BRITISH POLITICS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10410, 25 July 1912, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Oopyright. Received July 25, 10 a.m. London, July 24.

The Times compares the situation of the Liberals with that of the Unionists in 1903 when Mr Chamberlain resigned in order to campaign the country with Mr Balfour’s sanction. The question is whether Mr Lloyd George will resign in order to try to win the election on the land policy, Mr Lloyd George, In a letter to Mr Murphy, Liberal candidate for Crewe, expresses a hope that the election will lencourage Government to the farther task of freeing the land from a system of bondage, monopoly and privilege. Mr O. Henry a Liberal member, speaking at Wellington, Shropshire, said he regarded ' the land taxation propounded by a certain group of Liberals aa fantastical and aalikely to receive the support of a majority.

Mr Dawes, Liberal M, P, for Walworth, has introduced a Bill providing heavy penalties foe 'mosey leaders lending to employed persona without the knowledge of their employers and for circularising or writing to people when not solicited.