BRITISH POLITICS.
IXDIAN REFORMS. DERATE IX THE i/ORDS. Received 5, 0.40 p.m. London, March 5. , An important debate took place in tho House of Lords on. tlie Indian Councils Bill, and resulted in the rejection, by 50 votes to 18, of clause 3, empowering the Governor-General to create an Executive Council in any province under a Lieutenant-Gcneral,'despite Lord Moray's appeal regarding the urgency of tlie measure. i Lords Curzon, Lansdowne and Macdoonell o|ip<xsed Lord Morley's sclieme, though sympathetic towards the difllcutties of the situation, Lor 3 '.Vortheoto said tire Bill took the I&wer from the British, representing a hundred million agriculturalists, nnd gave control of the Councils to the mid-dle-class politician's, representing insignificant minorities. SOUTH HDIXBUTiGII ELECTION. I '% Received 5, 0.40 p.m. London, March 5. The South Edinburgh election resulted In A". JDewar being rv-elected. The voting was'.' — A. flewa" (Liberal) ... 8185 Cox JConsiVVati've) .. 8064 [At the genei"al election the figure* were: A, DewaT B:,"^"'J W- C. Smith (C.) 6985.1 ~ "
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 35, 6 March 1909, Page 2
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160BRITISH POLITICS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 35, 6 March 1909, Page 2
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