IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11792, 4 March 1909, Page 5

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

- . ( v. -r-r. — .♦ .ji . . — (Press 4*sn.'— By Telegraph— Copyright) . LONDON, March 3. The Centra] Glasgovy election. resulted : ,• Scott I>icksoh 7298, Gibat>n Bowles 5185. Mr Gibson Bowles fceptj freetrade predominant. ; The Crlafgo^- • Herald, sinking .the fiscal issue for the time being, supported MrDickson. The Daily New? arid Cltfbniole claim; that a Tory seal. won when ' freetrade was in danger, has reverted .to- Toryism- when; freetrad-e- had a majority of 300. The Opposition are jubilant over' the first victory for tariff reform in 'Scotland since the general ©lection. : • . ' . " • The Labor members' sharply attacked Mr Johjn Burns', administration of tho lih^mpl,6yroßnt Act, OiUeaing that it was ungenerous., Mr E: ;H. Piekersgill said he did not think that i women -workers in t*CHid'vi w«re fairly dealt -vrith ' «ipmpareid ! with men. ' ■ Mr John Btirns justified his action in iiot_ sanctiojiing a farm colony for women, saying tb!at it would be useless to transfer charwomen at a ccGt of £2CO apiece and teach them market gardening. He made grants, and. sanctioned loans wherever h& was satisfied they were 1 necessary. A Nationalist motion 'condemning tho Government for usiug a statute of Edward the Third for the conviction of Mr Fan-ell was defeated by 142 votes to 18.