BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7947, 24 January 1906, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE ELECTIONS. LONDON, January 22. Further election results are to baud as under:—Romford: J. 11. Bethel, Liberal, '21,531 L. Sinclair, Conservative, 12,679. Liberal gains are recorded at the following places:—Stowroarket: Mr Hardy, replacing Mr lan Malcolm. Knutsford: Mr A. J. King, iu place of the Hon. Mr Egerton, who has held th? seat since 1886, only once (up tu the present) being called upon to defend it. Reigate: Mr Crodie replaces Mr Cubitt. This is the first time a Conservative has been defeated for the seat. The following have been elected : East Down: Mr Craig, Unionist, defeating Wood, Russellito—that is, Unionist —Radical land reformer. Launce3tou: Mr C. Marks. The following Liberals have been re-elected:—Banff shire: Mr A. W. Black. Wanabeck: Mr C. Fenwiok. Saffron Walden: Mr J. A. Fease (a Junior Lord of the Treasury!. Forafrsfairo: Captain J. Sinclair (Secretary for Scotland). Kincardineshire: Mr J. W, Crombie. Sir J. Dickson, Poynder has been re-elected in} the Unionist interest for Cbippanbam. Received January 23, 9.18 p.m. LONDON, January 23. further Liberal gains are:— Southern Deroy, Mr Raphael; Harrow, Mr Gibb. The Labourites gain Gorton by the election of Mr Hodge. Mr Lees. Liberal has been reelected for Aocnngton and Mr J. F. Brouuner has been electod for Leigh. LABOUR PARTY ATTRIBUTE SUCCESS. TO SYSTEMATIC RE-ORGANISA-TION. LONDON, January 22. The Labour party attribute their success at the Dolls to systematic reorganisalion after the Taff Vale judgment. GENERAL. ITEMS. LONDON, January 22. Wishing to strike at the father through the son, the Nationalists directed one thousand Irish voters in Midlothian to vote against Lord Dalmeny, sou of the Earl of Roseb«ry. in - Dublin South oppose the Right Hon, W. H. Long (an ex-member of the Balfour Ministry, who was defeated, last week, at South Bristol), and prefer to support the Nationalist candidate. THE PREMIER DELIGHTED. Rebeived January 23, 31.4 p.nu LONDON, 'January 23. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, speaking at Harbert, said he waa delighted that the old delusion that the Unionists were the special guardians of the egrinultural interests and the partioular friend of the farm labourer had been knoaked on the head. There was a tremenduus disproportion in the power conferred upon the Liberals in oomrjarison with that of the other parties, and it enormously increased the responsibilites of the Government. MK CHAMEBRLAIN ON THE ELEOI'ONS. TARIFF REFORM NOT DEAD. Received January 23, 11.4p.ru. LONDON, January 23. Mr Joseph Chamberlain, speaking at Halessowen, admitted that anything like suoh 1 apolitioal revoiution had not been expected. Tariff reform was postponed, but waa not dead yet, and would be acknowledged aa the only political remedy for the distress confronting English trade and workmen. The elections were one huge, radical, log-rolling operation. [STATE OF THE PARTIES. Received January 23, 9.18 p.m. LONDON, Januray 23. The state of the parties is as folio wa:—Liberals, 267; Labour, 43; Nationalists, 77; Unionists. 115.