MR HENNIKER HEATON

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13996, 31 August 1907, Page 10

MR HENNIKER HEATON

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POSTAG/J AND CABLE RATES,

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

_ SYDNEY, August 30. / Mr ffenniker Heaton, M.P., has arrived nc-fo. 110 states that he is pursuing a campaign of cheapening, postage and cablegpams, and hopes that in a few weeks ■penny postage will be in operation between America and Great Britain,

Mr J. Ilenmker ,Heaton, M.P., the wellKnown advocate of penny postage, who is on a health trip, . accompanied by his family, arrived at Freniantle on the 2kt ipsfc Regarding penny postage, he pointed out during an interview that Australia wis the only country, except China, a,nd pcrn.ips Turkey, that had riot adopted penny postage, but he thought- that Mr Austin Chapman could bo safely relied upon to do what was test for the Commonwealth in til..it mol.ter. lie felt sure that by the action of America universal penny postage would soon be accomplished.' He stated that important political changes were pending in England, and he did not think that Mr Campbell-Bannerman would long remain at the head of the Government, owing to indifferent health, He coppered, that his. successor would be Mr although some favoured Mr Lloyd George and others Sir Edward Groy. Mr Asquith was a strong, man of clear views, and great determination, pert liips not sympathetic, but a man of strong common sense, who appeared to have tho goodwill of tho English people; besidos, he was socially adapted to leadership, being married to the most brilliant woman in Europe, formerly Miss Dorothy Ten; nant. Regarding his own party, ' the Unionists, Mr Henniker Hcaton said that they were now casting round for a leader, and he thought one would lie chosen from Lord Curzon, Lord Milner. or Lord Lansdowne. The last-named had' the disadvantage of being in the Lords, but. if that House reformed itself, as now expected, s-o ihafc some of its members sit: in tho Commons, Lor<l Lansflowne would <loubtless be one of them, Such a reform would moan a great gain to the Commons, as it would get some able men from the other place. Ho fully believes tho Lords would reform themselves under the bill in a most drastic manner

As to tho Home Rulo Bill, that would not bo dealt, with by t.he present Government, but after tlio general elections; they were certain to pivo the Irish party a .controlling vote, alter which some measure must be cleg-It with.