to express an opinion regarding if. grounds of their" support. ir 0 a dd c d that the Ea"rl of Crewe, Secretary tor > the Colonies, was not in a position to issue a special report on the subject.

OLD AGE PENSIONS. Received oth, 12.40 a.m. London, Julv S.Mr. Lloyd-George accepted an amendment of a statutory undertaking that no pauper should be exclude" from the benefit of the pension scheme after tho end of 1910.. Mr. Lloyd-George interpreted this as a mandate fo deal with the question afresh before that date.