THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Mataura Ensign, 17 December 1910, Page 5

THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

LATEST RETURNS. LIBERALS GAINING. H Bl KLECTBIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT. PKB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received December 17, 9.15 a.m. LONODX, Dec. 16. Additional election returns show the following results:— STAFFORDSHIRE (Leek). Mr R. Pearce (Liberal) ... 5742 Mr Davenport (Unionist) ... 5152 Seat retained. DERBYSHIRE (High Peak). Mr S. Hilwood (Unionist) ... 5813 Mr 0. Partington (Liberal) 5629 Liberal defeated. HADDINGTONSHIRE. Hon. R. B. Haldane (Liberal) 3845 Mr B. H. Blyth 3158 Seat retained. CORK (Sooth). Mr Walsh (O'Brienite) ... 2346 Mr E. Barry (Ntaionalist)*.. 2184 Mr Barry was re-elected unopposed at the last election. STATE OF PARTIES. LONDON, Dec. 16. The following shows the state of parties:— . Lib. Union.Redm'd.O'Brien, lagland 204 229 Wales 24 2 Scotland 48 8 Ireland Totals 276 258 64 8 LORDS AND PARLIAMENT BILL. Received December 17, 9.15 a.m. LONDON, Dec. 16. Lord Selborne (formerly High Commissioner in South Africa) in a speech at St. Andrews (Fifeshire), referring to the Parliament Bill, said the Lords would not hestitate at any effort to defeat the Government's object. The Duke of Marlborough, speaking at Torbay, confidently predicted that ihe Parliament Bill would never become law. I