BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXII, Issue 17, 21 January 1910, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Press Assn—Bv telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 20. The following are further Borough pollings and the first returns from the County Constituencies. The figures show only five Unionist gains on the forty odd results cabled. The most notable of these is the return of the Right Hon. C. G. Dickson for Glasgow Central. Flint District.—Cummers (L) 2150, Tilby (U) 1723. Cardiff.—Thomas (L) 13,207, Stuart (U) 11,652. Birkenhead.—Henry Vivian (L) 8120, Bigland (U) 7796. Hawick Burghs.—Barr an (L) 3261, Graham (U) 2268. Greenock.—Collins (L) 4233, Smith (U) 2632. Glasgow (Bridgetown).—J. W. Cleland (L) 5336, Lang (U) 3539. Glasgow (Camiachie). —Mac Kinder (U) 3229, A. Cross (L) 2793, Kessack (Lab) 2443. Glasgow (St. Rollox).—T. M'Kinnon Wood (L) 10,019, Cliamberlayne (U) 6821. Glasgow (Central). —Right Hon. C. S. Dickson (U) 6713, Murison (L) 6058. Glasgow (College).—H. A. Watt (L) 6025, Sir J. Stirling Maxwell (U) 5823. Glasgow (Tradeston). —A. Cameron Corbett (I.L) 2966, Main (U) 2778, D. M. Mason (L) 2673. Glasgow (Blackfriars). —G. M. Barnes (Lab) 4496, Constable (U) 2796. (The cable stated Barnes as Liberal ? Labor. We have placed him as Labor, the party in whose interests he stood last election.) Middlesex (Ealing)—H. Nield (U) 12,916, Hubert (L) 9210. Middlesex (Hornsby).—-Lord Ronaldsbay (U) 12,014, Dummett (L) 8633. Deptford.— C. W. Bowerman (L?) 6880, Coates (U) 6358. Hackney (South). —H. W. Bottomley (L) 72*99, Werthermer (U) 4304. Hackney (Central). —A. Spicer (L) 3429, Cas'sell (U) 2853. (The figures for Cassell read 3853, but they were queried, and the probability is that they should read as above.) Hackney (North) .—Green (U) 5620, T. Hart-Davies (L) 4773. Denbigh Borough.—Gore (U) 2438, C. Edwards (L) 2430. Lancashire (Middleton). —R. Adkins (L) 7669, Rose-Innes (U) 6662. Lancashire (Stretford). —H. Nuttall (L) 12,917, Samuel (U) 10,626. Lancashire ( Accrington).—Baker (L) 8968, Jessell (U) 6455. Yorkshire (Elland).—C. P. Trevelyan (L) 7469, Ramsden (U) 4686. " Yorkshire (Otley).—J. H. Duncan (L) 6911, W. Thompson (U) 5100. Carmarthen.—W. L. Williams (L) 4197, Tiverton (U) 1965. Pembroke and Haverford West.— O. C. Phillips (L) 3582, Armstrong (U) 2877. . Nottingham (West). —J. H. Yoxall (L) 8955, Lygon (U) 6652. Nottingham (East). —Morrison (U) 5877, Sir H. T. S. Cotton (L) 5725. Nottingham (South). —Lord H. C. Bentwick (U) 6434, A. Richardson (Lab) 6052. Leicestershire -(Melton). —H. de R. Walker (L) 7748, Gate (U) 7625. Monmouth District.—L. Haslem (L) 6496, Cayzer (U) 5351. Mr Asquith, in a speech at Fife, declined to promise legislation of any kind till they had settled conclusions with the House of Lords. That permanent obstacle must be removed, and till this was done it was no use talking about legislation. The Liberal party was free to support any. measures giving Ireland self-govern-ment in pui-ely Irish affairs, subject to the unimpaired supremacy of the Imperial Parliament. He was not prepared to give a pledge, respecting the House of Lords' judgment as to the payment of Labor members, but he would consider the subject. "Writing to several candidates, Mr Winston Churchill urged the electorates to return a strong independent Government. (Received January 21, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, January 20. Kirkcudbright.—Stewart (U) 2661, M'Micking (L) 2620. Tanbridge Division Kent.—Clay (U) 9240, Hedges (L) 6030. Appleby Division Westmoreland. — Sanderson (U) 3335, Jones (L) 2868. Kendal Division Westmoreland.— Baget 2726. Sudbury Division Suffolk. —Quilter (U) 5026,' Hirst (L) 3958. Radnor.—Llewellyn (U) 2222, Sir F. Edwards (L) 2208. Lancaster (Choi-ley Division). —Lord Balcarres (U) Blease (L) 5523. Hertford (Eastern Division). —Rolliston (U) 6147, Barnard (L) 4455. Sussex (Rve Division). —Courthopo (U) 7352, Hutchinson (L) 4750. Durham (Barnard Castle Divsiion). —Henderson (L ? Lab) 6136, Hobart (U) 4646. Re-elected: Ncwry.—Mooney (N). (Received January 21, 9.30 a.m) Kent (Sevenoaks Division). —Foster (U) 10,421, Lely (L) 6524. Falkirk. —Murray M.acdonald (L) 6524, Keith (U) 4375. Elgin District.—Sutherland (L> 3031, Black (U) 1201. Surrey (Kingston Division). —Cave (U) 10,918, Holyapifel (L) 5814. Berwick-on-Tweed.—Right Hon Sir Edward Grev (L) 5010, Inkip (U) 3327. Warwick (Stratford Division). — Foster (U) 5505, Bowen (L) 3838. Northampton (Eastern Division). — Sir F. A. Channing (L) 5679, De Ca-pell-Brooke (U) 6802. Cumberland (Cockermouth Division). —Sir J. Scurrah Randies (U) 4579, Lawson 3638, Whitehead 1909, Lord Charles Beresford has received 3000 cablegrams of congratulation from various parts of the Empire. The Vicar of St. John's, Plumstead, announces a thanksgiving service to commemorate the timely deliverance of Woolwich from the hands of Socialists and Sabbath-breakers. The Canadian newspapers describe Joseph Martin, who has been elected for East St .Pancras, as the "'stormy petrel" of Canadian politics. ASQUITH FAVORS MANHOOD SUFFRAGE. (Received January 21, 8.25 a.m.) LONDON, January 20. Mr Asquith, speaking at Largowood, replying to questions, said he proposed to pass an Act of Parliament to limit the Lords' veto to the life-time of a single Parliament. He was in favor of manhood suffrage, subject to reasonable restrictions. He added, in reply to a further question, that he. had always been opposed to woman suffrage, which would not be good for women or the State. During the elections many Nonconformist preachers urged their congregations to vote for the Liberals.