BRITISH POLITICS

Hastings Standard, Volume IX, Issue 5148, 15 March 1906, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS

mPer Liuitcd Pres.* As,ii —' opyriglit)

Received March 15, a.iu London, Marsh 1 4

Owiii« t«» Mr Keir Hardin's independent attitude, a movement is afloat to draw a closer political kinship with the Government and the old Labour Party. The promoters assert that the Liberal leaders favour a separate organisation representing the Liberal and Labour Commoners, arid promise substantial tiuancial support to increase the numbers next election, hoping t<> create a Ltbour Party within thr> Liberal Party. The promoters v. ill not attempt an alliance with Mr Hardie's group. Earl Elgin, in reply to a question, said that share? in the Transvaal mines speculative, and subject to considerable fluctuation. Their depreciation was constant during the past two years. and had become pronounced since the importation of

Chinese. Mr Clark and a few others did not vote on Sir J. Kitson's motion. Received March 15, 8.47 a.m London, March 14

Mr Aequitli refuses to grant £50,000 a year for a National Repertory Theatre.

The Nonconformist Commoners, while avoiding the creation of a separate group. have decided tj form a Parliamentary Committee, which will deal with subjects of ppecial distinctive interest to Nonconformists.