IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13644, 11 July 1908, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

A BILL LAUGH K1) OUT. BRITAIN'S -BEEP SUPPLY. Press Association-Bv "Telegrapli-Copyright •• "LONDON,- July 9. iThe -House of,' Commons listened- for ten minutes only to Captain I&ncaidSmith's. Bill providing for 48.: days' compulsory military training. - The measure was greeted with laughter and cheers and rejected by 250 votes to 34. iMr Ernest Aves' report on shop legis-. lation in Australia , has been published in a White Book. >• It. recognises;, that ifc.is generally accepted:-in that regulative: acts are desirable and advantageous to the. community.' - - \ . Replying to Lord. R. , Ce.cil's suggestion that the Government; .should appoint a eeleiit committee 'to- inquire :inta:,tlie :allegations that the- British beef "supply - is controlled by foreign, capitalists, : Mr 'Asquith said .he doubted whether the inquiry would be productive of useful results. Those possessing information had the first instance, communicate with the Boards of Agriculture " and Trade. - i —— TT* —— : THE DAYLIGHT BILL. - LONDON, July 0. Sir- Asquith declined ,to facilitate the passing of the. Daylight Saving Bill. , PROTEST BY NONCONFORMISTS. i Received 10.10 p:m., LONDON, July 10. The . Nonooriformistr members of " the House of Commons protest- that the Irish University Bill has become more pectaj-ian during its. passage through grand committee, and intend to send a . deputation to; Mr Birrell. APOLOGY FROM PERSIA.' OLD, AGE PENSIONS PASSED. Received 11.30vp.m., July ; 10th. • LONDON, - July- ICL • The"" Land Yaluee iii Scotland Bill hat passed the House of Lords. S"r E; Grey said' tliafc the -Foreign ■ Office did not propose ito , accept , any re^ y sponsibility for the internal affairs of Persia. An apology had been demanded for disrespect to the British Legation, at Teheran, which apology,. lie understood, would be forthcoming. > . , On tha third readings Mr Bowles' moved the rejection of the Old Age Pensions BUI. ' ; , . , :i r . The .motion was .defeated by 315. votes to 10 votes, and the Bill was read a third time. ■ • •- Mr Masterman ably defendtil- the Bill, though admitting that it was a great experiment. "-.i;;- - ; Mr Snowden, in a bitter- speech for the Labour Party, i. avowed a - total absence of any feeling vof; gratitude for the -Bill. Mr Fenwifck,>- (Labour) refused* to .regard it as a boon, as the paltry pensions, would"'bring no consolation to of. homes 1 Mr Balfour, who did . not vote, depicted'' the cost at £11,500,000. -Mr Lloyd George stated that .572,000 persons would ..be. .benefited,,