THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 299, 27 January 1910, Page 5

THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

A CLOSE AND INDECISIVE CONTEST SPEECHES BY THE LEADERS OF THE PARTIES. RECONSTRUCTING THE NOUSE OF LORDS. SiMARISED RESULTS TO DATE: Unionist Gains 108 Liberal Gains .... 16 Labor Gains 3 .Representation Unchanged .... 424 STRENGTH OF THE PARTIES: / ' - Unionists 235 Liberals 212 Labor 34 'Nationalists 67 Total Elected 551 Remaining Seats 119 Total Seats 670 By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright

London, January 23. The following additional results are announced: — HIGH PEAK. 0. Partington (L) .. .. 5912 Wood (U) 5506 Bye-election, 1909 Partington, 5G19; Profumo (C), 5272. KINCARDINE. Captain Murray (L) .. .. 3927 Pearson (U) 1891 Bve-election, 1908 —Murray, 3001; Gammell (C), 1963. FORFAR. Falconer (L) ... .. .. 6789 Blackburn (U) .. .. 4284 Bve-election, 1909 —Falconer, 0422; Blackburn, 3970. FLINTSHIRE. J. H. Lewis (L), .. „. 0610 Howard (U) 4454 1900 —Lewis, 6294; Edwards (C) 3572. MERIONETH. Jones (L) .. .. ... 6065 Morris (U) .. .. .. 1873 1900 —Williams (L), unopposed. LAUNCWON. G. C. Marks (L), .. ... 4703 Grysies (IT) 3564 1906—Marks, 4658; Sandys (C), 2736. SOUTHPORT. White (U) 7637 Forst (L) 7218 1900 —Astbury (L), 6607; Hall (C) 6367. HEYWOOD. Cawley (L) .. .. ». 5809 Captain Buller (U) .. .. 4750 1900—Holden (L), 5351; Buller. 4245. TOTTENHAM. P. Alden (L) .. ... 12,302 'Sfcrudy (U) 11,787 1906—Alden, 9959; Chatterton C), 7009. GORTON. ■J. Hodge (Lab.) ... 7807 White (U) .. .. .. 7334 1906—Hodge, 8556; Horse (C), 4341. KERRY (East), T. O'Sullivan (Ind. X.) .. 2643 J. Murphy (N.) .. .. 2154 i 1900 —Murpliy, 2155; O'Sullivan, * 2131. BASSETLAW. ' Williams' (U) .. .. 5631 F. H. Newnes (L) .. .. 5290 1906—Newnes, 5305; Milner (U.), " 4834, - „ • CRICKtADE. Galley (U) 7389 J. Massie (L) .. -.. .. 0754 1906 7294; Ward C), I 57i6. REIGATE. Colonel Rawson (U) .. ... 8339 H. C. Brodie (L) .. .. 5715 ' 1900 —Brodie, 6007; Rawson, 5848. EGREMONT. Grant (U) 4009 H. Fullerton (L) .. .. 3949 1900 —Fullerton, 4007; Lurnb (C.),j 3255. WELLINGTON (SALOP). C. S. 11'Ttry (L) .. .. 047 a Wood (l ) .. .. .. 3484. 1906—Ilcnrv, 4800; Harmsworth (C). 0114. NEWMARKET. G. H. Venall (U-* .. 5752 V. D. Rose (1.) 4032 1900 —Rose, 4tilio: ■ Ycrrall, 3883. ST. AUSTELIi. T. Agar-Roljait.es (L) .. 0225 Bernard ((') .. .. 3138 1906 —Roliartes, unopposed. ; ' Received 27, l£i.s a.m. Tlic Intent return- are as follow: —• UKES'J'ON (Derbyshire). Sir B. W. foster (L).. -. 10,632 Morrow l("! .. .. .. 0432 i- Tipper (I") 5335. CHICKSTKU (Su^-x). Lord Tallin! Hi .. .. 05^9 l!ei~. ILI 3338 1901!—T;i!l)<it 5197. Allen (L) 4174. LK'ill'lEl.l) (Siil'i/iil-liia-o). T. C. Wa rites IL) .. .. 5230 ; Major Coale- ([') .. .. 4253 1900—VVarnes 5121, Hon, Grosvenor 299!. ROSS I Hereford). Capt. Clive (I") .. . . 5073 Webb lL) .. .. .. 4078 190U—'('lire 4947, F. W. Thompson (L) 3928.. EPPINfi (W. Es=ex). j Tit-Col. Lockwood (U) .. 057S I * Symons (li) .. .. ,3845 I I.9o6—Lockwood 5204, S. B. Hew- 1 ard 4030.

