BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8454, 3 June 1907, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

DESIRES TO RETIRE.

LONDON, May 31.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman denies the recent report that Sir Antony Macdonnell, Under-Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, desires to retire.

NON-CONFORMISTS ON EDUCATION. LONDON, May 31. Non-comformist members of the House of Commons passed a sweeping resolution, demanding that the Government proceed forthwith with the Bill introduced by Mr M'Kenna, President of the Board of -Education, and also pass a more aggressive Education Bill than Mr Birrell'fe before iheend'of'Me present Parliament. •

THE GOVERNMENT'S WORK.

"NOT HAD TIME TO SUCCEED." Received June 2, 5.10 p.m. LONDON, June 1. The newspaper The Nation, in commenting on the Nonconformist fretfulness, says: "We shall not use the word failure in regard to'the Government's work. We will only say that the administration has not had time to succeed." AN AUTUMN SESSION. LONDON, May.3l. The Standard asserts > that the Labour Party will demand an autumn session. CRIMINAL APPEAL BILL. Received June 2, 4.50 p.m. LONDON, Junel. The Criminal Appeal Bill was read a second time in the House of Commons. Mr Herbert Gladstone admitted that the Bill required careful scrutiny in Committee, and suggested the transfer of the question for wrongful conviction from the Home Office to tribunals.