BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9616, 9 October 1909, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

GOVERNMENT'S NEWBORN ZEAL, CAUSTIC COMMENT. United Press Association-By Electric Telegrap Copyright. Received October 8, 8.30 a.m. LONDON, October 7. The "Tall Mall Gazette" says the Government's new-born zeal for mature deliberation sits unconvincingly on Ministers who exceeded all precedent in the employment of the gag and all-night sittings. No political observer will believe that it is more than a conventional formula.

The Opposition papers write of the "Budget Muddle," and suggest that the Bill is laid up for repairs. , The "Daily Chronicle's" heading reads, "The King as Peacemaker." "Seeks to Avert War of Peers and Commons." REASONS FOR ADJOURNING.

Received October 8, 8.15 a.m. LONDON, October 7. "The Timed" understands that the reasons which influenced the Government in deciding to adjourn were the following:— Firstly, the task of revising the Budget in order to insert the amendmen's promisad during the committee stages will occupy the draftsmen and Law Officers of the Crown a week. Secondly, there is no business of importance for the Commons to do. Thirdly, the low majorities prove that the supporters of the Gov • eminent are getting restive and want a holiday.

Received October 8, 11 p.m. LONL ON, October 8. The House of Lords, by 114 votes to 26, deleted Clause 41, involving practically the compulsory acquisition of land by the Estate Commissioners, outside the congested areas. Several clauses dealing with the constitution of the proposed new Board were also deleted.

Mr J. E. Redmond, National M.P. for Waterford City, cabled to the United Irish League of America that there is a great crisis in the Irish struggle. The Lords, he says, are engaged in destrojing the Lands Bill, aid a General Election is certain in a weeks, when the veto of the Lords will be at stake, With veto will disappear the last obstacle to Home Rule. Mr T. P. O'Connor, is going to America to ask the Irish Amo i ans for prompt and generous aid to the funds of tha cause. The ''Pall Mall Gazette" states that the Nationalists are desperately in naed of fu.ids, tha subscriptions being £2,500 less thtn in 1908. t Raceived October 8, 10.2 p.m. I LONDON, October 8. I Mr Asquith (Prime Minister) had a firther prolonged audience with H ; s Majesty King Eiward, an 1 returns to London to-day. The Marquis of Lansdowne denLs the widely ' circulated rumour that he is invited to Balmoral for the weetc end.