BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 August 1913, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

NEW MARCONI CONTRACT. (Received August 9, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, August 8. Lord Rol>ert Cecil (Unionist) has given notice to move: "That, in'the absence of an independent report on the desirableness of the Marconi contract this House : s not prepared to approve of the agreement." The Opposition intends to strenuously oppose the contract, and hag issued an urgent whip. ; Mr Asquith (Prime Minister) announced that the prorogation would, take place on the Isth or 16th insl': He said that owing to opposition ii was impossible to proceed with the Stuart Samuel Indemnity Bill this' session. .;

In a letter addressed to Mr Illing- : worth, M.P., Samuel, Montagu and Co. state that Mr Bonar Law, Leader of theiOpposition, has not ed the firm's challenge to inspect their books in connection with dealings in silver, and adds: "If there is any official opposition to the Stuayt 'Samuel Indemnity Bill, Sn\. Stuart Samuel would prefer the Bill to be' withdrawn." *./ EDUCATION BILL DIPPED. >.. (Receivjed August 9, 8.5 k.m.)±-'•.., '' The Government has- dropped the short Education Bill', .owing to pres-. sure of business. " ; [The Bill; a one-clause measune, outlined the Government's intentions, for 1914.:" The Bill would enable the' Governhient. 'to afford limited diato relief to education authorities,, and give tho Government an oppor-.; tunity to explain its policy regarding the develop-<i-4.it of the national sys-, tem of edu&itioav. J,.