BRITISH POLITICS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 10 April 1909, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

[United Press association.] THE BUDGET, ALLEGED FRICTIONS IN THE CABINET. OLD AGE PENSIONS. EXPLOSION BY AN ADMIRAL. LONDON, Thursday. Constant meetings of the Cabinet have given currency to rumours that iurther friction has occurred amongst ihe members over the Budget. In the House of Commons the Army Annual Bill was read a third time. Itcontains "lauses enabling colonial legislatures to apply the Army Act to local forces subject to the Army Act when training in the United Kingdom. The Bill provides for billettjng Territorials on private individuals when inns are not available. ' In tile House of Commons Mr John Burus, President of the Local Government Board, stated that the approaching abolition of the pauper disqualification would mean 217.000 additional old age pensioners, and an add tonal <:ost of £2,256,800. Retired- Admiral Smith - Dorrien, speaking at a Conservative meeting, declared that Sir H Campbell'Bannerman's remains should be hanged in Trafalgar Square because he had betrayed his country. Several Itauicui.s urgently sought to discuss this language in the. House of Commons, but the Speaker refused, on the jr round that a retired admiral was beyond official control.