BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12657, 27 January 1910, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

— ♦ COMMENTS ON THE POSITION. SNOWSTORM AFFECTS VOTING: (Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright) LONDON, Jan. 26. 'lhe Times says that Mr Asquith is now in a position to carry a great constitutional change by main force, but thc Unionists are ready for reasonable reform of the House of Lords if effected by consent. It is not beyond the wit oi' man to devise legislation which would secure to tho Commons full power over finance, but exclude the possibility of "tacking." The Birmingham Post urges all advocates of the two-chamber system to unite upen an alternative scheme for the reconstruction of th© House of Lords/Mr Asquith, despite the snow, motored through East Fife, paid brief visits to the polling stations to thank his supporter;'.. Tho suffragettes are actively appealing to the voters to reject Mr Asquith. Mr Lloyd-George, in a speech at Stourbridge, said there must be no faltering about a! settlement owing to. the reduction of the majority. The west and north favor a .strong unflinching policy, and it was perfectly certain that' ii the Liberals listened to the counsels of timidity and faintness the great democracy would become disgusted and would abandon the Government. " . Through snowstorms in Scotland, many East Lothian voters were unable to poll. A party of vehicles stuck in a drift. ADDITIONAL RESULTS.; Ilkdston: *R.ght Hon. Sir W.B. Fos-' tei\ Liberal, 10,632; Morrow, Unionist, 6422. Last election: Foster , 9655, Tiffen (C.) 5338. V Chichester: *Lord Talbot, Unionist,' 6589 ; Rees, Liberal, 3338; Last elec-' tion : Talbot 5197, Allen (L.) 4174. Lichfield: *T. C.-T. Warner, Liberal, 5230; Coates, Unionist, 4253. Last election: Warner 5421 y Grosvenor (G.) 2991. 'Ross, Hereford : *Captain P. A. Clive, Unionist, 5073; Webb, Liberal, , 4678. Last election 1908 : Clive 4947, Thomson 3928. 'Epping: *Colonel R. M. Lockwood; Unionist, 6578; Symons, "Liberal, 3845. Last election: Lock wood 5204: Howard (L.) 4030. > *W. W. Ashley, Unionist, 11,567; Hodgkmson, Liberal, 7942. Last ejection : Ashley*. 10,131, - Phillips (L.) y Wellington, r Somerset • : *Right Hon. A. I< . Acland Hood; Unionist, 5216 ; King; Liberal, 4150. Last election : Acland Htood 4458, Ward (L.) 4286. Ince: *S. Walsh, Labor, 7723; Lord, Un.-onist, 5029. Last election*. Walsh 8046, Blundfoll (C.) 3410. <. 'Andover: *Captain W. V. Faber Unionist, 6127; . Wodehouse, Liberal, 3723. Last election: Faber 4603; Judd Londonderry, South : *JV Gordon, 'HS!? 111 -**' 2895; , s * Keightley, Liberal, 3678>. Last election: Gordon* 3843, Keightley-(L.),3763. .' ■', Maldon : *T. R. Bethell, Liberal, 4822 ; other candidate omitted. Last election : Bethell; 4473, Strutt " (C.) 4624. ' . • Banbury': Captain R. Bassey, Uriionist. 3831; E. T. W. Fiennes 3516. Last- election: Fiehnes (L.) 3992, VisodiMit Villiers; (C.) 2796. „' 'Cork, South-east: "*E. Crean, Independent; Nationalist, 2300; Burke, Nationalist, 1757. Last election: Crean unopposed.' • V Mid-Tyrone V Biunskill, Unionist 2475*; Nationalist, 2070 ; *GV Murnaghan, Nationalist, 1244. Last election : Murnaghan unopposed. • Worcester, Eastern : *Right Hod. Austen Chamberlain, Unionist, 12,644; Ybtfng, Liberal, 6955V Last election: Chamberlain 10,129. Morgan (L.) 5763. Mid-Cork: *P. j. Sheehan. Independent Nationalist, 2824; Fallon, Nationalist, 1999. Last election: Sheehan -unopposed. • Glanmorg-m, East:' *Sir A. Thomas, Liberal, 14,721; Gaskell, Unionist, 5727. Last election: ' Thomas unopposed-. Govan : Hunter, Liberal, 6556; *R. Duncan, Unionist, 5127. Last election : Duncan (C) 5224, Murrav (L) 6096, Hill (Lab.) 4212. Normailton: *F. Ball, Labor, *" 9172 j. Bartlett, Unionist, 3540. Last election: Hall unopposed. *!. Patrick : *R. Balfour, Liberal, 10;093.i Maconochie, Unionist 9522. Last' election • Balfour 9477, .Smith (O.) -7960 v i (Received January 27, 8.50 a.m-.)' Mbriey: France., .Xi beral, €025; Charles worth, Unionist; Vi.305; /-'Smith''! Lab^r, 2192. Last election :. * Hutton, (L) unopposed. •'" ' Loughooi-ough : *Sir M. Levy, Liberal,- d760; Garringtori, Unionist, 6007. Last election: Levy" 6803, Du Pre (C) 5023, ■ Renfrewshire Ehst: Gilmour,- Unioriist, 9645; _*R. Laidlaw, v L,iberal, 8771, Last election: Laidlaw 6896, Stewart 680L - V V Stirling Burghs : ,*,A. H. W. Poh-" spriby, Liberal, 4471; Cochrane-Patrick, ■Unidnist, 2418. Last election: Pdnsoriby ,3873, Whitelaw (C) 2512, ; .Larnark North-east: Pi-ingle, Lib:,' 8422r > Thomson, Unionist. 15M; .Small, Xrvbor, 2718. . Last election : '•■ Findiav (L) : 62136, Eliott (C) 4868, Robertson (Lab.) 4658. - .. * .;'<'. 'Monmouth V/dst^' *T. Richards^ Lab., 13,295, Cameron, Unidnist' 3045. . Last election: Ricliards liriopposed. v Fife East V *Tlie Rt.- Hon. H. H. Asquiith (Primo Minister), Liberal, 5242; Spi'ot, Unionist, 3183. ' Last election : Asquith 4723, Gilmour (C) 3279.' . .Waltliamstow : *John A. Simmi. Lib.,; 17,i7i26 ; Johnson, Unionist, 15.531. Last, election: Simson 15,011, Shard (C) 11.074. '..„,.;. „,^ ' Cirencester : Hon. A. , f B. Bathurst" Unionist, 5091;! *RVWV Essex-, Liberal, 41C8. -Last election : .Essex 4017, Bathurst. ,4011. .-'•' ** ■y. Truro: H. Mdrguu.v Liberal, 4873;Sir E. D. Lawreiiice, Unioiiiist, 4262i* Last election : : Morgan 4187, Lawrence ,3683. •!, - ■..';'-'. V- .- ... -.'-'{ VV*" 1 Northampton South : ' « Fitvzroy, -Unionist, 4565 ; Kellaway, Liberal,, 39ss. Lust election: -Grove (L) 4136, Pennant (G?):3814. '.■'.'•■'«;.' '! v; ; '""'"■•'. r V r Stowmaiitet: GoldeiflithjVv^u^nist. ;53511 ; *G. A. Hardy', : &ibe«,,»*«f 666. * Last election: flardy 1 4SOIV r -.efuihness. (O 4588. .v.; ''■•, > -^J<Z--"^' ■ •Hadd,ington : '♦Rt: Hbn.'^V B. tial-. dane, Liberal, 3771 ; Blight, .Unionist, p023. Last; 'eledtioh : J Haldarie 3469, Sejlar (C) 2&89. Ludlow: m Hunt, Unionist, 5769?; Forsdike, Ldbferal, 3266- Last election : • Hunt 4978;' Home (L) 4218. . Ashburton': C. R, Buxtdri, Liberal, 5668;''*^^. Bell, Unionist, ■ 5421. Last election •* Bell 5191,. Buxton 4632. Danven: F. G. Hindle, Liberal, 8639 ; *J. Rutherford, Unidnist, 8428. Last election : Rutherford (C) 7792, Hindle (LV7767. STATE OF PARTIES. ■'■'"' Uijdonists ... ... ... 236 • liberals ... 321 Labor ... *■ ... : ... 36 . Nationalists .... ... 70 (Special to Herald.) DUNEDIN, tliis day. Mr A. St. G. Hamersley, who won tho; Woodstock seat in tlie House of Commons tistt Unionist, Avas years ago a popular solicitor, volunteer officer, aiid sportsman _of limaru. After -.leaving I'imaru, -.Mi" Hamersley settled in Vancouver, and practised liis profession there. A few years ago he returned to England, and took up his residence there permanently. No more popular .volunteer officer ever held . commandof a coriipany ;in Timaru,. than Major Hamersley. Hd .was in (ftiafge c-f^the C Battery in vtlfo'Vyjeiey, ■ o^rly "daw- of volunteering in Tihiaiu, and' he bad<.oniriijuul of the voluiitqers Avho went from South Canterbury " to-' t^ike*. part in the operations at.', Parihaka. He was a great enthusiast ill' the field of sport, andr. dufe ing his' residence in Timaru was a very popular member of the community.