IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12902, 13 February 1906, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

MR: BALFOUR'S OPPONENT

AN ELECTION PETITION.

United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON. Februarv 11

Mr Mason, the freetrade candidate f« r Ihe City of Londcn. proceeds to the poll with or without the Liberal Associations support. The latter has been awaiting Mr Balfour's address before -deciding the question of contesting the election. A petition has been lodged a«airst Mr A. Fell, the Conservative "candidate, who was returned for Great- Yarmouth. The petition alleges bribery and treating.

THE EDUCATION BILL.

THE BURDEN ON LABOUR

INDEPENDENT IRISH PARTY.

Received 10,23 p.m.. February 12th

LONDON. Februarv 12. Mr Birrell. in an address at Hal'ifnx. in referring to the Education Bid. trusted that ill-nourished children would be dealt with in a generous spirit. The Labour Representation Committee's report declares that- the election of 29 of its candidates necessitates doubling.' the .affiliated societies' subscriptions. This burden ought not to be imposed at all as tlie party is doing an all-national worlcj add the money ought to be paid out of national funds. ? l

The Nationalist Party in re-electing Mr Redmond, resolved that it was unable to enter into an alliance or permanently support any party or Government that did not make national self-government of Ireland a cardinal point. •