To-day's News.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8531, 25 January 1906, Page 2

To-day's News.

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

(The overnight cable messages will be found on Page 1.)

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

THE POLLS.

United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright. (Received Jamuarry 25, 9.47 a.m.) LONDON, January 24. TKe following additional election results are announced : —

ISLE OF THANET. H. H. Marks (Conservative) Joseph King (Libera 1 !} Goodhart (Unionist)

6154 3961 925

(Previous elections. — 1900, J. Lowther (C.) unopposed. On the death of Mr Lowther a by-election took place on ~ctober 8, 1904, with the following result:— H. H. Marks (C.) 4048, Joseph King (L.) 3666.)

MIDLOTHIAN

Lonxi Dakaeny (Liberal) Usher (Unionist)

. 8348 .5131 (Previous electdom. — Hon A. 0. Murray (L.) 5804, Colonel Dalrymple-Ham-ilton (C.) 5490.)

FALKIRK

J. Murray M'Donald (Liberal). '

(Previous election.— John Wilsoni (C.) 4222, J. Murray M'Donald (L.) 4022.)

NORTH LONSDALE

Haddock (Conservative). (Prerviouis election. — R. F. Cavendish (C.) unopposed.)

WIG AN (La-icashtire). Sir Charles Dalrrympie (Oo_seirvative). .....'

(Previous eleotion.7— Sir F. Sharp Powell (C.) 3772, Colonel W. Woods (L.) 3131.) '

N THIRSK AND MALTON. H-slmesley (Conservative).' (Previous election. — J. G. Laweon (C.) unopposed.) t TEWKESBURY (Gloucester). M. Hicks* Beach (Conservative). (Previous election. — Sir J. E. Dorrington (C.) unopposed.) NORTH DERRY. Barry Beating (RusseHite). (Previous election. — J. Atkinson (C.) unopposed.) NORTH-EAST DERBYSHIRE. T. D. Bolton (Liberal). (Previous election. — T. D. Bolton (L.) 5251, Dr J. Court (L.U.) 4983.) WEST FIFE. J. D. Hope" (Liberal). (Previous election. — J. D. Hope (L.) 4352, G. W. Ralston (L.U.) 2374.) . PERTHSHIRE EAST. T. R. Buchanan (Liberal), t (Previous elections. — 1900, Sir J. Kinloch (L.) 3185, J. G. Stewart (C.) 2143. On the resignation of Sir J.. Kinloch, Mr Buchanan (L.) was, on February 26, 1903, returned unopposed.) SOUTH DOWN. Jeremiah M'Veigh (Nationalist). ■, (Previous elections. — 1900, M. M'Cartan (Nat.) unopposed. On the resignation of Mr M/Cau-tian, Mr, M'Veigh (Nat.) was, on February 19, 1902, resturned unopposed.) WEST DORSET. Colonel R. Williams (Conservative). (Previous election.— Colonel R. Williams (0.) unopposed.) LOUTH (Lincolnshire). R. W. Perks (Liberal). (Previous election. — R. W. Perke (L.) 4188, Major E. Coote (C) 3286.) ANDOVER (Hants.) E. B. Faber (Conservative). (Previous elections.— l9oo, . W. W. B. Beach (C.) unopposed. On the death of Mr Beach, a by-election took place on August 26, 1901, with the following result !— E. B. Faber (C) 3696, G. Judd (L.) 3473.) HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING (Durham). R. Cameron (Liberal). ' (Previous election. — R. Cameron (L.) 6865, R. W. Jackson (C.) 4917.) i BRIGG (Lincolnshire). . . ■ , H. J. Reckitt (Liberal.) (Previous eTecio—.-r-H. J. lleokitt (L.) 4899, H. Peake (C.) 4077.) * BARNARD CASTLE (Dunham). Aiith tur Hend^oriJ (Labow). , (Previous elections.-— I9OO, Sdr J. W. Pease (L.) 5086, Major W. L. _ f Vaoie (0.) 8545.' On the death it Sir J.; W. Pease a by-election on July 25, 1905, resulted as follows :— A. THenderison (Labour) 3370, Colonel *W. L. Varae (UT) 3828, H. Beaumont (L.) 2809.)

