BRITISH POLITICS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10484, 22 November 1911, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

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THE FOREIGN POLICY IN CASE OF INVASION. (Received Last Night, 0.0 o'clock.) LOJYIXTN - , Aovemhe-r 20. Ini the irlouse of Coijiimons, the Rt. H0i. 1 .. H. H. Asqiiith said the Gave raiment \va,s antximis for tdic discussion of foreJgn affairs. A motion 011 the subject would be introduced on Monday, Sir Edward' Grey opening tlie debate with aai' explanatory statement. 111 1 the House of Lords, Loi'd Haldane, d'e ailing with the question ofc a ipto'ssiible invasirai, said that the Admiralty estimated' .the maximum, numilber'of invaders art; 70,000. -If a::' expeditionary force of six divisions left England we would have 100,OCC) special reserves and 26,000 Territorials, dai addition, ! to the remaining regulars and reservists, totalling 40,000.

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE. A SUGGESTED COMPROMISE. (JRteceived Last Night, 10.10 o'.Vbck,) LONDON, November 21 Sir Eid/waa'd Ga'ey, in ai letter to Lord Lytton, states that the prospect of a, real and substantial o • tension 1 of the is>uffrage to women, lias lately been iimproved. It was reaisonaible to. exipect the aidtoptioni of a measure giving women an absolute majority on tliie Parliamentary rigistecr; tout Bite favoured the extension of tdiie franchise oir tlie basis' of tlie Conciliation Bill', also to mairnod women. The Government Rills wei's so ultra wm r as to facilitate . saidli 011 amendment, which, if it secures tlie suffiragisW acceptance, will be more qiuickJy feasible- tlian a separate measure. A member of the fronj 'Ministerial' bench might move the amendtaHent if the supporters of the movement considered iit desirable, hut the only opportunities would be •useless without'" union amongst the supporter® of women suffrage in the Housie of dominions.