BRITISH POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 7, 18 December 1911, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATE’S DISCUSSED. LORD CHANCELLOR SUPPORTED London, December 17. Mr. Primrose, M.P., sharply attacked Lord Loroburn in connection with the appointment of Magistrates. The Premier replied before a Royal Commission that there had been rippointed 2758 Liberals, 861 Conservatives, and 17113 whoso politics were unknown, since the appointed men were nominated by advisory committees. A resolution approving Lord Lovehnrn’s action was carried by 131 to 39. THE INSURANCE BILL. London, December 17. A large representative meeting of doctors at Birmingham resolved that the profession decline to undertake duties under the Insurance Bill. The Insurance Bill has received the Royal assent. Parliament was prorogued by commission. The Speech from the Throne testified to the friendly foreign relations and happy conclusion of the Moroccan agreement. It stated the Imperial Conference hare witness to the harmony of the Motherland with her overseas dominions, and trusted the Empire Trade Commission would ensure great prosperity and promote mutual intercourse. TWO OPINIONS. (Received IS, 8.45 a.m.) London, December 17., The Grand Master of the Manchester Unity said that if they became an approved society under the Insurance Bill lie believed the result would ho a prosperous future. The Chairman of the National Deposit Society said that while preferring to he left unfettered by the Insurance Bill, it was as good as could ho expected under the circumstances. WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE. (Received 18, 8.5 a.m.) London, December 17. Edward Grey, addressing the Women’s Liberal Federation, said that so long as women were deprived oi a vote the representation of the people would ho hopelessly incomplete. Air Lloyd-Goorge declared that the Liberal Party had repudiated a referendum on other questions and therefore no Liberal statesman with decency could apply it to women’s suffrage. LABOUR PARTY SPLIT DENIED. COERCION CONDEMNED. (Received IS, 815 a.m.) London, December 17 Mr Ramsay MacDonald, speaking at Swansea, denied the rumours of a split in tiie Labour Party. He hoped the time would never come when the party would coerce the concientions minority into the same division lobby.