IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144084, 1 May 1913, Page 3

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

SOCIAL AMELIORATION. MR, LLOYD GEORGE’S SUCCESS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (Received May 1, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, April 30. The House of Commons adopted the tea duty, income-tax and super-tax resolutions. Mr. Masterman paid a tribute to Mr. Lloyd George for having triumphantly financed the world’s greatest scheme of social amelioration. Mr, Lloyd George, in a brief speech, lamented the increase of armaments which, if each country blamed the other, would continue, to grow until civilisation was strangled. He added, in reply to Mr. Chamberlain, that the Budget of 1909 taxed, not necessaries, but surplus wealth, and the country’s prosperity instead of being retarded had been augmented. A BY-ELECTION. (Received May 1, 12.40 p.m.) LONDON, April 30. The by-election for the Whitechapel seat resulted; Sir Stuart Samuel, Bart. (Liberal) 1722, Captain E. M. Browne (Conservative) 1556.