BRITISH POLITICS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1751, 17 May 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright

London, May 15

Tho Duka of Portsmouth, Parliamsntary Undor-Scorotary for War, in reply to Lord Wemyss, made an important Bta'.ornont on Homo dofonco, Britain, ho said, had a mobilisation echomo, enabling troopß to mobiliso as quiokly as any Continental nation. Tho two Borviccs woro entirely in aocord concorniug moasuros of defenoo.

Sir H C. Bannerman promises a Royal Commission to iaquiro into police methods in tbo Wost End, doaling with disorder in tho stroots at night, and to toko spooial oogni'meo of nßpots'ous oast on a Fronoh lady illegally nrrostod. The Plural Vo'ing Bill has been road a second time. Mr Forster’s umondmont, iDsist'mg on redistribution as a pre-re-quisite to any changes of Iho franchise, was negatived by 403 to 95. A departmental oommittce on railway rates reports that no undue preference has been aooorded foreign and oolonial proI duco as oomparod with Home produoo. Tho farmers of Britain should combine and cooperate to send produoe in larger quaotitios, packed so as to give good loading in trucks. Received 10 40 p m., May 16. I Tho Board of Trade proposes a commission to iovestigate tho competition British manufacturers encounter in Canada. The Star, of Toronto, recommends the es I tablishmont of branoh factories similar to thoir United Siatos rivals.

Among Ministoiialistj in (he House of Commons nearly ono hundred are churchmon, and supportors oE tho goneral principles ol iho Eduoat on Bi 1, They do not opposo reasonable concessions. They oonfer to-day.