BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9588, 7 September 1909, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

WEST CLARE SEAT,

ARTHUR LYNCH RETURNED.

United Press Association—r>y uicOtrlc Telegraph Copyright. Received oetember 6, 8.25 a.m. LONDON, September 5. Arthur Lynch, who held a commission in the Irish Brigade and fough against the British in the Boer war, has been returned unopposed for the West Clare seat in the House of Commons, in place of Mr J. Halpin, deceased.

THE BUDGET.

Received beptember 6, 9.15 p.m. LONDON, Septembers.

Mr Winston Churchill, speaking at Leicester, said that the great difficulty that confronted the speaker at the Budget League's meetings was that he had nobody to reply to. It was true that Mr A. J. Balfour from time to time emitted four or five columns of inspired equivocation, which the chief newspapers hastened to acclaim as another epoch-making pronouncement. The small fry of the Tory Party had been splashing actively in their proper puddles. He only hoped that the performances had given satisfaction to their employers.

PROBABLE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.

Received September 6,£8.25 a.m. LONDON, Septembers. The newspapers are discussing the possibility of a general election in January. A great meeting of Libera! agenta was held yesterday to discuss the outlook.