Imperial Politics.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8050, 29 March 1905, Page 2

Imperial Politics.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright), (Per Presa Association), LON HO !>', March 28. In the. House of Commons Mr Eeir HRrdie rai.-ed a 'discussion rf-lativo t.) underfed "school children. Mr Maenamara stated that there were a million such Sir /oha Gor<t suggested that the poor law officers in tbe areas where the dktress was kuown <o prevail should provide meals and charge them to the Durents. _ Sir W. R. Anson thought the suggestion was worthy, of, consideration, iind promised to confer with the local Govvernment Board. He dwelt, however, on the danger ot undermining the independence and self-reliance of parents and "breaking up the-family life. If the House acted -rashly (ho country might be comm-.tted to free mpals and then clothes and boots would be demanded. The Right H n. W. tit. J. Brodrick announced that there had bfitn 252,567 deaths from plague io ludi-i during J»nuary and February. The Royal Society and Lister Ins tifcut on arejsending an expedition to study bacteriology in its connection wi'-h the plague. Tne invostigation will probably last several years. Mr Chamberlain, in a letter to the Times, explains, with refertnea to the late Lord Salisbury's -views, that they were based on passages in his speeches, and maintains that it was clear, up to the_ date of bU resignation, that Lord Balisbnry approved of both retaliation and colonial preference.