IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 75, 7 July 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

EMIGRATION. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, July 5. Colonel Seely, in the House of Commons, said it was still the policy of the Government not to give mousy to assist emigration. No steps had been taken to' alter the functions or ciganisation of the emigrants' information office. The whole subject of reorganisation was difficult, but was under con-1 sideration. 1 CORDITE RESERVES. London, July 5. Mr. Haldane, in the House of* Commons, said that the reserves cordite ■in the army magazines were cqaal to tin usual amount. THE REGENCY .BILL. Received July (5, 0.55 p.m. London, July G. In the House of Commons, the Regency Bill passed the committee stage. Some of the Liberals favored continuing the Regency until the future King is twenty-one years old. . Mr. Luttrell moved to delete the clause making the abettors of the King's marriage without the consent of Parliament iguilty of high treason, on the ground! that death was excessive punishment! Mr. Asquith agreed to an amendment making the highest punishment penal servitude for life and the lowest term imprisonment. OTHER BILLS. The Mines Accidents Bill was read a second time, and the -Judicature Bill a third time. - REDRESSING HARDSHIPS. -The Daily-News, commenting on Mr. Buxton's reply to Mr. W. T-horne that probably the railways and tramways would ultimately be as free as roads, states that this simply means redressing the hardships caused, by the unequal distribution of wealth.