BRITISH POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7945, 22 January 1906, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

THE ELECTIONS. LONDON, January 19.. The following further election results are to hand:—Stretford (S. E. Lancashire',: Mr Nuttall, Liberal, 11.131; Mr 0. A. Cripps, K. 0., Conservative, ex - member, 8307. Montrose: Right Hon. John Morl«y, Liberal, Secretary for India, 4416; Mr Sprot, Unionist, 1922. Bridgeton Division of Glasgow: Mr Clelland, Liberal, 5585; Mr 0. S. Dickson, Conservative, 4019 Black friars Division of Glasgow: Mr Barnes, Labour, 3284; Mr A. B. Law, Conservative, 2974; Mr A. D. Provand. Liberal. 2058. St. Kollox Division of Glasgow: Mr Wood, Liberal, 9453; Mr J Wilson, Unionist, 6048. Sleaford, Lincolubhire: Mr Luptou, Liberal, 4355; Right Hon. H. Chaplin. Conservative, 4062; Wood bridge. Suffolk: Mr R. L. Everett, Liberal, 5527; Captain E. G. Pretymau, Conservative. 5348. Sunderland (two seats): Professor Stuart, Lib eral 13,620; Mr Summers, Labour, 13,430; Mr Haggle, Unionist, 7879; Mr J. Pemberton, Unionist, Free traaer, 7244. For Aberdeen West, Mr Heudersou, Liberal, has been re elected without opposition. Tne following members have been returned for Irish constituencies:— North Leitrim, Mr P. A. M'Hugh; South Wexford, Mr French; South Westmeatb, Mr D. Sullivan; North Cork, Mr J. O. Flynn; North Roscommon, Mr J. J. O'KoIIy; MidTyrone, Mr G. Murnaghan; North Kilkenny, Mr J. Deslin; East Mayou, Mr John Dillon. The following constituencies have re-elected their old members:—Berwickshire, Mr B. J. Tennanfc, Liberal; Chelmsford, Major F. O. Rasch, Conservative; Sooth Belfast, Mr T. H. Sloan, Conservative; Basingstoke, Mr A. F. Jetfrys, Conservative. The Labour party has won the following seats from the Conservatives: Northamptonshire, Mr Nioholls; Inoe Division of Lancashire, Mr Wajsh. The following seats have been gained by the Liberals:—Lesminster, Mr Lamb; Eddisbury (Cheshire), -Mr Arthur Stanley. St. Albans has been gained by the Unionists, Mr Carlile defeating his Liberal opponent. Mr Liddell, Unionist, has,been elected for South Down, and Mr Halpiu. Nationalist, for West Clare, both without opposition. Received January 21, 4.53 p.m. LONDON, January 20. The following have been re-elected unopposed:—East Cavan, Mr Samuel Young; North Meath, Mr Patrick White; Eye Division Suffolk, Mr F. S. Stevenson; South Galwey, Mr W. J. Duffy; Connemara Division Gal wey, Mr W. Malloy; County Cork West, Mr J. Gilhooley; South Armagh, Mr N.'McKillop, Nationalist; North Monaghan, Mr O'Hara, Nationalist; Liex Division, Queen's County, Mr Mehan, Nationalist; North Westmeatb, Mr Ginnell, Nationalist; Shaftesoury Division Dorset, Mr A. W. Wills; Lishfleld, Mr T. 0. F. Warner; Totnes, Mr F. B. Mildway; Holniforth Division Yorkshire, Mr H. J. Wilson; Stroud, MrC. P. Allen; Cardigan, Mr M. Vaughan Davies; Charley, Lord Balcarevs; Hereford Division Yorkshire, Mr A. H. Smith; East Aptrim, Colonel MoCalm'ont; Hcrncaatle, Lord Willoughby; Lancaster, Mr N. W. Helme; Uxbridge, Sir F. D. Dixon; Hartland, Ashford, Mr L. Hardy. Leith Burghs, Mr Ronald Ferguson, Liberal, 2404; Sir R. B. Finlay, Unionist, 1746; West Belfast, Mr J. Devlin, Nationalist, 4138; Mr Smiley, Unionist, 4122; Mr Carlisle, Liberal, 153. The Liberal gains aro:—Roxburgh, Jardine; Northern Division Somerset, Mr W. H. B. Hope; Bridgewater, Mr H. Montgomery; Newbury, Mr Maokarness; Biggleswade, Mr Blaik, Chertsey Mr Marnham; Huntingdon, Mr Whitebread ; Enfield, Mr Branoh; Sudbury, Mr Armstrong; Ton bridge Mr Hedges; Maldon, Mr F. R. Bethell; Melton, Mr Pembroke; Hareford