APPLEBY (Westinoreilaind).

Leif Jones (Libera.)

(Previous elections.— l9oo, R. Rigjg (LV2835, Sir J. Savory (C.) 2256. On the .resignation of Mr Rifeg, on a change of political. opinwcß, a by-*el<»-W held w M*-rch, 1905, resulted as SSrVSS Jones (L.) 2922, E. Noble (a)27C2 f RADNORSHIRE. Frafflk Edwairdr* (tabei-a-), rPpe^iovs eleotioh.-^F. Edwards (L.) 2081, C. lile^rellfyn (C.) 1915.) DAR WEN (Lancashire). J. Rutherford (Cotimv&in)(Previoua electaon : --J. ' I %?sgfys (C.) 7228, C. P. Humtington'J (L.) 6'9-V

WOKINGHAM (Berkshire). Ernest Gardner (Comservative). (Previous ejection. — Ernest Gardner (C.) unopposed.) NORTH NORFOLK. Sir W: B. Guidon (Libers.). (Previous e_ect_on. — Sir W. B. Gurdon. (L.) 4490, Major Folifett (C.) 3493.) NORTHWICH (Cheshire). Sir J. T. Brunner (Liberal). (Previous election. — Sir J*. T. Brunner (L.) 5377, C. L. Samson (C.) 4678). HONITON (Devon). Sir J. H. Kennaway (Conservative). (Previous election. — Sir J. H. Kennaway (C.) unopposed). EAST TYRONE. P. C. Doogan (Nationalist). (Previous eleotion. — P. C. Doogan (Nat.) 3126, Colonel J. L. Sandwith (C.) 8050). , NEW FOREST. Sir Robert Hobart (Liberal). (Previous election. — J. W. ScottMontagu (C.) unopposed). WILTON/ L. L. Morse (Liberal). ' (Previous eleotion. — J. A. Morrison (C.) 3733, J. N. White (L.) 2892), DROITWICH (Worcester). C. Harmsworth (Liberal). (Previous election. — R. B. Martin (C.) 4020, C. Harmsworth (L.) 3752). LOWESTOFT (Suffolk). Edward Beauohamp (Liberal). (Previous election. — Colonel F. Lucas (C.) 5077, Alderman Adams (L.) 3348). NORTHAMPTON SOUTH. T. N. A. Grove (Liberal). (Previous election. — Hon E. A. Fitzroy (C.) 4174, T. N*. A. Grove (L.) 3166). WATFORD. N. Micklem (Liberal). (Previous election.— T. F. Halsey (G.) unopposed). WYCOMBE (Buckingham). Herbert (Liberal). (Previous election.*— W. H. Grenfell (C.) 6111, J. Thomas (L.) 3582). SOUTH LANARK. W. Menzies (Liberal). (Previous election.— Jy H. C. Hosier (C.) 3968, W. Menzies (L.) 3516.) ■ " KItMARNOCK. Dr A. R. Rainy (Liberal). (Previous election. — Colonel J. M; Denny (C.) 6076, Dr A. R. Rainy (L.) 5692.)' TRURO (Cornwall). Hay Morgan (Liberal). (Previous election. — Sir E. DuringLawrence' (L.U.) 3869, C. W. Thornton (L.) 3091.) , GOWER (Glamorgan). JT. Williams (Labour). (Previous election. — J. T. Thomas (L.) 4276, J. Hodge (Labour) 38530 GLAMORGAN SOUTH. W. Brace (Labour) . . . 10,514 W. H. Wyndham*-:Quin (Conservative) . . . . 6,096 (Previous election.— W. H. Wynd-ham-'Quin (C.) 6841, W. Morgan (L.) 6322.) WISBECH (Cambridge). A. C. Beck (Liberal). ■ (Previous election. — Hon A. G. Brand (L.) 4007, Charles Tyrrell Giles (C.) 3846.) THE STATE OF PARTIES. Liberals .. . , , 309 ! Unionists . , , 133 Nationalists . , ,79 Labour . . . .47