BRITISH POLITICS.

Southland Times, Issue 19727, 30 January 1906, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, LONDON* Jan. 28. Labour gain Chester-le-Street : Taylor, 8085 ; the Unionist candidate polled 4895, the Liberal 4006. -JHenjlectcd—Elgin district, Sutherland : Bishop; Auckland : J. M. Paulton (L.),; St., Austell : McArthur (L.). GOVERNMENT AID SOUGHT, LONDON, Jan. 29. Received 29th, 9.20 p.m. Tljc Central Workers’ (Unemployed Coinmittee is organising a demonstration in Hyde Park on the 12th pnox. to urge the voting of Imperial funds to enable local bodies to employ the workless. LIBERAL PROPOSALS. Mr Sydney Buxton, speaking in London, said it was not difficult to say what the Government will do with their majority in the immediate future. They intended to put elementary education on a national basis, and to provide power to deal with trade union funds as desired. Later they would deal with many social and labour questions on a substantial radical basis, but they must 'beware ■of the danger of shipwreck on the rock whereon they were rcviouSly wrecked, namely, trying to run too many horses abreast. There must be give and take, but in view of the Government’s large majority the House of Lords was less likely than formerly to reject or mutilate measures and it might be anticipated that bills carried in the House of Commons would in some way or other receive the assent of the Lords, Jan. 29. Received 30th, 12.28 a.in. STATE OF THE POLL. Liberals ... 375 Labourites ... 51 Nationalists ... 83 Unionists ... 132