BRITISH POLITICS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9692, 17 January 1910, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

ELECTION RETURNS. DEMONSTRATION AGAINST FKEETRADE. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright, Received January 16, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, January 15. The election of a new British House of Commons began to-day, when the polling in seventy-six boroughs took place. It is anticipated that the polling for the whole of the 670 seats in the Commons will be completed by February Ist. The last election took place just four years ago, and was remarkable for the rout of the Conservatives, their majority of 68 in the previous House being turned into a Liberal majorltyof 356. A feature of the elections was the rejection of several members of the Conservative Minis.ry, which went out of office in December, 1905. The Liberal victory was generally taken to mean a Free Trade triumph and an endorsement of the Liberal party's policy and programme of domestic reform. To provide money for pensions and for heavier expenditure on the Navy, the Liberal Government, in its Jast Budget, proposed continuance of the hitherto existing incidence of taxation, with the addition of a tax on the increment of land values. The Budget was passed by the House of Commons by a large majority, but was rejected by the Lords. Thereupon, the Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Asquith, holding that the Lords' action was an interference with the Constitutional right of the Commons to control the national purse, asked for, and was granted a dissolution. The main issues before the electors to-day are, therfore—reform of the House of Lords, and, secondly, the LloydGeorg° Budget. Conservative splits have occurred at Canterbury, Lincoln, Russenlale and East Marylebone. Two thousand unemployed are engaged as sandwich men in connection with the elections. At Manchester there was a Conservativa demonstration against free trade, the procession being two miles long. Newspaper and other comments refer to the absence of detailed explanation of the Government method of abolishing the House of Lords veto beyond the statement of some speakers that the Lords must pass the House of Commons' measures within the lifetime of any Parliament. No indication is given as to how it is suggested this shall be accomplished by legislative action. INTENSE INTEREST IN THE ELECTION.

A GERMAN VIEW.

Received January 16, 5.5 p.m. LuNDON, January 15. The cablegrams show the intense interest that is being taken in South Africa, Canada and especially Germany, in the election results. There is more concern outsi.le «f England respecting the navy, tariff reforms and Socialistic-Liberalism than in the question of the Lords. Received January 16, 5.5 p.m. BERLIN, January 15. Herr Harden, a well-known writer in the "Zukunft," tells the Germans that Mr A. J. Balfour is no agitator, but simply warns his countryipen not to depend on the goodwill or bad temper of any other Power, and that they must pay higher rates of insurance for their safety. He adds: Every Chancellerie holds that an Anglo-German war is probable. There are people in Germany who declare that the Customs tariff, is closing the British Empire to German gcods, and that it will have to be pierced by the German sword.

RESULTS OF POLLS,

Received January 17, 12.3 C a.m. LONDON, January 16. Th following results'of the elections are available: — North Lambert—Gastrell, Unionist, 3,047; Myer. liberal, 2,397. Cambridge Paget, Unionist, 4,667; Buckmaster, Liberal, 4,081. Penryn and Falmouth— Goldman, Unionist, 1,593; Barker, Liberal, 1,412. Brixton —Dalziel], Unionist, 5,465; Seaverns, Liberal. 4,427. Gloucester Kirrell, Unionist, 4,109; Rea, Liberal, 3,988. West Wolverhampton—Bird. Unionist, 6,382; Richards, Labour, 5,790. South Wolverhampton—Hickman, Unionist, 4,989; Norman, Liberal, 4,619. Wednesbury—Griffiths, Unionist, 6,637; Hyde, Liberal, 6,040. Fulham-Hayes—Fisher, Unionist, 9,690; Hemphir, 7,761. Great Grimsby—Wing 1 , Liberal, 7,772; Doughty, Unionist, 7,450. Darlington Lincoln, Libera), 4,815; Pikepease, Unionist, 4,786. North* west Manchester Kimp, Liberal, 5,930; Johnson-Hicks, Unionist, 5,147. | King's Lynn—T. G. Bowles, Unionist 1,900; Cadagon, Unionist, 1,638. West Salford—Agnew, Liberal, 6,216; Carlon Bellairs, Unionist, 5,238; Purcell, Labour, 2,396. Stafford—Shaw, Liberal, 2,042; Mortimer, 1,957. Dover—Wyndham, Unionist, 2,330; Bradley, 1,582. Winchester Baring, Unionist, 1,729; Ricketts, 1,268.

