GENERAL ELECTION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 625, 30 September 1909, Page 7

GENERAL ELECTION.

- , «. —— ■; PROBABLE IN JANUARY. IF LORDS DESTROY FINANCE BILL •■"'■' . LAND TAXES. (By Telegtaph-Prcss Assoclatlon-Copyrlsht.) (Rec. September 30, 0.5 a.m.) London, September S3. Tho statement that in the event of the House-'of Lords destroying tho Finance Bill a genoral election'will bo-held iu Jauunry is semi-ofncinlly confirmed. MILLIONS OF REVENUE. , ' ... ■■ ■ . London! September 28. It is widely believed in Parliamentary circles that in tho event of rejection of tho Budget tho Government will movO an adjournment for a few weeks, resummoning Parliament in December to xonsider measures nedesßary to meet tho financial stress, and to pass resolutions strongly condemning the action of tho Houso of Lords. ~ ..'■;. > . Mr. Alexander Ure, Lord Advocate for. Scotland, spenking at Gateshead, Durham, said he believed tho country would, by tho Budget proposals, get.'revenue rising each year until it drew millions a year out of the land without inflicting a particle of injusiico on any human being. Tho people, continued tho Lord Advocate, must settle the question of tho Budget for themselves,: and they would have' an early Opportunity of doing so. :•' . In the Houso of Commons the Chancellor of tho Exchequer, Mr. Llbyd-Georgo, secured'tho rejection of,ah amendment by Sir P. Magnus, Unionist momber for London University, to exoniptfronv tho new land' taxes all landmtd income, tho profits' of which are applied to the promotion of : education, literature, science, or .fine arts" Tho' Chancellor stated 'that ho had already, conceded two-thirds of tho claim mado On bohalf . of; the public schools. . .'.' "The: Times" says'that .Mr,- Lloyd-George's resolution deferring payment of tho local bodies' portion of .the land tax is' one of ;tho most butrageous.of the year. ,It; will not bo: in .the interests of. economy, nor servo any useful purpose i that can be named;.but. will simply ■ hoard Up the money to bo: Scrambled for somo day by" all tho local interests illthoCountry! The land taxcrs' theories, declares tho leading'journal,.have utterly broken "down.,