ALLEGED TRAFFIC IN HONORS.
Per Proas Association —Copyright. London, July 10.
Mr H. O. Lea, a member of the House of Commons, in a letter io the Times, declared that honours are bought and sold, the proceeds going principally to the war ches.u dr the party in office. ‘ ' When the Commons met Loi'd Robert Cecil moved that Mr Lea s letter amounted to a breach, -of privilege, and lie urged the appointment of a Select Committee to enquire into the allegations. Mr Lea said he welcomed the enquiry. , ' Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman declared that the House would best consult its dignity by avoiding undue notice of Lea’s impropriety, and he moved to proceed to the next business. . 0 _ The motion was earned by 200 to 120.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8866, 17 July 1907, Page 2
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125ALLEGED TRAFFIC IN HONORS. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8866, 17 July 1907, Page 2
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