IMPERIAL POLITICS

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13958, 19 July 1909, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS

LAND TAX DENOUNCED. Press Assooiation-By Telegraph-Copyright . LONDON, July 'l6. , Sir Robert AV. Perks,'M.P., speaking at Louth, strenuously denounced the land clauses of the Budget, alleging that they would hurt agriculture. MID-DERBY SEAT. LONDON," July 16. The mid-Derby by-electioii took .place to-day, and resulted as follows: — Mr Handcock, Labour Socialist ... 6735 Mi' Cresswcll, Conservative ...... 4302 BIBLE INSTRUCTION. Received 5 p.m., July 17th. LONDON, July 17. Tinder 'influence and Nonconformist pressure, Mr Runeiman has withdrawn the regulation made under the Education Act requiring colleges to provide training to prepare students for giving instruction upon and an explanation of the Bible. TRADE BOARD BILL. LORDS AND THE BUDGET. LONDON, July 17. Mr Asquith's motion expunging the record in the Journals of the suspension of Mr Will Thorne was unanimously agreed to. The Trade Board Bill was read a third time. Some Unionist amendments directed against foreign sweated gop/ls, also to prevent work being sent outside the United Kingdom in cases where the minimum rate of wages is fixed, were made 'the ground of introducing the fiscal question. ' ' ; Lord Lansdowne. speaking at the Conservative Association banquet, declared that while he maintained an attitude of reserve regarding the f«to of the Budget, remarked that the House of Lords was unlikely to proclaim that they had no responsibility regarding the Finance Bill, and were obliged to swallow it whole without mincing. Apart from text book authorities, and looking, at the question from n coninioiisense standpoint, it was unthinkable that where there were two Legislative Chambers, it should he left absolutely to the discretion of one of thorn to impose burdens, however monstrous. On taxation, however inpouitable, and on a new financial svstoni'. however subversive of society, the Lords w-'-p obliged to consider all r-npsVons wi 4 ) l ! Vm own mind, undeterred by threats and vanourings.