BRITISH POLITICS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 8 June 1907, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. [Umnn Pbess Association—Coptbioht.] LONDON, Friday In the House of Commons Sir E Grey announced 'that Britain had intimated to the States concerned in the Sugar Convention, tnat sne was prepared to withdrew irom the Convtntion in 1908, unless there was exemption from penalising bounty-fed sugar. "The Freeman's Journal" declares that there is a limit to patience; that Ireland's condition is cutical and grows more critical. .'," The Government unfortunately taught the Irish the old les son that you get nothing by quietment, and that it was only by strenuous agi tation that genuine reform would be se enred Mr Morley's Indian Budget state ment -was well received He announced a reduction of £500,000 fon military ei--1 penditnre He said there "was "one black shadow, the plague, which had claimed 5,250,000 victims between 1896 and April of 1907 Rema*rking that a Boval Commission might usefully m quire as to over-centi-alisatiori and 'administrative mattei s, he announced the establishment of an advisoiy council of notables, the enlargement of Legisla tive Councils, and the appointment of one or two Indian membei s of ' the Council of India m Londin Further questions were asked why the Transvaal loan was inoie fa\ouied than others Mr Chi. dull made no "definite reply Captain C -Mg asked whether the Gover..ment wou'd guarantee a loan to develop Bnt.=h interests in tho New Hebrides, pr--\ided the islands consent ' e'd. to*. tb'e "dj>lel-ion.*.cf : th'e'clauses *'o£ the Anglo French Convention relating to the employment cf from sum ise *'to sunset'with only one. 'hour's' rest .Mr Asquith reolud, "No "