IMPERIAL POLITICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13995, 30 August 1907, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS

PROROGATION OP PARLIA.

MENT.

Press AMo«Mion-By Telegraph—Copyrisht LONDON, Augut 28. Parliament was prorogued by commission.

The Speech expressed the King's deep satisfaction with Uie meeting of the Imperial Conference, and' his gratification with the arrangement come to for future meetings at fixed intervals.

' August 29. (Received August 29, at 10.23 p.m. The King'G Speech at the prorogation of Parliament expressed trust that the deliberations at Tho Hague Convention would lead to agreements tending to mitigate the evils of to and to emire the peace- of the world. He "then'" briefly , touched on the Anglo-Spanisli Agreement, and mentioned India's passing difficulties, which had not discouraged tho Government in framing plans for improving tho administration and machinery. He described the broad principles for the reorganieation ot the army into six great divisions as having been successfully put into operation, and he dwelt upon the question of . the reorganisation 'of the auxiliary forces. His Majesty also recapitulated the advanced measures in the matter of domestic legislation, that had been passed during the session, mentioning that the Deceased Wife'a Sistev Act had removed a grievance of long standing.

THE TRANSVAAL LOAN GUARANTY BILL.

LONDON, August 28. In Hie Ho«s3 of Lords Lord Miner accused the Government of siding with tho Hoers against the British. The'five million loan, ho Gaid, was raised to cover tho defects of a thoroughly bad and suicidal policj" of continual' meddling and interference in affairs which ought to have been left to the Transvaal Government.