BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXII, Issue 16, 20 January 1910, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

THE HOME RULE QUESTION

A SURPRISING ADMISSION

Press Assn—By telegraph—Copyright. (Received January 20, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, January 19. Hon. Lloyd-George, in a speech, declared it must be made perfectly clear that if the House of Lords rejected a Bill sent up a second time, it would be sent straight through to i}he Throne. Sir Edward Pease, in a further speech, said Mr Asquith, in his Albert Hall speech, gave no pledge that Home Rule would be given to Ireland. What he said was the ban which the Liberals imposed upon themselves at the last election would be removed, and the Liberals would be free, if they so desired, to extend self-gov-ernment to Ireland; but every one in the Government pledges .not to give the Irish an independent Parliament, but self-government consistent with union. <» The Times' Dublin correspondent says that Sir Edward Pease's statements have created consternation among the Nationalists, the election being fought in Ireland on the question of Home Rule. He assumed that Mr Asquith, after Saturday's polling, expected a majority independent of the Nationalist vote, and directed the whip to disown the Albert Hall undertaking. The Times adds that Sir Edward Pease explains, but only when the Borough elections are nearly over, that Mr Asquith really meant nothing particular at the Albert Hall. The country elections, wherein the Irish vote was insignificant, were beginning, and the Liberals hope to profit by the repudiation of an intention whereon they had hitherto been trading. Mr Harcourt's expression, "a dirty trick," fittingly describes the manoeuvre. What is now meant is that a Home Rule Bill will only be introduced if it serves party purposes. (Received January 20, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, January 19. Prior to Mr Lloyd-George's meeting at Newtown, 1388 Montgomeryshire old age pensioners mounted the platform and expressed gratitude for the benefits conferred. Mr Haldane is recovering, but is still unable to engage in election work. The Tariff Reform League has chartered a number of motorbuses, which are perambulating the country districts with specimens of dumped goods. The Unionist papers contain cablegrams showing the anxiety of Berlin and Hamburg merchants respecting Tariff Reform, which it is expected will change the conditions of German trade, while others rejoice at the prospects of Freetrade being undisturbed. One paper expresses delight at Chiozza Money's defeat, adding that his references to black bread and sausages are the laughing stock of Germany. (Received January 20, 10.50 a.m.) LONDON, January 19. Rotherhifhe Division of Southward—Carr Gomm (L) 4474, Pownall (U) 350. [Possibly the latter figures are incorrect.] Cork City (two seats). —William O'Brien (I) 4535, Roche (N) 4438, Maurice Healey (I) 4229, Murphy (N) 3776, Fitzgerald (I) 2061. Re-elected unopposed: Kilkenny North, Meagher; Antrim East, M'Calmont; Kerry West, O'Donnell; Cork South, Barry; Tipperary North, Logan; Cork East, Donelan ; Wexford South, Ffreneh; Leitrim South, Smyth; Clare West, Lynch; Sligo South, O'Dowd ; Longford North, Farrell. Elected unopposed: Mayo West, Doris. Six hundred telegrams of congratulation have been sent to Lord Beresford on his election for Portsmouth.