Halifax—Whitley, Liberal, 9.504f Parker, 9,093; Galbraith, Unionist, 4,754. Hastings -Du Cros,Unionist, 4,634j Tweedie-Smitb, 3,833. Bury, Lancashire—Toulom, Liberal, 5,866; Hartley, 4,258. Ashton-under-Lyne—Scott, Liberal, 4,o39;Whitley, Unionist, 3,746; Gee, Socialist, 413. Morpeth—Burt, Labour, 5,874; Ridley, Unionist, 3,009. West Newington—Norton, Liberal, 4,350; Brookes, 3,938. Plymouth, two members.—Mallet, Liberal, 8,091; Williams, Liberal, 7,961; Waldorf Astor, Unionist, 7,650; Sir Mortimer Durand, Unionis*, 7,556. East Islington.—Radford, Liberal, 5,003: Keeves, 4,674. South Islington.—Miles, Liberal, 3,918; Faber, 3,187. BoJton, two members.—Larwood, Liberal, 12,275; Gill, Labour, 11,864; Mattinson, 7,479; Ashwortb, 7,326. Reading.—lsaacs, Liberal, 6,264; Renton, 5,057. Aston Manor.—E. Cecil, Unionist, 7,369; Allen, 1,922. Rochdale—Harvey, Liberal, 6,809; Boyd-Carpenter, Unionist, 5,381; Irving, Socialist, 1,755. Gravesend.—Parker, Unionist, 3,286; Jenkins, 2,612. Oxford.—Valeotia, Unionist, 4,918; Whale, 3,707. Kennington Division, LambethCollins, Liberal, 4,246; Lucas, 3,865. Newington, Walworth Division.— Dawes, Liberal, 3,509; Belilios, 3,319. West Islington.—Lough, Liberal, 3,768, Crossley, 3,514. Southampton, two members. — Phillips, Lioeral, 8,878; Ward, Liberal, 8,830; Balfour, Unionist, 7,874; Giles, Unionist, 7,841. Hampstead.—Fletcher, Unionist, 6,228; Howard, 3,949. East Wolverhampton.—Thome, Liberal. 5,276; Amerv, 4,462. North Islington.—Waterlow, Liberal, 5,543; Touche, 5,512. Hartlepool Furneos, Liberal, 6,531; Gritten, 5,754. . Norwood Division, Lambeth—Sir H. Samuel, Unionist, 6,958; Sir .A. Lawrence, 5,180. Lincoln—Roberts, Liberal, 5,402; Filmer, Unionist, 3,236; Seely, Unionist-Freetrader, 2,129. East Birmingham Maitland, Unionist, 7,460; Stephenson, Labour, 3,958. Egbaston Division, BirminghamLowe, Unionist, 7,951; Morgan, 2,350. Central Birmingham—Parkes, UniDnist, 6,015; Brampton, J.,711. North Birmingham Mic'dlemore, Unionist, 5,189; Dawson, 988. Bordesley Division, Birmingham— Collings, Unionist, 9,021; Hughes, Labour, 3,453. South Birmingham Morpeth, Unionist, 6,207; Butler, 2,476. Derby, two members—Roe, Liberal, 111,843 Thomas, Labour, 10,189; Beck. 8,038; Page, 7,953. Scarborough—Rea, Liberal, 3,011 Arundel)', 2,719 East Manchester —Sutton, Labour, 6,110; Robb, 5,091. South Manchester—Haworth, Libera!, 8,121; Jackson, 5,699. North-east Manchester Clynes, Labour, 5,157; Vaudrey, 3,679. North Manchester —Schwann, Liberal, 5,216; Howell, 3,951. North Salford—Bvles, Liberal, 4,980; lan Malcolm, 4,123. The candidates who have been returned unopposed are as follow: Mr J. Chamberlain, LiberaNUnionist, for West Birmingham. Mr J. W. Hills, Liberal-Unionist and Tariff Reformer, Durham City. Hon. W. E. Guinness, Conservative, Bury St. Edmunds. Mr S. H. Butcher, Conservative, , CambridgeJUniversity. Mr J. F. P. Rawlinson, Conservative, Cambridge University. JJ Sir W. R. Anson, Liberal-Union-ist, Oxford University. Lord Hugh Cecil, Tariff-Reformer, Oxford University. Sir E. uarson, Conservative, Dublin University. Mr J. H. M. Campbell, Conservative, Dublin University. _ Hon. J. W. Lowther, Conservative, Cumberland, Penrith Division. *"^l Mr Patrick O'Brien, Nationalist, Kilkenny City. Mr a. Wynn, Nationalist, Galway City. Mr J. Wilson, Liberal and Labour, Durham (Mid). £ Mr W. Field, Nationalist, St. Patrick's Division, Dublin. Mr T. Harrington, Nationalist, Dublin Harbour. Mr G. W. Wolff. Conservative, Belfast East. Mr J. J. Clancy, Nationalist, Dublin County, North.