Liberals 81 Ahead

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 212, 16 December 1910, Page 5

Liberals 81 Ahead

ELECTION RIOT CASUALTIES. WHO WILL PAY? By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. London, December 14. Cork infirmary authorities are asking the' candidates and the brewers to refund £SO, die cost of attending the men injured in the election riots. Peter Duckworth, magistrate and prominent trades union official of Darken, has been committed for trial on a charge of impersonating a voter at Blackburn. THE UNIONIST PARTY. London, December 14. The -Morning Post says it is impossible to ignore the grave situation in which the Unionist cause finds itself as the result of the unfortunate and impracticable proposal to submit tariff reform to a referendum. THE LANCASHIRE RETURNS. Received 15, 10.30 p.m. London, December 15. The Unionists in Lancashire polled 47 per cent., as compared with 43 per cent, at the January election. The Liberals polled 36% per cent., and Labor 16 per cent, as compared with 37 1-3 per cent, and 19 per cent, in January, excluding the unopposed returns, whereof the Unionists secured five. The Liberals polled 36,206 above the Opposition, and secured 44 seats against the Conservatives' 23. NEW ZEALANDERS RE-ELECTED. Received 15, 10.30 p.m. London, December 15. Dr. W. A. Chappie (Stirlingshire), •Messrs. C. Wason (Orkney and Shetland), E. Wason (Clackmannan and Kinross) were all re-elected. UNIONISTS AND THE REFERENDUM. Received 16, 10.30 p.m. London, December 15. The Daily Telegraph says that the Unionists, having declared for the referendum, are bound to apply it to tariff reform; otherwise they will be charged with introducing the referendum as a party dodge and applying it to Radical measures alone. * ;' i ''■'"" A CORRECTION. Received 16, 10.50 p.m. London, December 15. It was the Hon. J. A. Pease, and not Sir A. E. Bease, who was elected for Rotheram. MR. ASQUITH AND HOME RULE. LORD ABERDEEN CRITICISED. Received 16, 10.30 p.m. London, December 15. Mr. Asquith, at Glossop, declared there was not the shadow of foundation for Mr. Balfour's accusation that the Government had kept Home Rule in the background. The statement showed the controversial bankruptcy to which the Tory rhetoricians had been reduced. But for plural voting, the counties would return thirty-four more Liberals. Mr. W. H. Long, at Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire), said that Lord Aberdeen had grievously misused his position of King's representative by descending int© the political arena. It was a grossly improper action, and the Unionists in Ireland were entitled to say that he should no longer be regarded as the King's representative, entitled to their respect and confidence. Mr. Austen Chamberlain, speaking at Brixton, said there weTe great inconveniences and objections connected with submitting the Budget to a referendum. He ■would not make such proposals himself, but when Mr. Balfour made the statement he had accepted it. This election •was the ground chosen by the Unionists for decision on tariff reform, if it had not been side-tracked. Whenever the Unionists came into power, it would be their first work. CONTESTED ELECTIONS. ASHBURTON (DEVON). Capt. Morrison Bell (U.). 4479 C. R. Buxton (L.V 5225 [January, 1910: Buxton (L.) 5668, Bell (U.)" 5421.1 A Unionist gain. FIFESHIRE (W.). R. Adamson (Lab.) 6128 D. Hope (L.) 5425 A Labor gain. ROTHERHAM. Hon. J. A. Pease (L.).... 9385 J. H. Dransfield (U.) 4511 [January, 1910: Holland (L.) 12,220, Dransfield (U.) 4667.] No change.