IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 80, 13 July 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Mi IMPORTANT CONCESSION.

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London, July u. ''Mr Lloyd-George announced an important concession. He intends to impose five instead of twenty-five centum increase in the licensing taxes in Ireland. He bases bis resolution covering the concession on licensed vremises beyond £SO assessment. RETURNING IRISH AllilS. London, July 10. The Irish Constabulary have been instructed to return to their owners til arms surrendered under the Peace Preeervation Acts of 1881 and 1886. The Morning Post considers a depate on the subject is urgent.

VOTES FOR WOMEN.

NEW ZEALAND NO CRITERION,

, London, July it ; During the debate on Shackleton's .Bill J Party distinctions were obliterated, Mr. f Smith, member for Liverpool, moving, and Air. J. Bryce (Inverness) seconding Its rejection. Both parties argued mat precedents drawn from Norway, Australia and New Zealand were worthless, for an Empire containing a hundred million people. They were opposed to GoTernment by women, or depending for a majority on women.

•' LABOR EXCHANGES. Received July 12, 11.20 p.m. London, July 12. In the House of Commons Mr. Buxton infamrea Mr. Lawson that the emigrants' information office was to supply] the Eafcor Exchange with information regaifltog labor conditions in the DominiOßi The Government was carefully ■considering the question of obtaining from the lahor departments of the colonies information relating to the demand and supply of labor, also the dejirability of linking up the laboyr exchanges of the Empire.