BRITISH ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 205, 8 December 1910, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS

THE STATE OF THE PARTIES. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received 8, 12.25 a.m. London, December 7. The following is the summary of members elected to date: — LIBERAL. England 104 Scotland II *Wales 11 Ireland (Redmond-ites) 26 152 UNIONISTS. England 135 Scotland 3 Ireland „ 8 146 THE REFERENDUM PROPOSAL. SPEECHES ON BOTH SIDES. London, December 6. Earl Spencer (who succeeded the old Ear! Spencer this year) stated that he believed before long the country would say to the Lords: ''Away with you if you will not abide our wishes." He was as staunch a Home Ruler as ever. He added that he wanted to know much more aoout the referendum before adhering to it. Mr. Balfour, at Sheffield, alluding to the referendum, which it was proposed to aall a of the people," and which would not be taken on party lines, said the Unionists were challenged whether they would accept a pollj on tariff reform. Their opponents expected a refusal, but when, unfortunately for 'Mr. Asquith, the Unionists were conAtent, they turned round and, described it as a party subterfuge. So different were the feelings of a man when he said "come on," and his feelings when his antagonist responded; .*' -■• • itr^Jji^Hl Lord Lansdowne, in a speech at Cardiff, declared that their opponents forgot to say they found a place for the referendum in the constitution given to South Africa.

Sir E. Grey, speaking at Wooler, said that to ask the Government to submit Home Rule to a referendum apart from a scheme of devolution and redistribution whereof it formed part was equivalent to asking protectionists to submit the food taxes of a tariff reform budget to a referendum. With a referendum there would be no need for the Lords or Commons. A staff of drafting clerks was all that was necessary. In view of Socialist attacks on the Government, the talk of the Liberal-Socialist alliance was moonshine.

Lord Rosebery, in a message to Scotland through the Glasgow Herald, declared that the dissolution was the most wanton and reckless the country had known. Thereby the Government proposed to establish the tyranny of a single chamber Government to preserve the hereditary constitution of the Lords, and to alter by a catch election the immemorial balance of constitution. Moreover, they refused to refer the question of Irish Home Rule direct to the decision of the people. , Lord Heanage and Mr. Henry Hobhouse, ex-member for East Somerset, warmly support. Mr. Balfour's policy. Sffi GEORGE REID'S SCHEME. TO ADVERTISE AUSTRALIA. London, December C. Sir G. Reid has arranged for a biograph display of Australian views throughout the week in Trafalgar Square, where ten thousand are nightly watching the election results. Similar •xhibitions are being given in the provinces. A SMALL POLL.

London, December 6. The percentage of electors polling yesterday was 74, compared with 80 in January. THE PREMIER CHALLENGED. BURDENS ANT> DANGERS OF HOME RULE. Received 7, 10.50 p.m. London, December 7. Mr. Balfour, at Chester, challenged Mr. Asquith to disclose his Home Rule policy.* He said that if the people knew the increased burdens and other dangers of Home Rule they would revolt against it, but the Liberals were determined to keep the people in ignorance; hence the astute policy of silence dictated by Mr. Redmond. RESIGNED TO HIS FATE. REPRESENTATION BEFORE HEREDITY. LORD DERBY'S DECISION. Received 7, 10.50 p.m. London, December 7. Mr. G. Wyndham, speaking at Stourbridge, said that whatever the result of the elections, half of the electors would declare against the Government's change of the Constitution, and no constitution could stand which was based on only half the voters of the country. Earl Derby, at a L'nionist meeting at Lancaster, comparing the Government's veto resolution with Lord Rosebery's and Lord Lansdowne's proposals, said he confessed that he would relinquish his hereditary right without a qualm of conscience, because he believed he could render infinitely better service to the State sitting in the House of Lords as a representative of a great city than as his father's son, whereas, under the Parliament Bill, he would, be voteless, a

