FEDERAL POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10023, 20 April 1910, Page 5

FEDERAL POLITICS.

FUSION MINISTRY RE- ■ SIGNUnited Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph Copyright. Recieved April 19, 5.40 p.m. MELBOURNE, April 19. The Federal Cabinet, presided over by Mr Deakin, as Prime Minister, met io-d-iy, and decided to resign. JWR FISHER SENT FOR. BY LOKD DUDLEY. Received April 19, 31.50 p.m. MELBOURNE, April 19. Mr Deakin informed the GovernorGeneral, Lord Dudley, that his Idolaters accepted the verdict of the electors as a forfeiture of confidence in them. Lord Dudley has wired for Mr A. Fisher, who will reach Melbourne on Monday next. j SIK GEORGE REID'S OPINION. .

r "A BODY OF HONOURABLE I MEN." Received April 19, 10.35 p.m. LONDON, April 19. Ac the Authors' Club, where he was banquetted, Sir George Reid, Commissioner of Australia, said the Labour Party in Australia was composed of a body of honourable men with patriotic feelings. Although there might be experiments which some regarded with apprehension, it was comforting to know that in the fpast Australia had made a number of daring experiments which the most advanced and enlightened nations of the world had copied. Australia, he thought, was young enough to afford political experiments, and if mistakes were made the common-sense of Australia was active enough to put things rieht.

SOCIALISTS AND THEIK DEPOSITS. Received April 20, 12.40 a.m. SYDNEY, April 19. The three New South Wales Socialist candidates for the Senate seem on a fair way to lose their dsposits. Some half a dozen candidates, for the House of Repreaentativese are also considerably short of the requisite number of votes to save their deposits. Counting is slowly proceeding in connection with the Referendum votes in New South Wales, and the "noes" have' now established a growing majority on both the issues involved.