BLACKPOOL (N. Lancashire). W. X. Ashley (u) .. .. 11.507 Hodgfcinson "(L) .. .. 7942 1900—Ashley 10,131, Philips (L) 7078. WELLINGTON (Somerset). Sir A. Acland-Hood (U) .. 5216 King (L) .. .. .. 4150 1900—Acland-Hood, 4558; C. H. Ward (L), 4250. JNCE (Lancashire). Stephen Walsh (L) .. .. 7723 Lord (U) 5029 1906—Walsh, 8040; Colonel Blunder (U), 3410. ANDOVER (Hants). Captain Faber (U) .. .. 6127 Wodehouse (L) .. .. 3723 1906—Faber, 4603; G. Judd (L) 4524. LONDONDERRY (South). J. Gordon (U) 3895 A. Keightley (L) .. .. 30/8 1906 —Gordon, 3545; Keightley, 3703. MALDON (Essex). Thomas Bethell (L.) .. .. 4822 (Other candidate omitted.) 1906—Bethell, 4/73; Hon. Charles feitrutt (U), 4624. BANBURY. Captain R.~Brassey (U) .. 3831 Hon. Wykeham Fiennes (L) 3516 1900—Fiennes (L), 3992; Viscount Villiers (U), 2796. CORK (South-east). E. Crean (N) .. ... .. 2300 Burke (N) .. .. 1757 1906—Crean, unopposed. TYRONE (Mid). Brtmskill (U) .. .. 2475 Valentine (N) .. ... .. 2070 Murnaghan (N) .. .. 1244 1906 G. Murnaghan, unopposed. WORCESTER (E) Austen Chamberlain (U) ..12.644 Young "(L) 0955 1900—Chamberlain 10,129, J. Morgan (L) 5703. CORK (Mid). D. D. Sheehan (X) .. .. 2824 Falton (X) 1999 1900—Sheehan unopposed. GLAMORGANSHIRE (Eastern). Sir A. Thomas (L) .. .. 14.721 Gaskell (U) 5727 1900—Thomas unopposed. GOVAX (Lanark). Hunter , (L) R. Duncan Bromlie (Tab.) •• •• 354 m 1906—Duncan . 5224. Murray (L) 5090, Hill (L) 4212. NORMANTON. Frederick Hall (L»b.) .. 9172 Ashmead Bartlett (U) . ■ 3540 1900—Hall unopposed. i LANARKSHIRE (Partick). li. Balfour (L) 10,093 Maconochie (U) , 9o2^ T , 1900 —Balfour 9477, Smith (I) 7900. MENDING THE LORDS. THE PREMIER'S POWERS LIMITED. ASSISTANCE OF THE UNIONISTS NECESSARY. Received January 20, 10.15 p.m. London, January 20. The Times says the Preiyicr (Mr. 11. H Asquith) is in no position to carry a. oreat constitutional change by mam force but the Unionists are ready lor a reasonable reform of the House ot Lords, if effected by their consent. Ihe Times adds that it is not beyond the wit of man to device legislation which will secure to the Commons the full power of finance, hut to exclude the possibility of tacking. j PI'I'OXSTRI'CTION OK THE SECOND CHAMBER. AX ALTERNATIVE SCHEME. Received January 20. 10.15 p.m. London, January 20. j The Birmingham Post urges the advo- , /••ties 'of the two-chamber system to unite upon an alternative scheme for i the reconstruction of the House Lords. "NO FALTERING." A STRONG AND UNFLINCHING' ' ' POLICY. SPEECH 'BY Mil. LLOYD-GEORGE. Received January 27, 12:5 a.m. London, January 20. Mr TJovd-George, in a speech at Stourhridi'P said there must be no faltering „W the settlement. The singing majorities in the west and north weie m favor of a strong ainMinainching policy. Tie was perfectly certain that if the

Liberals listened to tno counsels of timidity and fa ntness the great demo- j cvacy would become disgusted and abandon the Government. THE PREMIER'S ACTIVITY. Received January 27.. 12.5 a.m. London, January 20. Mr. Asquith, despite the snow, motored through East Fife, paying brief visits to the polling stations to thank his supporters. SUTTR AG ETTES AT WORK. Received January 27, 12.5 a.m. London, January 2G. The suffragettes are active. They are appealing to the voters to reject Mr. Asquith. VOTERS TN A SXCY. SiORM. STUCK IN A DRIFT. Received January 27, 12.5 a.m. London, January 2fi. Owing -o the snowstorm in Scotland many of the East Lothian voters were unable to poll. A party in vehicles were stuck in a drift. IF THE UNIONISTS GO IX. AX IMMEXSE INCREASE IN THE NAVY. TARIFF REFORM INEVITABLE. London, .January 25. Mr. Balfour, speaking at Partington, said if the Conservatives were called upon to manage the country's affairs they would insist upon an immense accretion of naval strength, so as to put all fears of war and invasion or interference with commerce and diplomacy aside for ever. The Opposition did not desire to draw matters of great national and Imperial moment into the party vortex. "I would give anything," he said, "to find .'machinery whereby the navv could be put above party, but with a democracy only governed by organised parties it is impossible to put any problem entirely above party. The Budget is not going to give money even for a starved navv. It is more certain to my mind that tariff reform is absolutely inevitable."