CANADIAN ELECTION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10432, 25 September 1911, Page 5

CANADIAN ELECTION.

CABLE NEWS

United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.

BRITISH PRESS OPINION.

THE ESTABLISHED FAITH.

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

LONDON, September 23

The Times states that the victory of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's opponents in the Canadian elections is far more than a victory of a party. "It is," says the Times, "a re-assertion of the Canadian established faith, from which they, and we their kindred, mean never to depart." The Telegraph states that the electors of Canada have declared for the old Imperialism, and 'have rejected the lure set before them. ECONOMIC IMPERIALISM. (Received Last* Night, 5.5 o'clock.) BERLIN, September 23. The German Press regards the Canadian election as a victory for economic Imperialism.

PARTICULARS OP VOTING

(Received Sept. 23, 9 a.m.)

. ... OTTAWA, September, 23... The Liberals carried Alberta, with the exception of Cangary. The Conservatives had an overwhelming majority over the Liberals at Ontario, the Liberals carrying only 12 seats. British Columbia went entirely Conservative. In Manitoba the Liberals held only one seat. Saskatchewan returned 7 Liberals and three Conservatives. The state of parties in Nova Scotia and, New Brunswick remains comparatively unaltered. . In Quebec the Liberals held 37 seats, but <tlhe Independents and Conservatives gained 20 of them.

U.S.A. RAILWAY STOCKS,

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock ) NEW YORK, Sept. 23. There has been a sharp",decline,in railroad stocks as an outcome of the defeat of the reciprocity proposals through the Canadian elections.

THE FINAL FIGURES,

MR BORDEN SQUEEZES IN. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) OTTAWA, September 23. The final figures for the elections are as follows: — Liberals S2 Conservatives and Independents 135 Mr Borden, the leader of the Opposition, was elected by a small majority.