THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5802, 20 January 1906, Page 5

THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

MORE LATE MINISTERS DEFEATED. LORD STANLEY BEATEN BY A LABOURITE. MAJORITY OVER THRICE THOUSAND. A LIBERAL TRIUMPH. (Received January -0. I a.in.) LONDON. January IS). Endowing arc further results of the polling for the election of a new House of Commons; — wivSTiiorcaiTON (Lancashire.) .Mr AY. Wilson, Labour ... 9'.’(i2 Lor<i Stanley, Conservative (exPost master-General) <>l3l At a by-election in 1903 Lord Stanley was "returned without, opposition. Hi 1900 bin majority was nearly three thousand. GUILDFORD (SURREY). Mr Cowan, Liberal ... ••• W3O Right Hon. IV. St. John Broderick, Conservative (cx-Sec-rctary for India) 5030 Jlr Broderick liad represented Surrey constituencies for over a quarter of « ceuturv. Alter bolding various I mlerSecreturyships, bo succeeded Lpd Lausdowno as Minister of War in November. )W» (ju-t after the beginning of the liocr war)j and ia 1903 became Secretary for India. On attaining Cabinet rnub iu l!»i) ho went up for re-election, when be boat the Liberal candidate by ISOb votes. MERTHYR TYDVIL (two scats). Mr D. A. Thomas, Liberal ... 13,971 .Mr J. Keir Hardio, Independent Labour 10,187 Mr Radcliffe, Liberal 7770 Messrs Thomas and Ilnrdio aro reelected. LIBERALS. US-ELECTED AFTER CONTEST. Mr Sydney Buxton, Poslmastcr-Goner-rol, Poplar division of Tower Hamlets, which constituency he has represented sinco 1886. Mr J. 11. Yoxall, Nottingham AVcst, journalist and author, and ex-pre-sident of the National Union of Teachers. Sr F. A. ('banning, Northamptonsitiro Bast. Mr Channiug lias sat for Northampton sinco 1835. lie has taken great interest in railway servants’ hours of labour, land tenure, education, and agricultural reforms, lio strongly opposed tho Boer war, and is against any change In tho fiscal policy. Mr .11. R. Mansfield, Spalding division of Lincolnshire. Jlr Eugene AVason, Clackmannan and Kinross. Mr AV. C. B. Beaumont, Hexham. Mr George AVhito, North-weed division of Norfolk. Sir Charles M. Palmer, Jnrrow. Sir Edward Stracliey, Somcßset South. Mr J. 11. Daltsiell, Kirkcaldy Burghs. Mr Charles H. AVil.on, Hull Most. .Air AVilson is one of tho greatest shipowners in tho world, lie has represented Hull sinco 187-1. NEW .MEMDims REPLACING LIBERALS. Mr Williams, Carmarthen district, succeeds Mr Alfred Davies. Mr Guest, Caidifl district, succeeds Sir E, J. Reed. Mr Dnrme, AVolsall, succeeds the Right Hon. Sir A. D. Hayter. Mr Gulltuici ; Dumfries district, succeeds Sir 11. T. Reid, K.C., tho new Lord High Chancellor. NEW MEMBERS OV6TINQ CONSERVATIVES OR Mr Boulton, Ramsay division of Hunts, replaces tho Hon. Ailtvyn H. Followos. Jlr Followes. who had a majority of 1151 voles over tho Liberal candidate in 1900, was Junior Lord of tho Treasury in tho Balfour Government till last March, when ho was appointed President of tho Board of Agriculture. Jlr FoUowck had represented Ramsay for nineteen years; indeed, for the past century members of tho Followes family have represented Hunts, until it became their boast, that they could not 1)0 beaten. Mr Stuart Smith, Kendal division of Westmorland, replaces Major J. F. Bagot, who in 1900 was returned without opposition. -Air H. D. MacJaron, AYostcrn division of Staffordshire, replaces Kir A. Henderson, who was unopposed in 1900. Mr Hubert Beaumont, Eastbourne division of Sussex, replaces Mr Limisay Hogg, who won in 1900 by 703 votes. Mr Stauss, Abingdon, replaces Jlr A. K. Loyd, K.C., who was returned without opposition in 1900. Mr Bertram S. Straus (London County Councillor), Jlilo End division of Tower Hamlets, replaces Mr Spencer dharringlon, whoso majority in 1900 m 1160. Mr Chnrrington had sat for Jlilo End for over twenty years. Ho Is eighty-eight years of ago. Mr J. AA’. Bonn (ex-chairman of the London County Council), St. George's division of Tower Hamlots, replaces Sir Thomas R. Dewar. Jlr Herbert Craig, Tynemouth, re . pliers Jlr I’. L. Harris. Sir Henry Cotton (formerly a prominent Indian official), Nottingham East, scowls Jlr Edward Bond, who had sat for that constituency for ton years. Mr Alien. Christchurch, Bitoooeds Major K. R. Balfour, who boat Captain tiio lion. T. A. Bntxscy, the Liberal candidate, in 1900 by three rotes. Mr Hr. I ley Stewart. Greenock, replaces Jlr J. Reid. Mr A. Williamson, Elgin and Naim shires, replaces tho Hon. J. E. Gordon, who beat him in 1900 bv 175 votes. The Hon. K. Fiennes, Banbury division of Oxon, replaces Mr Albert Br.