BRITISH ELECTIONS

Hastings Standard, Volume IX, Issue 5106, 25 January 1906, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS

(Per United Press Assu.—Copyright). memp.f.rs ri;-llkcted. Received January 2:1, l<> p.m LoU'lon. Jariuarv 21 Pembrokeshire—J. W. Phillips. L Monmouth North R. McKenna, L Nottinghamshire, Rushdiffe Division—J. E. Ellis, L Lanarkshire. Mid—J. Caldwell. L Leicestershire, Loughborough Division— M. Levy. L STATE OF PARTIES. Received January 2L in p.m London, January 21 According to the latest returns, the elate of parties is as follows : Liberals 28-">, Labourites 4t. Nationalists 77, Unionists 12;j. LIBERAL GAINS. Received January 21, 10 p.m London, January 24 En«e.v, Harwich Dh ision—A. Levy Lever Lancashire South-east, Ileywood Division —E. If. Holden Middlesex, Tottenham Division— Altlen Received January 2.";, il».2;> a.m London, January 24 New Forest—Sir Robert Hobart Wi Itoi l —Morse Droit wich—Harmswort h Lowestoft —W. Beaucbaiup Northampton, Southern Grove— Watford M ickleham—Wycom I>e Herbert Lanark, Southern—Menzies Kilmarnock —Rainy Truro—Morga i i

LABOUR GAINS.

Received January 24, 10 p.m London, January 24 Lancashire South-west, Newton Division — Seddou Received Jauuary 25, U ).'£.) a.m London, January 24 Glwct—J. Williams Glamorgan, Southern—Brae UNIONIST GAIN. Received January 24, H> p.m London, January 24 Lanark North-west W. Thomson CHINESE LABOUR. Received January 21, ID p.m l/ondou, January 24 Mr Haklane, speaking at Dreui, Haddingtonshire, said that he had never been an extreme opponent of Chinese labour. If the Trausvaal wished the Chinese, the British Government should wash their hands of the affair. SOCIALIST MAULED. Received January 24, It) p.m London, January 24 The Cornish miners badly mauled Mr Thome, the Socialist M.l*. for West Ham South, who was attempting to support the Socialist candidate for the Camborne Division of Cornwall. THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. Received January 24, 11.35 p.m London, January 24 Mr Michael Davitt, iu a remarkable letter to the Freeman's Journal, rejoices in the approaching secularisation of the English Catholic schools. He declares that the asinine stupidity of the Irish bishops in instigating Mr Redmond to assist Mr Balfour to enact the Education Act, 1?02, was the chief cause of the Triumphant Radical majority pledged to secularise the schools, but not pledged to Heme Rule.