BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9702, 27 January 1910, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Received January 26. 10.50 a.m. , LONDON, January 26. The following results of pollings at the general election have been received : Tottenham. —Mr Percy Alden, Liberal, 12,302; Mr E. V. Strudy, Unionist, 11.787. Middlesex (Harrow). —Mr H. C. M. Deeley, Unionist, 16,761; Mr P. Harris, Liberal, 13.75. High Peak (Derbyshire).—Mr Oswald Partington, Liberal, 5,913; Mr S. Hill-wood, Unionist. 5,8U6. Launceston, Cornwall.—Mr G. ■ Craydon Marks, Liberal, 4,703; Mr J Geysies, Unionist 3,564. Southport (S.W.—Lancashire). — Major Dalrymple White, Unionist, 7,637; Baron de Forest, Liberal, 7,218. Hey wood (S.E. Lancashire).—Mr H. T. Crawley, Liberal- 5,809: Capt. M. Buller, Unionist, 4,750; Gortop (S.E. Lancashire). —Mr John Hodge, Labour, 7,807; Mr H. White, Unionist, 7334. Flintshire. —Mr J. H. Lewis, Liberal 6,610; Col. R. H. L. Howarl, Unionist, 4,454. Merionethshire. —Mr Hayden Jones, Liberal, 6,065; Mr R. Jones-Morris, Unionist, 1,873. Kincardineshire. Captain the Hon. A. C. Murray, Liberal, 3,926; Mr R. B. Pearson, Unionist, 1,891. Forfarshire.—Mr J. Falconet, Liberal, 6,789; Mr R. F. L. Blackburne, K.C., Unionist, 4,284. Kerry East —Mr E. O'Sullivan, Independent Nationalist, 2,643; Mr John Murphy, Nationalist 2,154. Bassetland, Notts. —Mr H Wil liams, K.C., Unionist, 5,631; Mr F. Newnes, Liberal, 5,290. Crick lade, Wiltshire.—Mr Galley, Unionst, 7,839; Mr J. Massie, Liberal, 6,754. St. Austell, Cornwall. —Hon. T. Algar-Jones, Liberal, 6,225 :' ( T. H. Barnard Unionist 3,183. Wellington, Salop.—Mr C. S. Henry, Liberal, 4,673; Captain C. P. B. Wood, Unionist, 3,484. Egremont, Cumberland. —Mr J. A. Grant, Unionist, 4,060; Mr H. Fullerton, Liberal, 3,949. Keigate, Surrey.—Col. R. H. Kawson, Unionist, 8,339; Mr H. C. Brodie, Liberal, 5,715, Newmarket, Cambs. —'Mr G. H. Verrall, Unionist, 5,752; Sir C. D. Rose, Liberal, 4,632. Ilkeston—Sir B. W. Foster, Liberal, 10,632; Mr Morrow, Unionist 64,32. Chichester—Lord Talbot, Unionist, 6,589; Mr Reiss, Liberal, 3,3a8. j Lichfield—Mr T. C. Warner, Liberal, 5,230; Mr Coates, Unionist, 4,253. Ross, Hereford —Captain P. Clive, Unionist, 5,073; Mr Webb, Liberal, 4,678. Epping—Colonel Lockwood, Unionist, 6,578; Mr Symons, Liberal, 3,845. Blackpool —Mr W. W. Ashley, Unionist, 11,567; Mr Hodgkinson, Liberal, 7,942. Wellington, Somerset—Sir A. Ae-land-Hood, Unionist, 5,216; Mr King, Liberal, 4,150. Ince—Mr S. Walsh, Labour, 7,723; Mr Lord, Unionist, 5,029. Andover— Captain S.'Faber,Unionist, 6,127; Mr Wodehouse, Liberal, 3,723. , I Londonderry, South —'Mr Gordon, Unionist, 3,895; Mr Keightley, Lib-, eral, 3,678. Maldon—Mr T. R. Bethell, Liberal, 4,822. Bunburv—Captain R Brassey, Unionist, 3,831; Mr Fiennes, 3,516. Cork, South-east —Mr uean, Independent Nationalist, 2,300; Mr Burke, Nationalist, 1,757. Mid Tyrone—Mr Banskill, Unionist, 2,475; Mr Valentine, Nationalist, 2,070; Mr G. Nurnaghan, Nationalist, 1,244. Worcester, Eastern —Mr Austen Chamberlain, 12,644; Mr Young, Liberal, 6,955. Mid-Cork —Mr Sheehan, Independent Nationalist, 2,824; Mr Fallon, Nationalist, 1,999. Glamorgan, Eastern—Sir A. Tho mas, Liberal, 14,721; Mr Gaskell, Unionist, 5,727. Govan—Mr Hunter, Liberal, 6.556; Mr Duncan, Unionist, 5,127; Mr Brownlie, Labour, 3,545. Normanton—Mr F. Hall, Labour, 9,172; Mr Ashmea 1-Barlett, Unionist, 3,540. Particle—Mr R. Balfour, Liberal, 1U.093; Mr Maconochie, Unionist, 9,522.

MR BALFOUR'S VIEWS. Received January 26, 9.55 a.m. LONDON, January 25. The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour, ex-Premier, speaking at Paddington, said that if the Conservatives were called upon to manage the country's affairs, they would insist on an inv accretion of naval strength.

THE LATEST RESULTS. UNIONIST POLICY FORESHADOWED. POSITION OF PARTIES. Unionists •• ••• ••• 233 Liberals ... • ••• ... 210 Nationalists ... ••• ... 70 Labour Members ... ... 37 550

so as to put all fear of war, invasion, or interference with commerce and diplomacy, aside for ever. The Opposition, said the speaker, did not desire to draw matters ot great national'and Imperial moment into the party vortex. Mr Balfour continued: "I would give anything to find machinery by means of " which the Navy could be put above party; but a democracy was only governed by organised parties, and it was impossible to put any problem entirely above party. "The Liberal Government's Budget is not going to give money even for a starved navy. "It is more certain than ever, to my mind, that tariff reform is absolutely inevitable."