-w----sj\v - wbo defeated him by 811 voter in 1900. Mr Smith, Stratford-on-Avon. replace.' Mr P. S. Foster, whose majority ut last election was 1778. Mr Rutherforvl, Bicntfcrd division of Middlesex, replaces Mr James Bigwood, who wn« unoppo ed in 1895 and 1900. At the last contested election, in 1892. tho Conservative majority was 1792 Mr F. E. N. Rogers. Dcviree division of Wilts, replaces Jlr E. A. Goulding,

who defeated him in IMO by 627 votes. Mr Searisbriek, Dorset South, replaces Colonel tV. E. liryraer who heal him by 365 votes iu 1900. Mr A. M. Torrance, Glasgow Central, replaces Mr J. G. M'. Bair<l, who j was unopposed in 11*00. In 1895 j Mr Baird’s majority was 1829. _ j Mr U. Walt, Collette division oi Ghi.— j gow. replaces Sir J. Stirling Max- 1 well, whose majority iu 1900 was 1169. ' I Mr T. It- Kerens. Hull Kart, replaces j Sir J. T. Firhank, who defeated 1 him by 836 ;it best election. Mr Atkins, Middleton division of Tan- ; car-hire, replaces Mr K. 11. Fielden. who in 1900 hud a majority ef 136. Mr Hoslam, Monmouth district, replaces Sir Joseph Lawrence, "hose majority at a by-election in HA)! wan 313. NATIONALISTS. HK-ELECTKI) CSOPTOSEI*. 1).- Bobcrt Ambrose, Mayo 'Weft. B A, | of Queen's University. Ireland; lor Ibo past leu years practising no it physician in London. Mr \V. Abraham. North-east Cork. Mr Abruhr.m took an active part in the work of tint Land League, anti in ]SB j was imprisoned as a suspect. He is a joint secretary oi the Irish Parliamentary Party, and is a Protestant. j r.E-EEUCTi:n aitkb contest. Mr Lawrence A. Waldron, St. Step-; hen’s Green. Colonel the Bight Hon. W. KcnyoiiSlaney. who was unopposed at last election. . . Mr Timothy Harrington, Harbour division of Dublin. LABOUR. NEW MJSIBEIt OUSTING CONSERVATIVE Mr William Johnson. Nuneaton dtvinion of Warwickshire, replaces Mr F. A. Newdigate, who beat him in | 1900 by 130-1 votes. Mr Johnson's; majority is 1828. UNIONISTS AND OONSERVATIVT3S. NEW SIKMBEItS SCCCKEWNU UNIONISTS OB CONSERVATIVES. Mr Nieid. Ealing, succeeds the Right Hon Lord Ueorge Hamilton, who had represented Middlesex constituencies since 1868. Lord George was a member of the Balfour Cabinet as Secretary for Lidia, but resigned iu 1903 owing to the altitude of tho Government on tho fiscal question. Mr Williamson, Worcester, succeeds tho Hon G. H. Alisonp. who had sat for twenty years and was unopposed in i 900. KC-ELECTEI) AFTEB CONTEST. Right Hon G. IT. Finch, Rutland, who has represented mo constituency since 1867. Ho was unopposed at last election. Right Hon S. \V. 11. Walrond. Tiverton division of Devonshire, who has sat for Devonshire constituencies since 1880. lie is an cx-Chancel-lor of tho Duchy of Lancaster. Messrs Butcher and Rawlinson, K.C. Cambridge University, replace the late Professor Jebb and the Right II on Sir J. K. Goret, who were unopposed in 1900. Sir Daniel Dixon, Belfast North, replaces Sir J. H. Har.lctt. Sir Daniel is an cs-Lord Mayor of Belfast. Mr V, C. W. Cavendish, Derby West, who was unopposed in 1900. Mr William Henry Forster Seven Oaks. Sir H, S. King. Hull Central. Mr A. C. Corbett, Xrudoetou division of Glasgow. Mr A. Cross. Calmachio division of Glasgow, defeating Mr Joseph Burgess, Independent Labour. STATE OP PARTIES, LONDON, January 19. Up to tho present the state of parlies is:— Liberals 199 Unionists 87 Nationalists 59 Labour 33 MINISTERIAL UTTERANCES. THE PRIME MINISTER ON TIDE ELECTIONS. UNPARALLELED CHANGE IN PUBLIC OPINION. LONDON, January 18. Tho Prime Minister (Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman), speaking at Crieff, West Perthshire, said tho turnover in public opinion was unparalleled since 1832. The main Fi-.uo was Freotiudo versus Protection. Under a policy