IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 71, 2 July 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

ttHB ADJOURNMENT ON JULY 31,

]Jy Cable—Presß Association—Copyright. London, July 30. The Premier announced that Parliament would adjourn at the end of July till November. MEETING OF LABOR Jtf]MMilvS. RADICALS SATWJ-'IFD. Received July 1. 10..-.0 p.m. Loado:, July 1. A meeting of Labor Com-nouers approved of the pauper disqualification in respect to old age pensions, and protested against Mr. froposal that local rates shouid btar a portion of the cost. The announcement of the autumn session has satisfied the extreme Radicals.

AN OPTIMISTIC CHANCELLOR.

NATIONALIST CRUMB OF COMFORT.

Keceived July 2, 0.15 a.m. London, July 1

In the House of Commons, Mr. LloydGeorge, referring to the proposal for insurance against unemployment for meKt year, said: "If the taxes fulfil the promise and we return to normal naval expenditure, we may sta-rt a scheme twice as liberal as Germany's scheme." Mr. Austen Chamberlain complained that the Chancellor's was a rosy view. Instead of boasting, he had better wait and see permanent results of taxes. Mr. Redmond protested at the retention of increased .spirit duties as unjust and oppressive. He listened with great pleasure to Mr. Asquith's announcement of an autumn session, which was the only crumb of comfort the Nationalists bad had for many weeks. :X Mr. Lloyd-George, replying, said that Ireland, instead of contributing, had received £3,200,000 sterling ■ under the Budget.