BRITISH POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 80, 24 May 1911, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

F THE REFORM BILL. STATEMENT BY LORD LANS.DOWNE, London, May 23. Lord Haldane, Alinisler for War, reiterating that the veto mush first he settled and hoping for the ultimate cooperation of the two parties in the mat-ter-of the reform of the House of Lords, intimated that the Government was not dividing against the Bill. ' Lord Lansdowne, winding up, said he had been criticised for not including representatives of the dominions, hut he ■believed it was impossible to adopt the 'suggestion without a revolution and without going far beyond the limits of ‘the Mill. He defended the fairness of the Bill, but in no wise wished it to be regarded as unamcndable. “ A MOMENTOUS HISTORICAL FACT." ■ V</ London, May 23. The Times describes as a momentous historical fact that the House ,of Lords, notwithstanding several hostile speeches by the Opposition, has declared, without division, its ancient constitution stands in need of a thorough change and revision in order to adapt the second chamber to modern needs. THE FINANCE BILL. . ; London, May 23. The Finance Bill was read a first time.