of retaliation there would bo favoured trades, scheming, manoeuvring, intriguing, and log-rolling. Sir Henry .quoted t;s tho most significant of the messages received a telegram conveying congratulations from a meeting on Tuesday night in Wellington, New Zealand, dissociating the colonies from preference ns a condition of loyalty. Three, said tho speaker, were the colonics represented a-s wringing their hands because tho Conservatives were departing. The Premier rebuked tho Unionists for claiming a monopoly of caring for and supporting tho colonics, and urged that the colon ite; ought to bo treated apart from party politics. MINISTERIAL UTTEHIANCES. LABOUR AND~THE LIBERALS. THE GOVERNMENT AND IRELAND A WORKING AGREEMENT. , (Received January 20, 1 a.tnA LONDON, January 19. Sir_ Henry Campbell-Bannerman, speaking at Inverness, welcomed tho Labourites, and eulogised the workers’ intelligence in rejecting Mr Chamberlnin’s fallacies. Tho Liberate would oeck to provide greater security and tenure of tho soil. In denying that there was any compact with Atr Redmond regarding Homo Rule, tho Prime Minister Kind there was no mystery, no secrets, but solid grounds of agreement between the Liberals and Nationalistic. Firstly, they desired to improve Irish administration; secondly, they believed that in Ireland, as in every country in the Empire, self-governing communities were tho host, safod, and healthiest foundation. rim Unionists were unable to deny that self-government was good. It was they who gave local selfgovernment. How could they deny that tho Irish were worthy to be trusted when they had been promised millions of c.,;dit to oust the landlords and insta! tenants. “ When Mr Balfour pulls me tinder the harrow- by reference to the defences and other matters—attributing everything to mo without foundation—even a worm will turn,” added Sir Henry “I think that in tho circumstance* in which ho stands he might keep a civil tongue.”

CHINESE ON THE RAND. LONDON, January 18. Mr Herbert Gladstone. Home Secretary, speaking at Harrogate, said that owing to the Liberal criticisms the conditions of the Chinese on tho Rand fiat! been irnprovtHi. If it could be shown that the conditions now were those ef slavery, it would be again the duty of the Imperial Government to see that tho conditions of work were such as could bo tolerated by aChristian Const a utional Government. Mr Gladstone add'd that it wait only liv a Government majority that the Liberals could hope to hold their own against the Hot)so of Lords. SPEECH BY MR MOBLEY. RETALIATION. HOUSE OF LORDS MUST BE .MENDED OR ENDED. LONDON. January 18. Mr John Moriey. Secretary for India, speaking at Montrose, admitted if a foreign country set up a tariff against British manufacturers he would not be averse to accepting retaliation temporarily if ho was convinced that hi- was not undertaking a boomerang-like operation which would be more injurious to British than foreign trade. Ho reiterated that tho House of Lords must either be mended or ended. MR CHAMBERLAIN AND MR BALFOUR. (Received January 30, 1.13 a.m.) LONDON, January 19. Mr Chamberlain, speaking at Smethwick, said tho city of London was tiio heart, of commerce, and in Birmingham were the hands of that groat machine. They wore not at the mercy of every gust of opinion; both were absolutely steady in face of appeals to sentiment and prejudice. There had boon no fair [square light on fiscal reform. IVhoro ouo seat was lost on that issue, tea wore lost by hare libels regarding the Chinese. Ho was anxious to protect the benefit funds of trade unions, bat was unwilling to hand thorn tho freedom of tho greater body of workers who wore outside trade unions. There wore two remedies for social problems —Socialism nnd tariff reform. At present tho country preferred Socialism; when quack remedies foil, there would bo an opportunity for his hobby. Mr Balfour, commenting on “shadowy projects,” described tho Ministry as *‘a Government of driftwood." UDNGRA T ULATTONS. SYDNEY, January 19. Tho Labour Council has adopted a resolution congratulating tho British Labour party on its successes at tho elections.