BRITISH POLITICS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9696, 4 March 1910, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. London,. March 8.

Mr Maurice Healy, iu a speech- to his constituents, said that mr ,Redmond was armed with a cracked blunderbuss, and was ready to vote against the Government when every regularjoppositionist would refrain, but he was careful in other circumstances nos to fire the cracked weapon. Mr O’Brien taunted Mr Redmond with resting on an academical resolution which the Lords would light their pipes with, and the Red mood - ites and Radicals would then return to the electorates and meet a sounder drubbing than before Mr Redmond, in acknowledging the American contributions sn the party fund, predicts a general election before many weeks. The supplementary estimates amount to £689.100, including £45,700 for preliminary work on the four contingent Dreadnoughts, which are to be laid down ca the lat April. They were agreed to after a short discussion. The Unionist leaders iu the House of Lords intend to introduce proposals regarding the reform of the House firstly by declaring resolutions. It is now stated that the Navy estimates total forty-one millions. Received March 4, 8.5 a. m. London, March B, Mr Asquith proposes to raise Mr John Burns’