IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13711, 28 September 1908, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

NEWCASTLE ELECTION

UNIONIST WINS THE SEAT.

Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright

LONDON', Sept. 25. _ The Newcastle election resulted as follows :

Mr Renwick (Unionist) ... 13,863 Mr Short. (Radical) 11,720 Mr Hartley (Socialist) ..... 2,971 VICTORY AND DEFEAT. Received .4.15 p.m., Sept. 27th. LONDON, Sept. 26. Mr Renwick attributes his victory to the belief that tariff reform will do much eo relieve unemployment.

Mr Short attributed his defeat to the Licensing Bill. me election had an inspiring effect on the Stock Exchange. *

At (lie general election held in January, 1906, Newcastle returned a Labour member (Mr W. Hudson), who headed tlie poll with 18,869 votis. Mr Cairns prilling 18,425. Sir W. H. Plummer and Mr G. Renwick (Conservatives) secured 11,942 and 11,223 votes respectively. It- was stated that over 4000 Irish voters wore likely to vot*> against the Liberal candidate owing to the Prime Minister's action regarding the. KueharViwc procession. Mr Reuwtbk is a member of Fisher, Renwick and Company, owners, Newcaatle-on-Tyne, Manebftiter, Cardiff and London. OPPOSITION TO THE LICENSING BILL. EIGHT HOURS LEGISLATION. Received 5 p.m., Sept. 26th. LONDON, Kept. 26. The "Daily Express" fctateft that Lord Lansdowne, in consultation with ltis colleagues, lias decided to take measures to prevent the Licensing Rill passing the House of Lords. Sir Christopher Furness, -addressing a meeting of colliery shareholder*? at Newcastle, <-xpr**ss-:'<l the hope that if the Eight Hours Hill pas-ted, the mine managers and miners would facilitate the great change in the condition* of work netvs*itated by the Bill, which, i«- said, wan unpopular throughout the country.