West Mr Phillips; Bassetlaw, Mr Frank Newnes; Cirencester, Mr Essex; Denbigh Distriot, Mr C. Edwards; 'South-Western Division of Norfolk, Mr R.Winfrey; Macolesfield, Colonel Brockelhurst; Western Renfrew, Mr Glen Coats; Montgomery i Mr Reea; Western Perth, Mr Erskine; Kiroudhrightubire, Mr Menickirig. The Unionist gains are:—Rye, Mr G. L. Gourthope; Barkston Ash, Division Yorkshire, Mr Lane Fox; London University, Mr Magmes. Elected Unionists:—Stamford, Lord John Joicey Oeoil; Kingswinford, Mrfl. Stavely Hill; Blackpool, Mr Ashley. Received January 21, 4.53 p.m. Inverness Distriot.—Mr Aunand Bryce. THE] IRISH VOTE. , ""~ LONDON, January 19. The Catholic Weekly states that, the Irish vote is being cast for the Liberals on the distinct understanding that English Catholic schools are not to be injured by the education legislation. AFRIKANDER BOND JUBILANT. CAPETOWN, January 19. The organs of the Afrikander Bond are jubilant at the result of the tish elections, believing it to be antagonistic to Imperialism and tending to weaken English influence in South Africa. THE LABOUR PARTY. WILL ELECT A LEADER. LONDON, January 19. The Labour members will elect a leader and a whip. Mr Ramsay Macdonald, who has been elected as a Labour member for Leioester, in an interview plainly avowed that the Labourites would keep the Liiberals to their pledges concerning social reforms. The party, be said, had never dis-

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By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. cussed.any arrangement with the Nationalists, though tbey admitted mutual sympathy in their respective aims. A SUCCESSFUL COLONIST. SYDNEY, January 20. Mr Charles McVeigh, who has been returned lor Donegal, is a native of that place, but Tvas long resident in Sydney. He migrated to New Zealand early in life, but ultimately went to Queensland, where he struck it rich in mining. He leaves for London to-day. THE GOVERNMENT'S MAJORITY. SOME OF THE NATIONALISTS ALARMED. Received January 21, 4.58 p.m. LONDON, January 20. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman's independent majority has created alarm in some of the Nationalist circles in Ireland. THE STATE OF THE PARTIES. , Received January 21, 4.58 p.m. LONDON, January 20. The following is the state of the parties:—■ Liberals, 224; Labour, 40; Nationalists, 60; Unionists, 96. MR CrIAMBELRAIN. MESSAGES OF CONGRATULATION. FROM THE COLONIES." _____ » Received January 21, 4. 58 p.m. LONDON, January 20. The messages of congratulation reaching Mr J. Chamberlain, especially from the Colonies, is in excess of any he has received on any occasion for twenty years. MR ASQUITH. Received January 21, 5.15 p.m. LONDON, January 20. The Right .Hon. H. H.-Asquith, Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking at St. Andrew's, declared that the "Socialist bogey" was now superseded by the "Home Rule bogey." He hsiled the Labourites enormous gain in the House of Commons, where they would realise the complex organisation,of the body politic, and would unlearn some of the things they originally believed in, and would drop the visionary details of their programme, while they would be steadied by their responsibility. Mr Asquith denied that the Liberals conducted the campaign in a mendacity of passion. They won because the peoDle preferred plain, commonplace uncoloured facts and history to a gaudy fictitious tariff propaganda. The Liberals • did not desire Mr Chamberlain's ideal of a self-sup-porting, self-contained Empire. It was better to enoourage the freest commercial intercourse between nations.