IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14776, 8 March 1910, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

LABOUR MEMBER'S ADVICE. Press Assoeiatioa-By Telegraph-Copyright. LONDON, March. 7. (Received March 7, at 10 p.m.) i' Mr Ramsay Maolonald, speaking at G'axton Hall, appealed to Mr Asquith not to waste time in sending his resolutions to the Lords, who would decline to discuss them. Mr Asquith would then bo unable to ask tho King for guarantees, because the Lords would reply that they were prepared to discuss the bill when they knew its detailed proposals. If Mr Asquith humiliated and checkmated them and sent the bill on its weary way to the Lords tho Liberals would get such a thrashing when they appealed to the country as the Tories got in 1906. Let Mr Asquith introduce- liis bill straight into tho Lords, then let him go to the King. There would not even be tho needi for another election. The Budget should pass before, an appeal was made to tho country. MB, BALFOUR RESTING. LONDON, March 7. (Received March 7, at 10.45 p.m.) Mr Balfour has started on a visit to Cannes. He- is not expected to return until after Easter. His election efforts have affected his health, and ho has been ordered to rest. CANDIDATES BANQUETED. LONDON, March 7. (Received March 7, at 10.45 p.m.) On the 22nd inst. tho Constitutional Club will tender a. banquet to those candidates at tho election who were chosen from the ranks of the workwomen,