THE BRITISH ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 303, 1 February 1910, Page 5

THE BRITISH ELECTIONS

THE STRENGTH OF THE PARTIES. NATIONALISTS HOLD THE BALANCE By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright London, January 30. With seven results still to be declared, tile Observer estimates that the strength oi the parties in the new Parliament will be as follows: Unionists .. 27-1 Liberals 274 Labor 40 Nationalists .. .. 73 Independents .. .. 9 Total .. .. 070 London, January 30. The following further election results are announced: INVERNESS-SHIRE. Sir J. A. Dewar (L) .. .. 45913 McLeod (U) ~T 2774 I'JOG—Dewar 3018, Strain (C'l 1810. FERMANAGH (South). J. Jordan (N") .. .. 2G93 Battersby (U) .. .. 20!)S 1906—Jordan, unopposed. DROITWICH. Lyttelton (U) .. .. 50S8 C. B. Harms worth (L) .. 4973 190G—Harmsworth 516.5, Knight (C) 401 i.- Unionist gain. DUMBARTON. J. D. White (L) .. .. 8040 H. Brock (U) 7007 190G—White 7007, Brock 0937. TYRONE (East). T. M. Kettle (N) .'. ... 3208 Saunderson (U) .. .. 3090 1906—Kettle 3019, Mac Caw (C) 3000. FOREST OF DEAN. Sir Chas. Dilke (L) .. .. 6141 Reuton (U) 3279 1906—Dilke, unopposed. ROSS AND CROMARTY. J. G. Weir (L) .. .. 4430 Mac Lean (U) 1418 1906—Weir 3883, Watt (C) 1773. JARROW. Palmer (L) 4885 P. F. Curran (Lab.) .. .. 4818 Kirkby (U) 4GGS Bye-election, 1907 —Curran 4698, Rose-Innes (C) 3930, Hughes (L) 3474, O'Hanion (N) 2122.—Liberal gain. DUBLIN (South).

Cooper (U) 5072 Cotton (N) 5006 1906 —Long (C) 52G9, Hazlcton (N) 3926. MAYO (North). Boyle (N) 1861 Egan (Ind.) .. .. .. 1821 H)o6—O'Kelly (N) unopposed. CHANGE IN THE LORDS A CERTAINTY. OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. London, January 30. The Earl of Derby, speaking at Bootle, said that'whatever party ig in power the House of Lords must undergo some change. Personally he -was without regret in the matter. King Edward will open the new Parliament in state on February 21. Mr. Asquith has gone to the South of France for a short holiday.

HOW THE LIBERALS WERE SAVED. ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET ANTICIPATED. *•* THE SPECTATOR ON THE SITUATION. Received January 31, 10 p.m. London, January 31. The Spectator (a Conservative journal), summarising the election situation, feaid that only their_nominal adherence to free exchange saved the Liberals' from destruction. If tariff reformers had abandoned the idea of taxing bread, meat and cheese, and asked only for taxation of manufactured articles other than those consumed in the way of food, the Liberals would have been heavily defeated. While depriving the Government of power to do any of the things it desired, the electors were unwilling to give a victory to tariff reform, —r ' • The Spectator anticipated the adoption of the Budget after Nationalist attempts to reduce the whisky tax. It Suggests' a compromise with the Lords •by a Bill declaring the Lords' inability to reject pure money bills and prescribing non-interference with finance bills Operating for one year.