LIBERAL PAPER JUBILANT. LONDON AGAINST THE TORIES. Received 7, 10.50 p.m. London, December 7. The Daily News states that the present j general election will be remembered as [the "London election;" wherein London broke the back of Toryism, and destroyed the veto. London's example , had inspired the rest of the country. ANOTHER ELECTION PREDICTED. Received 7, 10.50 p.m. London, December 7. The Financial News states that another general election is now pretty clearly indicated, but before it occurs we will doubtless see the scheme of redistribution arranged, which would mean another conference. HOME RULE SPEECHES. Received 8, 12.25 a.m. London, December 7. Sir Edward Grey, speaking at Louth, said that the Home Rule which Mr. Redmond had declared would satisfy Ireland, would not mean separation, nor would it be dangerous to Imperial supremacy. Mr. F. E. Smith, speaking at Runcorn, declared that if the Government got a majority, nobody knew what sort of Home Rule they would introduce. The people under the Veto Bill were invited to make the greatest sacrifice and the greatest repudiation of power that the democracy would ever make. Prospects of tariff reform were encouraging, since on the Manchester poll of twenty thousand the Liberals' majority *was only three thousand. ELECTED UNOPPOSED. London, December 6. PENRITH. Rt. Hon. J. W. Lowther (Speaker) U. MAYO (EAST). John Dillon (N.). FURTHER RESULTS. IJVERPOOL~TWALTON). F. E. Smith (U.) 6383 Permewan (L.) 5039 [January, 1910: Smith (U.) 6627, Joseph (L.) 5513, Jelliooe (Ind.) 481.] LEICESTER (TWO MEMBERS). E. C. Williams (L.) ... 12,238 Mac Donald (Lab.) 12,988 Wiltshire (U.) 7,457

[Januarv, 1910: AVilliams 14,643, Ramsay Mac Donald 14,337, Fraser (U.) 8548, Bagley (U.) 8192.] SUNDERLAND (TWO SEATS). Hamar Greenwood (L.) 11,997. -Goldstone (Lab.) 11,291 Hicks (U.) 10,300,

Samuel (U.) - 10,132 [Januarv,, 1910: Storey (U.) 12,334, Knott (U.) 12/270, Stuart (L.) 11,529, Summerbell (Lab.) 11.058.] One Liberal and one Labor gain. WHITEHAVEN. Richardson (Lab.) 1414 Col. Jackson (U.) 1220 COVENTRY. Mason (L.) 7351 J. K. Foster (U.) €B2B [ln January, 1910: Foster 7389, Hocking (L.) 7153.]

SOUTHWARK WEST. Strauss (L.) 302S Dunn (U.) 3010 [ln Januarv, 1910: Dunn 3387, R. K Causton (L.)* 3243.]

ST. HELENS. Swift (U.) • 6016 Glover (Lab.) 5752 [ln Januarv, 1910: T. Glover (Lab.) 6152, Swift 5717.]

WOOLWICH. Will Crooks (Lab.) 8252 Major W. A. Adams (U.). 8016 [Li January, 1910: Adams 8715, Crooks 5756.] BATTERSEA. John Burns (L.) 7846 Harrington (U.) 6544 Shaw (Socialist) 487 [ln Januarv, 1910: John Burns 8540, A. S. Benn (U.) 7985.] STRAND. Long (U.) 4144 Earle (L.) 113 9 [ln Januarv, 1910: Long 4840, Costello (L.) 1627.]

BURNLEY. Morrell (L.) 6177 G. Arlmtlmot (U.) 0044 H. M. Hyndman (Soc.) .. 3810 [ln January. 1R10: Arbnthnot 5776, F. Maddison (Lab.) 5681, Hyndman (S.) 4948.] THE CABLEGRAMMER'S SYSTEM. COMPLETE RETURNS NOT SENT. Bv Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The svstem on which the English elections are being cabled is that details are riven of polling for individual seats only in the case of Front Bench members, and about tweutv other leading men; also where there is a change of member. For the rest, tie totals only are given, discriminating between English, Scotch, Welsli Irish, and North of Ireland seats.